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About This Guide About This Guide This user guide is intended for Photovoltaic (PV) system owners, installers, technicians, maintainers, and integrators who use the SolarEdge power harvesting system. This manual describes how to install and set up ZigBee™ communication in a SolarEdge device (inverter or Safety and Monitoring Interface – SMI). The manual instructions and graphics refer to the inverter; however apply to SMI as well.
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Chapter 1: Introducing the ZigBee Communication Chapter 1: Introducing the ZigBee Communication Overview ZigBee is a technology that enables wireless connection between several SolarEdge devices. Up to 32 devices may be inter-connected, in a master-slave configuration. One device is the master (either by having a master ZigBee module pre-installed, or by installing the SolarEdge ZigBee master kit (sold separately). All the other modules act as slaves.
Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna Install a slave module in all the devices that will communicate with the master ZigBee device (e.g. home gateway). Installing the Antenna and Cable 1 Connect the antenna to the mounting clip. Figure 1: Connecting the antenna to the mounting clip 2 Attach the mounting clip with the antenna vertically to the top of the inverter. You may attach the clip to the heat sink fins or the inverter side.
Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna 3 Route the antenna cable along the inner fins or the inverter side, in the bracket. Make sure the cable is not hanging loose outside the inverter enclosure. Figure 3: Routing the antenna cable (Three phase inverter) 4 Disconnect the AC power to the inverter and wait 5 minutes. 5 Open the inverter cover as described in its manual. 6 Open the gland numbered 1 at the bottom of the SolarEdge inverter.
Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna 8 Push the cable into the cut opening of the rubber seal. Cut opening Figure 5: Rubber seal 9 Insert the rubber seal with the cable into to the gland body and reconnect the gland to the inverter. Tighten the sealing gland. 10 Insert the excess of cable length into the inverter until the cable can be tightly attached to the inverter side. ZigBee Slave Kit Installation Guide - MAN-01-00128-1.
Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna Mounting the Module in the Inverter 1 Connect the ZigBee slave module in its place on the communication board, as shown in Figure 6. Follow these guidelines: Use the marking on the communication board to plug in the ZigBee slave module with the correct orientation Insert the ZigBee module such that all pins are correctly positioned in the communication board socket, and no pins are left out of their socket.
Chapter 2: Installing the ZigBee Module and Antenna 4 Connect the RF cable to the ZigBee slave module and tighten manually. ZigBee module RF cable Cable holders Communication board Figure 7 ZigBee and RF cable on the communication board 5 Close the SolarEdge device cover as described in its manual. Check for proper cover fastening to ensure sealing. 6 Turn the SolarEdge device AC power ON.
Appendix A: Configuring ZigBee Communication Appendix A: Configuring ZigBee Communication The inverter is set by default to slave for the ZigBee connection. ZigBee is automatically enabled during the discovery of the inverter by the master. Enabling or configuring ZigBee is not required. Use this procedure only if the default settings have been changed. The inverter can be configured using the external LCD light button.
Appendix A: Configuring ZigBee Communication 1 Verify that the inverter ON/OFF switch is OFF. 2 Press the LCD Light button once to turn ON the backlight. If the inverter worked properly before this action, the following message is displayed: D C V O L T A G E N O T S A F E D O N O T D I S C O N N E C T V D C : 7 2 . 0 This message is displayed until the DC is below the safety voltage threshold. The default safety voltage is 50 V.
Appendix A: Configuring ZigBee Communication 4 Scroll down to the Communication submenu and select it. (Some of the menu items may vary depending on device and configuration). S L R R Z R S 5 e A S S i S l r N 4 4 g 2 a v e C 8 5 8 5 B e 3 2 v e r o – – e < L A N n f 1 C o 2 C o C o n C o n f D e t e > n f < S > n f < > f < > c t Select the Server submenu, scroll down to the Zigbee option and select it.
Appendix A: Configuring ZigBee Communication 7 Select Protocol and set it to Multi-Point Slave (MPS). 8 Select Load ZB Defaults. The default settings are applied to the inverter. 9 Exit the Setup mode by selecting the Exit option in each submenu screen or wait for the device to automatically exit Setup mode, if no buttons are pressed for more than two minutes. This concludes the slave configuration using the LCD button. ZigBee Slave Kit Installation Guide - MAN-01-00128-1.
Appendix B: Technical Specifications Appendix B: Technical Specifications Performance North America Transmit power Receiver sensitivity 22 * Indoor range* Regulatory approvals * Unit 10 dBm -102 EIRP with antenna Outdoor (LOS) range Worldwide 18 dBm 14 dBm 250 m 15 m FCC (USA) IC (Canada) ETSI (Europe) C-Tick (Australia) Telec (Japan) Approximate values, may differ depending on specific installation conditions 16 ZigBee Slave Kit Installation Guide - MAN-01-00128-1.
