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Home > Newest Products: Solar > Learn > Technical Support > Products > Inverters Knowledge > 

SMA -10,-11,-12 Inverter Monitoring Setup

Ian Farneth 5/17/2018
1. Get the SMA SWPB-US-10

SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 1


2. Ensure your inverter is supports the Speedwire Webconnect Piggy-back card.

SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 2


3. Provide Cable for the inverter.

SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 3


4. Mark one end as follows: 
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 4


5. Note the connection point: 
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 5


6. One end is a standard CAT 5 jack using the 568B protocol
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 6


7. Network topology, Piggy back cards cannot be daisy chained
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 7


8. NOTE: There is a flashing Amber lite on the back of the module - if there is internet connection then there is a solid green LED as well on the front.

9. Registering to the Sunny Portal
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 9


10. 
http://www.sunnyportal.com/register
SMA Inverter Monitoring Setup 10


Troubleshooting:

Speedwire Piggy Back card firmware update instructions

The Speedwire Piggy Back card (SBPB-US-10) firmware is attached. Please follow the instructions below to complete the update.

Firmware Update Instructions

A.    Download and install Sunny Explorer,

a.        download now

B.     Save the firmware  file to your desktop,

C.     Finding a Webconnect Plant (see attached Sunny Explorer - Finding a Webconnect Plant document)

D.    When in Sunny Explorer go to Tools -> Device Update   (see attached Firmware update screenshots)

E.     Browse to the .up2 file on your desktop and install it.

Note: if the inverters have a padlock, the update will not take. You will need the PV System password used in step 3 of the plant setup assistant when the plant was setup on Sunny Portal.


Example:

SMA Article Troubleshoot 1

Firmware is too old

The inverter is not compatible with the SWPB module:

SMA Article Troubleshoot 2
Side View of the install: SMA Article Troubleshoot 3





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