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E-mail Alerts / SNMP Traps
8.1 Overview
Ethernet equipped Morningstar products provide alerts via E-mail, SMS (text message), or SNMP
trap.Noticationscanbeenabledforthefollowingconditions:
Self diagnostics fault condition (i.e. battery voltage sense failure)•
Self diagnostics alarm condition (i.e. high-temp current limit)•
User-denedevent(i.e.batteryvoltage<threshold,loadcurrent>threshold)•
Suchalertscanbeconguredviathecontroller’snetworksettingswebpageorintheMSView
TM
software.Amaximumoffourseparatee-mail/SMS/SNMPalertscanbeconguredperdevice.
8.2 E-mail Alerts
E-mail forwarding is supported by Ethernet equipped Morningstar products.
E-mailalertscanbeconguredfromthecontroller/inverternetworksettingswebpageorMS-
View
TM
. You will be prompted to enter the outgoing SMTP server address and username/pass-
word. Note: Most forms of webmail (Google, Yahoo, etc) are not supported as the outgoing
SMTP server. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address and proceed through the steps to set your
specicalerts.
If the Ethernet equipped unit is on a MODBUS
TM
network (Morningstar products or otherwise),
youcancongurethealerttobetriggeredbyaneventonanothernetworkdevice.Youmust
know the MODBUS
TM
address of the device you want to monitor for the alert. (For example: an
Ethernet equipped TriStar MPPT may be on an EIA-485 network with 3 other Morningstar con-
trollers, and 2 MODBUS
TM
enabledPLCs.TheTSMPPTcanbeconguredtomonitorthestateof
a MODBUS
TM
variableavailabletoanyoftheother5devices.Whenaspeciedconditionofthis
MODBUS
TM
variable is present, the TSMPPT will generate an e-mail alert [or SMS/SNMP trap]
and deliver it to the destination computer.)
PleaserefertothespecicEthernetequippedMorningstarproductmanualfordetailedinforma-
tiononhowtocongurethesealerts.
8.3 SMS Alerts (Text Messages)
SMS Text alerts can be sent by Ethernet equipped Morningstar products.
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