Installation Manual

Communication Options

Thefollowingtypesofcommunicationcanbeusedtotransferthemonitoredinformationfromthe

invertertotheSolarEdgemonitoringplatform.

OnlycommunicationproductsofferedbySolarEdgearesupported.

Ethernet

EthernetisusedforaLANconnection.ForconnectioninstructionsrefertoCreatinganEthernet(LAN)

Connectiononpage60.

RS485

RS485isusedfortheconnectionofmultipleSolarEdgedevicesonthesamebusinamaster-slave

configuration.RS485canalsobeusedasaninterfacetoexternaldevices,suchasmetersandthirdparty

dataloggers.

l RS485-1:Enablestheconnectionofmultipleinvertersoverthesamebus,suchthatconnecting

onlyoneinvertertotheInternetissufficienttoprovidecommunicationservicesforallthe

invertersonthebus.RS485-1hasbuilt-insurgeprotection.

l RS485-2:Enablesconnectionofnon-SolarEdgedevices.

ForconnectioninstructionsrefertoCreatinganRS485BusConnectiononpage64

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fiisbuiltintotheinverterbutanantennaisrequired,whichisavailablefromSolarEdge.

GSM

Thiswirelesscommunicationoption(purchasedseparately)enablesusingaGSM

connectiontoconnectoneorseveraldevices(dependingonthedataplanused)tothe

SolarEdgemonitoringplatform.

TheGSMcellularmodemisprovidedwithausermanual,whichshouldbereviewed

priortoconnection.Refertohttp://www.solaredge.com/sites/default/files/cellular_

gsm_installation_guide.pdf

Three Phase Inverter with synergy technology Guide MAN-01-00401-1.1

Communication Options