Installation Guide

10.
TheinverterisconfiguredbydefaulttoLAN.Ifreconfigurationisrequired:
a. MakesuretheON/OFFswitchisOFF.
b. TurnONtheACtotheinverterbyturningONthecircuitbreakeronthemaindistributionpanel.
c. TurnONtheSafetySwitch.
WARNING!
ELECTRICALSHOCKHAZARD.Donottouchuninsulatedwireswhentheinvertercoveris
removed.
AVERTISSEMENT!
RISQUE D’ÉLECTROCUTION, ne touchez pas les fils non isolés lorsque le couvercle de
l'onduleur est retiré.
d. Usetheinternaluserbuttonstoconfiguretheconnection,asdescribedinCommunicationon
page41.
NOTE
Ifyournetworkhasafirewall,youmayneedtoconfigureittoenabletheconnectiontothe
followingaddress:
l DestinationAddress:prod.solaredge.com
l TCPPort:22222(forincomingandoutgoingdata)
11. Verifytheconnection,asdescribedinVerifyingtheConnectiononpage61.
Creating an RS485 Bus Connection
TheRS485optionenablescreatingabusofconnectedinverters,consistingofupto31slaveinvertersand
1masterinverter.Usingthisoption,invertersareconnectedtoeachotherinabus(chain),viatheir
RS485connectors.Thefirstandlastinvertersinthechainmustbeterminatedasdescribedonpage60.
RS485wiringspecifications:
l Cabletype:Min.3-wireshieldedtwistedpair(ashieldedEthernetcable(Cat5/5ESTP)maybeused)
l Wirecross-sectionarea:0.2-1mm²/24-18AWG(aCAT5cablemaybeused)
l Maximumnodes:32
l Maximumdistancebetweenfirstandlastdevices:1km/3300ft.
NOTE
Ifusingacablelongerthan10m/33ftinareaswherethereisariskofinduced
voltagesurgesbylightning,itisrecommendtouseexternalsurgeprotection
devices.Fordetailsreferto:
https://www.solaredge.com/sites/default/files/overvoltage_surge_protection_
na.pdf.
Ifgroundedmetalconduitareusedforroutingthecommunicationwires,alightning
protectiondeviceisnotrequired.
Ifnotusingsurgeprotection,connectthegroundingwiretothefirstinverterintheRS485chain;
makesurethegroundingwireisnotincontactwithotherwires.Connectthegroundingwiretothe
groundingbus-barintheDCSafetyUnit.
NOTE
AnadditionalRS485port(RS485-Plug-in)isavailablefromSolarEdge,allowing
configurationofmultipleRS485busesforcommunicationsinlargesites;Referto
http://www.solaredge.us/files/pdfs/RS485_expansion_kit_installation_guide.pdf).
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Creating an RS485 Bus Connection