Manual

Home Screen
Buttons
Home Screen
The Home screen is the entry point for all SkyBox monitoring.
o The items along the top, the Buttons, allow access to status messages, notifications, and settings
for one or all SkyBoxes.
o The central items, the Tiles, show real-time data for different aspects of the system. The five Tiles
display the five primary aspects of the SkyBox: solar power, grid power, loads, battery charging
, and
generator operation. See the next page for a summary of the Tiles.
Buttons
System Notification Button (A)
Tapping this button opens the System Notification screen.
This screen contains two tabs: Alerts and Logs, with a historical
record of up to 50 events.
A Log is simply a record of a change in SkyBox status. An Alert is
a condition that may occur during normal operation and may need
monitoring. Alerts also include error messages that accompany
shutdown faults. (See the troubleshooting guide on page 14.)
When a Rapid Shutdown occurs, this will also generate an alert in
this screen. See the Rapid Shutdown section on page 16.
The tab name shows the number of new (unread) notifications in
that tab. Entering the tab and tapping on a notification
acknowledges it as no longer new. Tapping the number of unread
notifications brings up the option to acknowledge all messages at
once. This is only allowed when logged in under the Owner
profile or higher. A login prompt will appear. (See page 7.)
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Off/On Button (B)
This button controls all SkyBox functions. Tapping it will turn these functions on or off. This includes the inverting
(load) function, connection to the utility grid or generator, PV harvest, and any selling or charging. The present
state is indicated by the button color.
o ON. Tapping the button will change to OFF.
o OFF. Tapping the button will change to ON.
o Partial operation with faults. Tapping the button opens the Inverter Fault Status page. If the SkyBox
is turned off from
this state, the button turns red (shutdown with faults). See pages 6 and 14.
o SkyBox has shut down with faults. Tapping the button opens the Inverter Fault Status page.
o SkyBox has shut down and is unable to restart. This can occur due to a Rapid Shutdown command.
See pages 14 and 16, and the System Notification screen, for more information on faults and Rapid Shutdown.
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Network Button (C)
A black icon means communications are normal. Red indicates the RJ45 cable is present but no connection is
established. Yellow indicates a partial connection. Tapping this button opens the NETWORK tab (see page 8).
Firmware Update Button (D)
If this button is present, a firmware update is available. The button will not be present if no update is available.
Tapping this button opens the FIRMWARE tab (see page 8).
OPTICS RE Button (E)
A black icon means the cable is connected, OPTICS RE has been enabled, and communications are normal.
Red indicates that one of these conditions was not met. Tapping this button opens the OPTICS RE section of
the NETWORK tab (see page 8).
Time and Date (F)
This is not a button, but a display. It uses the settings in the REGIONAL tab (see page 7).
Information Button (G)
Tapping this button, then tapping any other item on the screen, brings up a definition of that item. This mode is
disabled by tapping the button again.
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