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Generic disclaimer

The manufacturer shall have no obligation hereunder with respect to any product which (i)
has been improperly repaired or altered; (ii) has been subjected to misuse, negligence or
accident; (iii) has been used in a manner contrary to the Manufacturer"s instructions; or (iv)
has failed as a result of ordinary wear and tear. All material in this manual is subject to
change without a further notice. The manual is intended as non-contractual document.

Cybersecurity disclaimer

This product is designed to be connected to and to communicate information and data via
a network interface. It is Customer's sole responsibility to provide and continuously ensure
a secure connection between the product and Customer network or any other network (as
the case may be). Customer shall establish and maintain any appropriate measures (such
as but not limited to the installation of firewalls, application of authentication measures,
encryption of data, installation of anti-virus programs, etc) to protect the product, the network,
its system and the interface against any kind of security breaches, unauthorized access,
interference, intrusion, leakage and/or theft of data or information. ABB and its affiliates are
not liable for damages and/or losses related to such security breaches, any unauthorized
access, interference, intrusion, leakage and/or theft of data or information.

Introduction to this manual 9

Summary of Contents for VSN900

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Page 5: ... Start up 19 Contents of this chapter 19 Commissioning steps 20 Configuring Ethernet adapter modules of the solar inverters 21 Connecting to Internet 21 Setting up wireless connection for the gateway setup 22 Configuring the gateway 28 Additional configurations 28 Setting date and time zone 29 Updating firmware 30 Reset to factory default 31 Asset registration 31 Verifying end to end data transfer...

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Page 7: ...B central inverters PVS980 central inverters PVS980 58BC bidirectional converters Safety instructions If you need to do connections or installation work in the inverter cabinets read and obey the complete safety instructions in the inverter s hardware manual You must be a qualified electrician to do installation start up and service work Read and obey the safety instructions of the gateway See Rel...

Page 8: ...ybersecurity for ABB drives Technical guide Terms and abbreviations Description Term A cloud based application for remote monitoring and asset management of solar power plants integrated with ABB solar inverters Aurora Vision Dynamic Host Control Protocol A protocol for automating the configuration of IP devices DHCP can be used to automatically assign IP addresses and related network information ...

Page 9: ...e It is Customer s sole responsibility to provide and continuously ensure a secure connection between the product and Customer network or any other network as the case may be Customer shall establish and maintain any appropriate measures such as but not limited to the installation of firewalls application of authentication measures encryption of data installation of anti virus programs etc to prot...

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Page 11: ...f central solar inverters The hardware is developed based on ReliaGATE 10 12 gateway The gateway enables collecting and analyzing energy generation data from all connected solar inverters and devices connected to the same monitoring network System performance and energy information are logged into a database on the Aurora Vision Plant Management Platform where it can be retrieved and used for anal...

Page 12: ...teway with Aurora Vision solution can perform the following tasks monitor solar inverters energy report read inverter parameter values read status information and actual values from the inverter 12 Hardware description ...

Page 13: ...1 ETH 0 Internet 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 24 V 2 A CH0 CH1 1 8 9 7 3 5 2 4 6 VSN900 gateway 1 Ethernet connection 2 Ethernet switch with fiber optic ports 3 Fiber optic ring 4 Solar central inverter equipped with FENA Ethernet adapter module 5 Solar megawatt station 6 Ethernet switch 7 Aurora vision 8 User s device 9 Hardware description 13 ...

Page 14: ...ATE 10 12 3x_Man_ENG_2 0 Upper side connectors 2 1 3 4 5 6 External power supply 24 V 2 A Use external fuse Power IN connector 1 Hardware reset button etc Service panel 2 Not used USB 0 connector 3 USB 1 connector 4 CH0 Connection to solar inverters CH1 Connection to web Ethernet ETH 0 connector 5 Ethernet ETH 1 connector 6 For more information see ReliaGATE 10 12 3x IoT Edge Gateway TI AM335x LTE...

Page 15: ... progress Blinking Green 2 inverter data is not collected OFF error in firmware update ON Amber 3 firmware update is in progress Blinking system error ON Amber 4 system functionality is ok OFF cellular modem is on ON Green 5 cellular modem is connected to cellular network Blinking power on ON Blue 6 power off OFF Hardware description 15 ...

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Page 17: ...he gateway see Network overview page 13 and Connectors page 14 For more information on the installation of the gateway see ReliaGATE 10 12 3x IoT Edge Gateway TI AM335x LTE Cat 1 User s manual REGATE 10 12 3x_Man_ENG_2 0 3 Installation 17 ...

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Page 19: ...ring Ethernet adapter modules of the solar inverters page 20 Make sure the Ethernet adapter FENA module is con figured for inverter communication 3 Connecting to Internet page 21 Check the Internet connections of the gateway 4 Setting up wireless connection for the gateway setup page 21 Connect the gateway via Wi Fi to the PC or other device that you use for the gateway setup 5 Configuring the gat...

Page 20: ... communication with the inverter 1 Install the FENA module See instructions in FENA Ethernet adapter module user s manual 2 Power on the inverter 3 Set parameter 150 31 FBA B Enable Enable 4 Configure adapter module parameters in parameter group 154 FBA B For example set the node address and the communication profile typically Transparent 16 bit profile See the example configuration in the below s...

Page 21: ...later or Firefox v 50 or later 1 Once powered the gateway automatically creates a wireless network approximately 60 seconds 2 Enable wireless connection on the device used for setting up the gateway eg tablet smartphone or PC and connect it to the Wi Fi access point created by the gateway Set the name of the wireless network for establishing connection Eg ABB XX XX XX XX XX XX where X hexadecimal ...

Page 22: ... the basic settings of the gateway Step 1 Enter username and password to create Administrator account and User account Click Next Note User name and password are case sensitive Make sure the password contains minimum eight characters With Administrator account you can read and change the gateway settings With User account you can only read data 22 Start up ...

Page 23: ...Step 2 Select date time and time zone Click Next Start up 23 12 ...

Page 24: ...Step 3 Check the status of Ethernet links and if required edit the configuration Click DONE 24 Start up ...

Page 25: ... prefer to add more devices At any point of time to view the list of devices go to Main List of Devices 4 In the Add devices drop down list select the required device and click You can also edit or delete the added devices from here Click Edit LAN to check the status of the Ethernet links connected to CH0 and CH1 connectors of the gateway At any point of time to edit the added devices go to Connec...

Page 26: ...At any point of time to edit the ETH configuration go to Connectivity LAN The screen below shows an example configuration ETH0 configuration refers to the Ethernet gateway port of external network i e Internet The preferred IP setting is DHCP 26 Start up ...

Page 27: ... fields except the secondary DNS server DHCP router automatically assigns a dynamic IP address whenever the network is connected 6 If configuration is successful the connectivity check status shows green Click Close If configuration is not successful recheck the connections to the gateway and repeat the steps for Configuring the gateway page 22 At any point of time to check the connectivity status...

Page 28: ...is connected to the Internet the date and time fields are filled automatically through the NTP server Otherwise you may have to fill the fields manually using below steps 1 Go to Services Tools Date and Time 2 Fill the required information and click Save 28 Start up ...

Page 29: ...are 1 Go to Services Tools Firmware Update 2 In the Current Firmware Release screen GATEWAY lists the current firmware on the gateway Remote updates the gateway firmware remotely Click Check to check for available firmware releases Start up 29 12 ...

Page 30: ...re the gateway parameters to factory default 1 Go to Services Tools Reset Manufacturing 2 In the Restore default screen click Restore default to restore only the gateway parameters Gateway reboot to reboot only the gateway 30 Start up ...

Page 31: ... Verifying end to end data transfer Make sure that data is reported and visible on the Aurora Vision portal After you have completed the gateway setup wait for 15 minutes and log on to www auroravision net using a web browser on an Internet connected device 1 In the Aurora Vision portal go to the Plants Dashboard page of the plant 2 Open the Device Status panel 3 Verify that the energy readings an...

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Page 33: ...application is available in three different types listed in table below which can be used together to match the technology and usage Description Application type Web based application used by solar power professionals used to monitor and manage a portfolio of power plants using ABB solar inverters Plant Portfolio Manager Web based serviced application used by non solar power professionals such as ...

Page 34: ... the Aurora Vision Plant Management Platform For plant portfolio manager account mainly for installers and plant administrators contact ABB technical support For plant viewer and plant viewer for mobile mainly for site owners navigate to www auroravision net and click Register with Plant Viewer 34 Aurora Vision plant management platform ...

Page 35: ... by navigating to www abb com searchchannels Product training For information on ABB product training navigate to new abb com service training Providing feedback on ABB manuals Your comments on our manuals are welcome Navigate to new abb com drives manuals feedback form Document library on the Internet You can find manuals and other product documents in PDF format on the Internet at www abb com dr...

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