4.4.2
Date
&
Time
Setting
The
Date
&
Time
settings
tab
(Figure
11)
is
used
to
set
the
date,
time,
and
time
zone.
BDG
‐
256
supports
all
five
time
zone
of
North
America.
For
other
parts
of
the
world,
the
time
zone
“World”
may
be
chosen.
Figure
11
Date
&
Time
Setting
4.4.3
Communication
Address
Setting
The
communications
address
settings
tab
(Figure
12)
is
used
to
set
the
power
line
communication
address
of
the
micro
‐
inverters
linked
to
the
device.
One
BDG
‐
256
gateway
can
monitor
up
to
255
micro
inverters.
Inverter
‐
0
on
the
address
list
corresponds
to
the
total
output
of
all
inverters
connected
to
the
gateway
Address
settings
can
be
input
using
either
the
small
input
panel
on
the
touch
‐
screen
or
an
external
USB
keyboard.
The
communication
address
of
a
micro
inverter
consists
of
the
last
8
characters
(0~F)
on
the
BDM
micro
inverter
bar
code.
[need
a
bar
code
example]
Figure
12
Communication
Address
Setting
4.5
Backup/Clear
Data
When
a
USB
flash
disk
is
inserted,
press
the
Save/Clear
button
to
call
up
the
following
dialog
box
(see
Figure
13).
Figure
13
Backup/Clear
Data
Press
the
Save
button,
and
press
Yes
in
the
confirmation
window
that
appears
to
compress
and
backup
all
collected
data
to
the
USB
flash
disk.
The
document
will
automatically
use
the
backup
date
for
its
name.
Press
the
Reset
button,
and
press
Yes
in
the
confirmation
window
that
appears
to
clear
all
collected
data.
The
device
settings
will
not
be
changed.
4.6
Status
Bar
The
bottom
field
on
all
display
pages
consists
of
the
status
bar,
which
displays
the
device's
operating
status,
the
current
IP
address,
and
the
current
date
and
time.
“OK”
means
that
the
device
is
operating
normally.
A
16
‐
bit
error
code
will
be
displayed
in
the
form
of
a
hex
number
if
there
happens
to
be
a
malfunction.
The
meaning
of
the
error
code
is
listed
in
the
following
table.
Error code
Error
Bit-0
DC over voltage
Bit-1
DC under voltage
Bit-2 hardware
error
Bit-3
Inverter over voltage
Bit-4 Frequency
over
Bit-5 Frequency
under
Bit-6
AC voltage RMS over
Bit-7
AC voltage RMS under
Bit-8
Peak AC voltage over
Bit-9
AC current RMS over
Bit-10
Peak AC current over
Bit-11 Temperature
over
Bit-12 ADC
error
Bit-13
GFDI fault indicator
Bit-14
Relay error (for some model)
Bit-15
PLC Communication Error
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