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4.
Connect other end of shielded twisted-pair wire to the power and ground terminals
(terminals 6 and 5) on the Aurora Logger.
Wire the weather station to the Aurora Logger as shown in the figure below.
4.1 Configuration for a Weather Station Device
The Devices list on the Home page will show all the different devices connected through all
the ports on the Aurora Logger. It is essential that the devices you set up here match how
devices are physically connected to your Aurora Logger.
The port configuration for the Primary RS-485 port on the Aurora Logger must remain set to
Modbus RTU (default value). Configuration of the Primary RS-485 port only needs to be
completed when using an optional weather station.
Configure the Primary RS-485 port using the following procedure. Bring up the Setup Tool in
the same manner as for configuring inverters (connect Aurora Logger directly to a laptop and
go to http://172.17.17.1).
To Network via
Switch or Router
Screw Terminal Block
on Aurora Logger
Example Inverter
Terminal Block
Positive (+)
Negative (-)
GND
120VAC/12DC
Converter/Adapter
Aurora Logger
Ground
+12VDC Power
Use Twisted Pair Wire
Example Weather Station
Terminal Block
(+)
(-)
GND
Use Twisted Pair Wire
GND
Power for
Weather Station
Adapter
+12VDC Power
Ground
