Chapter 6: Setting Up Monitoring through the
Firefighter Gateway (Optional)
Communication Dataflow
The SolarEdge site information can be accessed remotely using the SolarEdge
monitoring platform. In order to transfer monitoring data from a SolarEdge site to the
SolarEdge monitoring platform, a communications connection must be established.
Communications are not required for power harvesting - they are required only when
using the monitoring platform.
Any SolarEdge device can serve as the connection point. This chapter describes how to
set up this connection with the FFG serving as the connection point to the monitoring
platform. The FFG should be the master on an RS485 bus.
Communication Options
The following types of communication can be used to transfer the monitored
information from the inverter to the monitoring platform through the Firefighter
Gateway.
Only communication products offered by SolarEdge are supported.
Ethernet
Ethernet is used for a LAN connection. For connection instructions refer to
Ethernet (LAN) Connection on page 44.
RS485
RS485 is used for the connection of multiple SolarEdge devices on the same bus in a
master-slave configuration. RS485 can also be used as an interface to external devices,
such as meters and third party data loggers
RS485-1: Enables the connection of multiple devices (inverters/Firefighter
Gateway) over the same bus, such that connecting only one device to the Internet
is sufficient to provide communication services for all the devices on the bus.
RS485-2: Enables connection of multiple SolarEdge devices and of non-SolarEdge
devices over the same bus.
For connection instructions refer to
Creating an RS485 Bus Connection on page 18
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Firefighter Gateway Installation Guide MAN-01-00113-1.4