SolarEdge SE1000, Installation Manual

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Chapter 6: Setting Up Monitoring through the Gateway (Optional)
Control and Communication Gateway Installation Guide - MAN-01-00132-1.2
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2 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ45 plug at the router or Ethernet gateway that is
connected to the Internet.
3 Connect the other end to the SolarEdge gateway Ethernet connector.
4 Verify that the yellow communication LED turns ON.
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To configure Ethernet communication to the SolarEdge monitoring portal:
Define the device connected to the monitoring portal as the master device.
The server communication method is configured by default to LAN with DHCP enabled .
If a different setting is required, follow the steps below:
1 Enter Setup mode, as described in Setup Menu Options on page 35.
2 Set the gateway as the master of the RS485 bus and perform slave detection as described in
“
To
configure the RS485 communication bus with SolarEdge inverters/ SMI:
”
on page 18
3 To configure the LAN to Static IP select the following in the LCD menus on the gateway:

Communication

Server

LAN

LAN Conf

Set DHCP

<Dis>
4 Set the IP, mask, gateway DNS, server address, and server port as necessary using the LCD User
buttons. Refer to the
Ethernet Communication Configuration Options on page 42.
5 Verify the that the status field in the Server Communication Status window displays S_OK:
S e r v e r : L A N < S _ O K >
S t a t u s : < O K >
6 Exit the Setup mode.
Troubleshooting Ethernet Communication
The Server Communication Status window can be used to identify errors.
S e r v e r : L A N < S _ O K >
S t a t u s : < O K >
x x x x x x x x
< E r r o r M e s s a g e >
1 If S_OK is not displayed, use a method independent of the SolarEdge gateway to check whether the
network and modem are operating properly. For example, connect a laptop to the Ethernet router
and connect to the Internet.
2
xxxxxxxx is a string of 1s and 0s showing an eight-bit communication connection status. 1 indicates
OK and 0 indicates an error. The possible errors and their troubleshooting are detailed in the
following table:
Bit
Location Error
Message Error Description Troubleshooting
1st LAN
Disconnected An Ethernet physical cable
connection fault: The Ethernet
link or physical Ethernet cable
are not connected properly Check the cable pin-out assignment
and cable connection
2nd DHCP Failed,
or
Invalid DHCP
Config
The inverter failed to get a valid
IP address from the DHCP
server, or
The DHCP/static IP settings in
the gateway are not the same as
those of the router.
Check the router and gateway
configuration