Solare Datensysteme Solar-Log - Manual (Page 242)

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SolarMax
SolarMax – E series
3. Run the wire from the Solar-Log™ to inverter 1 through the hole for the wire on the bottom of the
unit.
4. In the inverter insert the RJ45 plug into the "RS-485 out" socket.
5. Close the inverter if no other inverters are to be connected.
6. Insert the terminal block connector into the Solar-Log™ RS485 socket.
Connect the inverters to each other
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Connect using the RS485 data cable with an RJ45 plug
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Where to connect: RJ45 socket inside the inverter (on the retrofitted RS485 interface)
Procedure
1. Open the inverter as shown in the inverter's instructions.
2. Run the wire from inverter 1 to inverter 2 through the hole for the wire on the bottom of the unit.
3. Insert the RJ45 plug into the "RS485 in" socket in inverter 1.
4. Insert the other end of the cable with the RJ45 plug into the "RS485 out" socket in inverter.
5. Connect the other inverters using the "RS-485 in" and "RS485 out" sockets.
6. Two cables will be run through each inverter.
7. Close inverters.
Allocate communication address
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Recommendation: Continuous numbering starting with 1.
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Setting: Using the inverter operating display
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Procedure: Start according to the inverter's instructions
Note for feed-in management
The inverter itself has to be configured with MaxTalk2 (SolarMax's software) and set to
"Remote mode" to be able to use reactive power management. Please refer to the inverter
instructions for more information on this topic.