SMA SUNNY HOME MANAGER - Manual (Page 54)

8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG
54 HoMan_Portal-BA-en-17 User Manual
8.3 Calling Up the Device Parameters
The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual. The device parameters on
this page can only be read but not changed. If you want to change the parameters of devices in the
Sunny Home Manager system, use the Sunny Explorer software (see Sunny Explorer help). You can
obtain Sunny Explorer free of charge at www.SMA-Solar.com. You cannot change parameters of the
Sunny Home Manager via Sunny Explorer, but only via Sunny Portal.
Requirement:
☐ You must have the user role Standard user, Installer or PV system administrator
(see Section 13.1 "Users and User Rights", page 108).
Procedure:
1. Select Configuration > Device overview in the page and menu selection.
2. In the device line and the column Parameters, select .
☑ You can read off the parameters in the parameter list.
✖ The displayed parameters are not up to date?
Device parameters may have been changed using the Sunny Explorer software, but due to
connection problems, the changes are not displayed in Sunny Portal.
• Update parameters (see Section 8.4).
3. To display changes to the parameters, select in the History column.
8.4 Updating Parameters
It is advisable to update the parameters in the following case:
• Device parameters have been changed via the Sunny Explorer software, but the changes are
not displayed in the Sunny Portal.
Requirement:
☐ You must have the user role Installer or PV system administrator (see Section 13.1 "Users
and User Rights", page 108).
Procedure:
1. Select Configuration > Device overview in the page and menu selection.
2. Select [Update parameters].
3. In the device line and the column Parameters, select .
☑ You can read off the current parameters in the parameter list.
✖ The current parameters are still not displayed in the parameter list?
The time from which the updated parameters will be displayed depends on the configured data
request interval (see Section 8.7). The Sunny Home Manger may not yet have transferred the
updated parameters to Sunny Portal.
• Call up the parameter list again later.