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Connecting the PC to a Communication Device
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Technologie AG
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SDC-TEN080642
User Manual
5 Connecting the PC to a Communication Device
To connect several inverters to the PC, there are various communication devices at your
disposal.
The following table shows the communication devices and the possible connection
types.
Communication device
Communication device's
interface
PC's interface
Sunny Boy Control / Plus
RS232 Piggy-Back
RS232 connection
RS232 to USB level
converter
RS485 Piggy-Back
RS485 connection
RS485 to USB level
converter
RS485 to RS232 level
converter
NET Piggy-Back with
analog modem
analog modem
ISDN modem (with CAPI
driver)
GSM modem
NET Piggy-Back with ISDN
modem
ISDN modem
NET Piggy-Back with GSM
modem
analog modem
ISDN modem (with CAPI
driver)
GSM modem
NET Piggy-Back with
Ethernet
Ethernet network card
Sunny Boy Control Light
RS232 Piggy-Back
RS232 connection
RS232 to USB level
converter
Sunny Beam
USB
USB connection