Document Outline

• 1 Notes on this Manual
  • 1. 1 Target Group
  • 1. 2 Validity
  • 1. 3 Symbols Used
  • 1. 4 Definitions
    • 1.4. 1 Syntax
• 2 Safety
  • 2. 1 Appropriate Usage
• 3 Sunny Data Control
  • 3. 1 What is new?
  • 3. 2 Software Version
  • 3. 3 Functions
  • 3. 4 System Requirements
• 4 Connecting the PC to an Inverter
  • 4. 1 Connection via the USB service interface
  • 4. 2 Communication via Bluetooth
  • 4. 3 Connection via RS485 and an interface converter
• 5 Connecting the PC to a Communication Device
  • 5. 1 Notes on the Use of Level Converters
  • 5. 2 Sunny Boy Control / Plus
    • 5.2. 1 Connection via RS232
    • 5.2. 2 Connection via RS485
    • 5.2. 3 Connection via the Analog Modem NET Piggy-Back
    • 5.2. 4 Connection via the ISDN NET Piggy-Back
    • 5.2. 5 Connection via the GSM NET Piggy-Back
    • 5.2. 6 Connection via the Ethernet NET Piggy-Back
  • 5. 3 Sunny Beam
    • 5.3. 1 Connection via USB
• 6 Installation
  • 6. 1 Installing Sunny Data Control
• 7 Sunny Data Control User Interface
  • 7. 1 Menu Area
  • 7. 2 Plant tree
  • 7. 3 Display Area
• 8 Initial Settings
  • 8. 1 Creating Plants
    • 8.1. 1 Changing Plant Names, Creating / Deleting Plants
  • 8. 2 Loading a Plant
  • 8. 3 Setting the Communication Connection
    • 8.3. 1 Bluetooth
    • 8.3. 2 COM1 – COM255
    • 8.3. 3 Modem
    • 8.3. 4 Network
    • 8.3. 5 Sunny Beam (USB)
    • 8.3. 6 Setting the Transport Protocol
  • 8. 4 Detecting Devices
    • 8.4. 1 Narrowing the Scope of Device Detection
• 9 Setting Parameters (Installer)
• 10 Displaying Data
  • 10. 1 Creating a Device Overview
    • 10.1. 1 Displaying or Concealing Devices
    • 10.1. 2 Arranging the Fields
    • 10.1. 3 Show or Hide the Grid Lines
    • 10.1. 4 Setting the Data Query Sequence
    • 10.1. 5 Maximizing the Device Overview (Online Display)
  • 10. 2 Choose the channels for spot value readings.
  • 10. 3 Setting the Performance Display
  • 10. 4 Setting the Communication Quality
  • 10. 5 Changing the Color Behavior of the Device Fields
  • 10. 6 Accessing Individual Device Information
  • 10. 7 Configuring the Total Overview
  • 10. 8 Managing the Device Overviews
    • 10.8. 1 Managing the Device Overviews
  • 10. 9 Activating / Deactivating Spot Value Querying
• 11 Managing Data and Saving Data Locally
  • 11. 1 Reading Out and Saving Data from Sunny Beam
  • 11. 2 Saving Data in Excel Format
  • 11. 3 Saving Data in CSV Format
    • 11.3. 1 Creating a New CSV Type
    • 11.3. 2 Structure of the Standard CSV Format
  • 11. 4 Direct Data Acquisition from an Inverter
    • 11.4. 1 Set data storage
    • 11.4. 2 Saving and Viewing Data
    • 11.4. 3 Sending Data to Sunny Portal
  • 11. 5 Setting up Sunny Boy Control Channel Recording
  • 11. 6 Reading Out Data Saved on the Sunny Boy Control
    • 11.6. 1 Storage Time Refresh
    • 11.6. 2 Setting Time Ranges
    • 11.6. 3 Resetting Time Ranges
    • 11.6. 4 Structure of the Excel Files
  • 11. 7 Configuring the Automatic Readout
    • 11.7. 1 Starting a New Task
    • 11.7. 2 Editing / Deleting a Task
    • 11.7. 3 Deactivating the Automatic Readout
  • 11. 8 Creating a Chart in Excel
    • 11.8. 1 Automatic Analysis
    • 11.8. 2 Manual Analysis
• 12 Transferring Data to the Internet
  • 12. 1 System Requirements
  • 12. 2 Reading Out the Complete Time Range
  • 12. 3 Configuring Sunny Portal Mail
  • 12. 4 Sending Sunny Portal Mail
    • 12.4. 1 After Automatic Data Query
    • 12.4. 2 After Manual Data Query
  • 12. 5 Transferring the Device Overview to the Internet
    • 12.5. 1 Write Online Data File
    • 12.5. 2 Structure of the Online Data Files
  • 12. 6 Internet Server (SDC Agent)
    • 12.6. 1 Overview
    • 12.6. 2 Configuring and Activating the Internet Server
  • 12. 7 SDC agent
  • 12. 8 The Java Applet
    • 12.8. 1 General Applet Parameters
    • 12.8. 2 Component-specific Parameters
    • 12.8. 3 Chart Display
    • 12.8. 4 Device Field Display
    • 12.8. 5 Numerical Display
    • 12.8. 6 Overview of Parameters
    • 12.8. 7 Example of an HTML Page
• 13 Additional Functions
  • 13. 1 Replacing a Device
    • 13.1. 1 Updating the Device Type
  • 13. 2 Open device information
    • 13.2. 1 Setting the Device Name and Device ID
    • 13.2. 2 Changing a Device's Network Address
  • 13. 3 Removing Devices
  • 13. 4 Adding a Device
  • 13. 5 Sorting Devices
  • 13. 6 Creating a Color Palette for Device Fields
  • 13. 7 Changing the Fonts of Device Fields
  • 13. 8 Background Images
  • 13. 9 Packet Monitor
  • 13. 10 Changing the Security Level (Installer Password).
  • 13. 11 Locking the Device Overview (Online Display)
  • 13. 12 Timeouts
    • 13.12. 1 Settings for the Sunny Central Control
• 14 Troubleshooting
  • 14. 1 Errors in the Use of Sunny Data Control
  • 14. 2 Java Applet Error Messages
  • 14. 3 Errors in the Bluetooth Installation
    • 14.3. 1 FAQ
  • 14. 4 Setting the Language
• 15 Contact