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MPP Solar Wi-Fi Card User Manual

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  • Page 1 Wi-Fi Card User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Product overview ..................2 2 Preparation ...................... 2 2.1 Prerequisite ....................2 2.2 Installation....................3 3 Wi-Fi Card Configuration .................. 4 3.1 Quick Configuration ..................4 3.2 Pin Configuration ..................5 3.3 Access embedded webserver in STA (Station) mode ........5 3.4 Embedded webserver ................

  • Page 3: Overview

    The HTTP service of data server can monitor several devices, and can store all data/events in the data server. After installing the Wi-Fi card, users can configure the communication parameters as AP mode (Access Point) or remotely accessing the inverter data through the internet as STA mode (Station Mode).

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    In the process of uploading data to data center Wi-Fi card is operating normally. 2 Preparation 2.1 Prerequisite The following devices are required if you’re using Wi-Fi Card or Wi-Fi Box: For Wi-Fi Card: For Wi-Fi Box: 1. Wi-Fi card (Diagram 2-1) 1.

  • Page 5: Installation

    2.2 Installation For Wi-Fi Card: 1. Attach the Antenna to Wi-Fi card. 2. Remove the Intelligent Slot cover located on the Inverter. Insert Wi-Fi card into the slot and secure it with screws. For Wi-Fi Box: 1. Attach the Antenna to Wi-Fi box.

  • Page 6: Wi-Fi Card Configuration

    Click on “Application Config”. Configure “Time Zone” and “Daylight saving time”. Then, click ”Apply” button. Click on ”Network Config”. Enter Wi-Fi card information under “Add Profile” area and click on “Add” button to save. All entered data will be listed under...

  • Page 7: Pin Configuration

    Adjust the UC2 jumper pin from “1,2” to “2,3” position to restore to factory setting. After restoring to factory setting, Wi-Fi card will work in AP (Access Point) mode, SSID (Wireless Network Name) is ”wificard” and the password is “open”. After restoring back to factory setting, it’s necessary to return the jumper to “1,2”...

  • Page 8: Embedded Webserver

    In the web server menu, there are five main functions:  Green R Button: restart Wi-Fi card.  System Information: display current status of Wi-Fi card.  Application Config: Itemize Wi-Fi card parameters.  Network Config: Network configuration setting including AP and STA mode.
  • Page 9 Tx. The number will reset to zero when it reaches 65535. Device: Displays relative information of the Wi-Fi card.  Device ID: Wi-Fi Card serial number. It indentifies the Wi-Fi card in the data server.  Device Mode: Current working mode. (Access Point or Station Mode) ...
  • Page 10 Network: Shows internet configuration including AP and STA modes.  AP SSID: Wi-Fi Card SSID under AP mode.  AP Domain Name: Enter name to access the web interface under AP mode.  STA IP Address: Enter IP address to access the web interface under STA mode.
  • Page 11  Firmware URL: Address to verify and download the latest firmware. Time: Shows related parameter to cofigure SNTP client. Wi-Fi card is built-in with SNTP client. When Wi-Fi card is connected to the internet, it can get time upates through SNTP portocol.
  • Page 12 Interval: Working cycles of the Wi-Fi Card.  Post Data: It’s the time interval that the Wi-Fi card uploads information of monitored device to the data server. The setting range is between 30 ~ 3600 seconds and defaulted at 300 seconds.
  • Page 13  SSID: Enter the SSID under the AP mode. The default SSID is “wificard”.  Security Type: Select security standard. The default setting is ”Open”.  Security Key: Enter password. The maximum length is 62 digits. Add Profile: Parameter setting under Station Mode. Maximum of 7 profiles could be added.
  • Page 14 STA Profiles: Shows all available internet profile. Users can remove individual profile by clicking checkbox and “Remove” button. Station IP: Wireless configuration for Station Mode. The default setting is “Enable” for DHCP client. The DHCP Client needs to be “Disable” to manually configure the IP adress, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS server to connect to the data server.
  • Page 15 3.4.4 Diagnostic Tools Ping Test: help users check status Wi-Fi card connectivity.

  • Page 16: Monitor

    4 Monitor If the Wi-Fi Card operates normally, it will transmit data via wireless network to the data server http://power-datacenter.com. Users have to register in order to monitor the operating status and bind the serial number of the monitored device with the registered account.

  • Page 17: Registration

    4.1 Registration 1. Click on “register now” below the Login button to start the registration process.  User name：Please enter user name and remember it for further use.  Password：It contains 6 ASCII characters, including letters and numbers and it...

  • Page 18: Login

    is case sensitive.  Confirm password：Re-enter the password from the step above. 2. Click on button to complete the registration 4.2 Login After registration, you can log in to the data server. The login page is shown below: After log in, the main page of data server will be shown as illustrated below:...
  • Page 19  Location Manager: The users can monitor all device in various locations.  Device Manager: The users can bind device(s) to designated location and assign to users.
  • Page 20  Monitor: It is grouped by location, and all devices with assigned location will be listed.  User Manager: Where you create additional users for the account.

  • Page 21: Location Manager

    4.3 Location Manager 1. Users can create, delete and edit locations. 2. After registration, the system will assigned the user an “undefined” location, which can be deleted or edited. 3. Click on to start a new location as illustrated below.
  • Page 22 4. After filling out required fields, click on to complete the new location. 5. Click on to terminate creation.

  • Page 23: Device Manager

    4.4 Device Manager 1. Bind Device: Assign device to the location.  Device: Fill in the serial numbers of the monitored device. (Serial number label is on the monitored device).  Device name: Assign a name so that the users can directly identify which card or device it is.

  • Page 24: Monitor

    4.5 Monitor 1. It’s grouped by locations, and all device in that location will be listed. 2. The message will be updated once every 5 minutes. 3. Click on to show detail information on a new page.  Click on to close the window.
  • Page 25  Status: Current operational status of the monitored device.  Status Display: It shows the status of the monitored device in a graphical representation. The serial number is shown on the top of the window and operational status indicator is shown as a color dot to the right. a) Basic information: It displays basic information including the voltage, current, loading, temperature, etc.
  • Page 26 c) Rated information: It shows the nominal rated information including input voltage, output voltage, frequency, battery voltage, etc.
  • Page 27 d) Product Information It shows the product information including model type, Main CPU processor version, voltage, etc.  Data: Historical data of currently monitored device.
  • Page 28  Event log: Historical events of currently monitored device.  Power generation data log：Power generation data of currently monitored device...

  • Page 29: User Manager

    4.6 User Manager Users can creat additional logins and assign specific Wi-Fi card to a particular login. The end-user can monitor the device by logging into the data server via assigned Wi-Fi cards. 1. Create User  Click on to show the login creation window.
  • Page 30  After filling in the required fields, click on to complete the operation.
  • Page 31  Click on to remove existing user(s). 2. Assign device The Wi-Fi card can be assigned to specific end-user/login. Device type/ Location name: The pull-down value may vary depending on different devices. Device: Select Device.

  • Page 32: Email Notification

    Click on to unbind the Wi-Fi card assignment. 4.7 Email Notification Users can set up e-mail notification when warning or fautls of any kind occurred in the inverter. Data server will send alarm notification(s) to specific e-mail addresses. Click on the pull-down indicator on the upper right-hand corner of the screen to begin.
  • Page 33 confirm your input.

  • Page 34: Trouble Shooting

    5 Trouble Shooting If you have trouble with any of the step above, please consult with the flow-chart below to troubleshoot the Wi-Fi card. start Check system LED status LED is still Check power LED is 500ms Supply on , 500ms off...

  • Page 35: Frequently Asked Questions

    Solution: If monitored device is equipped with RTC (real-time clock), Wi-Fi card will apply local device time setting. Please be sure that the time setting in the monitored unit is correct. Otherwise, Wi-Fi card will apply time information via SNTP protocol.

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