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  • Page 1 October 24 , 2022...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    GENERAL HARDWARE CONFIG ................3 8K (I ) ....................3 NDOOR 12K (I ) .................... 3 NDOOR 5K / 8K / 12K- 2P (O ) ..............4 UTDOOR 15K ......................4 INVERTER BMS DATA DISPLAY ................5 CAN B ..................5...

  • Page 3: General Hardware Config

    General Hardware Config Sol-Ark 8K (Indoor) The Sol-Ark 8K can communicate through the RJ-45 ports labeled “RJ45_485” and “RJ45_CAN” or the terminal connectors for RS-485 and CAN. The ports are shown in detail below, alongside pin diagrams and detailed pin configurations for each port.

  • Page 4: Sol -Ark 5K / 8K / 12K- 2P (Outdoor )

    This port combines the pin configurations of the RS-485 and CAN port on the indoor-rated 12K. The port is shown below in detail, alongside a pin diagram and detailed pin configuration. NOTE: The outdoor-rated systems and Sol-Ark 15K inverters have a “Modbus RS-485” port, which is not for battery communications and is currently not implemented.

  • Page 5: Inverter Bms Data Display

    Inverter BMS Data Display CAN Bus Battery Screen The image below depicts the screen shown under “Settings > LI Batt Info” when communications are enabled for CAN Bus batteries (“BMS Lithium Batt 00”). Battery Voltage: Real-time voltage measured at the battery terminals. Battery Current: Real-time current into (positive) or out of (negative) the battery.

  • Page 6: Modbus/Rs-485 Battery Screen

    Modbus/RS-485 Battery Screen The image below depicts the screen shown under “Settings > LI Batt Info” when communications are enabled for Modbus/RS-485 batteries (All other “BMS Lithium Batt” modes). Battery Voltage: Real-time voltage measured at the battery terminals. Battery Current: Real-time current into (positive) or out of (negative) the battery.

  • Page 7: Compatible Battery Guide

    Compatible Battery Guide Discover You will need the Discover Lynk device to adapt the battery’s AEBus to CAN Bus for use with the Sol-Ark. The Lynk will need the proper adapter for the Sol-Ark’s pin configuration (Part number 950-0016-SLRK). • Communications with this battery will require a custom cable (outdoor-rated units only).

  • Page 8: Dyness

    Dyness Dyness Batteries do not require additional hardware to establish communications. • Communications with this battery will require a custom cable (Outdoor units only) Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Ensure correct battery interconnection and connect to the inverter as specified in Dyness’ user manual. 2.

  • Page 9: Blue Ion/Egauge

    Blue Ion/eGauge The Sol-Ark will need an eGauge monitoring device, an eGauge USB-485 converter, and a wired internet connection to establish communications with the Blue Ion battery. • You will need a custom RJ45 cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1.

  • Page 10: Blue Ion/Namaka

    Blue Ion/Namaka The Sol-Ark will need a Namaka monitoring device and a wired internet connection to establish communications with the Blue Ion battery. • You will not need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1.

  • Page 11: Fortress E Flex 5.4

    Fortress eFlex 5.4 No additional hardware is required to establish communication with the eFlex 5.4. • You will need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Connect all batteries using the included RJ45 cables. 2.

  • Page 12: Fortress E Vault & E Vault Max 18.5

    • You will need to make a custom cable for this setup. NOTE: The original Fortress eVault can only communicate with the Sol-Ark AFTER a firmware update to the eVault. New eVault units (including the eVault MAX) ship with this update;...

  • Page 13: Storzpower

    StorzPower No additional hardware is required to establish communication with StorzPower Resi+ 48V units. • You will need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Use the DIP switches on the batteries such that the battery to be connected to the inverter is set as slave 1, and each unit behind it increases the slave ID it has.

  • Page 14: Simpliphi Ampliphi

    SimpliPhi AmpliPhi No additional hardware is required to establish communication with SimpliPhi AmpliPhi units. • You will not need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Connect all batteries using the included RJ45 cables, using the two ports nearest each other to bridge the batteries together (GREEN in the picture below).

  • Page 15: Nuenergy Lithium

    4. Connect the cable to the “CAN” port on the NuEnergy cabinet and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. a. The cable is NOT reversible; therefore, keep track of which end of the custom cable connects to the battery and the Sol-Ark.

  • Page 16: Nuenergy Lithium- Power Base M50

    4. Connect the cable to the “CAN” port on the NuEnergy and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. a. The cable is NOT reversible; therefore, keep track of which end of the custom cable connects to the battery and the Sol-Ark.

  • Page 17: Powersync 51.2V Lithium

    PowerSync 51.2V Lithium No additional hardware is required to establish communication with PowerSync 51.2V Lithium batteries. • You will not need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Set the DIP switches on the battery per the manual and your battery configuration. 2.

  • Page 18: Kilovault Hab

    • You will not need to make a custom cable for setup with a HAB V4, but a custom cable is necessary for HAB V3 or older models. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Ensure that the batteries are running the latest firmware from KiloVault and that the Sol-Ark communication profile is selected. a. If unsure, contact KiloVault to verify.

  • Page 19: Sacred Sun Lfp

    Sacred Sun LFP No additional hardware is required to establish communications with Sacred Sun LFP batteries. • You will need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions 1. Use the DIP switches on the batteries such that the battery to be connected to the inverter is set as slave 1, and each unit behind it increases the slave ID it has.

  • Page 20: Homegrid Stack'd

    11. (Optional) Turn on “BMS_Err_Stop” if you wish the system could fault on battery communications loss. 12. If communication is still not established, contact HomeGrid to ensure that the unit is on the latest firmware and configured for communication with Sol-Ark inverters. Inverter Port 10/24/22 V 2.9...

  • Page 21: Deka-Duration-Dd5300

    4. Connect the cable to the “CAN-A” port on the Deka-DD5300 and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. a. The cable is NOT reversible; therefore, keep track of which end of the custom cable connects to the battery and the Sol-Ark.

  • Page 22: Pylontech Us3000C

    7. Connect the cable to the “A/CAN” port on the Pylontech master battery and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. a. The cable is NOT reversible for indoor units; therefore, keep track of which end of the custom cable connects to the battery and the Sol-Ark.

  • Page 23: Pytes E-Box-48100R

    3. Connect the cable to the “CAN” port on the PYTES E-BOX host battery and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. 4. Program the inverter with the appropriate charge/discharge settings according to the specific battery manual and cable arrangement.

  • Page 24: Endurenergy Esp-5100

    3. Connect a standard CAT5/6 cable to the “Inverter” port on the ESP-5100 Master battery, and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. 4. Program the inverter with the appropriate charge/discharge settings according to the specific battery manual and cable arrangement.

  • Page 25: Uz Energy Power Lite (L051100-B)

    15. Connect the cable to the “CAN/RS485” port on the UZ Energy Power Lite master battery and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. a. The cable is NOT reversible; therefore, keep track of which end of the custom cable connects to the battery and the Sol-Ark.

  • Page 26: Incell / Polarium

    Incell / Polarium The Polarium Connect Bridge is required to establish communication with Polarium/Incell 100/200 Ah battery banks. You will need to make a custom cable for this setup. Communications Installation and Setup Instructions Connect all batteries to one another using the included RJ45 cable, using the included terminator on the remaining port of either the first or last battery in the chain.

  • Page 27: Renogy Aura

    2. Connect a standard CAT5/6 cable to the “485/CAN” port on the control box of the battery cluster and the “Battery CAN Bus” port (or the “CAN” port for indoor-only units) on the Sol-Ark. 3. Program the inverter with the appropriate charge/discharge settings according to the specific battery manual.

  • Page 28: Changelog Notes

    Mahir Sukar 3/14/22 Added Pylontech US3000C Vincent Wei 4/21/22 Added PYTES E-BOX-48100R Vincent Wei 6/01/22 Added “Sol-Ark 15K” Info Vincent Wei 6/29/22 Added EndurEnergy, Incell/Polarium Vincent Wei 8/05/22 and UZ Energy Document cleanup and corrections Changed port screen capture to reflect...

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