Updating The Firmware - SMA SUNNY BOY 3.8-US User Manual

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• Select the parameter Reset operating data and set to Reset operation inhibition.
or
• Select the parameter AFCI switched on and set to No and then back to Yes.
☑ This effects resetting of the operation inhibition and the inverter will start feeding in again.
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Updating the Firmware

If no automatic update is set in the communication product (e.g. Cluster Controller) or via the user
interface of the inverter, you have two possibilities to update the inverter firmware:
• Updating firmware via the user interface of the inverter.
• Updating the firmware via USB flash drive.
Updating firmware via the user interface
Requirement:
☐ An update file with the desired inverter firmware must be available. The update file is, for
example, available for download on the product page of the inverter at www.SMA-Solar.com.
Procedure:
1. Activate the user interface (see Section 5.1, page 20).
2. Log into the user interface Logging Into the User Interface.
3. Select the menu System Configuration.
4. Select [Settings].
5. In the context menu, select [Updating the firmware].
6. Follow the instructions in the dialog.
Updating the firmware via USB flash drive.
Requirement:
☐ A USB flash drive with maximum 32 GB and file system FAT32 must be available.
Procedure:
1. Create an "UPDATE" folder on the USB stick.
2. Save the update file with the desired firmware in the "UPDATE" folder on the USB flash drive.
The update file is, for example, available for download on the product page of the inverter at
www.SMA-Solar.com.
3.
Danger to life due to high voltages
• Disconnect the inverter from any voltage sources and open the enclosure lid of the
Connection Unit (see the inverter installation manual).
4. Insert the USB flash drive in the USB port on the communication assembly.
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