DataHub 1000 User Manual 1 Safety The DataHub produced by SolaX Power Network Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. has been designed and tested strictly in accordance with relevant safety regulations. The safety instructions must be followed when installing and maintaining the electrical and electronic equipment. Improper operation will cause personal injury and property damage to the operator and the third party.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 2 Overview of DataHub 2.1 Introduction DataHub, a special equipment of the monitoring platform of photovoltaic power generation system, has realized many functions, with details as follows: interface aggregation, data acquisition, data storage, output control, and centralized monitoring and centralized maintenance of inverters, electricity meters, environmental monitors and other equipment in photovoltaic power generation systems.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 2.3 LED Indicator Sign Status Explanation Flash The program runs normally. (GREEN) Always on or always off The program runs abnormally. The network connection is SERVE normal. (GREEN) The network connection isn’t normal. ALARM Device alarms...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 3 Installation 3.1 Packing List After receiving the package of DataHub, please check whether the accessories are complete and there is no obvious damage to the appearance. If there is any damage or items missing, please contact the dealer.
DataHub 1000 User Manual *Note: When the Wi-Fi signal is weak, please install a Wi-Fi signal booster at the appropriate location. 3.2.2 Indoor Wall Mounting Choose a flat and solid indoor wall to drill for installation; Hang the DataHub on the wall with the cable connection area facing down.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 4 Electrical Connection 4.1 Inverter Connection The inverter is connected to the DataHub through the RS485. For the connection method of the inverter, please refer to the inverter installation manual; It is recommended that the number of devices connected to each channel of RS485 is less than 20;...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 4.3 Installation of DI Signal Cable DataHub can access DI signals such as remote control and alarms through the DI port. terminal Illustrate socket mark 8-10mm D 1 I D 2 I Support pa ssi ve...
DataHub 1000 User Manual Illustrate socket mark 8-10mm 8-10mm Max. load 30V/2A 4.6 Installation of Network Cable Use Cat 5e or higher specifications and Shielded crystal head connectors to prepare the network cable. The communication distance does not exceed 100 m.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5 Configuration Function 5.1 Login Local login: connect the computer to the DataHub hotspot (WiFi _xxxxxxx; xxxxxxx refers to the Registration No. of DataHub), and use the computer to access 192.168.10.10 to enter the login interface.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.2 Site Management 5.2.1 Add Device The devices supported by DataHub are as follows: Inverters, EV Charger, Electricity Meters, and Environmental Monitors. Select the device type under the serial port, set the starting address and the number of devices under the serial port, and save these settings.
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DataHub 1000 User Manual *Note: 1.Please refer to Appendix 1 to check whether the baud rate of the model is 19200 or not. If the baud rate is not 19200, please refer to 5.6.3 Serial port setting for more details of setting baud rate.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.2.2 Device Detail Click the corresponding device to query the device data, or select the device to export the device data. 5.3 Sits Setting “Site Setting” is equipped with three modules, which are “Export Limit Control”, “Power Control”, “Electricity Price Setting”, “Meter Setting”...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.3.1 Export Limit Control The purpose of the “Export Limit Control” is to limit the power supplied to the grid. The inverter generates electricity to the grid when the power source is positive, and takes electricity away from the grid when the power sour ce is negative.
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DataHub 1000 User Manual Please refer to 5.4.3 “Parameter Setting” to enable DataHub communication loss shutdown and DataHub communication connection startup. The corresponding Modbus addresses are respectively: 6152 and 6153; Set value: “0”: Disable, “1”: Enable. DataHub communication refers to: i) The communication between DataHub and inverters; ii) The communication between DataHub and meters.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.3.2 Power Control Power control includes “Ripple Control Receiver” and “DRED Control” disable. The “Ripple Control Receiver” is to control the input active power and reactive power, output active power and reactive power of the inverter and inverter off according to the high or low input of the DI port.
DataHub 1000 User Manual Mode Operate Explanation Note Close S9,S1, When two or more DRM Close S1,charging power is 0% DRM1 disconnect S0 modes work at the same time, take the optimal result DRM5 Close S9,S5 Inverter does not output active power that can satisfy both of them.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.3.4 EV Charger Settings Priority setting of EV charger: V alid in charging station without electricity meter. Up to 2 EV charger can be set as VIP EV charger. Charging station without electricity meter: Users shall set the rated power of station according to the connected EV charger number, which needs to ensure that all the connected EV charger can charge at the minimum charging power.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.3.5 Electricity Price Setting Electricity Price Setting: Set the electricity price to calculate the benefit, which is displayed on the Overview interface as “Income&Saved”.
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DataHub 1000 User Manual Electricity Price Setting is divided into Basic Price and Additional Price. Basic Price: The price that users set in the site (if no electricity price is shown, please click edit to go to SolaXCloud. And then select the corresponding site to set the electricity price.) Additional Price: Additional tariff includes distribution fee, commission fee and taxes.
DataHub 1000 User Manual Taxes: The ratio of total fees that the buyer has to pay as taxes. Equation: The price of buying electricity = (electricity fees + distribution fees) * (1+taxes rate) The price of selling electricity = fees of selling electricity – commission fees *Note: 1.
DataHub 1000 User Manual Meter Setting: This function is designed for setting parallel point meter. The grid-connected power of the homepage will use the value of the meter by default, and its data will also be uploaded to cloud platform and used in export control function.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.4 Inverter Setting There are three functions under "Inverter Setting”: “Inverter Active/Reactive Power Setting”, “Remote System Switch” and “Parameter Setting”. 5.4.1 Inverter Active/Reactive Power Setting Remotely set the active or reactive power of the inverter. The reactive power mode is divided into “OverExcited”, “UnderExcited”, “Fixed Reactive Power”...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.4.3 Parameter Setting Professionals can read and write the inverter through the inverter's “Modbus Opcode”, under which there are “READ_HOLDING_REGISTERS”, “READ_INPUT_REGISTERS”, “WRITE_SINGLE_REGISTER”and“WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS”. (Can be operated in batches) 5.4.4 IV Curve Scanning This function can collect the corresponding PV power of different PV voltage in each PV .
DataHub 1000 User Manual *Note: The “IV Curve” is exclusive for X1-BOOST-G4 and X1-MINI-G4. 5.5 Smart Schedule Smart schedule is equipped with a powerful intelligent algorithm that utilizes solar and load forecasts, along with weather and electricity pricing data, to automatically adjust the system's operating strategy. This maximizes your energy generation and revenue.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.6 Smart Scene The Smart Scene function on the Datahub web page comes pre-loaded with a variety of conditions and executable instructions. Users can customize “IF-Then” function based on their actual needs to create automatically executed custom scenes.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.6.1 Create a Smart Scene Click the icon to create a scene. ii) Set the “IF” and “Then” conditions and click “Save” to finish the setting.
DataHub 1000 User Manual *Note: There is no limit to the number of conditions and instructions you can set. Users can add multiple combinations of these conditions and instructions. iii) Hover the cursor over the icon to view the scene content. Click to edit or delete the scene.
DataHub 1000 User Manual Smart scene can be exported to two formats: text and json. The text format is the local smart scene information. The json format is to transform smart scene into a template, which can be directly imported into other DataHubs. The exported smart scene can be turned on by the enable switch.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.7 Device Upgrade Device Upgrade includes inverter upgrade and battery upgrade. 5.7.1 Inverter Upgrade No inverters are selected by default for the Applicable Model. In this case, if users click “Search”, all models that DataHub is connected with will be acquired. If users click “Search” after selecting one of these models, all the...
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DataHub 1000 User Manual For Batch Upgrade, please screen applicable models first. Otherwise, the system will notify the users to select applicable models. Upgrade Operation: Click “Upgrade” button under the “Operation” bar, then the “Inverter Upgrade” interface will pop up. Select the file to upload for upgrading, and then select “Upgrade Module Type” (including ARM, MDSP,...
DataHub 1000 User Manual *Note: Inverter upgrade take a long time (about 15-30 min). During upgrading, no data will be uploaded. Check the upgrade process in “Upgrade Status”. 5.7.2 Battery Upgrade Tab Page Battery Manufacturer: Users can screen the model of connected SolaX battery by this function. If searching directly without selecting any brand, all battery information will be displayed.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.8 Datahub Setting 5.8.1 Internet Setting Wired connection: connect the DataHub and router via network cable. Wireless connection: After local login, please enter “System Setting”-“Internet Setting”-“WiFi Setting” to select the WiFi and enter the password. Connect the computer and DataHub to the same WiFi, and then visit http://datahub.local/ to log in. If the user cannot access, please install the Bonjour SDK, or log in through the DataHub LAN IP address.
DataHub 1000 User Manual “SolaXCloud Synchronization”: The platform of SolaX sends a synchronization command to change the time of system. “Other Server Synchronization”: The IEC104 server sends a synchronization command to change the time of system. *Note: When using SolaXClound to set the time, please switch to “SolaXCloud Synchronization” mode.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.8.4 Other Setting The “Platform Setting” is the setting to upload the data to the platform, the data is sent to SolaXCloud by default. The “Database Storage Setting” is a path for inverters to store data. There are two storage paths including the “Default”...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.8.5 DataHub Information “Datahub Information” displays the basic information of DataHub, including “Registration Number”, “Firmware V ersion”, “Internal Codes”, “System Time”, “Memory Usage”, “Free Disk Space”, “Free TF Space”, “Wi-Fi Connection”, “LAN IP Address”, “LAN MAC Address”, “WiFi IP Address” and “WiFi MAC Address”.
DataHub 1000 User Manual Click the “Click to Upload and Upgrade” button to upload and upgrade the DataHub, then select the upgrade file and wait for the upgrading. (Only one file can be uploaded at a time, and the interface needs to be refreshed for continuous operation.)
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.9.1 Reset system Click the “Submit” button, DataHub program will be reset. *Note : Be careful to click the “Submit” button unless you need to reset the system! 5.9.2 Clear cache By this function, users can clear the front-end language selection, electricity price and weather data.
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.9.4 Restore factory settings By this function, users can clear the Redis cache, data in the database, smart scene data, configuration files, network configuration files, the code will be reverted to the factory version and the database path will be reverted to the default path (Datahub).
DataHub 1000 User Manual 5.11 System Resetting System resetting restores the system to factory settings, the historical data and the configuration information of DataHub will be cleared. Operation: press and hold the “RST” button for 10 seconds until all three LEDs are off, and then release it. After...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 6 Technical Specifications Product DataHub1000 Hardware Power adapter 100-240V 50/60HZ 1.5A AC Input 12V 2A DC Input Rated power Data transfer interval 5min Storage capacity 8G/16G TFcard The number of managed devices Communication Ethernet 10/100M Wireless module WiFi 2.4GHz...
DataHub 1000 User Manual 7 Certified Quality Assurance 7.1 Certification mark 7.2 Warranty SolaX grants a standard 24-month warranty, if it is otherwise stipulated in the contract, the contract shall prevail. 7.3 Warranty Conditions In case the product is operated according to the above instruction, SolaX will provide after-sales service during the product warranty period if any failure (error) is caused by product quality.
If you have any question or any technical question about DataHub, please contact us through the following methods, we will serve you wholeheartedly. SolaX Power Network Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. ADD.: No. 278, Shizhu Road, Chengnan Sub-district, Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China...
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