8 Operation
SMA Solar Technology AG
Operating manual STP50-4x-BE-en-23 89
3. Click on [Edit parameters].
4. Select the menu Device Configuration.
5. In the product row, click on the gear icon and select Update firmware.
6. Select [Browse] and select the update file for the product.
7. Select Update firmware.
8. Follow the instructions in the dialog.
9. Open the user interface and check the events to see whether the firmware update has been
completed successfully.
8.28.3 Updating Firmware with Update File via the USB Flash
Drive
Requirement:
☐ A USB flash drive with maximum 64GB storage capacity and file system FAT32 must be
available.
Procedure:
1. Create an "UPDATE" folder on the USB stick.
2. Save the update file with the required 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. Ensure that only the update file to which the inverter is to be updated
must be stored on the USB flash drive.
3.
DANGER
Danger to life due to high voltages
• Disconnect the inverter from all voltage sources and open the enclosure lid of the DC
connection unit (see Section9, page91).
4. Insert the USB flash drive in the USB port on the communication assembly.
5. Commission the inverter (see Section7.2, page56).
☑ During start-up phase of the inverter, the desired firmware is being installed.
6.
DANGER
Danger to life due to high voltages
• Disconnect the inverter from all voltage sources and open the enclosure lid of the DC
connection unit (see Section9, page91).
7. Pull the USB flash drive out of the USB port.
8. Commission the inverter (see Section7.2, page56).