6 Operation
SMA Solar Technology AG
User ManualSCCPXT-E7-BA-en-5858
6.3.4.2 Downloading Data in CSV Format
Data saved in CSV format can be automatically imported into tables (e.g. in Microsoft Excel). The configured
separator and end of line characters are used to structure the data.
Requirement:
☐ Averaging must be activated (see Section6.3.1, page55).
Procedure:
1. Log into the user interface (see Section9.4.1, page78).
2. Select SunnyCentral > Recording.
3. In the field Format, select the option CSV.
4. Select [Configure].
5. Select the desired format of the file name in the field Filename format.
6. In the field Create column headers, select an option:
Option Explanation
Yes A header is added to the CSV file.
No No header is added to the CSV file.
7. Select an option in the field End-of-line character.
Option Explanation
CRLF (Windows) Control character used in Windows to separate lines in a CSV file.
LF (Unix/Linux) Control character used in Linux to separate lines in a CSV file.
CR (Mac) Control character used in Macintosh to separate lines in a CSV file.
8. In the field Separator character , select the separator character to be used to separate content within the CSV
file. Tip: If you intend to import CSV data into Microsoft Excel for evaluation, choose Comma as the separator.
9. In the field Number format, select the desired number format. Tip: If you intend to import CSV data into
Microsoft Excel for evaluation, select #.## as the number format.
10. In the field Timestamp format, select the desired time format.
11. In the field Format of the status channels, select an option:
Option Explanation
Numeric Status information on the inverter is displayed in numeric format.
Plain text Status information on the inverter is displayed as text.
12. Select the button [Save].
13. In the field Download, select the required month. The data of the last twelve months is available for download
via the user interface.
14. Select the button [Download].
15. Select the button [Save].
16. Choose the save location.
17. Select the button [Save].