Communication Options
Ethernet
EthernetisusedforaLANconnection.ForconnectioninstructionsrefertoCreatinganEthernet(LAN)
Connectiononpage72.
RS485
RS485isusedfortheconnectionofmultipleSolarEdgedevicesonthesamebusinamaster-slave
configuration.RS485canalsobeusedasaninterfacetoexternaldevices,suchasmetersandthirdparty
dataloggers.
ForconnectioninstructionsrefertoCreatinganRS485BusConnectiononpage74.
ZigBee
Thiswirelesscommunicationoption(purchasedseparately),enablesusingaZigBee
connectiontoconnectoneorseveraldevicestotheSolarEdgemonitoringplatform.The
ZigBeedeviceisprovidedwithausermanual,whichshouldbereviewedpriorto
connection.InformationisavailableontheSolarEdgewebsiteat
http://www.solaredge.com/sites/default/files/se-zigbee-kit-wireless-communication-
datasheet-na.pdfandhttp://www.solaredge.us/groups/us/products/communication
(underHomeGateway).
GSM
Thiswirelesscommunicationoption(purchasedseparately)enablesusingaGSM
connectiontoconnectoneorseveraldevicestotheSolarEdgemonitoringplatform.
TheGSMcellularmodemisprovidedwithausermanual,whichshouldbereviewedprior
toconnection.MoreinformationisavailableontheSolarEdgewebsiteatrefertothe
suppliedmanual,alsoavailableat
http://www.solaredge.us/products/communication/gsm-modem#/.
CDMA/Cellular
ThiswirelesscommunicationoptionenablesusingacellularCDMAconnectionforconnectingtothe
SolarEdgemonitoringplatform.
Thecellularkitcanbepurchasedseparatelyandassembledduringsysteminstallation.
Thekitisprovidedwithausermanual,whichshouldbereviewedpriortoconnection.It
isavailableontheSolarEdgewebsiteat
http://www.solaredge.us/groups/us/products/communication(underCellular).
OnlycommunicationproductsofferedbySolarEdgearesupported.
AlwaysconnectthecommunicationoptionswhentheinverterisOFF.
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Communication Options