Ever Solar Eye, User Manual

Page 1: ...Solar Eye User Manual Edition 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...s Fixation 10 2 4 2 Wall Mounting 11 3 Interface Introduction 12 3 1 Main Interface 12 3 2 Sub Interface 13 4 Set Operation 14 4 1 Initial Setting 14 4 1 1 Set Time 14 4 1 2 Set Currency 15 4 1 3 Set Yield Coefficient 15 4 1 4 Set Emission Coefficient 16 4 2 Wireless Connection 16 4 2 1 Connection Type 17 4 2 2 Set Up Wireless Connection 17 4 3 Alarm Warning Setting 18 4 4 Data Storage Interval Ti...

Page 3: ...isplay relevant data on the LCD Features Integrated Large LCD display Multiple display Graph or bar chart display options Wireless Technology Up to 150 meter in open area and up to 100 meter in building Retro fit on any EverSolar inverter monitor up to 5 inverters Micro SD card storage for history monitoring data Real time monitoring of Power Generation Export value and Carbon Saving 1 1 Packing L...

Page 4: ...e I 4 Screw ST3 25 For Solar Bee Solar Eye wall mounting 1 2 Safety and Notes 1 Read the instructions before installation 2 Disconnect inverter power before installing Solar Bee 3 If the product is damaged please contact your local maintenance center or return to the dealers distributors for repair 4 Please do NOT try to open the Solar Eye and Solar Bee or force it in anyway as it will VOID your w...

Page 5: ...n of Solar Bee and Solar Eye Please follow below steps 2 1 Connecting Solar Bee and Straight Networking Cable 1 Please remove the square silica gel plug and then insert network cable as shown in Fig2 1 Fig 2 1 Insert network cable Attention Connection cable is standard CAT5 network cable with RJ45 connectors CAT5 CAT5E is compatible 2 Fix the accessories waterproof seal sets to Solar Bee as shown ...

Page 6: ...ll with 39mm space distance as Fig 2 4 Fig 2 4 Drill the wall mounting holes Attention Hold the handgrip tightly keep right direction no shaking to prevent the damages to the wall and bias of the holes The depth of holes must more than 30mm Please keep the surface clean before measurement 3 Use the rubber hammer to tap wall plugs into the holes 4 Wring two ST3 25 screws into wall plugs and keep th...

Page 7: ...e Solar Bee on the screws fixed to the wall Tighten the screw with a screwdriver slightly Fig 2 6 as below Fig2 6 Install Solar Bee 6 Connect Solar Bee and the PV inverter together with the straight networking cable Fig 2 7 as below Fig 2 7Connect inverter and Solar Bee ...

Page 8: ...GB Users is able to upgrade Solar Eye Firmware through SD card 1 Open the battery cover of Solar Eye Fig 2 8 as below Fig 2 8 Open battery cover 2 Put SD card into the slot then lock the MICRO SD card clamping plate Fig 2 9 as below Fig 2 9 Insert SD card 3 Put three pieces AA alkaline battery into battery box following the marks as Fig 2 10 ...

Page 9: ...There are two ways for Solar Eye installation one is on the removable base the other way is wall mounting 2 4 1 Detachable Chassis Fixation Press the Solar Eye bottom groove into the convex of base With a sound of clattering installation will be finished Fig 2 11 as below Fig 2 11 Solar Eye base setting If want to remove Solar Eye from the base press the base button and release connection Fig 2 12...

Page 10: ...holes with 43mm space distance Fig 2 13 as below Fig 2 13 Drill the wall mounting holes Warning Stay vertical angle between driller and wall with no shake in case of incline The hole should be no less than 30mm deep When measure the hole depth clear the dust inside 2 Place the wall plugs into the holes with the rubber hammer 3 Wring the screws ST3 25 into wall plugs and keep the screw head 5mm ...

Page 11: ...Solar Eye User Manual V1 0 Page 11 of 24 space outside Fig 2 14 as below Fig 2 14 Fix screws 4 Hook the Solar Eye over the two screw nails Fig 2 15 as below Fig 2 15 Hook Solar Eye on the wall ...

Page 12: ...terface Pos Fig 3 1 Description A Date B Time C Power trend D Sub menu E Gross generation F Intraday generation G Current generated power H Connected inverter quantity I Battery display when battery power shortage happens it will twinkle 3 2 Sub Interface Under main interface press enter key to switch among ENERGY YIELD CO2 and HISTORY interfaces ...

Page 13: ...face display E today yield E total yield as Fig 3 3 Fig 3 3 YIELD Interface 3 CO2 interface display CO2 emission volume today and in total as Fig3 4 Fig 3 4 CO2 Interface 4 HISTORY interface display hourly daily weekly monthly and yearly generated electricity as Fig 3 5 For details pls refer to chapter 4 6 check generated electricity ...

Page 14: ...ial Setting Initial setup is required for first time use Users are allowed to change these parameters as following 4 1 1 Set Time Hold Enter key for 3 seconds for setting as Fig 4 2 At this interface press left right key to change time and switch to the next setting by enter key All time dates will flash to indicate the setting is finished at this time press right key to enter into currency settin...

Page 15: ...y to enter into yield coefficient setting interface Fig 4 3 Set Currency 4 1 3 Set Yield Coefficient Yield coefficient indicates the yield per 1Kwh electricity generated from PV inverter and its setting interface is as Fig 4 4 Press left right key to change coefficient and then confirm it by enter key All digits flash to indicate the setting is finished At this time press right key enter into emis...

Page 16: ...face is as Fig 4 5 left right key to change coefficient and then confirm it by enter key All digits flash to indicate the setting is finished At this time press right key enter into main interface Fig 4 5 Set Emission Coefficient 4 2 Wireless Connection Solar Eye can be connected to EverSolar inverter up to 5 inverters as the following two ways 4 2 1 Connection Type Type 1 One Solar Eye connects t...

Page 17: ...ee 4 2 2 Set Up Wireless Connection 1 Hold the Solar Bee under normal working state for 15 seconds until LED of Solar Bee flashes which indicates Solar Bee has been into connection state 2 Hold right key of Solar Eye to go into connection state as Fig 4 8 At this time the channel Solar Bee stays in will show on top left corner on Solar Eye and press left right key to choose channels Solar Bee stay...

Page 18: ...process above again if the connection failure One Solar Eye connects to several Solar Bee up to 10 avoid to setting to same communication cannel 4 3 Alarm Warning Setting The alarm waning note user to deal with when inverter error happens in the main menu press and hold left and right buttons enter the interface of alarm warning setting show as Fig 4 9 Press left and right to chose ON or OFF then ...

Page 19: ...me from 1 to 5 minutes by pressing left or right buttons Then press enter button go back to the main menu Fig 4 10 Interface of data storage interval 4 5 Restore Factory Default Settings In the main menu you press and hold both left and right buttons while switch on the power LCD display in full screen LED flash after 3 seconds then device restore to default factory setting After completion device...

Page 20: ...of this day yield by your PV system Shown as in Fig 3 1 A means the data you check F means energy and power values yield in the day 3 Week Press right button you can view the energy and power values week of last 34 weeks yield by your PV system Shown as in Fig 3 1 B means the week you check F means energy and power values yield in this week 4 Month Press right button you can view the energy and po...

Page 21: ...rt 4GByte Operating temperature range 10 50 Operating humidity range 80 Wireless Operating frequency 433MHz Solar Eye waterproof level IP20 Table 5 2 Solar Bee specifications table Item Specifications Power supply Inverter power Wireless communication range 100m Maxim RS485 length support 20M Operating temperature range 20 60 Operating humidity range 98 Wireless Operating frequency 433MHz Solar Ey...

Page 22: ...High Protect By Hardware 14 Over Temperature in Inverter Over Temperature in Inverter 15 Auto Test NA 16 PV Over Voltage PV Over Voltage 17 Fan Lock Fan Lock 18 AC Voltage Out of Range AC Voltage Out of Range 19 Isolation Fault Isolation Fault 20 DC Injection High DC Injection High 21 Fac Vac Differs for M S Consistent Fault Fac Vac Differs for M S 22 NA Consistent Fault 23 Fac differs for M S Con...

Page 23: ...ference inside is abnormal 40 AC HCT Failure 41 GFCI Device Failure 42 Device fault 43 M S version unmatched 44 54 reserve 55 Fac Failure Fac Out of Range 56 AC Voltage Out of Range 57 Utility Loss 58 GFCI Failure 59 PV Over Voltage 60 Isolation Fault 61 Fan Lock 62 Over temperature in Inverter 63 Consistent Fault Vac differs for M S 64 Consistent Fault Fac differs for M S 65 Consistent Fault Grou...