Fimer VSN700, Product Manual

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Select the tabs across the top to perform configuration operations and select one of the ports in the 

Devices

 list to set up devices.

Verify all the icons for the data logger in the status area to the right are green. It may take some time for all the icons to turn green.

Status area

The MAC address (Logger ID) for the data logger is displayed at the top of the page. Be sure to write down the MAC address of the data 

logger. The MAC address is needed later for Asset Registration.

6.3  Configure for devices

The Devices list on the Home page shows all the different devices connected through all the ports on the data logger. It is essential that 

the devices you set up here match how devices are physically connected to your data logger. 

By default, only the two RS-485 ports are set up. The primary RS-485 port is set to Modbus RTU and the secondary RS-485 is set to 

Aurora Protocol (to SunSpec) Adapter. 

The default settings support hardware connections where all inverters that use Aurora protocol are attached as an RS-485 daisy chain 

to the Secondary RS-485 port. Optional weather stations and supported inverters that use Modbus RTU are connected to the Primary 

RS-485 port. See Section 4 if you are adding a VSN800 Weather Station. See Section 5 for advanced configuration options if you are 

using VSN700-05 (Max).

For the Secondary RS-485 connection, once inverters using the Aurora Protocol are properly addressed and wired in the RS-485 daisy 

chain, inverters will automatically be discovered and displayed. 

6.3.1  Set a static IP address

Setting a Static IP is only necessary if required by your network. In almost all cases you can skip this section.

1. Obtain Static IP address information for the site. 

2. Select the Network tab. Set the Type (Network Connection Type) field to Static. The page allows you to type in the following information: 

• IP address

• Subnet Mask

• Gateway

• DNS (separate primary and secondary DNS servers with a single space)

3. Press Update at the bottom of the page.

The data logger needs to be restarted before the network changes take affect. In the 

Home

 tab use the 

Reboot Logger

 button to reboot 

the logger.