Growatt Shine WebBox, User Manual

Page 1: ...Shine WebBox User Manual...

Page 2: ...and Connection 10 3 1 Requirements for Installation Location 10 3 2 Shine WebBox Installation 11 3 2 1 Wall mounted Installation 11 3 2 2 Horizontally Installation 13 3 3 Network Connection 13 3 3 1...

Page 3: ...27 5 1 Registration and Login 27 5 2 View the Monitoring Data 28 6 Power Management 29 6 1 Active Power Reduction 30 6 2 Reactive Power Control 31 6 3 Manage Active and Reactive Power Together 32 7 D...

Page 4: ...are cautioned however that Growatt reserves the right to make changes without notice and shall not be responsible for any damages including indirect incidental or consequential damages caused by relia...

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Page 6: ...2 Production Description 2 1 Device Overview...

Page 7: ...Port As to COM port pin 2 and pin 4 are used for RS485 communication Others for active and reactive power adjustment 6 USB Port Auto update via USB flash disk 7 SD CARD Data storage via SD CARD 8 ANT...

Page 8: ...Go out No SD card inserted Long lighting with Go out Inverters report error Bumming 2 2 Unpacking and Checking 2 2 1 Packing List The Shine WebBox and accessories can be found as below Label Name Amou...

Page 9: ...code is validate code in the shine server 2 3 Shine WebBox Function Introduction Shine WebBox can monitor the PV devices via RS485 cable see below picture of the monitoring system Shine WebBox can co...

Page 10: ...vironment need consider below tips Indoor installation Temperature from 0 45 degree Avoid humid environment Avoid being exposed to directly sun radiation The maximum cable length of RS485 communicatio...

Page 11: ...on the vertical plane of the wall Dig two holes according to the dimension of the bracket there are two screw holes Use hammer or suitable tools to hit the plastic columns into the two hold on the wal...

Page 12: ...e WebBox notice the clearance of mounting 4 Connect all inverter s RS485 in parallel with RS485 cables then connect to the WeBox RS48 connector of WebBox 5 Connect the network cable insert the network...

Page 13: ...tallation Procedure 1 Set Shine WebBox on a horizontal plane 2 As to the rest steps please refer to aforementioned step 4 8 in chapter 3 2 1 3 3 Network Connection 3 3 1 Setting IP Address of PC The d...

Page 14: ...oose Internet Protocol version 4 TCP IPv4 double click to open Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Use the following IP address make sure the IP address of the PC and Shine WebBox are in the same netw...

Page 15: ...ection to a network Local Connection Internet Protocol version 4 TCP IPv4 change the IP address of the PC make sure the IP address of the PC and Shine WebBox are in the same network segment You can se...

Page 16: ...make sure your laptop or PC IP address are in the same network segment with the WebBox 3 3 3 Connection via Network Router 1 Set the gateway of the router to be 192 168 1 1 if don t know how to confi...

Page 17: ...e inverter weather station and smart meters via RS485 communication 3 4 1 RS485 Connection 1 Please refer to below picture for the RS485 cable connection the inverter RS485 T corresponding to the Shin...

Page 18: ...t meter and environment monitor is similar to inverter smart meter or weather station and inverters in parallel and then connect to Shine WebBox with RS485 cables Note Shine WebBox can only monitor th...

Page 19: ...ebBox connects to local network please confirm the IP address 192 168 1 230 is not occupied by other device Otherwise the IP addresses will be conflict you can t get in to WebBox internal web service...

Page 20: ...ting see below picture of Parameter page 4 Shine WebBox will search inverters according to the inverter address range setting Any new inverter is detected will display in the Record page and will upda...

Page 21: ...ss of Shine WebBox Shine WebBox address settings include IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS settings As shown in Figure 4 5 below if the network IP address of the Shine WebBox is the same as the t...

Page 22: ...om After setting the IP address successfully restart the Shine WebBox then you can get access to the WebBox with the new IP address via browser Figure 4 7 4 2 1 3 Set IP Address of the Server Usually...

Page 23: ...make sure Shine WebBox uploads data to the Shine Server Figure 4 9 4 2 1 5 Set Inverter COM port Address Range 1 Parameter interface settings of inverter address range Address_start and Address_end is...

Page 24: ...the Parameter interface select on in the drop down list click Save under the page The Shine WebBox enables the weatherstation monitor Note The weather station COM address default is 36 you don t need...

Page 25: ...eed to change it if your system with an anti reflux device please switch it on by select ON in Ammeter OFF ON drop list Note There is no corresponding function device prohibit the opening of this swit...

Page 26: ...rohibit the opening of this switch otherwise it may cause the equipment is not working properly Figure 4 18 4 2 10 Inverter Model Selection In the Parameter interface under the Inverter type after the...

Page 27: ...nutes you can check real time data and history data on Shine server First you need register an Shine server account 1 Login Growatt Shine server The international user server domain url is http server...

Page 28: ...utomatically jump to the Shine Server main interface Click on the power plant plant data as shown in Figure 5 3 the information displayed for the daily power chart of the plant In drop down list selec...

Page 29: ...r Management Shine WebBox power management is composed of active power reduction and reactive power control components To enable power management a ripple control receiver is required This function is...

Page 30: ...ource Pin Status Explanation 1 3 3V DC source Powering relays 3 100 output power When the relay corresponding to pin 3 actions the inverter outputs 100 of nominal power 5 60 output power When the rela...

Page 31: ...elow Pin 11 is connected to 3 3V dc source Pin Status Explanation 9 0 99 PF When the relay corresponding to pin 9 actions the power factor of the output power is 0 99 7 0 98 PF When the relay correspo...

Page 32: ...You can update WebBox firmware by using a USB flash disk please contact Growatt service department for the latest firmware version and update guide 2 If your WebBox is well monitored by Growatt Shine...

Page 33: ...then Shine WebBox would restore factory settings after restarts Note After reset to factory setting you can login WebBox internal server with the default IP address refer to 3 4 Network Connection 7...

Page 34: ...administrator for help Can t access to Growatt Shine Sever PC or laptop not connect to internet correctly Make sure PC or laptop connect to internet and make sure visit the right website www growatt...

Page 35: ...mperature 0 45 Degree of protection IP 20 Mounting location Indoor Communication Rs485 communication Maximum 30 inverters Wireless communication ZigBee maximum 15 inverters Rs485 communication range 1...

Page 36: ...e Server when on line again 8 3 2 RS485 Cables To ensure the stable communication between the Shine WebBox and inverters we suggest use RS485 cable that consists of STP shielded twisted pair The maxim...

Page 37: ...lease contact the Growatt serviceline GROWATT NEW ENERGY Building B Jiayu Industrial Zone 28 Guanghui Road Longteng Community Shiyan Baoan District Shenzhen P R China Service hotline 86 755 27471942 E...