background image

Italy Facility  

Via S. Giorgio, 642 

52028 Terranuova Bracciolini  

Italy 

+39 055 9195 1 

Camarillo Facility  

740 Calle Plano  

Camarillo, California, 93012  

United States  

805-987-8741 

Phoenix Facility 

3201 East Harbour Drive

Phoenix, Arizona, 85034

United States

480-643-1700

Hong Kong Facility 

Unit 1907-9, Tower 1, The 

Gateway

25 Canton Road

Hong Kong S.A.R., China

http://www.power-one.com

C

har

ac

teristics and t

echnic

al da

ta

C

heck and incr

ease of the  r

adio signal

 

14.

15.

10.

13.

11.

12.

Service- Contact Details:

Australia  

+61 2 9735 3111 

 

service.au@power-one.com

Benelux  

+32 2 206 0338 

 

service.bx@power-one.com

China  

 

+8675529885888   service.cn@power-one.com

Eastern Europe 

+49 7641 95520 32   

service.ee@power-one.com

France  

00 800 00 28 76 72   

service.fr@power-one.com

Singapore  

+65 6896 3363  

 

service.sg@power-one.com

Spain  

 

00 800 00 28 76 72   

service.es@power-one.com

South east Asia 

    service.sg@power-one.com

UK  

 

0800 

0232341 

  service.uk@power-one.com

USA  

 

+1 877-261-1374 

 

service.us@power-one.com

Germany  

0800 

2200211 

  service.de@power-one.com

Greece  

00 800 00 28 76 72   

service.gr@power-one.com

India  

 

+65 6896 3363  

 

service.in@power-one.com

Italy  

 

00 800 00 28 76 72   

service.it@power-one.com

Middle East   

00 800 00 28 76 72

The display (composed by 2 lines with 16 character for each line) can be used for navigate the menu by using the UP, DOWN, ESC and ENTER buttons and allows for:

• Viewing the operating status of the inverter and statistics data;    • Viewing service messages for the user;    • Viewing alarm and fault messages;   • Changing the inverter settings

  Statistics
               >

 Output Voltage
     ....V   

   Frequency
     ....Hz    

  Temperature
     ....°C    

 Input Current

     ....A 

Tot Output Power
     ....W

  Total Energy
    ....kWh

 Inverter Data
               >

.. microinverter  
SN: ......     >

  Total Energy
    .... Wh  

  Input Voltage
     ....V    

  Output Power 
     ....W

 Micro Release  

   .........

    Model ID    
 MICROINVERTER 

  MAC Address    

................

 Output Current
     ....A 

  DSP Release   

   .........

View
Information    >

       PN 
    ........

       SN 
   ..........

   Firmware rel    
               >

Application FW
    ........    

Bootloader FW 
    ........  

WiFi Firmware 
    ........  

RF Firmware 
    ........

Inv/CDD DD/MM/YY 
E... ON HH:MM:SS

      Date     
    DD/MM/YY   

      Time     
    HH:MM:SS   

     Events
 Alarm present  >   

Change
Settings       >

 Select Language
    ........     

 Set Date/Time
HH:MM DD/MM/YYYY

  Set Timeout 
  0..10min/Off     

Change Language
               >

Set Date/Time
               >

Display Timeout
               >

     Network
               >

  WiFi Network    
     xxxxxx     

Tot Output Power
     x.xx W    

 Total  Energy 
   x.xx kWh    

  Alarm Status 
     xxxxxx     

    DD/MM/YY 
    HH:MM:SS   

 Web Server IP
   ..........     

 Secondary DNS   

   ..........    

MAC Address WiFi 
................

  WiFi Enabled
      Yes      >

  Subnet Mask

  ...........   

WiFi AutoConnect 
      Yes      >

  IP Gateway   

  ...........     

   Web Server  
 Reset Password? 

   Primary DNS

   ..........     

    CDD Login   
 Reset Password? 

    CDD Admin   
 Reset Password? 

   Web Server  
  Are You Sure? 

WiFi AutoConnect 
      No

WiFi AutoConnect 
      Yes

  WiFi Enabled
 

 No

  WiFi Enabled
 

Yes      

    CDD Login   
  Are You Sure? 

    CDD Admin   
  Are You Sure? 

   Web Server  
      Done!

    CDD Login   
      Done!

    CDD Admin   
      Done!

 Select Network
 Ethernet/WiFi

 DHCP Enabled
    Yes/No

Web Server IP
...........    >

Mask Address
...........    >

IP Gateway
...........    >

Primary DNS
...........    >

Secondary DNS
...........    >

     Reset
 Ground Fault ?        

     Reset   
  Are You Sure? 

     Reset   
     Done!

   WiFi SSID:   
 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   

S

truc

tur

e of the displa

y menu

During the normal operation of the 

inverter 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

is 

displayed.

By pressing any button during the normal operation (when the display 

shows GENERAL INFORMATION) you gain access to the set up basic, and 

information screens related to the CDD.

The 3 main menus allow access to 

Statistics

: displays statistics of the plant and of each MICRO inverter

View information

: displays data related to the CDD and the list of errors or warnings 

Change settings

: Allows changing the settings of the CDD.

Press any button

Simultaneously press the UP and DOWN buttons for 3 se-

conds and then enter the password 0010

Once the acquisition of the MICRO inverters is completed it is possible to configure the remote monitoring of the plant on the Aurora Easy View web portal using 

the 

Self Registration

 procedure (through the Power-One website). 

To start the self-registration process go to 

https://register.auroravision.net/cdd?mac=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:GG:II

 (the page will be automatically opened if at 

the end of the acquisistion process for the MICRO inverter you go to “

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTER YOUR CDD XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

”).

The registration process is completed in three steps:

1. Enter your personal contact information and validate your email account.

You will be sent an email with a link to validate your email address. Open  the e-mail and click on the link to continue the registration.

If you do not validate the account within 3 days the account will be invalidated and you will have to start over.

2. Provide dateils about your solar power site/home.

It is important to provide the installer’s name and contact information to help direct current and future homeowners to the installer for any future project and service needs.

Your site information defaults to the homeowner’s address but can updated to a different address for alternate locations such as the homeowner’s second home.

3. Link and validate your CDD to the solar power site.

• 

Make sure the CDD is connected to the internet.

• 

Enter the CDD’s  RF MAC address (MAC RF) in the 8 display fields

• 

Click on the 

Validate

 button

If the CDD is validated, the logger and all configured MICRO inverters will be displayed

Click 

I’m Done

 to complete the registration process you will receive an e-mail confirming that the registration has been successfully completed.

The free Aurora Easy View Web Portal (

easyview.auroravision.net

) offers monitoring of the plant  

remotely (via internet). 

The portal is divided 3 main sections:

• 

The upper section has 

general information

 about the system

• 

In the middle is the 

graph of total production of energy

  for a period which can be set (from a 

single day up to 365) and the 

output power of each MICRO inverter

• 

On the bottom are the 

Environmental Benefits

 based on the total energy produced by the plant.

In addition to the monitoring, the portal offers automatic upgrade of the firmware installed in the 

MICRO inverters and the CDD device. Every time new firmware is available, an e-mail asking for 

confirmation to do the upgrade  will be sent to the plant owner. 

As well as being used for acquisition of the MICRO inverters by the CDD, the local Web Server makes it possible to monitor the whole system constantly, showing 

the data for each individual inverter. The different menus are:

“Home” Menu

• 

The 

HOME

 page displays all the MICRO inverters with their serial numbers, instant energy output and 

radio signal level. The table on the left shows the data for the whole system (energy output, total energy, 

CO2 savings and system status.

“View” Menu

• Plant Info

 > plant data (name of the plant, place, country standard, etc...)

• RF Signals

 > a graph is displayed showing the radio signal strength for each inverter, and the messages sent.

“Config” Menu

• Plant

 > setting of plant information (Name, place, etc) and grid standard of MICRO inverter

• Network

>setting of the parameters related for network (DHCP) and to the Aurora Easy View (Sending 

of data and events to the portal, automatic updates, etc). In case of automatic updates, the customer will 

receive an e-mail alert if a new version of the firmware is available. 

• Date/Time

 > Setting of CDD’s date and time

• CDD clone

 

> Cloning of CDD in case of substitution. The new CDD ‘recognize’ AURORA MICRO inverters 

previously installed in the system

• 

Ground Fault/Energy

 

> Allows unlocking of an inverter which detected ground fault error, and resetting 

the energy value of each MICRO inverter 

• Change Pass

> Allows changing the password for the advanced functions of the Local Web Portal (by default Username: Admin / Password: Admin)

“Events” Menu

• 

Accesses the list of events signaled by the MICRO inverters or by the CDD.

“Upgrade” Menu

• CDD Firmware

 > Allows for upgrade of the CDD firmware

• uP Firmware/Dsp Microinv

 

> Allows for upgrade of the firmware of the microprocessor (uP) and /or the DSP inside the MICRO inverter

“Registration” Menu

• 

Accesses to the Self Registration procedure in the Aurora Easy View web Portal (it is necessary to be connected to internet).

“?” Menu (Help)

• 

Contacts for the Power-One Service  in case assistance is needed.

L

oc

al W

eb 

Por

tal

S

elf Registr

ation pr

oc

edur

e

W

eb P

or

tal A

ur

or

a Easy 

Vie

w

It should not be facing the MICRO inverters as shown in the pictures below:

2. 

Try a new location for the CDD taking account the signal decrease through 

materials through which the radio signal has to pass:

Material

Relative signal range reduction

Open Field

Approximately 50 meters

Wood / Glass

From 0 to 10%

Stone / Pressed cardboard

From 10 to 40%

Reinforced concrete

From 10 to 90%

Metal

Up to 100 %

3.

 Install an extension cable for the antenna (CDD Antenna Extension Cable). the cable 

allows the antenna to be installed at a distance over the obstacle for the radio signal.

The radio signal level between CDD and MICRO inverter can be checked throu-

gh the Local Web Portal. Inside the View Menu > RF signal (enter Username and 

Password (Default Admin / Admin)

Medium signal level from MICRO inverter

Number of messages sent to the CDD in the last 15 minutes 

MICRO inverters send a data packet every minute

Indicator of power of received signal

On the basis of medium signal level (after at least 20 minutes of acquisitions ) the 

quality of radio communication can be considered:

0%

40%

70%

100%

BAD

ACCEPTABLE

GOOD

Good:

 no problem with communication

Acceptable:

 possible delays in data transfer and slower firmware updating.

Bad: 

Try a new position for the CDD installation or strenghtening the signal.

The radio signal level between CDD and MICRO inverter can be increased 

in 

different ways:

1.

 Change the position of the antenna.

The antenna has deadzone at its end. 

CDD

Power-one

CDD

Power-one

Radio Antenna

CDD Antenna Extension Cable

Radio signal obstacle

Communication To Inverter

Type

Radio IEEE 802.15.4

Sample Rate

1 min

Max Distance (free space) 

50 m ( can be extended with Power-One repeater)

Max number of devices

30

Communication To Modem/PC

Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 / 2.4GHz / 10 Mbps

Wired Communication

Ethernet RJ45 10/100 Mbps

Connectivity

Wired ports

1x RJ45 Ethernet, 1x RS485, 1x Go-Go Relay

Compatibility

RS-485, AURORA protocol

Features

Operation

Integrated Web Server

Power Supply

Type

External plug-in adapter

Adapter Input

100...240 Vac ; 50/60 Hz

Adapter Output

5 Vdc - 1 A

Power Consumption

typical 2,5W/ max. 5W

Battery

3Vdc, replaceable

Environmental

IP Degree

 IP20 / NEMA 1

Ambient Temperature

-20…+55 °C / -4. . . 131°F

Relative Humidity

<90% non condensing

Physical

Dimensions (H/W/D)

150x180x25 mm /5.9x7x1” (not extended antenna)

Weight

0.6 kg / 1.32 lbs

Mounting

Wall mounting (screws provided)

Interface

Display

16 Characters x 2 lines OLED

Display Language

IT-EN-FR-DE-ES

LED

Bicolor (red and green)

Safety

Marking

CE, cCSAus, FCC

Safety and EMC Standards

EN 62311; EN 60950-1; EN 301489-1 V1.8.1;EN 301489-17 V2.1.1; EN 55022; EN 55024; FCC Part 15 Class B /      

Class C ; RTTE 1999/5/EC 

Accessories

Antenna extension cable

Optional

Plug-in power adapter

Included

Remark. Features not specifically listed in the current data sheet are not included in the product

Reviews: