Chapter 1: Introducing the SolarEdge Control and Communication Gateway
Control and Communication Gateway Installation Guide - MAN-01-00132-1.2
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LCD and LCD-Menu Buttons
The LCD screen displays status information of the SolarEdge gateway and various menus for configuration
options. The LCD panel and buttons are used during the following processes:
Operational Mode:
The LCD panel allows checking that the gateway is working properly. Refer to
on page 32 for a description of this option. Use the LCD user buttons to toggle
through the informative displays and select options.
Setup:
After mounting the gateway, the installer may perform basic gateway configuration, as
described in
Four buttons are used for controlling the LCD menus (see Figure 3):
Esc:
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the parameter, goes to the previous menu and cancels a
value change.
Up
(1), Down
(2):
Moves the cursor between menu options, moves among the characters of a
parameter, and toggles between possible characters when setting a value.
Enter (3):
Selects a menu option or accepts a value change. Also used to enable LCD backlight.
LEDs
The front of the SolarEdge gateway has an LCD panel and three LEDs, as shown above:
The gateway has three LED indicators, as follows:
Power OK (Green):
Indicates whether or not the SolarEdge gateway is connected to power
Communication (Yellow):
This LED blinks when monitoring information is received from another
SolarEdge device in the installation.
Fault (Red):
Indicates that there is an error. For more information, contact SolarEdge support.
All LEDs are ON while the SolarEdge gateway is being configured and during power up.
Communication Connectors
Antenna1
: used for optional wireless ZigBee or Wi-Fi antenna connection (refer to
Antenna2:
Currently not installed
RS485-1 and RS485-2
: used for connecting external devices to the gateway (refer to
Connecting the SolarEdge Gateway to the SolarEdge Installation
RS232
: enables connection of the SolarEdge gateway to an external device using an RS232 interface.
USB
: Enables PC/laptop connection for using the SolarEdge configuration tool.
Ethernet
: enables connecting the SolarEdge gateway to the SolarEdge monitoring portal through an
Ethernet switch/router (refer to
Creating an Ethernet (LAN) Connection
switch/router should be connected to the Internet.