Delta Electronics orporated DDP A020003A User Manual
QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Data Collector
Data Collector connects your PV Micro Inverter System to the internet in a simple quick way. It
uses ZigBee wireless radio frequency communication technology to monitor each micro inverter
without additional wiring. Through Web Portal, you can check data on the daily and historical
photovoltaic energy harvest.
Safety and Accident Prevention
The equipment has been manufactured in accordance with the strictest accident-prevention
regulations and supplied with safety devices suitable for the protection of components and
operators.
Deleco accepts no liability for failure to comply with the instructions for correct installation and cannot be
held responsible for the systems upstre am or downstream of the equipment it has supplied.
It is essential to provide the operators with correct information. They must read and comply with the technical
information required in the manual and in the attached document ation.
The instructions given in this SETUP GUIDE does not replace th e safety devices and technical data for inst allation and
operation stuck on the product, and they certainly do not replace the safety regulations in force in the country of
installation and common sense rules.
The manufacturer is willing to train staff, at it s premises or on site, in accordance with conditions to be set out in the
contract.
Avoid temporary fixes. All repairs should be carried out using only genuine spare parts, which must be installed in
accordance with their intended use.
Liabilities arising from commercial components are delegated to the respective manufacturers.
The equipment must be installed indoors in rooms with suitable environmental conditions.
The equipment is not equipped to operate in environments that have parti cula r flammable or explosive conditions.
In order to prevent signal collision in Micro Inverter Monitoring System, only ONE Data Collector installed
is permitted. (More than TWO Data Collectors installed in Micro Inverter System could cause signal
collision problem!), and up to 32 micro inverters can be directly monitored by a single Dat a Collector.
There is a hazard voltage inside this equipment and no maintaina ble parts inside this equipment.
Do not use the equipment if you find any anomalies while it is operating.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This device complies Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
z Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
z Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20cm between the radiator & your body.
Note: The country code selection is for non-US model only and is not available to all US
model. Per FCC regulation, all WiFi product marketed in US must fixed to US operation
channels only.
Pursuant to IEC60950, the Data Collector involves technologies and materials or
methods provide a level of safety.
Any modifications or changes made to this equipment may void the user warranty.
Overview
This diagram shows the relationship between Data Collector and other devices.
For Micro Inverter Monitoring System, the Data Collector communicates with your Micro Inverter System
via wireless, the communication quality is depended on your actual installation environment.
shortest distance between Data Collector and Micro Inverters is preferred!)
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Data Collector Key Parts Description
01: ZigBee antenna 02: Status LED (under the plastic cover) 03: OLED Display
04: Keypad (touch pad) 05: Ethernet port 06: Ethernet status LED
07: RESET button 08: AC inlet 09: Wall mount holes
10, Spec. Label 11: Rubber foots
01
03
02
04
Keypad Description
There are 3 touch pads (Keypad) provide the variou s
functionalities.
The MENU button : shows menu and returns to
previous sub-menu when navigating.
06
05
07
10
08
11
09
The DOWN button : moves cursor down.
The SELECT button : similar to enter.
Data Collector Serial Number
ETHERNET communication MAC address
Wi-Fi communication MAC address
ZigBee MAC address
The Spec. Label attached to the Dat a Collector
must not be removed, damaged or dirtied, etc.
The technical data shown in this manual does not in
any case replace those shown on the Spec. Label attached to
the Data Collector.
Data Collector Setup (No Internet Environment Available)
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Setup Process Flow Chart
Step 1:
Page XX
Step 1:
Power on the Data Collector
Step 2:
Setup via
Ethernet Cable
or
Step 3:
Web Registration
Procedure
Step 4:
DIN Rail Mountin
Page XX
Step 2:
Setup via
Wireless
Page XX
Page XX
Page XX
Power on the Data Collector
Once you plug in the AC power cord you will see the “Wi-Fi DEVICE” and “ETHERNET DEVICE”
message shown on the Data Collector OLED Display. (Press RESET button can get the same
result.)
RESET button
> Wi-Fi DEVICE
> ETHERNET DEVICE
There are two approaches to set up a Data Collector device.
The type of connection can be setup via:
<1> Ethernet Cable - Set Data Collector as an Ethernet device.
<2> or Wirelessly - Set Data Collector as a Wi-Fi device.
Step 2:
Setup via Ethernet Cable
System configuration shown as below
On Data Collector OLED Display
Choose ETHERNET DEVICE ( DOWN -> SELECT)
> Wi-Fi DEVICE
> ETHERNET DEVICE
Please connect Data Collector and your computer via an Ethernet Cable.
Please skip to the Web Registration Procedure.
You can press the RESET button if you want to redo the setup.
Step 2:
Setup via Wireless (Using Wi-Fi Signal)
System configuration shown as below
On Data Collector OLED Display
Choose Wi-Fi DEVICE ( SELECT)
> Wi-Fi DEVICE
> ETHERNET DEVICE
Please connect your computer’s Wi-Fi to the SSID “DELTA_XXXXXXXXXXXX”
Please skip to the Web Registration Procedure.
You can press the RESET button if you want to redo the setup.
Step 3:
Web Registration Procedure
In Your PC Side
Open the web browser, key-in IP address ”169.254.0.1” as shown on the Data Collector OLED
Display to enter Data Collector embedded web page.
The screen should now show the setup page, click on “Scan Device”.
This is system default and may be different
from what is shown on your screen.
Then, press the “Start” button to search all micro inverters which you have installed.
Then, press the “Stop” button to stop searching when all micro inverters have found. Otherwise, it
will keep searching until 20 minutes time out.
After stopping, please disable the devices to kick out those micro inverters that do not belong to you.
Then, press the “Confirm” button to finish scan device procedure.
After confirming, you can see the list of series number and MAC address from your micro inverters.
Then click the “Setting”
The popup window show “Data Saved Finish” and click “OK”.
The message “PLEASE AWAIT CONFIG” will be displayed on the Data Collector OLED Display.
The xx:xx time count is depending on how many micro inverters that you registered on your Data
Collector.
PLEASE AWAIT CONFIG
XX:XX
Step 4:
DIN Rail Mounting
Skip to the DIN Rail Mounting Procedure.
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