GNE Honeybee350, Honeybee700, Honeybee800, Scouter450, Swarm Installation & User Manual

GNE module level optimization and monitoring system

Installation User Manual

(Honeybee350/400, Honeybee700/800, Scouter450，Swarm, Beehive)

Jiangsu GNE New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

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Email： [e-mail] | Web：www.gnetek.com

Add.: 1F/B, No.218 Hongkou Road, Liyang City, Jiangsu 213300, CHINA

Notice

u This user manual is used to install and maintain GNE

power optimizer models Honeybee 350/400, Honeybee
700/800, PV monitor model Scouter350/450 and data
processing devices.

u No permission to disassemble and repair the products

to ensure the safety of personnel. For services, please
look for trained or qualified professionals.

u Before installing and using the power optimizers,

please familiarize yourself with all the tips and warnings
on the products, as well as the safety instructions and
other applicable safety guidelines in the inver ter
manual and the PV module installation instructions.

u To reduce the risk of fire and electric shock, install the

power optimizers in strict acco rda nce with loca l
electrical standards and codes.

u Before installing the optimization and monitoring

products, please remove all metal accessories that you
wear to reduce the risk of touching live circuits. It is
strictly forbidden to install and debug in bad weather.

u Do not operate if the GNE products can be physically

damaged. Check existing cables and connectors to
ensure they are in good condition and status. Do not
operate the cables and connectors of GNE products if
they are damaged or unqualified.

u Do n o t c o nnec t or d isc o n nec t th e GNE powe r

optimizers and montoring products under load. There
is also a risk of electric shock when shutting down the
inverter or the GNE products. After disconnecting all
power supplies, the capacitor inside the inverter can
continue to charge for a few minutes. Before measuring
the line, first measure the voltage at the inverter and
confirm that the capacitor is no longer charged.

u I n s t a l la tion must be perf o r m e d b y a t r a i n e d

professional. GNE is not liable for any loss or damage
caused by improper operation, discomfort or misuse of
these products.

u Before the GNE customer service personnel provide

services, please make sure that the data aggregation
device Beehive is powered on and the internet is fine,
and optimizers work in power-on status, then check the
current, voltage and power of the PV series.

Installation Steps:

1. Smart PV diagram (Apidae)

5. Connection to Swarm
and Beehive

2. Register MACID of GNE
models

6. Installation of data aggregation
device (Beehive)

3. Installation of optimizers
or PV monitors

7. Setup in data cloud center
(Honeypot)

4. Installation of data
acquisitoin unit (Swarm)

8. Appendix - Product
Specification

For more information, please visit GNE website www.gnetek.com, or contact us (email: [e-mail], telephone: [phone])

1. Smart PV Diagram(Apidae)

PV Array

Honeybee350/400

Scouter450

Connection Description:

• One Beehive can communicate up to 5 Swarms by 485 cable and

gather the generation data of 2000 optimizers and monitors

• One Swarm can wirelessly communicate 400 optimizers

• Honeybee350/400: Sole module power optimizer to connect one

PV panel

• Honeybee700/800: Dual module power to connect Two PV panels

• Scouter450: Sole module monitor to connect one PV panel

Internet

Data Acquisition Unit

Swarm

Integrated Optimizer

Smartbee350

Honeybee700/800

Data Aggregation Device

Beehive

Data Cloud Center

Honeypot

Inverter

2. Register MACID of GNE models

①. Plan the installation location of each

power optimizer or PV module
monitor

②. Take the power optimizer or PV module
monitor and write down the 8-digit MACID
number on the pl ant map, or string li st, or
construction drawing. And write down the 8-digit
MACID number of Swarm and Beehive.

A1

A2

B1

A3

B2

A4

B3

A5

B4

A6

B5

A7

B6

A8

B7

A9

B8

A10

B9

B10

Inverter

③. The i nstall at io n posit io n of th e powe r

optimizers or the PV module monitors should
accord to the previously recorded MACID order.

3. Installation of optimizers or PV monitors

Ø Precautions before installation

PV Module PV Module PV Module PV Module

Description: When all the inputs of the

optimizers are connected to the output

①

Correct operation: Connect the optimizer's outputs in the
same direction

Wrong operation: simultaneous connection of the optimizers'
outputs in both directions.

PV Module PV Module PV Module PV Module

of the PV junction boxes, the outputs

of the o ptimizers are connected in

series.

Correct operation: Connect the outputs

of the optimizers in the same direction

to ensure that the last two ends of the

string are the positive and negative

two-pole interfaces, not the same-pole

interface (as shown in Figure 2).

②

Negative interface

Inverter

Positive interfaceNegative interface

3. Installation of optimizers or PV monitors

①. Record the product MACID numbers of the optimizers
or PV monitor on the system form or power station map
or construction drawing to establish a power station in
cludy center for tracking the operation status of each
panel even the whole PV station.

②. Use a screw or cable tie to position the optimizer or
PV monitor one by one according to the registered
MACID number position, and fix it on the bracket or panel
frame. If the bracket has no mounting holes, it can be
drilled and mounted with a hole size of 6mm.

③. The shorter pair of cables of the power optimizer or
the PV monitor are the input terminals, and the longer
pair of cables are the output terminals for the power
optimizer or the PV monitor to be connected in series and
finally connected to the inver or the combiner box.

Cabling sequence: firstly connect all the input cables of
the optimizers to the output cables of the PV junction box,
then connect the output cables of all the optimizers in
series (please refer to the previous page for notes)

Remarks:

W h e n c o n n e c t i n g t h e d u a l m o d u l e o p t i m i z e r

Honeybee700/800 to one PV panel, one pair of the
input cables of the optimizer are connected the
output ends of the PV module, and the other pair is
directly docked.

4. Installation of data acquisitoin unit (Swarm)

Swarm

Cascade

Swarm

RS485

Terminal

RS485

Terminal

485B



485B

485A



485A

GND



GND

12V12V

①. Swarm is mounted on the bracket at
the center of the PV module array and
can be fixed with cable tie or a screw of
diameter 6mm.

50m

②. If yo u n eed to con n ect mor e
Swarms, please connect th em with
RS485 cable.

Note:
The data transmission between the
Swarm and the power optimizers is
wireless, and the effective
communication distance is 50 meters.

Swarm cascade table:

RS485

Connect

next Swarm

RS485

Connect Beehive or

the Swarm in the front

5. Connection to Swarm and Beehive

Swarm

Cascade

Swarm　Beehive

A third

device

RS485

Terminal

RS485

Terminal

RS485

Terminal 1

RS485

Terminal 2

RS485

Terminal

485B



485B485B

485B



485B

485A



485A



485A

485A



485A

GND



GNDGND

GND



GND

12V



12VVCC

VCC-USER

The wiring connection table of Swarm and Beehive

① Determine where the Beehive is installed

② Open the back covers of the Beehive to the

③ Connect the 485 cable to the RS485 port

and the length of RS485 cable from the

Beehive to the Swarm

Swarm

numbered 1 on the Beehive (refer to the

right table for the wiring connection table)

and tighten it with a flat head screwdriver.

④ Connect the other end of the 485 cable to

any one RS485 interface of the Swarm, and

the wiring order of the four color wires of

the RS485 in the Swarm and the Beehive are

c o n s i s t e n t . N o t e : A n y e r r o r i n t h e

connection order would cause damage to

the Swarm or the Beehive.

⑤ Tighten the screws on the back cover of the

Sw a r m and t he B e e h ive w i t h a cr o s s

screwdriver.

6. Installation of data aggregation device (Beehive)

Notes for Operation:

1. The protection grade of the Beehive is IP20 and needs to be installed indoors. If it

needs to be installed outdoors, please add a waterproof box.

2. Connect power, ethernet cable or third-party device to the corresponding terminals.

3. Test whether the Swarm and the network cable work normally (select“FIND 485”in

the menu of the Beehive, press “OK”, then the connection number of the 485

devices will be displayed)

Ethernet cable

RS485 cable

Modbus

Device A

A third-part device

100~240V

Power cord

Modbus

Device B

7. Setup in data cloud center (Honeypot)

Log in the GNE homepage: http://gne.gnetek.com,
click on the monitoring center in the upper right corner

② Fill in the information of the new account

① New Account Register

Select language

New account Register

7. Setup in data cloud center (Honeypot)

③ Fill in the information of the
inverter and the panel

⑤ Select optimizer model, fill in 8 digits of MACID of the optimizers

Add more inverters
or panels if needed

④ Fill in the 8-digit of MACID of the Beehive

7. Setup in data cloud center (Honeypot)

⑥ Adjust the location of the optimizers per the physical layout of the PV station

SPECIFICATION

MODEL

Honeybee350

Honeybee700

Honeybee400

Honeybee800

Scouter450

INPUT

Max. Input Power

350 W

350*2 W

450 W

450*2 W

450W

Max. Input Voltage

60 Vdc

75 Vdc

75 Vdc

Min.Module MPPT Voltage

16 Vdc

12 Vdc

-

Max. Input Current

10 Adc

13 Adc

13 Adc

Short Circuit Current

15 Adc

OUTPUT

Output Power Range

0~350 W

0~350*2 W

0~450 W

0~450*2 W

0~450W

Max Output Current

11 Adc

13 Adc

13 Adc

Output Voltage Range

0 ~ Voc

Max System Voltage

1000 Vdc

1500 Vdc

1500 Vdc

EFFICIENCY

Max. Converter Efficiency

99.50%

99.60%

99.60%

99.60%

99.90%

INSTALLATION

SPECIFICATION

Size (L*W*T, mm)

127.5*106*22

130.5*129*25

130.3*109.6*25

130*132*24.5

127.5x106x22

Weight

530 g

810 g

588 g

765 g

400g

Input Linker

MC4

MC4

MC4

Output Linker

MC4

MC4

MC4

Working Temperature

-40 ~ +85 ℃

Inbreaking Protection

IP65

IP67

IP67

Relative Humidity

0~100%

STANDARD

COMPLIANCE

EMC

7IEC61000-6-2, IEC61000-6-37

Safety Regulations

IEC62109-1 (Class II safety)

Overvoltage Category

III

Certificate

CQC/TUV/CSA

CE

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Appendix - Product Specification