SMA BEAM User Manual
SUNNY BEAM USB Driver
Installing the Sunny Beam USB Driver
Version: 1.4
1 Sunny Beam USB Driver
The Sunny Beam USB driver is needed to connect a Sunny Beam to a computer.
System requirements:
The Sunny Beam USB driver supports the following operating systems:
•Windows 2000
•Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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2 Installing the Driver
2.1 Downloading the Driver
Required material:
• Computer with a zip program
• Internet access
• Supported operating system (see section 1 "Sunny Beam USB Driver" (page1)).
•Sunny Beam.
1. Switch on the computer.
2. Create a new folder on your computer and name it "Sunny Beam", for example.
3. Download the Sunny Beam USB driver from the download area at www.SMA.de/en:
– Select the Sunny Beam USB driver for your operating system.
–Click Open in the "File Download" window.
– Save the zip file on your computer.
– Using your zip program, unzip the files in the folder you created earlier.
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2.2 Installing the Driver
2.2.1 Installing the Driver on Systems Operating Windows XP/ Windows 2000
Installation of the driver is the same for Windows XP and Windows 2000.
Drivers for 2 hardware components have to be installed.
Procedure:
• Installing the driver for Sunny Beam USB UART
• Installing the driver for USB Serial Port
Windows Logo testing
During the installation process of an SMA Windows driver, Windows will warn you that
the software you are installing has not passed the Windows Logo testing.
This warning is displayed when third-party drivers are installed. It indicates that the
manufacturer's driver has not been tested in the Microsoft "Windows Hardware Quality
Labs (WHQL)".
SMA Solar Technology AG has tested and approved the driver's functionality. You can
ignore the recommendation from Microsoft to abort the installation and proceed with the
installation of the driver.
Installing the driver for Sunny Beam USB UART
1. Connect the Sunny Beam to your computer using
the USB cable provided.
☑The "Found New Hardware Wizard" window
opens.
–The "Found New Hardware Wizard" window
does not open?
– See section 3 "Starting the Add Hardware
Wizard Manually" (page15).
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2. If the window shows the question "Can Windows
connect to Windows Update to search for
software?" select No, not this time and click
[Next>].
3. If the window shows the question "What do you
want the wizard to do?" select Install from a list
or specific location (Advanced) and click
[Next >].
4. Click [Browse] and select the folder in which the
unzipped driver files are saved.
5. Click [Next >].
6. Click [Continue Anyway].
☑ The installation starts.
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☑"Found New Hardware Wizard" opens.
7. Click [Finish].
☑The "Found New Hardware Wizard" window
opens.
–The "Found New Hardware Wizard" window
does not open?
– See section 3 "Starting the Add Hardware
Wizard Manually" (page15).
Installing the driver for USB Serial Port
1. Select Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced) field and click [Next >].
2. Click Browse and select the folder in which the
unzipped driver files are saved.
3. Click [Next >].
4. Click [Continue Anyway].
☑ The installation starts.
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5. Click [Finish].
☑ Both drivers are installed.
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2.2.2 Installing the Driver on Systems Operating Windows Vista.
Drivers for 2 hardware components have to be installed.
Procedure:
• Installing the driver for Sunny Beam USB UART
• Installing the driver for USB Serial Port
Windows Security
During the installation process of an SMA Windows driver, Windows will warn you that it
cannot verify the publisher of the driver software.
This warning is displayed when third-party drivers are installed. It indicates that the
manufacturer's driver has not been tested in the Microsoft "Windows Hardware Quality
Labs (WHQL)".
SMA Solar Technology AG has tested and approved the driver's functionality. You can
ignore the recommendation from Microsoft to abort the installation and proceed with the
installation of the driver.
Installing the driver for Sunny Beam USB UART
1. Connect the Sunny Beam to your computer using the USB cable provided.
☑The "Found New Hardware" window opens.
–The "Found New Hardware" window does not open?
– See section 3 "Starting the Add Hardware Wizard Manually" (page15).
2. Click Locate and install driver software
(recommended).
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