SMA BEAM-BT-10 User Manual
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Solar Data Technology
SUNNY BEAM
SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth
User Manual
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Wireless Technology
BeamBT-BEN094911 | 98-0012811 | Version 1.1
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Table of Contents
1 Notes on this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Field of Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Appropriate Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1.1 Supported Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Identifying the Sunny Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5 Installation Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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5.1 Installation Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2 Installing the Sunny Beam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2 Sunny Beam Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.3 Determining free NetID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.4 Commissioning the Sunny Beam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.1.1 Switching on the Display / Calling up the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3 Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.3.1 Calling up the Chart "Complete PV System" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.3.2 Calling up the Chart "No. of Inverters" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.4 Power and Energy Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.5 Symbols in the Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.5.1 Symbol for the Connection Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.5.2 Battery Symbol/Charging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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7.5.3 Info, Error, and Warning Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.6 Calling up Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
7.7 Sunny Beam Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.7.1 Enable / Disable Alarm for Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.8 Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.8.1 Changing the Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.8.2 Changing the Display Switch-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.8.3 Setting the Coefficients of Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.9 Data Query. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.9.1 Changing the Data Query Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.9.2 Deactivating Overnight Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.10 Service Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.10.1 Checking the Connection Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.10.2 Accessing Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.10.3 Performing an Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7.10.4 Resetting the Sunny Beam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.11 System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.11.1 Calling up the List of Connected Inverters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.11.2 Entering the System Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.11.3 Repeating the System Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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7.11.4 Changing the Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.11.5 Adjusting the Energy Meter when Switching Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.11.6 Setting the Maximum System Power in kWp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.12 Country Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12.1 Changing Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12.2 Changing the Currency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.12.3 Changing the Unit of CO
7.12.4 Changing the Decimal Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Avoided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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7.13 Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.13.1 Changing the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.13.2 Changing the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.13.3 Changing the Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.13.4 Changing the Timestamp Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.13.5 Activating/Deactivating Daylight Saving Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.13.6 Changing the Time Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8 PV System Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.2 Copying PV System Data to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.2.1 CSV File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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9 Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
10 Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
10.1 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
10.1.1 Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
10.2 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
11 Decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
11.1 Decommissioning the Sunny Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
11.2 Disposing of the Sunny Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
11.3 Disposing of the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
13 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
14 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
14.1 USB Plug-in Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
14.2 Replacement Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
15 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Notes on this Manual SMA Solar Technology AG
1 Notes on this Manual
1.1 Validity
This manual is valid for Sunny Beams with firmware version 1.0 and later.
1.2 Additional Information
You can find further information on the following subjects in the download section of
www.SMA.de/en.
•SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology
•CO
factor - What the CO2 factor is and why it is different for every region.
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1.3 Symbols Used
The following types of safety instructions and general information appear in this document as
described below:
CAUTION!
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE!
NOTICE indicates a situation that can result in property damage if not avoided.
Information
Information provides tips that are valuable for the optimal installation and operation of
your product.
1.4 Terminology
This document uses the terminology indicated in the following table.
Type Example of terminology
Main menu item Select "Settings".
Submenu item Select "Settings > Date".
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2 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth
2.1 Field of Application
Sunny Beam is a communication device which requests, displays
and saves data from up to 12 inverters in a Bluetooth PV system
from SMA Solar Technology AG. Communication with the inverters
takes place via Bluetooth.
2.2 Functions
The most important Sunny Beam functions are:
• Processing data from up to 12 inverters.
• Connection to the inverters via Bluetooth Class 1.
• Range of up to 100 m in the open with direct visual contact In closed rooms the range depends
on various factors.
• Display of errors and warnings on the integrated display.
• Acoustic alarms to indicate errors in the PV system and low battery states.
• Connection to the computer via the USB connection cable (max. 3 m cable length).
• Saving system data in CSB files for at least 90 days (see chapter 8 "PV System Data"
(page69)).
The storage volume depends on the number of inverters. Once the memory is full, the Sunny
Beam will begin to overwrite old data.
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• Graphical display of the following data for the whole system and for each inverter on the
integrated display:
– Performance today / Performance yesterday
– Energy for the last 31 days / Energy for the last 12 months
– Specific annual yield
– Revenue for current day / Revenue for entire runtime of the PV system
–CO
avoided for current day / CO2 avoided for entire runtime of the system
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• Display of the following values for the entire system and for individual inverters:
–Present AC power
– Daily yield (E-Today)
– Energy yield yesterday (E-Yday) when calling up the chart "Power yesterday"
– Total energy yield (E-Total)
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3 Safety
3.1 Appropriate Usage
Sunny Beam is only suitable for indoor use. The ambient temperature must be between 0 °C and
+40 °C.
The Sunny Beam data cannot be used for billing purposes.
Data collected by Sunny Beam regarding the power generated by your PV system may
deviate from the electricity meter.
3.1.1 Supported Products
Sunny Beam is only suitable for use with original accessories from SMA Solar Technology AG or
accessories recommended by SMA Solar Technology AG. The power supply for Sunny Beam may
only be provided by rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH ), t ype Mig non (AA ) wi th l ow
self-discharge, e.g. Eneloop batteries.
The Sunny Beam supports the following products by SMA Solar Technology AG:
• SMA inverters with integrated Bluetooth:
– SB 3000TL-20 / SB 4000TL-20 / SB 5000TL-20: from software version 2.06
– SB 2000HF / SB 2500HF / SB 3000HF
– STP 10000TL-10 / STP 12000TL-10 / STP 15000TL-10 / STP 17000TL-10
•SMA inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy-Back upgrade. A list of supported inverters can be
found in the SMA Bluetooth Piggy-Back installation manual.
• SMA Bluetooth Repeater
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3.2 Safety Instructions
Please follow all operating and safety instructions in this manual. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in damage to the device and risk of personal injuries.
NOTICE!
Damage to Sunny Beam caused by leaking batteries.
Batteries of the wrong type may leak into the Sunny Beam and damage the device.
• Do not use non-rechargeable batteries under any circumstances.
• Y ou m ust onl y us e re cha rge abl e nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH), type Mignon
(AA) with low self-discharge, e.g. Eneloop batteries (see section 14 "Accessories"
(page86)).
Safety of your PV system
It is absolutely necessary that you change the preset system passwords for both user
groups (installer and user). Otherwise your PV system will not be protected from
unauthorized access. You can only change the passwords by using a computer with
Bluetooth and the Sunny Explorer software. You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for free in
the download section of www.SMA.de/en.
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4 Unpacking
4.1 Packing List
Position Number Name
A1Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Wireless Technology
B 1 USB connection cable for connection to the computer
C 2 Nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH), type Mignon (AA) with
low self-discharge
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4.2 Identifying the Sunny Beam
Type Plate
You can identify the Sunny Beam by the type plate. The type plate is located on the lower side of the
Sunny Beam.
Firmware Version
You can check the firmware version of the Sunny Beam in the Menu "Service > Diagnostics > Device
information > Sunny Beam".
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5 Installation Location
5.1 Installation Location Requirements
• Sunny Beam is only suitable for indoor use.
• The ambient temperature must be between 0 °C and +40 °C.
• The indoor location must have access to sunlight in order for the integrated solar cells of the
Sunny Beam to be able to recharge themselves.
• Protect the Sunny Beam from dust, wet conditions and caustic substances.
• The maximum total length of the USB connection cable is 3 m.
• Certain ambient conditions can reduce the connection quality and data transmission speed
between Bluetooth devices.
– Install the Bluetooth device at a distance of at least 1 m from the following devices:
–WLAN devices
– Microwave ovens
– Other devices that use the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
5.2 Installing the Sunny Beam
As long as the requirements for the location are observed (see section 5.1 ), the Sunny Beam can be
installed at any indoor location. Whether the installation location is suitable for a good connection
quality can be found out after during commissioning of the Sunny Beam.
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6 Commissioning
6.1 Notes
A Bluetooth PV system must only be commissioned with 1 master (e.g. Sunny
Beam with Bluetooth, Sunny Explorer).
Always commission a Bluetooth PV system with 1 master only. As soon as the Bluetooth
network is up and running, you can introduce further masters into the Bluetooth network.
Before commissioning the PV system, a free NetID needs to be detected.
Before you can start operating your Bluetooth PV system, you need to detect a free NetID
using the Sunny Beam. For more information see section 6.3 "Determining free NetID"
(page18).
Alternatively, you can also determine a free NetID using a computer with Bluetooth and
the Sunny Explorer software by SMA Solar Technology AG. For more information on how
to do this, please refer to the Sunny Explorer Help. You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for
free in the download section of www.SMA.de/en.
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6.2 Sunny Beam Controls
Th e Su nny Be am i s op era ted usin g th e pu sh b utt on that c an
be turned and pressed.
Moving the selection frame
The selection frame (see fig. on the right) indicates which menu
item is currently selected. By turning the push button, you can
move the selection frame to the next menu item or the previous
menu item.
Selecting a menu item, setting values
When the selection frame is placed over a menu item, you may open the menu item by pressing the
push button. When you have opened a menu item with a colon, you can set the values by turning the
button.
Selecting a button
When the selection frame is placed over a button (see example in the fig. on the
right), the button will be shaded. The selection frame is not displayed.
Navigating backwards in the menu
You can use the arrow icon to go back in the menu. By selecting the house icon,
you will go straight to the main menu.
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6.3 Determining free NetID
PV systems with SMA Bluetooth operating in close proximity to one another are distinguished by their
individual NetID. All devices in a PV system must have the same NetID. The NetID can be a number
from 1 to 9 or a letter from A to F. NetID 1 is not possible for Sunny Beam.
A free NetID is a NetID that is used by no other PV system with SMA Bluetooth in your vicinity.
Commission the Sunny Beam as described in section 6.4 . During the commissioning process, you
will receive instructions on how to detect a free NetID.
Overview of the NetIDs and their functions
NetID 0 and NetID 1 have special functions. Sunny Beam cannot detect any devices with the
NetID set to 1.
NetID Function
0 Bluetooth is switched off.
1
(Status upon delivery)
2 to 9 and A to F Bluetooth is switched on.
Bluetooth is switched on.
The inverter or the SMA Bluetooth Repeater can only connect to a
ma xim um o f 2 c omp ute rs with Su nny Exp lor er from S MA S ola r Te chn ology
AG. A connection to the Sunny Beam is not possible.
The inverter or the SMA Bluetooth Repeater can interlink with all SMA
Bluetooth products with the same NetID.
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6.4 Commissioning the Sunny Beam
The first steps are described in detail, so that you can familiarize yourself with the controls of Sunny
Beam. Sunny Beam will guide you through the commissioning procedure. If a fault occurs during
commissioning, you can restart commissioning by pressing the push button for about 10 seconds, until
the SMA logo is displayed.
1. Insert the included batteries into the battery compartment of the Sunny Beam according to the
indication.
2. Press the button.
☑ The start screen appears.
3. Press the button.
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☑ The page for setting the language appears. This page
appears automatically after 10 seconds.
Setting the language and the country
4. If you want to change the selected language and country, press the button.
☑ The background of the selected language and country becomes dark.
5. Turn the button until the required language and country are displayed.
6. Press the button.
☑ No items remain dark. The language and country have ben set.
7. Move the selection frame to the button ">>" (next) by turning the button.
☑The button becomes dark.
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8. Press the button.
☑ The page for setting the time zone appears.
Setting the time zone
Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy-Back
If you use inverters with SMA Bluetooth piggy-backs, you must set the correct values for
date, daylight saving time, time and time zone in the Sunny Beam. If you change these
values after commissioning, thereby resetting the time, the data for this time difference will
be deleted from the inverter.
Please note that the time may also be reset if you change the settings for time zone or
daylight saving time.
Confirming the time settings
Due to the extensive time management in your PV system, the first attempt to change the
time settings may not be successful, if, for example, time has already been set using Sunny
Explorer. This can occur, for example if the time has already been changed with the Sunny
Explorer. Check the time settings again after commissioning and correct them, if required.
The time you set in the Sunny Beam is also applied by the inverters.
9. To change the time zone, press the button.
☑ The time zone will become dark.
10. Turn the button until the required time zone is displayed.
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11. Press the button.
☑ No items remain dark. The time zone has been set.
12. Move the selection frame to the button ">>" by turning the button.
☑ The button becomes dark.
13. Press the button.
☑ The page for setting the date and time appears.
Setting the date
14. Press the button.
☑ The first adjustable digits of the date become dark.
15. Turn the button until the required value is displayed.
16. Press the button and repeat the steps until no digits are dark.
To change incorrect values, press the push button until the value that you need to change
becomes dark.
☑ The date has been set.
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Activating daylight saving time
17. To activate daylight saving time, move the selection frame
to "Daylight saving time:" by turning the button, then press
the button to tick the box.
☑ Daylight saving time is activated.
Setting the time
18. Move the selection frame to "Time" by turning the button.
19. Press the button.
☑ The first adjustable digits of the time become dark.
20. Turn the button until the required value is displayed.
21. Press the button and repeat the steps until no digits are dark.
The time will start counting again as soon as no digits in the menu item "Time" are dark.
☑ The time has been set.
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22. Move the selection frame to the button ">>" by turning the button.
☑ The button becomes dark.
23. Press the button.
☑ The page for searching for systems appears.
Determining free NetID
In order to check which NetID is still available, you need to
perform a search for systems with the Sunny Beam at the
installation location of every single device of your Bluetooth PV
system, as described in the following.
24. Place the Sunny Beam near a device of your Bluetooth PV system.
25. If the "Search now" button has not become dark, turn the
operating button.
☑ The button becomes dark.
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26. Press the button.
☑ The system search will begin.
☑ The Sunny Beam detects all Bluetooth PV systems
within range and lists the NetIDs of the detected
Bluetooth PV systems. In the list, the NetIDs are sorted
according to connection quality. The NetID with the
best connection quality is placed at the top. The listed
NetIDs are already in use on Bluetooth PV systems in
the vicinity. You may not use these NetIDs.
– If the Sunny Beam does not list any NetIDs, there are no Bluetooth PV systems within the
radio range of the Sunny Beam. All NetIDs are free.
27. Note down the NetIDs already in use, or cross them out in the following illustration.
28. Repeat the system search with the Sunny Beam for each device in the PV system and at the
desired installation site of the Sunny Beam itself. Note down the NetIDs already in use, or cross
them out in the following illustration.
Sunny Beam cannot detect any devices with the NetID set to 1. Therefore, NetID 1 has already
been crossed out in this illustration.
29. Once the system search has been carried out for all the devices, choose a NetID for your PV
systems which was not displayed by the Sunny Beam.
☑ The free NetID is determined.
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30. Set the NetID on all inverters and available SMA Bluetooth Repeaters, as described in the
respective manual.
31. Commission all devices of your Bluetooth PV system as described in the respective manual.
Search for your own Bluetooth PV system
Do not start the Sunny Beam again until you have set the free NetID on the inverters and available
SMA Bluetooth Repeaters and have commissioned these devices.
32. Set up the Sunny Beam at its intended installation site.
33. To search for your Bluetooth PV systems, choose "Repeat search".
You can also start the system search via the menu "Settings > PV plant > New plant search".
☑ The system search will begin.
☑ The Sunny Beam detects all Bluetooth PV systems
within range and lists the NetIDs of the detected
Bluetooth PV systems.
– If the Sunny Beam does not list the NetID of your
Bluetooth system, please refer to section If the Sunny
Beam does not list the NetID of your Bluetooth PV
system, please refer to section 12 "Troubleshooting"
(page77).
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Setting the NetID for your own Bluetooth PV system
During commissioning, the Sunny Beam will display the NetIDs of all PV systems with SMA Bluetooth
which are within its radio range. You then need to select the NetID of your Bluetooth PV system, as
described in the following:
34. Move the selection frame to the NetID of your own
Bluetooth PV system by turning the button.
35. Press the button.
☑ The Sunny Beam will establish a connection to your
Bluetooth PV system.
☑ The Sunny Beam then lists the serial numbers of the
detected inverters.
–If not all inverters of your Bluetooth PV system are
listed, or if inverters from other systems are listed,
please refer to section 12 "Troubleshooting"
(page77).
Selecting the required inverters (only applies when more than 12 inverters are
available)
The Sunny Beam can only manage a maximum of 12 inverters. If your Bluetooth PV system comprises
more than 12 inverters, you must select the 12 inverters that you want the Sunny Beam to manage.
36. Press the button to select the inverters that are to be managed by the Sunny Beam.
selected
not selected
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Establish connection to the devices
37. Move the selection frame to "OK" by turning the button.
☑ The field "OK" becomes dark.
38. Press the button.
☑ The Sunny Beam establishes the connection to the selected inverters and retrieves the data.
Position Meaning
A The start date and end date of the time period from which the Sunny Beam will
retrieve data.
B The date for which the Sunny Beam is currently retrieving data from the inverters.
When you establish a connection with your PV system through the Sunny Beam for the first time, the
Sunny Beam will retrieve all data for the last two days and the data for the current day. If you are redetecting your PV system, the Sunny Beam will retrieve data from the days that have been saved in
the inverter since the last retrieval.
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