SMA MATRIX User Manual
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System Monitoring
SUNNY MATRIX
User Manual
SMatrix-BEN095014 | 98-0004814 | Version 1.4
SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Information about this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Area of Validity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 The Sunny Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Field of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Function Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4 Device Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Appropriate Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Identifying the Sunny Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1 Safety during Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 Requirements for the Mounting Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.3 Mounting Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3.1 Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3.2 Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.1 Information on Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2 Connecting the power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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6.3 Network Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.3.1 Integrating the Sunny Matrix into the network automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.2 Integrating the Sunny Matrix into the network manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.4 Adding Sunny WebBox Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.1 The Sunny Matrix User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.1.1 Logging into the Sunny Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2 Displaying of text and values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2.1 Step 1: creating a slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2.2 Step 2: Creating a slide show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.3 Viewing the preview of the current slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.4 Viewing overview of the slide shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.5 Deleting a slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.6 Creating an empty slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.7 Standard slide show (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.7.1 Switching the Standard Slide Show on / off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.8 Setting further display areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8 Setings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1 Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1.1 Selecting the time source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1.2 Setting Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1.3 Changing the time and date format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.2 Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.3 Changing the brightness of the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.4 Changing the speed of the ticker text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.5 Setting units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.5.1 Changing measuring units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.5.2 Changing the number of decimal places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.5.3 Changing the CO
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8.5.4 Changing temperature units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.5.5 Hide / show units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.5.6 switching on / off spaces before units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.6 Character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.6.1 Setting special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.6.2 Special characters for the Web Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.7 Sunny WebBox connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.7.1 Add further Sunny WebBox devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.7.2 Deleting Sunny WebBox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.7.3 Assigning / changing Master Sunny WebBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.8 Restarting Sunny Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.9 Restoring factory settings (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.10 Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9 Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.1 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.1.1 Replacing electricity cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.1.2 Replacing or extending the patch cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.2 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10 Decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.1 Disassembling the Sunny Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.2 Packaging the Sunny Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.3 Storing the Sunny Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.4 Disposing of the Sunny Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
13 Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
14 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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SMA Solar Technology AG Information about this Manual
1 Information about this Manual
1.1 Area of Validity
This manual is valid for the Sunny Matrix from the Sunny Matrix firmware version 2.10 and later.
1.2 Additional Information
You can find further information on the following subjects in the "Downloads" area of
www.SMA.de/en.
• Utilization of DynDNS - how to access the Sunny WebBox via the internet.
•CO
-factor - what the CO2 factor is and why is varies regionally.
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1.3 Symbols Used
The following types of safety precautions and general information appear in this document as
described below.
DANGER!
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING!
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
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 valuable tips for the optimal operation of your product.
1.4 Terminology
This user manual uses the following terminology:
Type Example of terminology
Menu, individual menu point Select "File".
several menu points Select "File > Extras".
Button Select [Save].
Enter Enter "User ID"
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2 The Sunny Matrix
2.1 Field of application
The Sunny Matrix is a display which shows the data of a PV system v ia L EDs in l arg e ch ara cters. Su nny
Matrix procures the data for the display from the Sunny WebBox via the Ethernet from the Sunny
WebBox, via the local network or via the Internet. You can also connect the Sunny Matrix directly to
the computer without a Sunny WebBox and without an internet connection.
You can carry out various settings for the display on the Sunny Matrix using the Sunny Matrix user
interface. The maximum observation range of the Sunny Matrix is 30 m.
Position Name
A Inverter from SMA Solar Technology and Sunny SensorBox
BSunny WebBox
CComputer
D Router or Switch
ESunny Matrix
FInternet
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2.2 Function Overview
• Display of characters (letters, numbers, symbols) via LEDs
• Integrated user interface for the setting of and operation of the Sunny Matrix.
• Changing displays by means of day and night switching
• Automatic ticker function for longer lines of text
• Automatic data transfer with the Sunny WebBox
• Automatic brightness control of the display
• Display of the data from up to 50 Sunny WebBox devices by summing the data.
• Display of data 1 Sunny SensorBox per PV system
• Save and load the configuration of the Sunny Matrix with the Sunny Matrix Admin Tool
• Display of general data:
– Date and time (of the Sunny Matrix or the Master Sunny WebBox). Possible from the Sunny
WebBox firmware version 1.50.
– Customer specific text
– Customer specific web text
• Display of PV system data:
– Current performance
–Daily energy
– Overall energy
–CO
emission avoidance
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• Display of the Sunny SensorBox data, if the relevant sensor is connected to the Sunny
SensorBox:
– Ambient temperature
–Module temperature
– Solar irradiation (the integrated irradiation sensor of the Sunny SensorBox)
– Wind speed
• Display of the charge status of the Sunny Island battery.
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New functions
The firmware version 2.10 of the Sunny Matrix contains the following new functions:
• The Sunny Matrix can retrieve data from up to 50 Sunny WebBox devices. The Sunny Matrix
adds the data of the Sunny WebBox devices.
– See section 6.4”Adding Sunny WebBox Devices” (page32).
• 1 Sunny WebBox can be assigned as Master Sunny WebBox.
The Sunny Matrix can procure the date, time and environmental data of a Sunny SensorBox
and the charge state of a Sunny Island battery from the Master Sunny WebBox.
– See section 8.7.3”Assigning / changing Master Sunny WebBox” (page55).
• The Sunny Matrix Admin Tool is available in the download area of www.SMA.de/en for the
savi ng of the Sunny Ma trix c onfigur ation (S unny Web Box conn ections , slides , slid e shows e tc.).
The Sunny Matrix Admin Tool can be installed in the Sunny Matrix from the firmware version
2.10 and above. You require the Sunny Matrix Admin Tool in order to be able to update the
Sunny Matrix firmware.
• The Sunny Matrix has a reset button.
– See section 8.9”Restoring factory settings (reset)” (page58).
• A new start of the Sunny Matrix is possible via the user interface.
– See section 8.8”Restarting Sunny Matrix” (page57).
• Instead of the IP address of a Sunny WebBox, a DNS address can also now be entered.
– See section 8.7.1”Add further Sunny WebBox devices” (page54).
• The firmware version and the serial number are to be found on the lower right of the user
interface.
– See section 4.2”Identifying the Sunny Matrix” (page15).
• The CO2-factor can be set within a range of 0.1 to 0.9.
2.3 System Requirements
• Web browser:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8
– Mozilla Firefox 2.0.02, 3.0.10
• Adobe Flash Player
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2.4 Device Overview
Position Name
A Stud bolts for wall assembly with brackets
B Connection box
C Red patch cable for the connection of a router or switch.
The patch cable is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
D E lec tri cit y ca ble for con nec tio n to a pl ug sock et. The electr icity cable is only suitable
for indoor use.
E Display Area
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3 Safety
3.1 Appropriate Usage
The Sunny Matrix is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The ambient temperature must be
between -25 °C and +60 °C.
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.
General information in order to avoid personal injury.
• Risk of lethal electric shock as a result of incorrect working on electrical devices:
– All electrical work on the Sunny Matrix must only be carried out by qualified personnel.
• Mount the Sunny Matrix out of reach of children.
• Risk of lethal electric shock when touching a porous electricity cable:
– The electricity cable is not suitable for installing outdoors. UV radiation makes the electricity
porous and touching the un-isolated wires carries the risk of lethal injury by electric shock.
Only use an electricity cable that is suitable for outdoor use in outdoor areas.
• Danger of injury due to heavy weight (25 kg) of the Sunny Matrix with the dimensions
800 mm x 1000 mm x 120 mm:
– Transport the Sunny Matrix with two people or with a cart.
– Mount the Sunny Matrix with at least two people.
General information in order to avoid damage to the device.
• Do not press on the screen of the Sunny Matrix. This could damage the screen.
• Damage as a result of penetrating rain or dust:
– Do not remove the 4 stud bolts on the sides of the Sunny Matrix (stud bolts, see
section2.4”Device Overview” (page12)).
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4 Unpacking
4.1 Packing List
Position Number Name
A1Sunny Matrix
B 1 Wall mounting brackets are made up of:
2 brackets, 4 screws, 4 wall anchors, 4 washers
C 1 Adaptor for the extension of the patch cable or for connection of
the crossover cable. The adaptor is only suitable for use indoors.
D 1 Wall mounting clips are made up of:
4 clips, 2 x 4 screws, 4 wall anchors, 4 washers.
E 1 Connected electricity cable (only suitable for indoor use)
F 1 Connected red patch cable
(suitable for both indoor and outdoor use)
G1 Manual
H 1 Supplemental sheet with preset display areas
I 1 Blue crossover cable (only suitable for use indoors)
J 8 Spare washers for the stud bolts when using wall mounting
brackets.
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4.2 Identifying the Sunny Matrix
Type Label
You can identify the Sunny Matrix using the type label.
The type label can be found on the underside of the
Sunny Matrix.
The Type Label contains the following information:
• Nominal voltage
•Serial number
•Nominal current
• Sunny Matrix version (hardware version)
• Option (order number and order option)
Position Name
AType Label
Firmware version
The firmware version is shown on the lower right of the user interface. You can also access the
firmware version on the user interface via "Settings > System".
Position Name
A Serial number of the system board
B Firmware version
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5 Assembly
5.1 Safety during Mounting
CAUTION!
Danger of injury due to heavy weight (25 kg) of the Sunny Matrix with the
dimensions 800 mm x 1000 mm x 120 mm.
• Transport the Sunny Matrix with two people or with a cart.
• Mount the Sunny Matrix with at least two people.
5.2 Requirements for the Mounting Location
Please note the following requirements for the mounting location:
• The Sunny Matrix is suitable for both indoor and outdoor installation.
• The Sunny Matrix requires a plug socket (100 V AC to 240 V AC) for the power supply.
– The electricity cable is not suitable for use outdoors. Replace the electricity cable before
mounting with an electricity cable suitable for use outdoors.
– The el ect ric ity cab le i s 1. 70 m lon g. I f the elec tri cit y ca ble is t oo s hor t, r eplace it wit h a l ong er
one before mounting.
How to replace the electricity cable is described in section 9.1.1”Replacing electricity cable”
(page61).
• The Sunny Ma trix req uires an Etherne t networ k connec tion. Th e Sunn y Matrix patch ca ble is ca.
2.70 m long and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. If the patch cable is too short,
extend it before mounting or replace it with a suitably long patch cable. How to extend or
replace the patch cable is described in section 9.1.2”Replacing or extending the patch cable”
(page63).
• The load bearing capacity of the wall must be sufficient for the selected methiod of mounting.
• Select a surface that is suitable for the weight of the Sunny Matrix. The weight of the Sunny
Matrix is dependent on its dimensions (W/H/D):
– 800 mm x 400 mm x 120 mm = 15 kg
– 800 mm x 800 mm x 120 mm = 20 kg
– 800 mm x 1.000 mm x 120 mm = 25 kg
• The screws and wall anchors provided are standard materials, and not suitable for every
surface. Use fastening materials that are suitable for the surface and the weight of the Sunny
Matrix.
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5.3 Mounting Methods
You can mount the Sunny Matrix to a wall with brackets or with clips. The difference between the
mounting methods is that you can affix the Sunny Matrix with the brackets not only vertically, but also
with a forward or backward tilt.
• Mounting with brackets, see section 5.3.1”Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Brackets”
(page17).
• Mounting with clips, see section 5.3.2”Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Clips” (page22).
5.3.1 Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Brackets
Mounting accessories provided
Position Number Name
A2Brackets
B 4 Hexagonal screws (10 mm x 100 mm)
C 4 Wall anchors
D4Washers
Fixing the Brackets to a wall
1. Select the mounting location taking into consideration the requirements for the mounting
location, as described in section 5.2”Requirements for the Mounting Location” (page16).
2. With the help of one of the following diagrams, which relates to the dimensions of the Sunny
Matrix, determine the mounting area and mark the drill holes. Allow around 10 cm to the left
and right of the Sunny Matrix, in order that the Sunny Matrix can be grasped and hung up.
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3. Drill the holes.
4. Insert wall anchors into the drill holes.
5. Place the washers onto the screws.
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6. Fix the brackets onto the wall using the screws. Mount the brackets with 2 x 2 grooves below.
Mount the brackets with 2 x 1 grooves above.
Mounting the Sunny Matrix to the Brackets
Mounting from this point on is only possible with at least 2 people.
The brackets have grooves with which you can affix the Sunny Matrix vertically, tilted forwards or
tilted backwards.
7. Hang the Sunny Matrix using the stud bolts into the desired groove in the lower bracket and fit
into the upper bracket. Hold onto the Sunny Matrix until mounting is complete.
8. Screw in the nuts of the 4 stud bolts firmly.
9. Check whether the Sunny Matrix sits firmly in the brackets and has not become displaced. If
necessary, tighten the nuts more firmly.
☑ The Sunny Matrix is now mounted to the wall.
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5.3.2 Mounting the Sunny Matrix with Clips
Mounting accessories provided
Position Number Name
A4Clips
B 4 Countersunk Phillips screws for fixing the clips to the Sunny Matrix.
C 4 Wall anchors
D4Hexagonal screws (6 mm x 60 mm) for fixing the Sunny Matrix
with the clips to a wall.
E4Washers
Fixing the clips to the Sunny Matrix
1. Fix the 4 clips to the rear side of the Sunny Matrix using the supplied countersunk Phillips screws
as shown in the diagram.
☑ The clips are mounted to the Sunny Matrix.
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Mounting the Sunny Matrix to the Wall
2. Select the mounting location taking into consideration the requirements for the mounting
location, as described in section 5.2”Requirements for the Mounting Location” (page16).
3. With the help of one of the following diagrams, which relates to the dimensions of the Sunny
Matrix, determine the mounting area and mark the drill holes. Allow around 10 cm to the left
and right of the Sunny Matrix, in order that the Sunny Matrix can be grasped and hung up.
Sunny Matrix with dimensions 80 cm x 40 cm
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