APsystems ECU-C User manual

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ECU-C Energy Communication Unit with advanced functions
Quick Installation Guide
This guide is for reference only and assumes you have access to, and have read the detailed instructions
in the ECU-C Users Manual (available at APsystems.com).
Step 1: Power-on ECU
ECU-C installed in the YC1000,YC600 and QS1 system, connect the supplied power cable to
the AC input port. can also be used 16V DC power supply, the 16V DC power line access to
DC on the ECU-C interface.If only single-phase power is needed, the L1 must be
connected.
L1
L2
L3
N
Three Phase
√
√
√
√
Single Phase
√
×
×
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NOTE: Do not put the antennas inside a metal box, that will block the signal.
Step 2: Connect ECU to Internet
Option 1: LAN connection – use the LAN Cable to connect ECU to a Broadband Router.
Option 2: WiFi connection.
Turn on the Wi-Fi function on PC or phone. Scan the ECU’s SSID which named
“ECU-WIFI_XXXX”(the “xxxx”refers to the last 4 numbers of the ECU-C ID),
connect to the ECU-C’s SSID. The first connection has no password. Using a standard
web browser on your computer, Enter the ECU’ s IP 172.30.1.1 into browser to access the
local web. Select “Administration”and “WLAN”, then click “WLAN”tab.
Select the button next to the available network that you wish to access SSID, and a
password entry field will be displayed below the network name.
Enter the password into the password entry field, then click “Connect”. If ECU has
connected to the router, it will display the SSID and IP address.
Step 3: Register microinverters to ECU and configure the system.
Option 1：
1) Scan the ECU’s SSID on PC and phone, and connect to ECU. Enter the ECU’s IP
172.30.1.1 into browser to access the local web. This should bring up the screen below:
2) Click “Administration”, then click “ID management”, and enter the inverter IDs
into the ID Management box, or use the Scanning Gun to scan the inverter IDs and
copy into the ID Management box. Or using the EMA App, scan the inverter IDs by
mobile phone.
Product information is subjuct to change without notice.
3) Click “Update”, and the ID will be updated in the ECU.
4) Click “Real Time Data”from the ECU Home, to view the real-time data of all
microinverters.
5) If a microinverter does not show up, please confirm if the inverter's ID is correctly
input.

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6) Configure time-zone
Click “Administration”, then “Date, Time, Time-zone”.
7) Step 6: Select grid profile
Click “Grid Profile”, then select “Grid profile”.
NOTE: If you select the wrong grid profile, the inverters will not work normally.
Option 2：
1）Click "Home" at the bottom of the page. The information about systems info of
ECU-C,ECU-C ID, version , total number of inverters, the number of connected
inverters, intraday power output, historical Power output and current system power
shall be displayed.
2）Click "Settings", select "ID Management", input the UID manually or scan the
UID by camera. If there is no need to modify, then click "SYNC" to update the UIDs
onto ECU.
3）Real Time Data
This page shall display the added inverter. According to different models of inverter,
each inverter would have the corresponding modules displaying the real time
power.Click "Module", the detailed information of the inverter shall be displayed,
including inverter ID, PV module power, grid voltage, frequency and temperature.
4）Grid Profile
User needs to select grid profile when installing the system.