Growatt Shine WebBox User manual

User Manual Information
1.1 Copyright Statement
1.2 About Manual
1.3 Target Group
1.4 Guideline
Production Description
Installation and Connection
Shine WebBox Integrated
Server Function
3.1 Requirements for Installation
Location
3.2 Shine WebBox Installation
3.3 Network Connection
3.4 Connection to PV System
4.1 Network Access via Integrated
Server
4.2 Setting Shine WebBox via
Integrated Server
Uploading Data to
Shine Server
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2.1 Device Overview
2.2 Unpacking
2.3 Shine WebBox Network
Introduction
5.1 Registering and Logging in
5.2 Creating New Plant
5.3 Adding Shine WebBox
5.4 Visiting the Data from Shine WebBox
CONTENT
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Uploading Data to the
Shine Station
6.1 Installing the Shine Station
6.2 Logging in
6.3 Starting the Shine Station
Monitoring
6.4 Checking Up the Data
Power Management
Device Maintenance
7.1 Active Power Reduction
7.2 Reactive Power Control
7.3 Manage Active and Reactive
Power Simultaneously
7.4 PV Power Station Solution
8.1 Firmware Update
8.2 Stopping the Shine WebBox
8.3 Resetting the Shine WebBox
8.4 Clearing up the Record
8.5 Troubleshooting
8.6 Maintenance and Care
Technical Data
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9.1 Shine WebBox
9.2 Plug-in Power Supply
9.3 Accessories
Contact
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1 User Manual Information
1.1 Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2012 Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Co,.Ltd, hereinafter referred to as
‘Growatt’. All right reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of Growatt New Energy. All infringement reserved.
Copyright No. is G1.0. Growatt reserved the final right of interpretation of this
manual. The product parameters, appearances and packages are subject to change
without notice. Readers are cautioned, however, that Growatt reserves the right to
make changes without notice and shall not be responsible for any damages,
including indirect, incidental or consequential damages, caused by reliance on the
material presented.
Distinguished users, thank you very much for your trust in our Shine WebBox
product, which is developed and manufactured by our R&D department. We sincerely
hope it can satisfy your need, also, we’re glad to receive your suggestions on
improving our product. The target of the manual is to provide the detailed product
information, installation, operation and maintenance.
1.2 About Manual
The user manual is applied for technicians and common users to install, debug and
maintain the Shine WebBox. The readers should be acquainted with some electrical
knowledge, electrical schematic and characters of electrical components. The
manual is not including the content of inverter, environment monitor, smart meter
and anti-flux device. If needed, please refer to other user materials of our company.
1.3 Target Group
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Before using the Shine WebBox, please read the manual carefully. In the meantime,
please keep it well, lest maintenance staff may not find it later. All the content,
pictures, logos, symbols are reserved. No part of this document may be transmitted in
any form without the prior written permission of our internal staff. The content of
manual could be changed. Every attempt has been made to make this document
complete, accurate and up-to-date. If there are any differences between the
contents of the instruction and the product, please regard the actual one as the
truth. You can download the newest version from our website www.growatt.com .
1.4 Guideline
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2 Production Description
2.1 Device Overview
8.ANTENNA
10.Fault-LED
9.Normal-LED
7.SD-CARD
1.SWITCH
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6.USB
5.COM
4.LAN
3.RS-232
2.POWER
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2.1.1 Interface
The description of Shine WebBox Interface is listed below.
Label Function
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SWITCH
Power Port
LAN Port
COM Port
USB Port
SD-CARD
ANTENNA
NORMAL-LED
FAULT-LED
Name
Power Switch：Turn On/Off Shine WebBox
Power Line：Connect the power line to charge
RJ45 port：Connect Shine WebBox to the local
network area of Shine Server through web line
As to COM port, pin 2 and pin 4 are used for
RS485; Others for active and reactive power
adjustment
Auto-update via USB flash disk
Data storage via SD-CARD
Receive wireless signal
Green led, normal state
Red led, fault state.
2.1.2 Indicator Led
Indicator led can be divided into red led and green led.
Red led equals to fault-led, Green led equals to normal-led.
There are 6 different led color combinations which stand for different situations.
Red led Description
Long lighting
Go out
Go out
Go out
Long lighting
Long lighting with
bumming
Long lighting
Flash slowly
Flash quickly
Long lighting
Go out
Go out
Green led
System starting
Searching inverters
Some inverter is standing by
Inverters work normally
No SD card inserted
Inverters report error
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2.2 Unpacking
2.2.1 Packing List
The Shine WebBox and accessories can be found as below.
Label Amount
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8
Shine WebBox
5V Power Adapter
2G SD Card
Terminal ( used for RS485
and ripple control receiver)
Plastic Column
M3.5*20 Screw Spike
Shine WebBox Instruction Disc
Bracket
Name
1pc
1pc
1pc
1pc
2pcs
2pcs
1pc
1pc
2.2.2 Serial No.
The serial No. is ticked on the WebBox’s packaging box, which have 10 digits mixed
up with letters and numbers. All the serial No. are unique, to identify each WebBox.
When you want to upload the data of WebBox to the server, you need the serial No.
and ‘check code’ corresponding to the serial No. to register.
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2.3 Shine WebBox Network Introduction
Shine WebBox can monitor the PV devices by RS485 or ZigBee.
Shine WebBox can make up a local area network by router or switching machine. You
have local access by means of internal IP address. Otherwise, our WebBox can upload
the data to our server and then you get remote access of the data throughout the
realm name. Shine WebBox can communicate with inverters by RS485 or ZigBee, and
keep the data into the internal RAM or SD card. We have access to the embedded
server by visiting the internal IP address.
Note:
in the same segment, thereby building up a local monitoring system.
The precondition of local access is that the address of PC and WebBox must be
Client
Router
Shine WebBox
Internet
Ammeter
Environment
Inverter
Inverter
RS 485
RS 485
RS 485
RS 485
Ethernet
Servers
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3 Installation and Connection
3.1 Requirements for Installation Location
The installation and operation environment and notification for communication:
·Indoor installation
Temperature: from 0 – 45 degree (℃
Avoid humid environment
Avoid being exposed to directly sun radiation
The maximum cable length of RS485 communication bus is 1200m
The maximum radius of ZigBee wireless communication is 300m (no obstacles)
The maximum length of network cable used to connect switch or router is not more
than 100m.
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3.2 Shine WebBox Installation
3.2.1 Vertically Installation
Installation Procedure:
1. Install the bracket on the vertical plane of the wall. Dig two holes according to the
dimension of the bracket, there are two screw holes. Use hammer or suitable tools to
hit the plastic columns into the two hold on the wall. Use Philips screwdrivers to
screw the screws into the columns to install the bracket firmly onto the wall.
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25CM
5CM
10CM10CM
2. Hang Shine WebBox onto the bracket through the calabash ports in the back of
Shine WebBox.
3. Finish the mounting of Shine WebBox, notice the clearance of mounting.
4. Connect the Shine WebBox and inverter using RS485 cables via the RS485 ports on
them. Or Insert the ZigBee wireless module into RS232 port on inverter. Refer to
ZigBee Wireless Module User Manual.
5. Connect the network cable: insert the network connector to the LAN port on Shine
WebBox.
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6. Insert the SD card: Insert the SD card into the SD card port on Shine WebBox,
notice that SD card must be inserted before powering on Shine WebBox or the SD
card would not be recognized.
7. Connect the power line: connect the power line to the power port on Shine
WebBox.
8. Turn on the power switch to power on Shine WebBox.
3.2 Horizontally Installation
Installation Procedure:
1. Set Shine WebBox on a horizontal plane.
2. As to the rest steps, please refer to aforementioned step 4-8 in chapter 3.2.1.
3.3 Network Connection
The default network configuration is listed as below.
IP address: 192.168.1.230
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
3.3.1 Setting IP Address of PC
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Note:
same network segment, then it’s available to get access into the integrated server of
Shine WebBox.
Only the IP addresses of the Shine WebBox and the accessing PC are in the
1. Window XP OS
Click to open the program “Network” →open “Local Connection” choose
“Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” double click to open “Internet Protocol
TCP/IP Properties” “Use the following IP address”, set the IP address of the PC and
Shine WebBox to be the same network segment. Set the IP address of PC referring to
following pictures:
→
→
→
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2. Windows 7 OS
Click to open “Network” “Connection to a network” “Local Connection”
“Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”, change the IP address of the PC and Shine
WebBox to be the same network segment.
→ → →
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3.3.2 Directly Connect to the PC
1. Power on the Shine WebBox and connect to the PC via network cables, the RJ45
ports on Shine WebBox.
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2. Set the IP address, default gateway. Please confirm the IP address of the PC and
Shine WebBox to be the same network segment.
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3.3.3 Connection via Network Router
1. Set the gateway of the router to be 192.168.1.1, if don’t know how to configure
please contact your network manager.
2. Connect the PC and Shine WebBox through the network ports of router to make
them work in the same local area network.
3. Check the IP address and gateway of the PC to confirm that the PC connected to
router and Shine WebBox are in same network segment.
3.3.4 Connection via Network Switch
1. Connect the PC and Shine WebBox to the network ports of network switch.
2. Set the IP address of the PC and Shine WebBox to be in the same segment.
3. Power on the PC, Shine WebBox and network switch then it’s available to get
access to Shine WebBox on the PC.
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3.4 Connection to PV System
Shine WebBox can monitor devices in PV system such as the inverter, environmental
monitor and smart meters etc.
3.4.1 RS485 Communication
1. PV devices are connected to Shine WebBox via RS485 cable connection. Note that
Pin 1 of RS485 is corresponded to Pin 4 of Shine WebBox Com port; while Pin 2 of
RS484 is corresponded to Pin 2 of Shine WebBox COM port.
2. While monitoring several inverters, inverters are series connected to Shine
WebBox. The maximum number of series monitored inverter for Shine WebBox
simultaneously is 30 units.
3. The monitoring to smart meter and environmental monitor is similar to monitoring
inverter. Cascade the environmental monitor to the inverter and connect the smart
meter to Shine WebBox directly via the communication cables.
Note:
smart meters and ambient sensors.
Currently the Shine WebBox can monitor only the indicated brand and models
3.4.2 ZigBee Wireless Communication
Insert the ZigBee Module into inverter communication port and build the wireless
communication to Shine WebBox, before monitoring please make settings according
to the user manual of ZigBee wireless modules (which is packaged together with
ZigBee), such as indicating the ZigBee ID and channels in Shine WebBox.
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Shine WebBox COM port
Inverter RS485 port
Note: the position of the numeral marks may be reversed, please refer to the actual product, and
connect the WebBox and inverter according to the numeral marks.

4 Shine WebBox Integrated Server Function
4.1 Network Access via Integrated Server
In order to get access to integrated server of the Shine WebBox, please confirm the
wiring of devices is OK and the setting of IP address is correct. After that, start the
web browser and enter 192.168.1.230 in the address bar. To enable the access to
integrated server, the IP address of PC and Shine WebBox must be in the same
segment.
1. The main interface of integrated server is shown as below.
Note:
192.168.1.230 is not occupied by other device. Otherwise the IP addresses will
conflict.
when WebBox connects to local network, please confirm the IP address
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2. Click “Record” to view the online data of inverters.
3. Click “Back Home” to return to the home page and Click “Parameter” to
parameter information of Shine WebBox.
4. Shine WebBox will detect inverters according to the setting address range. The
indicators on the Shine WebBox will show the detecting status (please find more
details referring to Chapter 2.1.2). Once any new inverter is detected, it will be
displayed in the record interface. The Shine WebBox will display the updated data
automatically.
5. Always log out from the Shine WebBox when you finish your work on the Shine
WebBox. To do so, just close the Web browser.
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4.2 Setting Shine WebBox via Integrated Server
4.2.1 System Configuration
4.2.1.1 Setting IP Address of the Shine WebBox
The address setting includes IP address, subnet mask, default gateway. If first,
second, and third numbers of IP address which the Shine WebBox employs coincide
with that of default gateway, the IP address of Shine WebBox just need to be
configured rather than setting the subnet mask, default gateway and DNS.
Local_ip:
Gateway:
Mask:
DNS:
192.168.1.230
192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1
Local_ip: 192.168.1.240
1. You are able to operate the Shine WebBox by using integrated web browser in the
local network. Click on “parameter” to go to the setting page.
2. Select “local_ip”, enter the fixed IP number if you want to change the IP address,
for example the default address is 192.168.1.230, and you can change it to
192.168.1.240 referring to following picture.
3. The subnet mask of the Shine WebBox and that of the network which Shine
WebBox accesses should be same.
4. Set the default gateway of the Shine WebBox same as that of the router which
WebBox connects to. Please confirm the default gateway is compliant with the
network.
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