Kaco Blueplanet Series User manual

TRACKSO INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR KACO INVERTERS
Brand: KACO
Type: Solar On Grid String Inverter
Models: KACO Blueplanet Series with Modbus TCP Communication (Sunspec)
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
Locate communication terminals (Ethernet Port) as shown in the picture below.
Figure K1: Kaco String Inverter Communication Circuit Board
Connection steps
•Locate the communication card as shown in Figure S1
•Guide the network cable (LAN) through the cable glands and Connect the Ethernet cable to the inverter.
•Configure the Ethernet interface in the configuration menu.
•Connect the Ethernet cable to the Data Logger
•Configure the Ethernet settings in the settings menu
•Provide 12V DC external supply to Data Logger
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Provide Internet to Data Logger
DEFAULT CONFIGURATION IN DATA LOGGER
Inv-1 -> ID-1, IP-192.168.0.10, Port-502
Inv-2 -> ID-2, IP-192.168.0.11, Port-502
Inv-3 -> ID-3, IP-192.168.0.12, Port-502
continuous to the max no. inverters allowed.
CONFIGURATION AT THE INVERTER END

SETTING THE IP ADDRESS IN INVERTER ID
1) Go to Inverter Settings
2) Deactivate DHCP
3) Assign IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS Server either as mentioned on Logger or as per Site Ethernet Details.
SET COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
In Network, Activate Modbus TCP and Set Port to 502 (Default) or as per site Ethernet Details
SET DATE & TIME OF INVERTER
For a precise calculation of the statistics in the inverter itself and in a monitoring system,
date and time have to be correct.
Set correct IP ADDRESS

Set the Correct Date & Time

Communication Card Settings
Single Inverter
Multiple
Inverters
If multiple inverters are used, connect all in chain as shown below. Set different ip address for each inverter.
The maximum length of a network segment is 100 m
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NOTE: The above details are mentioned in the Installation & Operation Manual for KACO Blueplanet 50.0 TL3

TRACKSO WORKING
1. Insure correct connections as detailed in the installation guide.
2. Insert the SIM card.
3. Switch on the power to the TrackSo device. (Minimum 12V/1A input is required)
4. Power LED (Red) of TrackSo IoT gateway glows and stays ON.
NOTE: TrackSo IoT Gateway will only be able to send data if the GPRS network is available at the installed location.
LED
NAME
DESCRIPTION
GREEN
POWER
Light when Power on the device
RED GSM
LED Status
Connection State
Flashing (ON for 100ms and OFF for
100ms)
SIM Card not found
Flashing (ON for 500ms and OFF for
500ms)
Searching for GSM Network
Flashing (ON for 0.1s and OFF for 2.9s)
Once at every 3sec
GSM Network Registered
Flashing twice at every 3sec
GPRS IP Connected
Flashing 5times
GPRS IP Sending data
LED OFF
GSM Fault
GREEN
COM TX
Blink on data transmission in RS485 port
YELLOW
COM RX
Blink on data reception in RS485 port

5. To check the exact network status send the following message to mobile number of the device
SMS Command= *2222#<Stat.gsm>
IMEI
IMEI No. of the data logger (Device Key)
NW
Network
SIGN
Signal Strength out of 31
GPRS
CONT- connected , NC- not connected
PIP
Connected to TrackSo Server or not
CONT- connected, NC- not connected
LOG
no. of data points stored in devices incase of no interet
6. If the GSM light starts flashing 5 times then Login to www.trackso.in with your Username/Password.
7. Click on ‘Units’ from the menu bar. You will be able to view your installed unit in the table as shown below.
8. Check if the Status becomes Receiveing for the relevant Unit.

9. If the state remains Not receiveing for more than 10 minutes, click on your email ID at the top right of the screen and click
on ‘Event Ingestion Logs’ in the dropdown.
10. Check if there is some log generated at the time of installation of the TrackSo IoT Gateway device.
a. If NO, please restart the device and try the same flow again.
b. If YES, email us at [e-mail] to consult the same.