LeadSolar Digi User manual

LeadSolar Energy DigiTM Gateway Installation Guide
For LS600/LS1400 with ZigBee Communication
Rev 2018-02
The Digi Gateway provides a connection between the Zigbee communication
network built into the LeadSolar microinverters and the system owner’s router via
either wifi or an Ethernet Connection. The Gateway can be installed either indoors
or outside in a secured housing (temperature control may be necessary in some
colder areas). For optimal signal strength, the Digi gateway should be located within
100 ft of the solar array. Signal repeaters can be used to extend the signal range if
necessary. The gateway can be used to reliably monitor approximately 100
microinverters. System sizes much greater than this can experience prohibitively
long data acquisition times.
Install DigiTM gateway
1) Plug the Digi gateway into a 120V outlet near the WiFi router
2) Connect the Digi gateway to the WiFi router via CAT5/Ethernet cable
3) Connect your laptop to the WiFi wirelessly
4) Find the IP address of the Digi gateway in the WiFi router’s internal webpage
a. Access the admin settings of the WiFi router to find the Digi IP
address
5) With your computer connected to the WiFi, enter the Digi IP address into the
browser URL bar
6) Login into the built-in webpage
7) Confirm Zigbee communications. Go to XBee Network.
8) Select “Clear List Before Discovery, and then click “Discover XBee Devices.”

9) Under “Remote XBee Devices,” a line item will appear for each microinverter.
Each Extended Address will match the MAC ID of each microinverter. (Here,
only one microinverter was detected. Multiples will be detected on standard
installations.) The node type is listed as “router,” but it is in fact a
microinverter.
10)Go to wireless network configuration
11)Go to Interface Configuration and click Run Wizard

12)Wait for the DigiTM gateway to scan for WiFi signals
13)Select the network you wish to connect the DigiTM gateway to
14)Click continue
15)Chose the “Security Mode” “open” and type in the WiFi network password.

16)Click finish to complete the process
17)Register the new DigiTM gateway in the client’s LeadSolar monitoring portal
18)Register the LeadSolar microinverters in the client’s monitoring portal
The wireless configuration is now complete. The DigiTM gateway can be unplugged
from the router and moved to 120V plug in a convenient location that is out of the
way.
Refer to the Create Monitoring Account Using the DigiTM Gateway
document for more information about registering accounts and
devices for online monitoring.