SMA NET Piggy-Back Parts list manual

Accessories Solar Datatechnology
NET Piggy-Back
Technical Description
NETPB-TEN081708 | 98-0009733 | Version 3.3 EN

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Table of Contents
1 Notes on this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Target Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Storage of the Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Symbols Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Appropriate Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 The NET Piggy-Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1.1 NET Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1.2 PC (COM2) / AUX (COM3) Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 Connection to the Data Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2.1 NET Piggy-Back "Analog Modem" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2.2 NET Piggy-Back "ISDN" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.3 NET Piggy-Back "GSM" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2.4 NET Piggy-Back "Ethernet" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5 Initial Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1 NET Piggy-Back "Analog Modem" Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2 NET Piggy-Back "ISDN" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 NET Piggy-Back "GSM" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3.1 Outgoing Data Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.2 Incoming Data Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.3 Incoming and Outgoing Data Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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5.4 NET Piggy-Back "Ethernet" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6 Configuration for E-mail Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.1 E-mail Recipient of your Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2 Data Transmission to Sunny Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2.1 Calculating the Data Volume for Sunny Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7 Parameter List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1 Communication Parameters (KO_) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1.1 General Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1.2 NET Piggy-Back "Analog Modem" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1.3 NET Piggy-Back "ISDN" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1.4 NET Piggy-Back "GSM" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.1.5 NET Piggy-Back "Ethernet" Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.2 Remote Information Parameters (FI_). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.2.1 General Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.2.2 Data Transmission to Sunny Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.2.3 E-mail Recipient of your Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.2.4 ISP (Internet Service Provider) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.5 SMTP (Mail Server) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8 Setting Parameters with Sunny Data Control . . . . . . . . . 35
9 Setting Parameters on the Sunny Boy Control . . . . . . . . 36
9.1 NET/eMail->NET Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9.2 NET/eMail->Remote Info Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.3 Sending a Test E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.1 Preconfigured Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.2 The Access Data of your Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.3 Result Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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1 Notes on this Manual
1.1 Validity
• This manual applies to the following devices:
• Sunny Boy Control (firmware version 4.09 or higher)
• Sunny Boy Control Plus (firmware version 4.09 or higher)
• Sunny Central Control (firmware version 4.0 or higher)
• Analog NET Piggy-Back (firmware version 2.01F or higher)
• NET Piggy-Back GSM (firmware version 2.01F or higher)
- The Sunny Central Control is currently unable to send system data to the Sunny Portal.
• NET Piggy-Back ISDN (firmware version 2.01F or higher)
• NET Piggy-Back Ethernet (firmware version 1.08F or higher)
1.2 Target Group
This manual is intended for the installer.
1.3 Storage of the Manual
The NET Piggy-Back manual must be stored in the immediate vicinity of the Sunny Boy Control / Plus
or the Sunny Central Control and must be accessible at all times.
1.4 Symbols Used
The following warnings and notes containing general information appear in this document:
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.

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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 tips that are valuable for the optimal installation and operation of
your product.

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2 Safety
2.1 Appropriate Usage
The NET Piggy-Back is an additional module for the Sunny Boy Control that allows you to e-mail the
operating data of your PV system directly to the Sunny Boy Control. The NET Piggy-Back comes in
four different versions. Depending on which version you order, the NET Piggy-Back can send data
using one of the following methods:
• analog telephone network
•ISDN
• GSM (cellular phone network)
•Ethernet
The Sunny Boy Control automatically sends the yield data of your system as well as any failure
messages to up to three recipients everyday. You can also forward this data to your own cellular
phone with an e-mail-to-SMS service. The Sunny Boy Control with NET Piggy-Back can dial up to
the Internet using any Internet service provider (ISP). For sending e-mails, SMA provides a mail
server free of charge or you can use the SMTP or ASMTP server of your provider.
Besides sending e-mails, the NET Piggy-Back also allows you to dial-in to your PV system with a PC
and a compatible modem. You can therefore use public telephone network to perform remote
diagnostics and configurations.
The figure below shows the principle and the possibilities of communication via the NET Piggy-Back.
The NET Piggy-Back can be retrofitted into all Sunny Boy Control (SBCO02) devices and Sunny
Boy Control Plus (SBCOP02) devices with NET sockets.
Establishing a Connection with the ISDN NET Piggy-Back
The ISDN NET Piggy-Back cannot be connected to a Sunny Boy Control via an analog
modem. To establish such a connection, you must use an ISDN modem (terminal adapter)
or an ISDN PC card!

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E-mail Formats
Reports can be generated on the following events:
• System info: report on the energy yields of your system
• Errors/warnings: report on any errors or warnings which may have occurred
Errors and warnings are always transmitted together in a report. If you configure warnings as 'daily
reports' and errors as 'hourly reports', notification will be sent at the next hour after an error occurs.
This report contains all the errors and warnings that have occurred until the time it is sent. If a
warning is issued, it will be reported at the end of the day.
2.2 Safety Precautions
DANGER!
Danger to life when opening the Sunny Boy Control.
All work on the Sunny Boy Control / Sunny Boy Control Plus and Sunny Central Control
may only be carried out by a qualified electrician.
User Manual Supplement
This document is a supplement to the "Sunny Boy Control/Control Plus" user manual.

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3 The NET Piggy-Back
When the NET Piggy-Back is installed, you have the option of having the operating data of your PV
system sent to you by e-mail or forwarded to you by SMS. The NET Piggy-Back offers you
convenient access to the current status and energy yields of your PV system regardless of your actual
location.
This document describes the additional functions that are enabled when the NET Piggy-Back is
installed. It supplements the Sunny Boy Control / Control Plus documentation and contains critical
information for the installer and operator regarding the function, installation and use of the NET
Piggy-Back.
3.1 Packing List
NET Piggy-Back "Analog Modem" Version
NET Piggy-Back "ISDN" Version
NET Piggy-Back "GSM" Version
Difference between Sunny Boy Control and Sunny Boy Control Plus
In the remainder of this document the Sunny Boy Control and the Sunny Boy Control Plus
will be differentiated only when necessary. The range of functions with regard to the NET
Piggy-Back is identical for both devices.
1 WEBPB-AN2 (NET Piggy-Back "analog modem" version)
1 TAE-N/RJ11
1 Grounding cable
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1 Modular connection cable (5 m, 4 wires)
1 WEBPB-IS1(NET Piggy-Back "ISDN" version)
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1 ISDN connection cable (6 m, 4 wires)
1 WEBPB-GS1 (NET Piggy-Back "GSM" version)
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1 Rod antenna for D/E network
(antenna cable, washer, lock washer, nut, rod antenna)

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3.2 Identification
You can identify the NET Piggy-Back by the label on the PCB.
1 WEBPB-ET1 (NET Piggy-Back "Ethernet" version)
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1 Patch cable (SFTP, 3 m)