Sofar R10000TL User manual

TRACKSO INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR SOFAR
Brand: SOFAR
Type: Solar On Grid String Inverter
Models: SOFAR10000TL-20000TL, SOFAR30000TL-40000TL, SOFAR50000TL-70000TL
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
Locate communication terminals (RS485) as shown in the picture below. There are two connection terminals on the configuration
circuit board: RS485IN and RS485OUT (used for Daisy Chain connections)
Figure S1: Sofar String Inverter communicatio port & Connections
Connection steps
•Please unscrew the RS485 terminal as shown in A part of Figure
S1.
•Please make the connections from the Terminal Block to TrackSo
IoT Gateway as mentioned in Table – ST1.
•Provide 12V external supply to TrackSo IoT Gateway via 12V, 2A DC
adaptor provided in the package
Table ST1 – SOFAR RS485 chip connections with TrackSo
IoT Gateway
SOFAR Pin no. & Assignment
TrackSo Pin No.&
Assignment
1
485-IN
B2
4
Data-
2
A2
3
Data+
3
G
4
485-OUT
B1
Used for Daisy
Chain
Connection
5
A1
6
G

DEFAULT CONFIGURATION IN TRACKSO IOT GATEWAY
Inverter ID: 1, 2, 3, 4 …. Continuous numbering starting with 1, (Range: 1 to 247)
Baud Rate: 9600 (Default) (Values: 9600, 19200, 38400)
Data Bits: 8 ,Stop Bit: 1 ,Parity: None
CONFIGURATION AT THE INVERTER END
Inverter Screen has 4 buttons Back, Up, Down, Ok
SETTING THE INVERTER ID
The inverter ID is used to identify the inverter in a RS485 connection
•Set a different inverter ID for each inverter in the PV plant. Otherwise, the inverters cannot be correctly identified.
•On the last inverter in the RS485 connection, switch on the RS485 termination resistor.
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Set correct Inverter Ids

•Users press “Back” button to enter “1.Enter setting” interface, Press ”OK“ button to enter main setting interface.
•Enter “9. Set Address” by pressing “Up” button or ”Down“ button.
•Press “OK” button and enter setting interface “Success” or “fail” is displayed after setting.
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.
•Users press “Back” button to enter “1.Enter Setting” interface, Press “OK button to enter main setting interface.
•Enter “1. Set Time” by pressing“Up” button or “Down” button, then press”OK“button and start to set up time.
•Time set from year, month, day, minutes, & seconds in turns, “Up or “Down”button to choose different value to set date.
•Set each value is need to press “OK” button to confirm setting. “success” is displayed if the setting time is correct, “fail”
means failure settings
Communication Card Settings
Single Inverter Terminal Resistor-off
Multiple Inverters
If multiple Sofar Inv are used, connect all Sofar Inv in daisy chain mode over theRS485 communication cable. Set different Modbus
address(1~31) for each inverter in LCD display and set SWT2 (match resistance) at the first and last inverter
NOTE: The above details are mentioned in the Installation & Operation Manual of Sofar Inverters
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Set the Correct Date & Time

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.