Chapter 7: Setting Up Monitoring through the
Firefighter Gateway (Optional)
Communication Dataflow
The SolarEdge site information can be accessed remotely using the SolarEdge monitoring portal, as
described in the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal User Guide. In order to transfer monitoring data from a
SolarEdge site to the SolarEdge monitoring portal, a communication connection must be set up.
Communication setup is not required for power harvesting or for the safety control of the firefighter
gateway, however is needed when using the monitoring portal.
This chapter describes how to set up this connection when the gateway is the connection point to the
monitoring portal.
The connection point can be any SolarEdge device. If it is the firefighter gateway, the gateway should be
the master on an RS485 bus. Otherwise, it should be a slave.
Communication Types
The following types of communication can be used to transfer the monitored information from the
inverter to the SolarEdge monitoring portal through the SolarEdge gateway:
Ethernet: Used for a LAN connection
RS485: Enables connection of external devices, such as other SolarEdge inverters, non-SolarEdge
loggers or electricity meters, and transferring their information through the SolarEdge gateway to
the SolarEdge monitoring portal using Ethernet or ZigBee. The SolarEdge gateway has two RS485
physical ports:
RS485-1: Enables connection of multiple SolarEdge devices (inverters/SMIs/gateways) through
the same bus to the SolarEdge gateway, such that connecting only one gateway to the server is
sufficient to provide communication services for all the devices on the bus.
RS485-2: Enables connection of third-party devices, such as electricity meters and non-
SolarEdge inverters.
ZigBee (optional): Enables wireless connection of one or more SolarEdge devices through a ZigBee
transceiver (sold separately).
Wi-Fi (optional): Enables wireless connection of one or more SolarEdge devices through Wi-Fi (sold
separately).
The Mini-USB: enables PC/laptop connection for software upgrade using the SolarEdge configuration tool.
Use a USB to mini-USB adapter cable for this connection.
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