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User Guide (Installer)
Rev 4.0 12/16
APsystems 600 Ericksen Ave NE, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98110 TEL: 844-666-7035 EMAIL: [email protected] www.APsystems.com © All Rights Reserved
OnlineEnergyMonitoring&Analysis(EMA)
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TableofContents
LogontoEMAWebsite 5AddaNewCustomerInstallation 6 Step1:EnteringtheCustomer’sPersonalInformation 6 Step2:ConfiguretheECU 9 Step3:ConfiguretheInverters 11 Method1:ImportingtheIDsfromtheECU 11 Method2:ManuallyEnteringIDsintotheEMA 13 Step4:ConfiguringGroupView 16 Method1:CreatingaViewAutomatically 17 Method2:CreatingaViewManually 17 Step5:UploadingtheInstallationDrawingsand/orPhoto 20ResumeanIncompleteRegistration 21EditanExistingCustomer’sPassword 22ModifyanExistingUserAccount 24 AddinganECU 24 EditinganECU 26 ReplacinganECU 27 DeletinganECU 28 AddinganInverter 30 Method1:ImportingtheIDsfromtheECU 31 Method2:ManuallyEnteringIDsintotheEMA 33 EditinganInverter 37 ReplacinganInverter 38 DeletinganInverter 39 EditingBasicCustomerInformation 40MonitoringandAnalysis 42 ReviewingtheCustomer’sDashboard 42 ReviewingtheCustomer’sModules 44 ReviewingtheCustomer’sSystemReports 46 SummaryReports 47 ECUReports 48 InverterReports 49 DownloadReports 54 ReviewingSystemMaintenanceHistory 55 ECUHistory 56 InverterHistory 57
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RemoteECUManagement 58 ManagingtheECURemotely 58 ECUStatus 59 ECUSettings 60 ManageTimeZone 60 ManageInverterLinks 61 ACProtectionParameters 61 InverterStatus 62 InverterGFDI 63 InverterPower 63 SettingList 64ManagingYourInstallerAccountInformation(andPassword) 66IntroductiontoYourCustomer’sSystemDashboard 67
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LogontoEMAWebsite
1. Gotohttp://www.apsystemsema.com
TheAPsystemsEMALoginpageisdisplayed.
Username Password
Note:YouareissuedapermanentUsername,andatemporaryPasswordwhenyoucompleteInstaller
TrainingwithAPsystems.ContactAPsystemsTechnicalSupporttoregisterforInstallerTraining(goto
https://usa.apsystems.com/resources/training,orcall1.844.666.7034).
2. Enteryour“Username”and“Password”.
Note:ThePasswordiscasesensitive.
Note:Ifyouforgetyourpassword,select“Lostyourpassword?Clickhere…”.
3. Pressthe“Login”button.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
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Note:Youwon’thaveanycustomersinyourCustomerListthefirsttimeyoulogintothesystem.
AddaNewCustomerInstallation
Therearefive(5)majorstepsinvolvedinaddinganewinstallation(registering)intheEMA.
Step1:Enteringthecustomer’spersonalinformation.
Step2:ConfiguringtheEnergyCommunicationUnit(ECU).
Step3:Configuringtheinverterinformation.
Step4:ConfiguringtheGroupView.
Step5:Uploadingtheinstallationdrawingsand/orphoto.
Step1:EnteringtheCustomer’sPersonalInformation
1. LogontotheEMA.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
REGISTRATIONIcon
2. SelecttheREGISTRATIONiconatthetopofthepage.
TheNewUserpageisdisplayed.
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ProcessStepsIndicator
RegistrationFields
Note:Optimizernotavailableinallregions.
3. Fillinthecustomerdetailsbyfield,makingsuretoincludeallrequiredinformation.
UserName Thisisasingle“name”(typicallythecustomer’slastname)thatidentifies
thisspecificcustomer’sinstallation.Theusernameappearsinthecustomer’s
areaontheEMA.(Required)
Only“letters”,“numericdigits”,“underscores”,“@”,“spaces”,and“.”Can
beusedwhencreatingausername.
Note:Ausernamecannotbemodifiedonceithasbeensubmitted.
Password Thisisatemporarypasswordthatisemailedtoyourcustomersotheycan
accesstheiraccountontheEMA.Yourcustomercanchangetheirpassword
shouldtheysochoose.(Required)
ConfirmPassword Enterthesamepasswordagaintoconfirm.(Required)
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Email Thisisyourcustomer’semailaddress.(Required)
APsystemssendsyourcustomertheirpasswordandallsystemrelated
notificationstothisemailaddress.
FirstName Yourcustomer’sfirstname.(Required)
LastName Yourcustomer’slastname.(Optional)
PhoneNumber Yourcustomer’sphonenumber.(Optional)
InstallationCompany Thisfieldisautomaticallygeneratedbythesystemandcanbechangedusing
thepulldownselectorifnecessary.(Required)
Country Thisfieldisautomaticallygeneratedbythesystemandcanbechangedusing
thepulldownselectorifnecessary.(Required)
State/Province Customer’sstateorprovince.(Required)
City Customer’scity.(Required)
Address Customer’sstreetaddress.(Optional)
PostalCode Customer’spostalcode.(Optional)
SystemSize Calculatetheoverallsystemsizeandenterithere.(Optional)
Remarks Addanynotesthatyoumayfindusefulatalaterdate.(Optional)
4. Selectwhetherto“Allowvisitorstoaccessthissite”.
Note:Thisisanoptionalselectionstep.Ifselected,thesystemdisplaysanauthorizationcodetobeusedin
embeddingthisspecificcustomer’sEMAdatawithinanotherwebsite.
5. SelectwhethertohaveAPsystems“Sendaweeklyproductionreport”.
Note:Thisisanoptionalselectionstep.Ifselected,thecustomerwillreceiveanautomaticallygenerated
productionreportonaweeklybasis.
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6. Selectthe“Submit”button.
Note:Onceyouhaveselectedeitherthe“Next”or“Submit”buttonsinanyofthemajorregistrationsteps(1-
5),yourcustomerinformationissavedinthesystemandyoucanstepawayfromtheprocessandresumeby
selecting“IncompleteCustomer”(seepage21–ResumeanIncompleteRegistration).
TheECUInformationpageisdisplayed.
AddECUButton
Step2:ConfiguretheECU
7. Pressthe“Add”ECUbutton.
TheAddECUwindowisdisplayed.
AddECUWindow ECUIDField
8. Enterthe12-digitECUUIDnumber(s)intotheECUIDfield.
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TheECUUIDislocatedonthetopoftheECU,aswellasonthefrontflapoftheshippingbox.
ECUUIDNumber
Note:TheECUUIDisauniqueAPsystems“serialnumber”thatisassignedtotheECUduringmanufacture.It
isNOTtheIPAddressofthedevice.
ItiscriticalthatyouentertheECUUIDcorrectlybecausetheEMAusesthisnumbertoidentifythesystemit
ismonitoringandreporting.
9. SelectthetimezonewheretheECUistobeinstalled.
10. Pressthe“OK”button.
Note:CheckResumeanIncompleteRegistration–Page21ifyougetasystemmessagethatindicatesthat
theUIDalreadyexistswhilemakingtheseentries.
OnceyouhaveenteredalloftheECUUIDnumberstobeinstalledataspecificlocation…
11. Pressthe“Next”button.
TheInverterInformationpageisdisplayed.
ECUSelectionField AddButton
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Step3:ConfiguretheInverters
InthisstepyouareassigningtheinverterstotheirassociatedECU(s).
12. SelecttheECU(ECUSelectionfield).13. Pressthe“Add”button.
TheInputInverterIDspageisdisplayed.
InputIDsWindow TemporaryInverterList
14. Enterthe12-digitinverterIDnumbers.
Therearetwo(2)methodsforaddinginverterstotheEMA:
1) ImportingthemfromtheECU.
2) ManuallyenteringthemintotheEMA.
Method1:ImportingtheIDsfromtheECU
Note:WhenimportingtheinverterIDsfromtheECU,makesurethatyouhaveenteredalloftheinverterIDs
intotheECU,andthattheECUiscorrectlyconnectedtotheInternetsothattheAPsystemsservercan
retrievetheIDs.
ImportfromECUTab ECUIDPulldown
InsertIDtoListButton
1) Selectthe“ImportFromECU”tab.
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2) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
3) Pressthe“InsertIDtoList”button.
TheEMAbeginsimportingalloftheinverterIDsontheECUandplacingthemontothe
Temporary
InverterList.
TemporaryInverterList
4) VerifythatthetemporarylistofinverterIDsiscompleteandcorrect.
5) Pressthe“Submit”button.
The“permanent”inverterlistisdisplayed.
Note:Thislistcanbeeditedifnecessarybyselectingeither“Edit”or“Replace”foreach
inverteranditsassociatedchannel.
EditReplace
GotoStep4:ConfiguringGroupViewtocompletetheRegistrationProcess.
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Method2:ManuallyEnteringIDsintotheEMA
EachinverterhasauniqueUIDwhichislocatedonthefrontoftheinverter,aswellasonthebackflapofthe
inverter’sshippingbox.
InverterIDs
ManualADDButton ECUIDPulldown InverterTypePulldown
InverterIDField InsertIDtoListButtonChannelPulldown
1) Selectthe“ManualADD”button.
2) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
3) SelecttheInvertertypefromthe“InverterType”pulldown.
4) SelecttheChannel(s)fortheinvertertype.
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Note:You’llbepresentedwithanumberofinvertertypes.Selectthetypeyouareinstalling,
rememberingthattheYC500hastwo(2)channels(A&B),andtheYC1000hasuptofour(4)
channels(1,2,3&4).
5) Enterthe12-digitinverterIDnumbers.
Tip:YoucanscantheinverterUIDsintoaspreadsheetandthencopyandpastetheUIDsfrom
thespreadsheetintotheEMA,whichmakestheentryprocesseasiertomanage.TheEMAdoes
howeverhavealimitationof20UIDsperpaste.
Note:CheckResumeanIncompleteRegistration–Page21ifyougetasystemmessagethat
indicatesthattheUIDalreadyexistswhilemakingtheseentries.
6) Pressthe“InsertIDtoList”button.
TheEMAplacestheinverterontotheTemporaryInverterList.
TemporaryInverterList
7) VerifythatthetemporarylistofinverterIDsiscompleteandcorrect.
8) Pressthe“Submit”button.
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The“permanent”inverterlistisdisplayed.
Note:Thislistcanbeeditedifnecessarybyselectingeither“Edit”or“Replace”foreach
inverteranditsassociatedchannel.
EditReplace
LinkButton
NextButton
CompleteRegistrationButton
9) Pressthe“Link”buttontoremotelylinktheinverterstotheECU.
Atthispointintheregistrationprocessyoucandecideto“completetheregistration”,capturingthe
customer’spersonalinformation,ECUconfiguration,andInverterIDs,comingbacktomappingtheinverters
atalatertime(seepage16--Step4:ConfiguringGroupView)–or–continuetomoveforwardwiththe
invertermappingbeforecompletingtheregistration.
Note:Ifyouchooseto“completetheregistration”atthistime,you’llstillneedtoreturntothecustomer’s
accounttofinishthejobbymappingtheinverters.Onceyouhave“completedtheregistration”,the
customeraccountwillmovefrom“INCOMPLETED”tothestandardcustomerlistandyourcustomerwillbe
abletoviewtheiraccountonline.
To“completetheregistration”process,pressthe“CompleteRegistration”button.
Tocontinuewiththemappingprocessbeforecompletingtheregistration,pressthe“Next”button.
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Step4:ConfiguringGroupView
Thisstepassumesyouhavepressedthe“Next”buttonafterenteringtheinverterIDs.
TheGroupViewpageisdisplayed.
AddViewButton
15. Pressthe“Add”viewbutton.
TheCreateViewwindowisdisplayed.
CreateViewWindow
Therearetwo(2)methodsforcreatingaview(inverterlayout)intheEMA:
1) Havingthesystemdoitforyouautomatically.
2) Layingoutthepanelsmanually.
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ECUIDPulldown ArrangementToggle
ViewNameField RowField ColumnField
Method1:Creatingaviewautomatically.
Automaticviewcreationisbestforrelativelysimplelayouts.
1) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
2) Selectthe“Auto”arrangementtoggle.
3) EnteraviewnameintheViewNamefield.
4) Enteranumber(1-50)intheRowfield(rowsarehorizontal).
5) Enteranumber(1-50)intheColumnfield(columnsarevertical).
6) Pressthe“Create”button.
TheEMAarrangesthepanels(andtheirassociatedinverters)arelaidoutfromtop-lefttobottom
rightbasedontheirentryintotheInverterList.
Method2:Creatingaviewmanually.
Manualviewcreationisbestformorecomplexinstallationswhereyou’llwanttohavecompletecontrolof
wherethepanels(andtheirassociatedinverters)arelaidout.
1) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
2) Selectthe“Manual”arrangementtoggle.
3) EnteraviewnameintheViewNamefield.
4) Enteranumber(1-50)intheRowfield(rowsarehorizontal).
5) Enteranumber(1-50)intheColumnfield(columnsarevertical).
6) Pressthe“Create”button.
TheEMAarrangesthepanels,withouttheassociatedinverters,onapanellayoutpagebased
ontherowsandcolumnsyouhavespecified.
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Thepanellayoutpageisdisplayed.
InverterIDsyouhaveentered SpecialFunctionalityButtons
PanelLayoutArea
Emptypanelsbasedonrow/column
specifications
Note:Rightclickingonanyindividualpanelexposesalistofpossibleshortcuts.
ImportID ImportaspecificinverterIDtotheselectedpanel.
DeleteID DeleteaspecificinverterIDfromtheselectedpanel.
ChangeOrientation Changepanel’sorientationtoverticalorhorizontal.
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ChangeModule
Type Changethemoduletypeforthespecifiedpanel.
DeleteModule DeleteboththeinverterIDandpanelposition.
AddRowAbove Addsarowabovethecurrentpanellocation.
AddColumnAbove Addsacolumnnexttothecurrentpanellocation.
DeleteCurrentRow Deletetherowwherethespecifiedpanelislocated.
DeleteCurrentColumn Deletethecolumnwherethespecifiedpanelislocated.
SpecialFunctionalityButtons
MultiplePanelMovementToggle
ZoomIn ZoomOut
SearchforInverterID CreateEmptyPanels
SaveView BackwithoutSaving
7) DraganddropInverterIDsontospecifiedinverters.
8) Dragthepanelsonthelayoutareaastheyarearrangedonthesite.
9) Pressthe“Save”button.
TheUploadDrawingspageisdisplayed.
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DrawingNameField DrawingTypePulldown DrawingList
UploadButton CompleteRegistrationButton
Step5:Uploadingtheinstallationdrawingsand/orphoto
Theinstallationdrawingsaredisplayedonthecustomer’sModulePerformancepage,andthesitephotois
displayedonthecustomer’sDashboard.
Onlythefollowingdrawingandphotoformatsaresupported:
• jpeg–jpg
• png
16. Enterthedrawing’snameinthe“DrawingName”field.
17. Selectdrawingtypeinthe“DrawingType”pulldown.18. Locatethefileyouwanttoupload(ScanbuttonfunctionsjustlikeaBrowsebutton)..19. Pressthe“Upload”button.
ThedrawingsyouwantuploadedtotheEMAarereflectedintheDrawingList.
20. Pressthe“CompleteRegistration”button.
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ResumeanIncompleteRegistration
Onceyouhaveselectedeitherthe“Next”or“Submit”buttonsinanyofthemajorregistrationsteps(1-5),
yourcustomerinformationissavedinthesystemandyoucanstepawayfromtheprocessandresumeby
selecting“IncompleteCustomer”underRegistration.
REGISTRATION
INCOMPLETECUSTOMER
1. LogontotheEMA.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthe“REGISTRATION”icon.
3. Selectthe“INCOMPLETECUSTOMER”intheleftsidebar.
Alistofyourincompletecustomerregistrationsisdisplayed.
4. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttocomplete.
5. Continuewhereyouleftofffollowingthestepsintheprevioussection.
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EditanExistingCustomer’sPassword
Note:YourcustomercanchangetheirownpasswordbygoingintotheSettingsectionontheiraccountpage.
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomerthatwantstohavetheirpasswordchanged.
Thecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
USERREGISTRATION
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
BASICINFORMATION
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4. Select“BASICINFORMATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
Theuser’sbasicinformationpageisdisplayed.
EditPasswordFields
5. Enterthenewpasswordinthe“Password”field.
6. Confirmthenewpassword.
7. Pressthe“Submit”button.
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ModifyanExistingUserAccount
AddinganECU
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
USERREGISTRATION
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
ECUCONFIGURATION
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4. Select“ECUCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRTATION”.
TheECUinformationpageisdisplayed.
AddButton
5. Pressthe“Add”button.
TheADDECUwindowisdisplayed.
ADDECUWindow
6. Enterthe12-digitECUUIDnumber(s)intotheECUIDfield.
7. SelectthetimezonewheretheECUistobeinstalled.
8. Pressthe“OK”button.
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EditinganECU
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“ECUCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRTATION”.
TheECUinformationpageisdisplayed.
EditButton
5. Pressthe“Edit”button.
TheEDITECUpageisdisplayed.
EDITECUWindow
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6. EdittheECUUIDand/orthetimezone.
7. Pressthe“OK”button.
Note:EditingtheECUdoesnotupdatethesystem“History”,sonorecordofthechangesaremade.Goto
ReplaceanECU(seebelow)ifyouhavereplacedanECUandwantitrecordedinthesystem“History”.
ReplacinganECU
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“ECUCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRTATION”.
TheECUinformationpageisdisplayed.
ReplaceButton
5. Pressthe“Replace”button.
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TheREPLACEECUwindowisdisplayed.
REPLACEECUWindow
6. SelecttheECUyouwanttoreplace.
7. Enterthenew12-digitECUUIDnumberintothe“ReplaceECU”field.
8. Pressthe“OK”button.
DeletinganECU
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“ECUCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
TheECUinformationpageisdisplayed.
DeleteButton
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5. Pressthe“Delete”button.
TheDELETEECUconfirmationwindowisdisplayed.
DELETEECUConfirmationWindow
6. SelecttheECUyouwanttodelete.
7. Pressthe“OK”button.
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AddinganInverter
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
USERREGISTRATION
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
INVERTERCONFIGURATION
4. Select“INVERTERCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
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TheInverterInformationpageisdisplayed.
AddButton
5. Pressthe“Add”button.
TheInputInverterIDspageisdisplayed.
InputIDsWindow TemporaryInverterList
Therearetwo(2)methodsforaddinginverterstotheEMA:
1) ImportingthemfromtheECU.
2) ManuallyenteringthemintotheEMA.
Method1:ImportingtheIDsfromtheECU
Note:WhenimportingtheinverterIDsfromtheECU,makesurethatyouhaveenteredalloftheadditional
inverterIDsintotheECU,andthattheECUiscorrectlyconnectedtotheInternetsothattheAPsystems
servercanretrievetheIDs.
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ImportfromECUTab ECUIDPulldown
InsertIDtoListButton
1) Selectthe“ImportFromECU”tab.
2) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
3) Pressthe“InsertIDtoList”button.
TheEMAbeginsimportingalloftheinverterIDsontheECUandplacingthemontothe
Temporary
InverterList.
TemporaryInverterList
4) VerifythatthetemporarylistofinverterIDsiscompleteandcorrect.
5) Pressthe“Submit”button.
The“permanent”inverterlistisdisplayed.
Note:Thislistcanbeeditedifnecessarybyselectingeither“Edit”or“Replace”foreach
inverteranditsassociatedchannel.
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EditReplace
Method2:ManuallyEnteringIDsintotheEMA
EachinverterhasauniqueUIDwhichislocatedonthefrontoftheinverter,aswellasonthebackflapofthe
inverter’sshippingbox.
ManualADDButton ECUIDPulldown InverterTypePulldown
InverterIDField InsertIDtoListButtonChannelPulldown
1) Selectthe“ManualADD”button.
2) SelecttheECUfromthe“ECUID”pulldown.
3) SelecttheInvertertypefromthe“InverterType”pulldown.
4) SelecttheChannel(s)fortheinvertertype.
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Note:You’llbepresentedwithanumberofinvertertypes.Selectthetypeyouareinstalling,
rememberingthattheYC500hastwo(2)channels(A&B),andtheYC1000hasuptofour(4)
channels(1,2,3&4).
5) Enterthe12-digitinverterIDnumbers.
Tip:YoucanscantheinverterUIDsintoaspreadsheetandthencopyandpastetheUIDsfrom
thespreadsheetintotheEMA,whichmakestheentryprocesseasiertomanage.TheEMAdoes
howeverhavealimitationof20UIDsperpaste.
Note:CheckResumeanIncompleteRegistration–Page21ifyougetasystemmessagethat
indicatesthattheUIDalreadyexistswhilemakingtheseentries.
6) Pressthe“InsertIDtoList”button.
TheEMAplacestheinverterontotheTemporaryInverterList.
TemporaryInverterList
7) VerifythatthetemporarylistofinverterIDsiscompleteandcorrect.
8) Pressthe“Submit”button.
The“permanent”inverterlistisdisplayed.
Note:Thislistcanbeeditedifnecessarybyselectingeither“Edit”or“Replace”foreach
inverteranditsassociatedchannel.
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EditReplace
LinkButton
NextButton
CompleteRegistrationButton
9) Pressthe“Link”buttontoremotelylinktheinverterstotheECU.
10) Pressthe“Next”button.
VIEWCONFIGURATION
11) Select“VIEWCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
TheViewConfigurationpageisdisplayed.
Edit
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6. Select“Edit”.
TheEDITVIEWWindowisdisplayed.
EDITVIEWWindow DetailedToggle
7. Selectthe“Detailed”toggle.
8. Pressthe“Submit”button.
Thepanellayoutpageisdisplayed.
NewlyAddedInvertersExistingInverters
SaveViewIcon
9. Draganddropthenewinvertersintopositiononthelayoutmap.
10. Pressthe“SaveView”icon.
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EditinganInverter
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“INVERTERCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
TheInverterInformationpageisdisplayed.
Edit
5. Select“Edit”fortheinverteryouwanttoedit.
TheEDITINVERTERwindowisdisplayed.
EDITINVERTERWindow
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6. Edittheinverterinformation.
7. Pressthe“Submit”button.
ReplacinganInverter
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“INVERTERCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
TheInverterInformationpageisdisplayed.
Replace
5. Select“Replace”fortheinverteryouwanttoreplace.
TheREPLACEINVERTERwindowisdisplayed.
REPLACEINVERTERWindow
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6. Enterthenew/replacementinverter’sIDintheInverterIDfield.
7. Pressthe“Submit”button.
DeletinganInverter
1. LogontotheEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeraccountyouwanttomodify.
Thecustomer’sDASHBOARDisdisplayed.
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
4. Select“INVERTERCONFIGURATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
TheInverterInformationpageisdisplayed.
DeleteButton
5. Selecttheinverteryouwanttodelete.
6. Pressthe“Delete”button.
Aconfirmationmessageisdisplayed.
7. Pressthe“Submit”button.
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EditingBasicCustomerInformation
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomerthatwantstohavetheirpasswordchanged.
Thecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
USERREGISTRATION
3. Select“USERREGISTRATION”intheleftsidebar.
TheUSERREGISTRATIONpulldownisdisplayed.
BASICINFORMATION
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4. Select“BASICINFORMATION”under“USERREGISTRATION”.
Theuser’sbasicinformationpageisdisplayed.
5. Edittheinformationyouwantchanged.
6. Pressthe“Submit”button.
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MonitoringandAnalysis
ReviewingtheCustomer’sDashboard
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeryouwanttoreviewfromthecustomerlist.
Theinstaller’sviewofthecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
Note:Whileyouareviewingthecustomer’ssystemdata,itispresenteddifferentlythantheSystemOwner’s
view.
SystemStatus DataTypePowerCurveSystemDate/Time Personal
Information
Today’sEnergy CurrentPower Action InstallerContact
Information
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CustomerViewforComparison
SystemStatus Workingnormally.
NoData–Systemnotreportinginasexpected.Systemrequiresattention.
SystemconfiguredwithoutInternetconnection.
DataType Datareportingperiod;Powerforthecurrentday,dailypowerforthe
currentmonth,monthlyforthecurrentyear,andyearlyforthe
lifetime
ofthesystem.
PowerCurve Graphicrepresentationofeachofthedatatypes.
SystemDate/Time Thedateandtimeatthearraylocation.
PersonalInformation Thecustomer’spersonalinformation.
Today’sEnergy Theamountofenergyproducedfortoday’sdate–expressedinkWh.
CurrentPower Theamountofenergybeingproducedatthisgiventime–expressed
inwatts.
Action AshortcuttoECUreporting(Detail)andreviewingtheECUstatus
(Status).
InstallerContact Theinstaller’scontactinformation.Thisinformationshowsupon
Information yourcustomer’sviewoftheiraccount.
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Note:Youcancheckpowerproductionatanygivenpointalongthe“PowerCurve”graphsbymovingthe
cursertothespecifictimeordateinquestion.
CursorLocation
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ReviewingtheCustomer’sModules
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeryouwanttoreviewfromthecustomerlist.
Theinstaller’sviewofthecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
MODULE
3. Select“MODULE”intheleftsidebar.
TheModulePerformancepageisdisplayed.
GroupViewName ViewingPeriod QueryDate TimelineController
Panels/Modules Timeline TimelineMarker
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GroupViewName Pulldownofthegroupnamesassociatedwiththisaccount.
ViewingPeriod Viewingperiodselection;Powerforthecurrentday,anddailyenergyover
thelast30days.
QueryDate Selectdateyouwanttoreview.
TimelineController AdvancestheTimelineMarkeronthetimeline.
Panels/Modules Agraphicrepresentationofhowthearrayislaidout.Thenumberinthe
centerofeachmodulerepresentsthepowerbeinggeneratedbythemodule
atthecurrenttime–expressedinwatts/DC.
SystemPerformance Graphicrepresentationofthepowerbeinggeneratedbytheentiresystemduring
theTimeline currentviewingperiod.
TimelineMarker Timeindicatorfortimeline.Powerissimultaneouslydisplayedonthe
panels/modules.Therearetwowaystodisplaypoweracrosstime;One,selectthe
timeperiodand
Pressthe“TimelineController”,andtwodraggingthetimelinemarkeracrossthe
timelinetoviewaspecificproductiontime.
Note:Detailedinformationoneachmodulecanbereviewedbyclickingonthemodule.
ModulebeingReviewed
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ReviewingtheCustomer’sSystemsReports
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeryouwanttoreviewfromthecustomerlist.
Theinstaller’sviewofthecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
REPORT
3. Select“REPORT”intheleftsidebar.
Thesub-menuareasaredisplayedunder“REPORT”.
Sub-Menu
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SummaryReports
1) Select“SUMMARYREPORT”under“REPORT”intheleftsidebar.
TheSummaryReportpageisdisplayed.
EnvironmentalBenefits YearlyEnergyProduction Production/CostSavings
GraphofYearlyProduction TableofYearlyProduction
DetailsbyMonth DetailsbyMonth
Note:ThesavingsreflectedintheProduction/CostSavingstimelinearecalculationsbasedonthe
utilitycompany’spriceperkWhatthislocation.ThepriceperkWhisenteredinthe“PricePerkWh”
fieldinthetimeline.
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ECUReports
1) Select“ECULEVELDATA”under“REPORT”intheleftsidebar.
TheECUleveldatapageisdisplayed.
DataReportingPeriod QueryDate ExportButton
PowerProductionGraph
DataReportingPeriod Datareportingperiod;Powerforthecurrentday,dailypowerforthe
currentmonth,monthlyforthecurrentyear,andyearlyforthe
lifetimeofthesystem.
QueryDate Selectdateyouwanttoreview.
ExportButton Exportsthedatainaspreadsheetformat.
PowerProductionGraph Graphicrepresentationofthesystem’spowerproductionovertime.
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InverterReports
Tip:Thisreportingareaisextremelyusefulintroubleshootinginverterproblems.
TheInverterLevelreportsareusedtoanalyzemodulepower(DC–power/watts,volts,and
current/amps),gridparameters(ACvolts,frequency,andtemperature).
1) Select“INVERTERLEVELDATA”under“REPORT”intheleftsidebar.
Theinverterleveldatapageisdisplayed.
InverterIDDataType ComparisonToggle
QueryDate DataLevelDataGraph DataToggles
2) SelectinverterIDyouwanttoreviewfromtheInverterIDpulldown.
ThedatagraphicfortheselectedinverterIDisdisplayed.
InverterID PulldownfieldforviewingandselectingtheinverterIDsassociated
withtheaccount.
DataType Datareportingperiod;Powerforthecurrentday,dailypowerforthe
currentmonth,monthlyforthecurrentyear,andyearlyforthelifetime
oftheinverter.
ComparisonToggle ONandOFFtoggleforcomparingthedata/performanceofmorethan
oneinverterordatalevel(seedirectionsforcomparisonspage52).
QueryDate Selectdateyouwanttoreview.
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DataLevel PulldownfieldforselectingACorDCdatabychannel.
DataGraph Graphicrepresentationoftheselecteddatatypesanddatalevelsover
time.
DataToggles UsedtotoggleDataLevelsgraphsONorOFF.
ExamplesofInverterDataGraphs
DCPower/Watts DCVolts DCCurrent(Amps)
Notethefollowingintheexampleabove:
ECUID:21300019948–Becauseof213prefix,itisazigbeebasedECU
InverterID:503000000687–Becauseof503prefix,itisaYC1000inverter,whichwillhaveuptofour
(4)Channelsidentifiedas1,2,3,and4
QueryDate:Dec5,2016(2016-12-05ininternationaldateformat)
DataType:Powerforthecurrentday
DataLevel:DCPower/Watts,Volts,Current(Amps)
Comparison:OFF(soonlyseeingoneinverterchanneland/ordatalevel)
Youcanseepowerlevelsforaspecifictimebydraggingthecursoralongthegraph.
CursorPosition
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ToviewtheAC(grid)parametersonthesamechannelforthesameinverter:
1) Select“AC-1”inthe“DataLevel”pulldown.
DataLevelPulldown ACVolts ACFrequency Inverter
Temperature
Youcanseeparametersforaspecifictimebydraggingthecursoralongthegraph.
CursorPosition
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Tocomparethedatalevelsfortwodifferentinverters:
1) TurnONthe“Compare”toggle.
2) Selecttheinvertersyouwanttocompare.
Note:Youcanselectthesameinverterandcomparedifferentchannelsifrequired.
3) SelecttheChannelsyouwanttocompare.
4) SelectwhetheryouwanttocompareDCorAC.
Thegraphwithbothinverterdatalevelsisdisplayed.
DataToggles
Note:YoucantogglegraphdataelementsONandOFFbyusingtheDataTogglesifneededforclarity
ofthedata.
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DownloadReports
Thereportsinthisareaaredetailednumericreportsthatcanbeexportedtoaspreadsheet.
1) Select“DOWNLOADREPORT”under“REPORT”intheleftsidebar.
TheDownloadReportsdatapageisdisplayed.
ECUIDPulldown TypePulldown
QueryDate QueryButton ExportButton
ECUIDPulldown PulldownfieldforviewingandselectingtheECUID.
.
TypePulldown Thereareanumberofreport“types”youcanselect.
• HourlyEnergyfortheday
• DetailedDailyEnergyforaweek(priortotheQueryDate)
• DailyEnergyforaspecifiedperiod
• DailyEnergyforaspecifiedyear
• WeeklyEnergyforaspecifiedyear
• MonthlyEnergyforayear
• YearlyEnergyforthelifetimeofthesystem
QueryDate Selectdate,ordatarangewhereappropriate,youwanttoreview
QueryButton TheQueryButtonactivatesthereportingprocessfortheTypeandDate(s)
Youhaveselected.
ExportButton Exportsthedatainaspreadsheetformat.
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ReviewingSystemMaintenanceHistory
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeryouwanttoreviewfromthecustomerlist.
Theinstaller’sviewofthecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
HISTORY
3. Select“HISTORY”intheleftsidebar.
Thesub-menuareasaredisplayedunder“HISTORY”.
Sub-Menu
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1) Select“ECUHISTORY”under“HISTORY”intheleftsidebar.
TheECUHistorypageisdisplayed.
ECUIDList CreateDate ReplaceDate LifetimeEnergy
ECUIDList AlistofalloftheECUthathavebeenonthesystem.
CreateDate ThedatetheECUwasactivatedontheEMA.
ReplaceDate ThedatetheECUwasreplacedandeditedontheEMA.
LifetimeEnergy Ahistoryoftheamountofenergy(expressedinkWh)produced
whiletheECUwasonthesystem.
Note:ClickingontheECUIDintheECUIDListallowsyoutoreviewpowerproductionfromthe
datetheECUwasfirstactivatedontheEMA.
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InverterHistory
1) Select“INVERTERHISTORY”under“HISTORY”intheleftsidebar.
TheInverterHistorypageisdisplayed.
InverterIDList CreateDate ReplaceDate
InverterIDList Alistofalloftheinvertersthathavebeenonthesystem.
CreateDate ThedatetheinverterwasactivatedontheEMA.
ReplaceDate ThedatetheinverterwasreplacedandeditedontheEMA.
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RemoteECUManagement
TheECUhasbeendesignedwithremoteconnectionandmanagementfunctionality.Youcanaccessthis
remotefunctionalitythroughtheEMAwebsite,usingyourinstallerlogincredentials.Changesmaderemotely
throughtheEMAdonottakeaffectuntiltheECU’snextreportingcycle.
TheECUmustfirstbeinstalledwithverifiedPowerLineCommunication[PLC]andInternetconnectivity.
RefertotheECUInstallation/UserManualfordetailedECUinstallationandoperationinstruction.
TheECUremotefunctionalityallowsyoutodothefollowing:
• SettheECUStatus
• SetTimeZones
• ManageInverterUIDs
ManagingtheECURemotely
1. LogontotheAPsystemsEMAwebsite.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
2. Selectthecustomeryouwanttoreviewfromthecustomerlist.
Theinstaller’sviewofthecustomer’sDashboardisdisplayed.
REMOTECONTROL
3. Select“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
Thesub-menuareasaredisplayedunder“REMOTECONTROL”.
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Sub-Menu
ECUStatus
EnteringtheECUStatusisfor“informationonly”.
1) Select“ECUSTATUS”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheECUstatuspageisdisplayed.
ECUIDPulldown ConnectionStatusPulldown
2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) Selectthecurrentconnectionstationfromthepulldown.
4) Pressthe“Submit”button.
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ECUSettings
1) Select“ECUSTETTINGS”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheECUsettingspageisdisplayed.
TIMEZONECONFIGURATIONWindow
INVERTERLINKSCONFIGURATIONWindow
ManageTimeZone
ECUIDPulldown ECUTimeZonePulldown
1) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
2) SelectthecorrecttimezonecorrespondingtotheECU’slocation.
3) Pressthe“Send”button.
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ManageInverterLinks
ECUIDPulldown OperationPulldown
InverterList ChoosetheInvertersPulldown
1) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
2) Selecttheoperation(Add,Clear,orDelete)fromtheOperationpulldown.
3) SelecttheinverterfromtheInverterList,orinputtheinverters.
4) Pressthe“Send”button.
ACProtectionParameters
TheACprotectionparametersarepresetatthefactory,butcanbeadjustedtomeetthespecificlocal
gridrequirements.
1) Select“ACPROTECTIONPARAMETERS”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheACProtectionConfigurationpageisdisplayed.
ParameterFields
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2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) Entertheparametersthatneedtobeadjusted.
WARNING:Beextremelycarefulwhenadjustingtheseparameters.AllAPsystemsmicroinvertersare
factory-settoinherentlymeetIEEE1547/UL1741by-designanddo-notrequireadjustment
bythesiteownerorinstallationteam.APsystemsmicroinvertersmonitorvoltage
disturbances,frequencydisturbances,lossofsynchronizationand/orlossofphase.If
required,pleaseconsultyourlocalAuthoritiesHavingJurisdiction(AHJ)andAPsystems
TechnicalSupportbeforeadjustinganyparameters.
4) Usingthe“ChoosetheInverters”pulldown,decidedwhetheryouwanttoadjustallofthe
inverters,orspecificonesfromtheInverterList.
5) Pressthe“Send”button.
InverterStatus
TheInverterStatusareaisforturningONandOFFtheinverters.
1) Select“INVERTERSTATUS”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheInverterStatuspageisdisplayed.
InverterStatus(ON/OFF)
InverterList ChoosetheInvertersPulldown
2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) SelecteitherONorOFF.
4) Usingthe“ChoosetheInverters”pulldown,decidewhetheryouwanttoturnONorOFFallofthe
inverters,orspecificonesfromtheInverterList.
5) Pressthe“Send”button.
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InverterGFDI
ChecktheGFDIstatustoseeiftheGFDIprotectionhasbeentripped.Ifso,youcanreset.
1) Select“INVERTERGFDI”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheInverterGFDIpageisdisplayed.
ChoosetheInvertersPulldown
InverterList GFDIStatus
2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) ChecktheGFDIStatusforeachoftheinvertersintheInverterList.
4) Usingthe“ChoosetheInverters”pulldown,decidewhetheryouwanttoresetallofthe
inverters,orspecificonesfromtheInverterList.
5) Pressthe“Send”button.
InverterPower
Canadjusttheinternalpower(DC/Watts)basedonpanelandutilityrequirements–uptothedesign
limitationsoftheinverter.
1) Select“INVERTERPOWER”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheInverterPowerpageisdisplayed.
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MaximumPowerField
InverterList ChoosetheInvertersPulldown
2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) Entertheadjustedmaximumpowerrating(inWatts)intotheMaximumPowerfield.
4) Usingthe“ChoosetheInverters”pulldown,decidewhetheryouwanttoadjustallofthe
inverters,orspecificonesfromtheInverterList.
5) Pressthe“Send”button.
SettingList
ThispageisusedtoconfirmthataremotecontrolcommandhasindeedbeensendtotheAPsystems
server,andthattheECUhas“replied”thatthecommandhasbeenreceived.
1) Select“SETTINGLIST”under“REMOTECONTROL”intheleftsidebar.
TheSettingListpageisdisplayed.
CommandPulldown
CommandList SendTime ReplyTime
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2) SelecttheECUIDfromtheECUIDpulldown.
3) SelectthecommandthatyouwantconfirmedfromtheCommandpulldown.
TheSendandReplytimesaredisplayedoncethecommandshavebeensentandreceived.
Note:Itcantakeafewreportingcyclesforthecommandstobereflectedinthemonitoringsections
oftheEMA.
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ManagingYourInstallerAccountInformation
1. LogontotheEMA.
YourspecificCustomerListpageisdisplayed.
SettingIcon SettingTab
2. Selecteitherthe“SettingIcon”or“Setting”tab(theybothdothesamething).
TheInstallerAccountPersonalInformationConfigurationpageisdisplayed.
3. EditthePersonalInformationform,orchangeyourpassword.
4. Pressthe“Submit”button.
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IntroductiontoYourCustomer’sSystemDashboard
FunctionalityIconsSettingsTab
SystemStatus
DailyPowerLifetimePower
FunctionalityIcons SelectareaoftheEMAsitethatyouwanttoreview:DASHBOARD,MODULE,REPORT,or
MANAGEMENT.
SystemStatus Green (Normal)–Thesystemisoperatingandreportingasexpected.
Grey (NoData)–Thereisasystemmalfunctionthatshouldbeinvestigated.No
ProductiondataisbeingcommunicatedtotheEMAserver.ChecktheECUconnectiontosee
ifyoucanisolatetheproblem.Ifnot,contactyourinstaller.
SettingsTab Whereyoucanchangeyourpersonalinformation,includingyourpassword.
DailyPower Theamountofpowergeneratedduringthecurrentday.
LifetimePower Theamountofpowerthesystemhasgeneratedduringitslifetime.
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CO2Equivalent SystemInformation
InstallerContactInformation
CO2Equivalent TheequivalentamountofCO2(expressedintons)benefitthesystemhas
providedinitslifetime.
SystemInformation Thecurrentdateandtimeforthesystem,andthedatetheoriginalaccountwas
created.
InstallerContact Yourinstaller’scompanyname,phonenumberandemailaddress.
Information
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CurrentDailyPowerGraph CurrentWeeklyEnergyGraph
YearlyEnergybyMonthGraph
CurrentDailyPower Graphicrepresentationofthepowerbeinggeneratedduringthecurrentday.
Graph
CurrentWeekly Graphicrepresentationoftheenergythathasbeengeneratedeachdayduringthe
PowerGraph currentsevendayperiod.
YearlyEnergyby Graphicrepresentationoftheenergythathasbeengeneratedeachmonthduring
MonthGraph thelast12monthperiod.