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SAR-100 Installation instructions

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SOFARSOLAR Installation Instruction for Smart Anti-rejection Box
Model: SAR-100

Ⅰ. Introduction
SOFARSOLAR anti-rejection box enables the real-time monitoring of grid-tied situation through the integration of
three-phase meter, logger and CT, which meets the requirement of real-time adjusting inverter output power at power
consumption scenario. It can connect to many inverters and support data transmission via WiFi&Ethernet. It also supports
the anti-rejection application of parallel-connected machine for G3 series PV inverter.

Ⅱ. Parameters
Parameter
Product Model SAR-100
Remote Communication 2.4G WiFi+Ethernet
Applicable Machine G3 series PV inverter
Local Communication RS 485
No. of Connections 5/10 Select according to the number of parallel machines
Accessing Method Three-Phase Four-Wire
Working Voltage 3x230/400V 50/60Hz
Working Current 3x1.5(6)A
CT (Regular) 250/5A, 600/5A, 800/5A, 1000/5A, 1500/5A, 2000/5A
IP Grade IP65
Working Temperature -25℃~+60℃
Working Humidity 5%-95% (No Condensation)
Installation Method Wall-Hanging
Size ~400*300*170mm
Weight ~3.3kg

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Ш. Product Installation
3.1 Tool
Table 3.1 Preparation Tool
Tool Name Picture Usage Note

Wire stripper Strip cable insulation

Cross screwdriver Use to connect

Cable Connect logger with router Shielded twisted pair

Expansion Screw Use to install anti-rejection Box Specification: M6*60

Adjustable Wrench Use to fix expansion screws

Percussion Drill Use to drill holes

Use to operate network

Computer with network port
configuration

(Shielded twisted pair)

COM Line RS485Communication
Diameter: 3-7mm

Use to connect voltage Specification:AWG

Voltage-sampling cable
sampling signal 12-18, 105°/600V

Specification:AWG
Double-core cable Use to connect CT signal
16-22, 105°/600V

3.2 Location
The installation location must meet the following requirements.
3.2.1 The logger should be installed in doors, avoiding damp and dust environment. Direct sunlight and aggressive
vapour should also be avoided.
3.2.2 Environment temperature: -25℃～+60℃.
3.2.3 Max. communication distance for RS485 should be less than 500m.
Away from other wiring routes or pipes in doors, such as gas pipe, water pipe, electric wire and etc.
3.2.4 Away from metal structure to ensure wireless signal strength.
3.3 Notice
3.3.1 Power off the device before installation.
3.3.2 Double check the connection before power on the device.

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Ⅳ. Anti-rejection System Diagram

If 485 link communication is not successful for some inverters, please connect a 120Ωresistance with repeater and A&B
point of the last inverter.
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Ⅴ. Device Installation
5.1 Select a right (firm&flat) place to install the device
5.2 Determine the drilling hole positions according to hangers (Refer to Fig. 5.1)
5.3 Fix the device using expansion screws

Fig. 5.1 Installation Diagram (Unit: mm)

5.4 Device wiring

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Notice
1. Connect inverter output to the grid. Connect to phase line R ,S, T, N accordingly.
2. Connect voltage-sampling signal line, communication distance should be less than
100m. Connect to phase line R ,S, T, N accordingly.
3. Connect CT, communication distance should be less than 100m. CT direction
should be from grid to load and make sure R-phase CT connect to CT1-1/2, S-phase
CT connect to CT2-1/2, T-phase CT connect to CT3-1/2.
[Phase sequence of CT should be consistent with the phase sequence of
voltage-sampling signal. ±1/2 cannot be reversed. (Select current sensor according
to the device capacity.)]
4. RS485A-B cannot be reversed.
5. All devices can connect to ground line.

Inverter address Settings - Anti-current Settings

[Link] address: 1
[Link] one inverter, inverter address: 2
[Link] multiple inverters, inverter address: 2, 3, 4, 5……
Tip: Address cannot be the same.
[Link] no longer need to set the anti-reverse flow function
Tip: Make sure your local anti-current function is turned off

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5.5 Double check the wiring and power on the device

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Ⅵ. Networking Configuration

Notice：
1. DIN-Rail logger supports WiFi&Ethernet access. Please select one method to
access according to actual situation.

Method 1: WiFi Access

6.1 Go to DIN-Rail logger configuration page

Step 1 Prepare a computer/smart phone that can connect to wireless network

Step 2 Connect to logger AP (Please do Not connect the cable when configuring the logger)

Select and connect AP XXXXXXXXX in the network list (XXXXXXXXX means logger SN)

Step 3 Log in to logger WEB page

Open a browser and enter [Link].

Username: admin

Password: admin
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Notice：

Supported browser: IE 8+, Chrome 15+、Firefox 10+

Step 4 During the first login, the browser will remind you whether to save the password. You can decide according to your
usage habit.

Step 5 During the first login, the system will prompt that the AP is not encrypted. Click OK to encrypt it, click Cancel if not.

Step 6 If you choose to encrypt AP, you will go to “AP Encryption Modification”, enter your password and click Save.

Example: choose WPA2-PSK as encryption mode, AES as encryption algorithm, password: 1234578 (Please remember the
password.)
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Users can select encryption mode according to actual situation. After AP has been encrypted, it requires to connect AP
again.

(If you forget your password or want to cancel the encryption, please long press Reset button for 4s to reset which will got
to reconfiguration process. AP password, network information and anti-rejection settings will restore factory settings at
this time.)

Step 7 Click Reboot after saving.

After AP encryption has been set, you will be reminded again during network settings.

If the following prompt shows, you can select "AP encryption modification" accordingly.

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Step 8 Refresh the WEB page and log in again.

Username: admin

Password: admin

Notice
1. Step 6-8 are for AP encryption. If you will not select AP encryption, skip step 6-8,
click cancel in step 5 and go to step 9 directly.

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Step 9 Go to setup guide page. Click Start

Step 10 Select Wireless connection and click Next

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Step 11 Select router name and click Next, refresh the page if no target router listed

Notice
1. Router name and password do not support 、；，= ' ” characters.
2. 5G WiFi is not supported.
3. Router DHCP function: ON.
4. Router can connect to a network.

Step 12 Set router password and click Next

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Step 13 If allocating fixed IP address is not required, select Obtain an IP address automatically: Enable (Recommended)
and click Next

Step 14 If allocating fixed IP address is required, select Disable

Enter the target IP address and click Next

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Step 15.1 If you wish to enhance safety, you can choose “Hide AP”or“AP Encryption Modification”.
“AP Encryption Modification”is recommended.
If you already set AP encryption, please refer to previous steps.

Notice
1 If you select “Hide AP”, AP will be hided automatically. If you wish to open again,
please long press Reset button for 4s to reset which will got to reconfiguration process.
AP password, network information and anti-rejection settings will restore factory
settings at this time.)

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Step 15.2 If enhancing safety is not required, click Next. System will remind you to encrypt AP, click Cancel.

Step 16 Click OK to complete WiFi configuration

Step 17 Connect AP again according to the notification around 40s. Log in to WEB page and check if the network is
successful.

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Method 2: Ethernet Access

6.2 Use cable to connect DIN-Rail logger and router

Notice
1. Ethernet port of DIN-Rail logger has no lighting function
2. Router DHCP function: ON

Step 1 Select“Cable connection”, and set Wireless function: Enable. Click Next. (Otherwise, you can't connect to AP
through mobile phone or computer for web page setting)

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Step 2 If allocating fixed IP address is not required, select Obtain an IP address automatically: Enable (Recommended)
and click Next

Step 3 If allocating fixed IP address is required, select Disable

Enter the target IP address and click Next

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Step 4 If you wish to enhance safety, you can choose “Hide AP”or“AP Encryption Modification”.
“AP Encryption Modification”is recommended.
If you already set AP encryption, please refer to previous steps.

Notice
1 If you select “Hide AP”, AP will be hided automatically. If you wish to open again,
please long press Reset button for 4s to reset which will got to reconfiguration process.
AP password, network information and anti-rejection settings will restore factory
settings at this time.)

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Step 5 If enhancing safety is not required, click Next. System will remind you to encrypt AP, click Cancel.

Step 6 Click OK to complete Ethernet configuration.

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Step 7 Connect AP again according to the notification. Log in to WEB page and check if the network is successful.
If you need to enter the web page through IP address via LAN, please remember the actual IP address in "Wireless Mode".

After the network setting is completed, you can enter the web page through two methods to set up anti-rejection.

Method 1(Recommended): If AP is visible, connect AP via computer, mobile and other devices. Open a browser and enter

[Link] to go.

Method 2: If AP is hided, AP cannot be connected via computer, mobile and other devices. You need to keep the computer
or mobile in the same LAN with the logger, and enter the assigned IP address by the logger in the browser to enter the web
page.
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Ⅶ. Anti-rejection Settings

7.1 Anti-rejection setup

Step 1 Click Advanced Setup- Anti-rejection setup

Notice
Default: Anti-rejection Function: ON

Step 2 If anti-rejection function is required, select“Enable”, set inverter number, CT ratio and power.

Inverter Number Instruction

Inverter number: 10, and click save. (Set according to actual situation on site.)

CT Ratio Setup Instruction

If CT is 200/5A, please enter 40 and save.
After CT ratio is set, the logger will automatically send the ratio to the meter after restarting, and the power and energy
displayed on the meter screen will be converted into the real value multiplied by the ratio. However, the original value
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transmitted by the meter to the logger through RS485 is still the original value without ratio conversion, so after adding
the plant, the meter data is still the original value in the "Device Details".

Power Setup Instruction

Set power according to actual situation. (Default: 100W.)
E.g. If you set 100W, which means inverter adjustable production power is 100W less than load power and will continue to
buy 100W from the Grid.
If you set 0W, which means all inverter production power is used for load and grid-tie power is 0W.
(Due to there is a certain time difference between the power reduction command issued by the logger and the power
reduction command executed by the inverter, it might encounter the situation of the fluctuation of actual grid-tie power
when the inverter power is set to 0.)
If you set -100W, which means inverter production is used for load and there is still 100W for grid-tie.
Please Note: If the inverter load power is less than min. production power, the surplus power will go on grid.

Step 2.1 If anti-rejection function is not required, select“Disable” and click Save.

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Step 3 Click Restart

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Step 4 If the successful page is displayed, it means the anti-rejection setting is successful.

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Ⅷ Instruction for Indicator Light, Dial Switch and Reset Button
8.1 Indicator Light
After DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) connected to the device and networking is normal, check the status of STATUS light,
LINK light, 485/422 light.
(There is only one light for each STATUS light, LINK light, 485/422 light.)

Logger light
Light Implication Instruction
1. OFF：DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) works abnormally.
Logger working
2. ON：DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) works normally.
status
3. ON after 5s：DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) starts/restarts.
1. Flashing: Network configuration is not conducted after first
power on or reset.
Communication
2. Configure to WiFi and connect to router：Light: ON; If not,
status with logger
Light: OFF
and router
3. Configure to Ethernet and connect to router: Light: Flash; If
not, Light: Flash
1. ON/Fast Flash：DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) connected to
Communication
inverter and communicate normally.
status with logger
[Link]: DIN-Rail logger (WiFi/ETH) not connected to inverter and
and inverter
communicate abnormally.

Repeater light
Light Implication Instruction
1. OFF：No data transmission
RS485 IN 2. Flash：Data transmitting
3. ON：Abnormal
1. OFF：No data transmission
RS485 OUT 2. Flash：Data transmitting
3. ON: Abnormal

1. ON：Normal power-on
Power
2. OFF：Fail to power on

8.2 Dial Switch

Light Implication Instruction

Default:Term
RS485 terminal 120Ω ON:A problem with 485 link when there are
matching resistance switch various inverter on site
(Turn on one dial switch either for logger or
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inverter;
If a repeater is connected, there is no need to
turn on this switch)

8.3 Reset Button

Light Implication Instruction

Long press for 4s to reset the logger and

Reset button
restore factory settings.

Ⅸ. SOLARMAN Monitoring
9.1 Register and create a plant
If you have a household PV plant, it is recommended to use SOLARMAN Smart.
Scan the QR code below to download or go to Android/App Store searching for SOLARMAN Smart.
For web: [Link]

SOLARMAN Smart

If you are a distributor, O&M provider, manufacturer in PV field, it is recommended to use SOLARMAN Business.
Scan the QR code below to download or go to Android/App Store searching for SOLARMAN Business.
For web: [Link]

SOLARMAN Business

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SOLARMAN Smart APP
Step 1 Registration
Go to SOLARMAN Smart APP and click“Register a new account”and select“E-mail”or“Phone Number”to register.

Step 2 Create a plant

Click“Add Now”.
Choose“Yes”to select“Create Plant By Myself”.
Choose“No”to select“Create Now”.

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Step 2.1
Users can select plant location automatically or enter plant location manually, then click“Next”.
Users need to enter plant information here, click“Done”to complete.

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Step 3 Add a logger
Click“Go to Add”, enter SN manually or scan bar code, then click“Add”.

Step 3.1
Click“Skip”to return homepage and click plant name to visit a plant.
User can click“...”in the upper right corner and click“Add a logger”.
(Please follow step 3)

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Step 4 Select associated device

After the logger is added, system will go to“Select associated device”, if you will not change associated method, click
“Done”. If you are going to change associated method, click“Manual selection”.
(Network configuration has been done at step 6)
Click“Later”to return to homepage.

Notice
Logger SN will be displayed in the device list after 10 mins.

Step 5 Meter configuration

Click plant name to visit a plant. (If you are in plant details page, you can click“Device”directly)
Click“Device”-“Meter” - Meter configuration”, go to select“Three-phase System”
“ - Grid”, click a blue arrow in CT direction
“
and change to“Energy Purchase”.
Current ratio can set according to CT specification. (e.g. If you choose 200/5A CT, set current ratio as 200/5)
Click“Done”to return to“Device”page.

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SOLARMAN Business APP
Step 1 Registration
Go to SOLARMAN Business APP and click“Register”-“Switch to E-mail registration”.
Tick“T&Cs”and click“Next”.
Select“Business Type”, enter“Business Name”, select“Business Area”, select“Type” and click“Next”.
If you already have an account, click“Click here”to return to login page.

The following page will display and click“Finished and Log In”to return to login page.
Enter information and click“Log In”.

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Step 2 Create a plant

Click“+”in the upper right corner, select“Create a Plant”and enter plant information, then click“Save”.

Step 3 Add a logger

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Click“Add Data logger”, enter SN manually or scan bar code, then click“Done”.

Step 3.1
If not, click“Done”to return to“Dashboard”.
Click“...”in the upper right corner in“Dashboard”page, click“Add Data logger”, enter SN manually or scan bar code, then
click“Confirm”.

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Notice
Logger SN will be displayed in the device list after 10 mins.

Step 4 Meter configuration

Click“Devices”, choose target meter and click“Meter configuration”, go to select“Grid”, click a blue arrow in CT direction
and change to“Energy Purchase”.
Current ratio can set according to CT specification. (e.g. If you choose 200/5A CT, set current ratio as 200/5)
Click“Save”to return to“Devices”page.
(System will use three-phase/single-phase system in default.)

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Company name: Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR New Energy Co., LTD

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