Updating the Firmware

Qualified person

If no automatic update is set for the inverter in the communication product (e.g. SMA Data Manager, Cluster Controller, Sunny Portal) or via the user interface of the inverter, you have the option of carrying out a manual firmware update.

You have the following options to update the firmware:

  • Automatic Firmware Update (Recommended)

  • Update the firmware with the existing update file via the user interface of the inverter.

  • Update the firmware with the existing update file via USB flash drive.

  • Search and install the firmware via the user interface of the inverter.

Faulty firmware update due to disconnecting the inverter from the utility grid.

The inverter must be connected to the utility grid during the firmware update. This will ensure a proper firmware update.

  1. Do not disconnect the inverter from the utility grid during the firmware update.

Update the firmware with the existing update file via the user interface of the inverter.

Requirements:

  • An update file with the desired inverter firmware must be available. The update file is, for example, available for download on the product page of the inverter at www.SMA-Solar.com. To download the update file, it is necessary to enter the serial number of the inverter.

Procedure:

  1. Open the user interface ( > Establishing a Connection to the User Interface).
  2. Log into the user interface as an Installer ( > Logging In and Out of the User Interface).
  3. Click on [Edit parameters].
  4. Select the menu Device Configuration.
  5. In the inverter row, click on the gear icon and select Update firmware.
  6. Select [Browse] and select the update file for the inverter.
  7. Select Update firmware.
  8. Follow the instructions in the dialog.

Update the firmware with the existing update file via USB flash drive.

Requirements:

  • A USB flash drive with maximum 32 GB and file system FAT32 must be available.

Procedure:

  1. Create an "UPDATE" folder on the USB stick.
  2. Save the update file with the required firmware in the "UPDATE" folder on the USB flash drive. The update file is, for example, available for download on the product page of the inverter at www.SMA-Solar.com. Ensure that only the update file to which the inverter is to be updated must be stored on the USB flash drive.

  3. DANGER

    Danger to life due to high voltages

    1. Disconnect the inverter from any voltage sources and open the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit (see the inverter installation manual).
  4. Insert the USB flash drive in the USB port on the communication assembly.
  5. Commission the inverter (see inverter manual at www.SMA-Solar.com).
  6. During start-up phase of the inverter, the desired firmware is being installed. At the same time, the status of the update is shown in the display: Update status: xxxxxxx
  7. Once the desired firmware has been installed in the inverter, the status successful is shown in the display.
  8. If the message error occurred is shown in the display, perform the firmware update again.

  9. DANGER

    Danger to life due to high voltages

    1. Disconnect the inverter from any voltage sources and open the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit (see the inverter installation manual).
  10. Pull the USB flash drive out of the USB port.
  11. Commission the inverter (see inverter manual at www.SMA-Solar.com).

Requirement:

  • The inverter must be connected to the Internet.

Procedure:

  1. Open the user interface ( > Establishing a Connection to the User Interface).
  2. Log into the user interface as an Installer ( > Logging In and Out of the User Interface).
  3. Click on [Edit parameters].
  4. Go to Device > Update.
  5. Select the parameter Check for update and install it and set it to Execute.
  6. Click on [Save all].
  • The firmware is updated in the background.
    Adopting a Configuration from a File
    Cleaning the Product