Updating the Firmware


Qualified person

If no automatic update is set in the communication product (e.g. Sunny Home Manager) or in Sunny Portal, you have the option of carrying out a manual firmware update for the inverter.

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.

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

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

Requirements:

  • An update file with the desired firmware of the product must be available. You can download the update file from the product page under www.SMA-Solar.com.

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. Select the menu Device Configuration.
  4. In the product row, click on the gear icon and select Update firmware.
  5. Select [Browse] and select the update file for the product.
  6. Select Update firmware.
  7. Follow the instructions in the dialog.
  8. The firmware update is installed. The installation takes about 15 minutes.
  9. Open the user interface and check the events to see whether the firmware update has been completed successfully.

Searching and updating firmware via the user interface

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. Select the menu Device Parameters.
  4. Click on [Edit parameters].
  5. Go to Device > Update.
  6. Select the parameter Check for update and install it and set it to Execute.
  7. Click on [Save all].
  • The firmware is updated in the background.