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)
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Update the firmware with the existing update file via the user interface of the inverter.
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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:
- Open the user interface ( > Establishing a connection to the user interface).
- Log into the user interface as an Installer ( > Logging In and Out of the User Interface).
- Select the menu Device Configuration.
- In the product row, click on the gear icon and select Update firmware.
- Select [Browse] and select the update file for the product.
- Select Update firmware.
- Follow the instructions in the dialog.
- The firmware update is installed. The installation takes about 15 minutes.
- 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:
- Open the user interface ( > Establishing a connection to the user interface).
- Log into the user interface as an Installer ( > Logging In and Out of the User Interface).
- Select the menu Device Parameters.
- Click on [Edit parameters].
- Go to Device > Update.
- Select the parameter Check for update and install it and set it to Execute.
- Click on [Save all].
- The firmware is updated in the background.