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5.7.4 Replace Device
If you replace one or more devices in your PV plant, you must then re-detect the namespace of the
given Sunny WebBox with the SMA OPC Server. To do this, proceed as follows:
1. Take the device to be replaced out of operation by following the instructions for that device.
2. Start up the new device by following the instructions for that device.
3. Connect the new device to the Sunny WebBox by following the operating instructions for the
Sunny WebBox.
4. Detect the new device at the Sunny WebBox by following the operating instructions for the
Sunny WebBox.
5. Re-detect the Sunny WebBox namespace on the OPC Server via the configuration interface. To
do this, go to the "Configuration WebBox devices" tab in the "WebBox list", select the Sunny
WebBox to which you have attached the new device, and then select [Detect].
☑ The namespace of the selected Sunny WebBox has been re-detected.
Caution: Replacing the device will change the connection of the OPC Client to the OPC Server.
6. Adjust the OPC Client variables to the OPC Server addresses.
☑ The device has now been replaced, and the Sunny WebBox namespace is now re-detected at
the SMA OPC Server. The OPC Client connection to the SMA Server has been adjusted.
5.7.5 Device Firmware Update
If you carry out a firmware update for one or more devices in your PV plant, you must then re-detect
the namespace of the given Sunny WebBox with the SMA OPC Server. To do this, proceed as
follows:
1. Carry out device firmware updates as described in the operating instructions for that device.
2. Detect the device with a new firmware version at the Sunny WebBox by following the operating
instructions for the Sunny WebBox.
3. Re-detect the Sunny WebBox namespace on the OPC Server via the configuration interface. To
do this, go to the "Configuration WebBox devices" tab in the "WebBox list", select the Sunny
WebBox to which you have attached the device with a new firmware version, and then select
[Detect].
☑ The namespace of the selected Sunny WebBox has been re-detected.
Caution: Updating the firmware version of the device will change the connection of the OPC
Client to the OPC Server.
4. Adjust the OPC Client variables to the OPC Server addresses.
☑ The device has now been replaced, and the Sunny WebBox namespace is now re-detected at
the SMA OPC Server. The OPC Client connection to the SMA Server has been adjusted.