SMA WB 5000 - Manual (Page 41)

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Operating instructions WB50_60-11:FE4105 Page 41
8 Expansions
As with all inverters in the Sunny Boy family, the Windy Boy 5000 / 6000 can also
be expanded with a range of communications interfaces. This provides the operator
with the possibility of requesting detailed operational data and error messages, for
subsequent analysis on a PC using (e.g.) the free software available from SMA.
The data can currently be transferred in five different ways:
• using Powerline
• using a separate RS485 cable
• using a separate RS232 cable
• using a wireless link (Sunny Beam)
• using a separate USB-Service-Interface (USBPBS)
The wind turbine can be monitored by the Windy Boy 5000 / 6000 in a number of
different ways. SMA offers a range of products for this purpose, allowing you to
install a tailor-made monitoring system for your system. If you require detailed
information about the Windy Boy products, please request the Sunny Family catalog
or visit www.SMA.de. In the following sections the currently available
communications options are schematically described.
8.1 Sunny Data
Sunny Data is a PC program for direct monitoring of
your system. The connection of the Windy Boys to a PC
is described in the following sections.