Installation and Operator's Manual
(PVI-DESKTOP-yy-xx Rev: 1.1)
1INTRODUCTION
This document contains the technical description of the PVI-DESKTOP. The user will
find all the information needed for configuration and for the proper operation and use
of the device.
1.1 AURORA INVERTERS
The inverters for the Aurora range photovoltaic and wind plants are equipped with
internal software that allows several parameters to be monitored for both the operation
of the plant and the inverter itself and for the production of measured energy. The
inverters are also provided with a display (liquid crystal or monochrome) capable of
showing sensitive data simply by using the built-in keypad.
Often, due to the limited accessibility of the system, remote display of all data
recorded by the inverter is necessary so as to have full control of the conversion
device's functions and, at the same, to check the actual energy production.
1.2 PVI-DESKTOP
The PVI-DESKTOP can fulfil the tasks of monitoring and remotely displaying
important parameters. The PVI-DESKTOP is a device which can communicate
remotely with the inverters in different ways, present the information of interest to the
user on a large TFT display, process and store a wealth of information covering the
whole life of the photovoltaic or wind system. As well as all this, the PVI-DESKTOP
can also communicate with other devices (e.g. normal home PCs) via a USB port and,
optionally, via Bluetooth
®
; this type of communication is possible by using dedicated
software for monitoring the Aurora inverters through a connection with a PC, Aurora
Communicator, which is always included in the inverter package CD and upgradeable
from the web site http:\\www.power-one.com\.
The PVI-DESKTOP thus allows you to replace or supplement the display of data
carried out remotely via the cable between the inverter RS485 port and an input port
on a normal home PC (and which still requires the software mentioned above). The
main advantage of using a PVI-DESKTOP lies in the possibility of setting up wireless
communication and the absence of wired communication. Moreover the large TFT
touch screen display allows the data acquired by the system to be easily and intuitively
displayed and processed. This way the use of an external PC is not strictly necessary.
