SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Explorer
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2.1.2 Target Group
Sunny Explorer is intended for private and industrial use. When you log in to Sunny Explorer there
are 2 user groups at your disposal, "Installer" and "User". The "Installer" user group may only be used
by qualified personnel who are authorized to make changes to network parameters for the connected
devices.
Certain parameters are further protected by SMA Grid Guard and can only be altered with the
appropriate authorization. For further information on SMA Grid Guard please refer to Section
5.2.2”SMA Grid Guard” (page29).
2.2 Function Overview
The most important Sunny Explorer functions are:
• Wireless control of the PV plant using Bluetooth Wireless Technology
• Supports inverters with Bluetooth from SMA Solar Technology:
– SMA inverters with integrated Bluetooth using software package 2.06 and higher
–SMA inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy-Back upgrade. A list of supported inverters can be
found in the SMA Bluetooth Piggy-Back manual.
• Support of up to 50 devices by 1 master. If 2 masters are present in the Bluetooth network (e.g.
Sunny Explorer and Sunny Beam with Bluetooth), a maximum of 25 devices can be managed
with Sunny Explorer.
• Quick overview of PV plant current status.
• Graphic display of key PV plant data
• Configuration of individual devices or of an entire class of devices
• Easy diagnosis due to display of device events
• Secure data transmission with the SMA password concept
• Data export of inverter energy values and events in CSV format
• Graphic display of daily, monthly and yearly energy values for each device
• Support of device updates via Bluetooth
2.2.1 New Functions
The Sunny Explorer software version 1.2 features the following new main functions:
• Graphic display of daily, monthly and yearly energy values for the entire PV plant
• Report function for simpler failure search when service is needed
