Fronius IG Inverter communication driver is the driver to communicate with inverter controller of Fronius International GmbH in Austria.
<Figure 1> is read setting example of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver.
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<Figure 1> Read setting example of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver |
Device part of <Figure 1> input Com Port(COM1), Baud Rate(19200), Parity Bit(0), Data Bit(8), Stop Bit(1) respectively according to setting of controller.
Fronius IG Inverter communication driver read schedule
Read schedule setting parameters are as follows:
1) STATION – Controller's station number.
2) Read Command – Command = 1 ~ F9. ( Refer to <Table 1> )
3) Device/Option number – 0 = Interface Card or General Data, 1 = Inverter, 2 : Sensor Card.
4) Save Start Address for Communication Server – saveing start address of Communication Server.
5) Read Size – fixed to 1. ( Refer to <Table 2> )
Read schedule example)
READ, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1,
READ, 0, 2, 1, 5, 1,
READ, 1, 10, 1, 20, 1,
READ, 1, 11, 1, 21, 1,
<Table 1> is read command number and contests of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver.
<Table 2> is data saving address and contents for each read command.
Read command number (Hex-decimal) |
Contents |
Type of command |
1 |
Get Version |
Interface Card command |
2 |
Get Device Type |
|
3 |
Get Time |
|
4 |
Active Inverter Numbers |
|
5 |
Active Sensor card Numbers |
|
6 |
Local Net Status |
|
10 |
Current Power |
Inverters command |
11 |
Total Energy |
|
12 |
Today's Energy |
|
13 |
Year,s Energy |
|
14 |
Current AC Current |
|
15 |
Current AC Volt |
|
16 |
Current AC Freq |
|
17 |
Current DC Current |
|
18 |
Current DC Volt |
|
19 |
Today,s Earned Money |
|
1A |
Today,s Max Power |
|
1B |
Today,s AC Volt Max |
|
1C |
Today,s AC Volt Min |
|
1D |
Today,s DC Volt Max |
|
1E |
Today,s Uptime |
|
1F |
Year,s Earned Money |
|
20 |
Year,s Max Power |
|
21 |
Year,s AC Volt Max |
|
22 |
Year,s AC Volt Min |
|
23 |
Year,s DC Volt Max |
|
24 |
Year,s Uptime |
|
25 |
Total Earned Money |
|
26 |
Total Max Power |
|
27 |
Total AC Volt Max |
|
28 |
Total AC Volt Min |
|
29 |
Total DC Volt Max |
|
2A |
Total Uptime |
|
2B |
Phase Current 1 |
3-Phase Inverters command |
2C |
Phase Current 2 |
|
2D |
Phase Current 3 |
|
2E |
Phase Volt 1 |
|
2F |
Phase Volt 2 |
|
30 |
Phase Volt 3 |
|
31 |
Ambient Temp |
|
32 |
Front Left Fan Speed |
|
33 |
Front Right Fan Speed |
|
34 |
Rear Left Fan Speed |
|
35 |
Rear Right Fan Speed |
|
E0 |
Current Temp Ch1 |
Sensor Card/Sensor Box command |
E1 |
Current Temp Ch2 |
|
E2 |
Current Insolation |
|
E3 |
Today,s Min Temp Ch1 |
|
E4 |
Today,s Max Temp Ch1 |
|
E5 |
Year,s Min Temp Ch1 |
|
E6 |
Year,s Max Temp Ch1 |
|
E7 |
Total Min Temp Ch1 |
|
E8 |
Total Min Temp Ch1 |
|
E9 |
Today,s Min Temp Ch2 |
|
EA |
Today,s Max Temp Ch2 |
|
EB |
Year,s Min Temp Ch2 |
|
EC |
Year,s Max Temp Ch2 |
|
ED |
Total Min Temp Ch2 |
|
EE |
Total Min Temp Ch2 |
|
EF |
Today,s Max Insolation |
|
F0 |
Year,s Max Insolation |
|
F1 |
Total Max Insolation |
|
F2 |
Current Digital Ch1 |
|
F3 |
Current Digital Ch2 |
|
F4 |
Today,s Max Digital Ch1 |
|
F5 |
Year,s Max Digital Ch1 |
|
F6 |
Total Max Digital Ch1 |
|
F7 |
Today,s Max Digital Ch2 |
|
F8 |
Year,s Max Digital Ch2 |
|
F9 |
Total Max Digital Ch2 |
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<Table 1> Read command number and contests of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver |
Read command number |
Data Saving Address |
Remarks |
1 |
Start Add + 0 : IFC Type Start Add + 1 : Major Start Add + 2 : Minor Start Add + 3 : Release |
Byte data |
2 |
Start Add + 0 : Type ID( FEh ~ FFh) |
|
3 |
Start Add + 0 : day Start Add + 1 : month Start Add + 2 : year Start Add + 3 : hour Start Add + 4 : minute Start Add + 5 : second |
|
4 |
Start Add + 0 ~ 100 : Active Inverter status |
0 ~ 100 byte |
5 |
Start Add + 0 ~ 10 : Active Sensor Card status |
0 ~ 10 byte |
6 |
Start Add + 0 : Local Net status ( 1 = normal, 0 = error) |
Byte data |
10 ~ F9 |
Start Add + 0 : Read status or data value |
Float data |
<Table 2> Data saving address and contents for each read command |
Fronius IG Inverter communication driver store the same data in WORD, DWORD, FLOAT memory, but the data formats are different.
If you click the icon in protocol option part, you
can see the dialogue box such as <Figure 2>. you can also set read schedule by
using this part.
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<Figure 2> Example of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver¡¯s Option dialogue box |
You can set read schedule by using ,
,
button and listbox of <Figure
2>.
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<Figure 3> Example of Fronius IG Inverter communication driver¡¯s read schedule Add/Edit dialogue box |
When you click Add button or Edit button in dialogue box of <Figure 2>, dialogue box of <Figure 3> is shown.
Fronius IG Inverter communication driver don't support 'Writing settings' because of the inverter is read only equipment.
Connection of communication cable and main power are as follows.
Connection of communication cable
Please connect normal(cross) RS-232C communication cable to RS-232C connector of Fronius IG Inverter such as <Figure 4>.
<Figure 5> is appearence of Fronius IG Inverter.
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<Figure 4> Communication cable and main power connection example to Fronius IG Inverter |
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<Figure 5> Appearence of Fronius IG Inverter |
Connection of main power
Please connect 220V AC 60HZ to main power socket of Fronius IG Inverter.