PV system monitoring forFronius IG Plus series
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Components and
configuration options
Configuration options formonitoring the PV system
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• Monitoring using Signal Card 1
• Monitoring using Personal Display 2
• Monitoring with Fronius IG DatCom
• Fronius IG DatCom-components 3
• Basic DatCom system layout
• Datalogger easy Card 4
• Datalogger profi Card 5
• Datalogger profi Box 6
• Details of terminating plugs
for Fronius IG DatCom 7
• Additional components
• Fronius IG Public Display 8
• RiCo Display with Public Display Card 9
• RiCo Display with Public Display Box 10
• Sensors with Sensor Card 11
• Combination of components
• Public Display + Sensor Box 12
• Public Display + Sensor Box + FRONIUS SolarWeb + Fronius IG.message 13
• String Control (ideal for Fronius IG central inverters)
• String Control + Basis DatCom 14
Fronius IG Signal CardSystem with alarms in the event of malfunction, no PC / 1 inverter
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• 1 Signal Card for each inverter
• Several inverters to one signal
• No datalogger or other DatCom components required.
Signal Card
1
Fronius IG Plus no. 1
Fronius IG Personal DisplaySystem with remote monitoring (up to 300 m), no PC / several inverters
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• 1 Personal Display Card and antenna required for each Fronius IG Plus
• Displays data from up to 15 inverters
• No datalogger or other DatCom components required.
Personal Display
Personal Display Card
2
Antenna cable
Fronius IG Plus no. 1
Fronius IG DatCom components
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A DatCom system comprises:• just one Datalogger Card/Box
and up to
• 100 Fronius IG Plus with COM Cards
• 10 Sensoren Cards/Boxes
• 10 Public Display Cards/Boxes
• 200 String Controls
The following products extend the functionality of your Fronius IG Plus,
and are not DatCom components:• Fronius IG Signal Card
• Fronius IG Personal Display
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Fronius IG DatCom / Datalogger Easy CardSystem monitoring with a PC / 1 inverter
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Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
Dataloggereasy Card
modem
RS 232
RS 232 (up to 20m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
or
COM Card
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Fronius IG Plus no. 1
Fronius IG DatCom / Datalogger Profi CardSystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters
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RS 485 RS 485
Datalogger profi Card
modem
RS 232
RS 232 (up to 20m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
orMax. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
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Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Fronius IG DatCom / Datalogger Profi BoxSystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters
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RS 485 RS 485RS 485
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
RS 232 (up to 20m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
orMax. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
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Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Sensor Box
Fronius IG DatCom - details
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DETAIL Fronius IG Plus 1DatCom area
Data
logg
er
COM
Car
d
ENS
PC
modem
IN
OUT
DETAIL Sensor Box
Insolation sensor
IN OUTDETAIL Fronius IG Plus 2DatCom area
COM
Car
d
ENS
IN
OUT
Temperature sensor
RS 232
Termination plug
PC or laptop
RS 485 RS 485
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Free slot foradditional card.
Termination plug:The first and last freeRJ 45 socket in the systemmust have a termination pluginstalled (included withdatalogger).
Termination plug
Termination plug
Fronius IG DatCom / Public DisplaySystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters / Public Display
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Public Display
RS 485 RS 485RS 485
RS 485
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
USB (up to 3m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
or
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Fronius IG DatCom / Rico DisplaySystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters / Rico Display
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RS 485 RS 485RS 485
RS 232 (up to 15m)
Public Display Card
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
USB (up to 3m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
Rico Display
Current performance
Energy return
CO2 saving
Watt
kWh
kg
or
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Public Display Box
Fronius IG DatCom / Rico DisplaySystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters / Rico Display
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RS 485 RS 485RS 485
RS 232 (up to 15m)
RS 485
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
USB (up to 3m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
or
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
Rico Display
Current performance
Energy return
CO2 saving
Watt
kWh
kg
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Fronius IG DatCom / Sensor CardSystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters / using sensors
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RS 485 RS 485RS 485
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
USB (up to 3m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
Sensor Card(up to 6 sensors)
or
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
max 30m
max 20m
max 30m
Sensors
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Fronius IG DatCom / Public Display / Sensor BoxSystem monitoring with a PC / several inverters / using sensors / Public Display
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RS 485 RS 485RS 485
RS 485
Dataloggerprofi Box
modem
RS 232
USB (up to 3m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
Sensor Box(up to 6 sensors)
Sensors
Public Display
RS 485
or
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
max 30m
max 20m
max 30m
COM Card COM Card COM Card
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
Dataloggerprofi Card
modem
RS 232
RS 232 (up to 20m)
telephone line
PC / laptopFronius IG.access +Fronius IG.message
Fronius IG DatCom / ClassicSystem monitoring with a PC and internet
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RS 485 RS 485
Service messages
Public Display Sensor Box(up to 6 sensors)
RS 485
RS 485
FAX
E-mail fax
SMSusing Fronius IG.access
SMS
or
Sensors
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Max. length of all RS 485 cables is 1000m
Basic configuration with modem, as recommended by Fronius
COM Card COM Card COM Card
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g Fr
oniu
s IG
.mes
sage
Internet serverFRONIUS SolarWeb
Internet
max 30m
max 20m
max 30m
Can be extendedto up to 100
inverters
Fronius IG Plus no. 1 Fronius IG Plus no. 2 Fronius IG Plus no. n
telephone line
Fronius IG DatCom / String ControlSystem with Fronius IG central inverter and String Control (optional)
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modem
Dataloggerprofi Box
RS 232
PC / laptopFronius IG.access
RS 485RS 485
Fronius IG 500
String Control
Strings (max. 25)DC +
DC -
USB (up to 3m)
or
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