Supported manufacturers:

Solar-Log™ devices work with inverters made by:

  1. SMA
  2. KACO
  3. POWER-ONE
  4. FRONIUS
  5. MASTERVOLT
  6. CONERGY
  7. SOLARMAX
  8. SIEMENS
  9. REFU
  10. AROS

… and many more:

Please select a model:

Overview of all manufacturers

Should the SolarLog no longer react following a failed update, a special recvery procedure must be carried out.

Important note:

This description is specially designed for SolarLog100(e)/400(e) with RS232 interface. Solarlog with RS485 interface cannot be directly connected to a PC; they require a RS485 converter. In this case it is easier to send in the device for repair. Please notify us by phone when you have sent in your device; see also "Service".

Requirements - hardware:

A 9-pole data cable that directly links the SolarLog and a PC is required. A conventional cable can be used for which the pins 2,3 and 5 are connected straight through. If in doubt, simply try out the cable.
However, the data cable between the inverter and the SolarLog cannot be used!

Note: If the PC does not have a serial interface, a USB-to-SERIAL cable can be used as an alternative. Note that such cables must also be incorporated into the system by way of installation.

Requirements for software:

The software "Device Installer" from the company Lantronix is required. Please download the programme here and then install it.

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In order to run, Device Installer requires ".Net Framework 1.1" from Microsoft. If this programme has not yet been installed on your computer you can download it here from Microsoft directly.

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In addition, you also need special SolarLog firmware which can later assist you to rerun a failed update.

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Step 1:

Connect the SolarLog to the PC using the data cable. Network receiver and DCF77 receiver can remain disconnected. The SolarLog must not yet be supplied with power.

Step 2:

Now start the "Device Installer".

Step 3:

Now press the F8 button. The following dialogue appears:

Port on PC:
In most cases you can leave "COM1", however you may have to select COM2 or the same COM interface to which the SolarLog is connected via the serial data cable.

Device model:
Select "XPort-03".

Firmware file:
Use the "Browse" button to select the firmware of the Emergency Kit which you already downloaded onto your computer in the above step. Now press the "OK" button.

Step 4:

Now turn on the SolarLog, or insert the socket of the power supply. A progress bar which slowly rises to 100% now appears in the Device Installer. The emergency firmware is now imported. Then a corresponding “finished” message appears.
If an error has been issued, please repeat step 3 and step 4.

Step 5:

Now turn off the SolarLog (important!) and connect the device with the network again. Then turn it on again.

Step 6:

Now open the internet browser and enter the network address of the SolarLog. You will now see the view of the Emergency Kit. Now select the SolarLog firmware that is appropriate for you (you may need to download the most updated version again from the SolarLog homepage) and press "Import". After around 2 minutes a message appears to show that the update has been installed.

Step 7:

The SolarLog is now ready to be operated again. Now you must first re-import the system back-up and then the data back-up.

You can then reconnect the device with the inverter / interface converter and also reinsert the DCF77 receiver.

Done.