SUNNY EXPLORER. SMA America, LLC

The free PC software solution

Switch on your laptop or PC, activate the Bluetooth interface, and start Sunny Explorer. That’s all that’s needed to give operators and installers an overview of their PV system. The free software is the optimum addition to the new generation of SMA inverters with integrated Bluetooth. Key plant data can be visualized on a computer quickly and wirelessly. Energy values and events can be archived by exporting data in CSV format, and then processed and visualized in Excel. Sunny Explorer also provides support during inverter configuration. Because no complicated cabling is needed, system maintenance is convenient and fast.

Easy to Use

Free PC software for wireless monitoring of the PV plant via Bluetooth®
Quick overview of yields and system status

User-friendly

Intuitive operation
Graphic display of key PV system data

Reliable

Long-term archiving via data export in CSV format
Rapid diagnosis via access to measured values and event memory

	Sunny Explorer
Languages
Available languages	German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Czech, Greek, Korean, Portuguese, Dutch

System requirements
Supported operating systems	Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Windows Vista (32 Bit), Windows 7
Supported Bluetooth stacks	Microsoft, Toshiba, BlueSoleil, Broadcom

Hardware (minimum requirements)
Processor	PIII 800 MHz (XP) / P4 1 GHz (Vista)
Main Memory	512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista)
Free hard disk space	265 MB (240 MB .Net / 25 MB application)
Resolution	1024 x 768 pixels

Communication
Inverter communication	Bluetooth
Max. number of devices	1 master: 50 / 2 masters: 25

System information
Plant overview	ideally suited for an overview of the entire PV plant by presentation of the most important data
System settings	simple parameter setting for an entire device class
Current system values	summary of current device data and display of minimum and maximum values, sums and averages (depicted for every device category) provides the operator with detailed information about the current status of their PV plant

Device information
Device overview	most important device information at a glance
Device settings	individual parameter adjustment for each device
Current device values	detailed information on the current values of the selected device
Events	rapid event analysis with use of the device analysis functions and direct viewing of recorded events

Data export
Daily data	overview of the PV plant performance data stored every 5 minutes, with daily storage of a fi le containing the values for all inverters
Monthly fi les	long-term overview of the PV plant daily yields, with monthly storage of a fi le containing the values for all inverters
Events	rapid overview of all events that were written to a fi le for a selected time frame

You can download this version directly from the download area.

Sunny Explorer Version 1.06 (Updated May 2013)

Update of the device support (STP inverters)
Compatible with new national standards

Sunny Explorer Version 1.05 (Updated October 2012)

Troubleshooting for devices communicating via Speedwire

Sunny Explorer 1.04 (last updated: June 2012)

Update of the device support (Inverter, Bluetooth® Piggy-Back Off-Grid Module, SMA Power Control Module)
Support of Speedwire® as type of communication for inverters with Webconnect data module as well as inverters with integrated Webconnect function (STP/WTP 5000TL / 6000TL / 7000TL / 8000TL / 9000TL)
Improved plant analysis and control for installers via visualization of the Bluetooth network topology and display of the connection quality between individual devices
Bug fixes

Sunny Explorer 1.03 (last updated: October 2011)

Parameters of the VDE application guide (VDE-AR-N 4105) can be adjusted (only for Germany)
Whether it is necessary to enter the GridGuard password is - as of now - checked on the basis of the country set in the device.
Internal improvements by inverter update

Sunny Explorer 1.02 (August 2010)