Solar Lattice

Product

Solis DLS data logging stick

ID
prod:solis-dls-datalogger
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/prod/solis-dls-datalogger
Status
active
Also known as
DLS-W, DLS-L, DLS-G, Solis WIFI Stick, Solis WIFI Dongle, LAN Stick, GPRS Datalogger
Category
Monitoring and communications
Make
solis
Product level
family

The Solis DLS family is a set of plug-in data logging sticks for Solis inverters: DLS-W for Wi-Fi, DLS-L for wired LAN and DLS-G for GPRS cellular. The stick plugs into the communication port on the bottom of the inverter, which on the RHI-1P HV models is the 4-pin RS485 COM2 port, and the inverter address must be set to 1. The DLS-W works only on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. Its most common problems are a 5 GHz network, a wrong router password, weak signal, a firewall blocking data and outdated logger firmware. To configure DLS-W or DLS-L, open the stick's admin page at 10.10.100.254. For the LAN stick, first give the computer a manual IP address in the 10.10.100.x range. To reset the Wi-Fi or LAN stick, open the case, power it from a running inverter and hold the reset button for 5 seconds. If the portal shows no data, check that the remote server can be pinged and that the Wi-Fi RSSI is higher than 15 percent. Also check that the router firewall allows the Solis server ports, for example port 10000. When troubleshooting the Wi-Fi stick's link to the inverter, a technician can check for 5 VDC on pins 1 and 2 and for 1.5 to 1.7 VDC on pins 3 and 4. To set up the DLS-G, send an APN SMS command to its SIM card and then link the logger by serial number on the Solis platform. Its setup is different from the S3-GPRS-ST logger.

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manufactured_by

c1 drafted · lead Solis

review note: support check: partial - Passages call them 'Solis' WIFI/LAN/GPRS sticks and mention Solis Service Center, but never explicitly state the manufacturer relation.

instance_of

c2 drafted · lead Monitoring data logger

uses_protocol

c3 drafted · lead Wi-Fi

DLS-W variant; only 2.4 GHz networks are supported, a 5 GHz signal will not work.

Solis DLS-W only supports 2.4 ghz signals

c4 drafted · lead Ethernet

DLS-L LAN stick connects by Ethernet cable to the router or, for setup, directly to a computer.

review note: support check: partial - The LAN stick uses an ethernet cable connected directly to a computer for setup, but connection to a router is only implied via router-assigned IP and firewall.

c5 drafted · lead Cellular data

DLS-G GPRS stick uses an inserted SIM card; APN is configured by SMS command.

c6 drafted · lead RS-485

The data logger stick plugs into the inverter's 4-pin RS485 COM2 port.

review note: support check: partial - COM2 is a 4-pin RS485 port used to connect a Solis data logger stick, but the 'DLS' naming and the per-product protocol are not stated.

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