December 19th, 2022 1
UPON RECEIVING SHIPMENT ................................................................................................................................. 4
SPEC SHEET............................................................................................................................................................ 5
WIRE GAUGE GUIDE (COPPER)............................................................................................................................... 7
WIRING DIAGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................... 8
PHYSICAL INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................... 13
INVERTER COMPONENTS....................................................................................................................................................13
DECIDING BACKUP CIRCUITS ...............................................................................................................................................13
SINGLE SYSTEM INSTALLS ...................................................................................................................................................14
MOUNTING THE SOL-ARK ..................................................................................................................................................14
INTEGRATING BATTERIES (SOL-ARK POWERED "OFF") .........................................................................................................14
E.M.P SYSTEMS ONLY ......................................................................................................................................................15
CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS ..............................................................................................................................................15
INTEGRATING A GENERATOR...............................................................................................................................................16
INTEGRATING SENSORS AND ACCESSORY PLACEMENT ..............................................................................................................17
POWERING-UP AND TESTING THE SOL-ARK 5K ......................................................................................................................19
WI-FI / INTERNET CONNECTION........................................................................................................................... 20
REMOTE MONITORING SETUP.............................................................................................................................................20
IP ADDRESS SETUP INSTRUCTIONS (PC OR SMART PHONE).......................................................................................................23
GUI SCREENS........................................................................................................................................................ 25
PROGRAMMING GUIDE ....................................................................................................................................... 27
MAIN SCREENS (TOUCHSCREEN) .........................................................................................................................................28
BASIC SETUP....................................................................................................................................................................29
SYSTEM ALARMS ..............................................................................................................................................................30
BATTERY SETUP................................................................................................................................................................30
GRID SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................32
LIMITER SENSORS (CT SENSORS).......................................................................................................................... 35
LIMITER SENSOR AUTOMATIC SETUP ....................................................................................................................................36
INSTALL TIPS ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
OFF-GRID INSTALL TIPS .....................................................................................................................................................37
GRID-TIE /NO BATTERY INSTALL TIPS ..................................................................................................................................37
BATTERIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 38
BATTERY CHARGING INFORMATION......................................................................................................................................38
MODBUS/RJ45 APPLICATION NOTE ..................................................................................................................................41
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE.................................................................................................................................. 42
TROUBLESHOOTING PHASING ISSUES....................................................................................................................................43
SOL-ARK 5K ERROR CODES ................................................................................................................................................44
INSTALL VERIFICATION CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................... 45
SOL-ARK 5K LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................ 46