EG4 12kPV LCD Update Via USB Flash Drive
NOTE:
The callout numbers in the images below correlate to the steps taken.
FORMATTING FLASH DRIVE:
Ensure the USB flash drive is ≤16GB for file system compatibility.
- Plug in the USB flash drive to a Windows computer.
- Navigate to “File Explorer”.
- Locate the USB drive location in the left side pane of File Explorer.
- Right-click the USB drive in the left pane and select “Format”.
- The capacity should reflect the size of the USB drive automatically but if not, ensure “Capacity” is set to 2, 4, 8 or 16GB.
- Set “File system” to FAT32.
- Set “Allocation unit size” to 4096 bytes.
- Deselect the “Quick Format” checkbox.
- Select “Start”.
DOWNLOADING AND UN-ZIPPING:
- Navigate to the 12kPV Hybrid Inverter product page on https://www.eg4electronics.com and download the “12kPV LCD Version 18 Firmware” file under the Firmware tab.
- Once downloaded, right-click and unzip the downloaded file to the desktop.
- Once unzipped, open the folder located on the desktop.
- Select the “DWIN_SET” folder and copy it.
- Navigate to the USB drive through the File Explorer.
- Paste the “DWIN_SET” folder to the USB drive.
- Safely remove the USB drive.
INSTALLING THE UPDATE:
- Power off the inverter and plug the flash drive into the USB2 port on the communications board.
- Power on the inverter. The update should begin automatically.
The unit will display the start-up screen for several minutes while applying the update. - After several minutes (~3), the screen will restart itself and will then point to the standard home screen.
- Remove the USB flash drive from the communications board.
NOTE:
To ensure the update went through successfully, the user can check the LCD version number in the lower right-hand corner of the physical display
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