Add PV components manually

PV hardware is always chosen from your components catalog, so you don't invent components in the planner. This page covers picking the module for the layout, item by item. To pull a whole bundle in one step instead, see Import a PV package.

The inverter, optimizers, and microinverters are chosen later, during stringing. Three adjacent steps own the rest of the flow:

• Placing the chosen modules on the roof → Plan PV modules.
• Adding the inverter (or a microinverter) and wiring the strings → Inverter / micro inverter.
• Flagging optimizers on shaded panels → Optimizers.

Before you start

• The components you want must already exist in your catalog. If a picker is empty or Add component is greyed out, ask an admin to add the hardware to your components catalog first. Editing prices on a component may also require the right role.
• Have the inverter model in mind, specifically how many MPP trackers it has, before you wire. You pick the inverter in the stringing step.
• If you're using power optimizers or microinverters, know which catalog component you'll use. Microinverters are tagged separately in the catalog (Microinverter type versus a standard Inverter type).

Add a module

1. Switch to Modules mode in the editor.
2. Pick the module component from the sidebar Quick Access dropdown. This is the hardware you place on the roof in the next step.

Note: If you just imported a module into your catalog while the editor was open, the Quick Access picker refreshes to show it. The picker also lists only components you can insert into the section, so the results stay relevant.

Add the inverter and optimizers

The inverter, microinverter, and optimizer components are picked during stringing, not here — so their step-by-step flows live on the pages that own that phase:

• Inverter or microinverter — add it in Strings mode and wire the modules into it. See Inverter / micro inverter.
• Optimizers — set the optimizer component on a string, then flag the individual shaded or off-orientation panels that carry it. See Optimizers.

Pro tip: A standard inverter manages strings across its MPP trackers, while a microinverter maps one-to-one to modules. If you're unsure which you've selected, check the component's type in the catalog.

Things to know

• Components come from the catalog, priced there. Per-component pricing is set in the catalog, not on the offer.
• Inverter choice drives the wiring rules. The inverter's MPP-tracker count and maximum current set the limits the stringing step validates against, so pick an inverter sized to the array you're planning. Standard inverter versus microinverter is a hardware decision — check the component's type in the catalog if you're unsure which you've selected.
• Non-PV-layout hardware lives elsewhere. Energy managers, backup boxes, and cabinets belong on Additional components, not in the PV layout.

Related

• Import a PV package — pull module + inverter + optimizer + mounting in one step.
• Linked amounts — how package and template quantities stay coupled.
• Plan PV modules — place the selected modules on the roof.
• Plan strings — add the inverter and wire the modules into strings.
• Inverter / micro inverter — add the inverter (or a microinverter) and wire the modules into strings.
• Optimizers — flag optimizers on shaded panels.
• Additional components — non-PV-layout hardware.

Need help?

• Step-by-step questions about this flow → contact Reonic support.
• Feature requests or something missing → send a note to Reonic support.
• Bug reports → include a screenshot and the URL where it happened in your support email.

Last updated on August 4, 2026