This document assumes that the user is familiar with BACnet technology and technical terms. From now on, and with the aim of easy the read of this document, the word "IntesisBox" and "gateway" is used instead of IntesisBox ASCII Server - BACnet IP client gateway. And any other use of the word "gateway"...
BACnet become available to be read by the ASCII system in any moment. From the ASCII system point of view, after the start up process of the gateway, IntesisBox waits for any query (ASCII messages requesting readings of points or ASCII messages requesting writings of points), and acts according to the message received.
ASCII Server - BACnet IP User manual v10 r15 eng 2. ASCII interface This section describes the ASCII interface of the IntesisBox, its configuration and functionality. 2.1 Description The gateway can be connected to any ASCII enabled device using its EIA-232 interface...
IntesisBox ASCII Server - BACnet IP User manual v10 r15 eng 3.2 Points definition Every point defined in IntesisBox has the following BACnet features associated to it: Feature Description BACnet Device BACnet device to which belongs the point, from a list of BACnet devices that can be defined in the gateway (up to 64).
4.1 Introduction LinkBoxBacnet is a Windows compatible software tool developed specifically to monitor and configure IntesisBox BACnet IP series gateways. It is possible to configure all external protocols available for IntesisBox BACnet IP and to maintain different customer’s configurations based on a LinkBoxBacnet project for every different installation. Maintaining always on hard disk a copy of the last configuration files for every external protocol and customer, that is to say for every project.
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2. Connect a free PC serial port to the gateway's serial port marked as Console. (Use the standard serial cable supplied with the IntesisBox or make your own cable following the pin assignments specified in section Connections in this document).
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LinkBoxBacnet will ask for INFO about the gateway connected to it via the serial connection, if the connection is ok then the gateway will respond with its identification (this can be monitored in the IntesisBox Communication Console window, as showed below).
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11. Enter the IP NetMask for the gateway (supplied by the network administrator). 12. Enter the Default Gateway address (router address) in case the gateway (IntesisBox) is in a different sub network than other BACnet devices (supplied by the network administrator).
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7. Select the gateway model used: Basic or Extended. You can check the gateway model in the identification given by the gateway when it connects to LinkBoxBacnet, it appears in the IntesisBox Communication Console window after clicking on the Online checkbox, it is something like this: IntesisBox_Bacnet_IP_ASCI-INT-A…->...
Send File. The process of file transmission can be monitored in the IntesisBox Communication Console window. If the file transmission is ok, IntesisBox will reboot automatically with the new configuration loaded.
To send a command to IntesisBox just select it from the list, or type it with the correct format, and press Enter or click on button Send. IntesisBox will act accordingly with the command received;...
- NetMask configured. - Default Gateway configured. * See Release notes of the latest firmware version for up to date information on IntesisBox ASCII - BACnet IP client gateway and LinkBoxBacnet functionality. Doc: IntesisBox ASCII Server - BACnet IP client v10 r15 eng.pdf http://www.intesisbox.com...
5.2 Setup procedure 1. Install LinkBoxBacnet on your laptop. 2. Install IntesisBox in the desired installation site. The mounting can be on DIN rail or on a stable not vibrating surface (DIN rail mounting inside a metallic industrial cabinet connected to ground is recommended).
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8. Open the ASCII Communication Viewer window (menu View -> Bus -> ASCII), force some point's polling from the ASCII device connected to IntesisBox, and check that there is communication activity, some TX frames and some other RX frames. This means that the communication with the ASCII device is ok.
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ASCII Server - BACnet IP User manual v10 r15 eng In case there is no response from the BACnet devices to the frames sent by IntesisBox check that they are operative and reachable from the network connection used by IntesisBox, check the IntesisBox's BACnet IP interface using any commercial BACnet browser connected to the same Ethernet network.
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