Binding Communication Boards To Networks - Honeywell Apex Technical Handbook

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4.8 BINDING COMMUNICATION BOARDS TO NETWORKS

This section describes how to carry out the configuration procedure necessary to bind a LonWorks
Communications Board to the digital network. As the board forms part of the Transmitter Unit the
component becomes a node on the network.
The procedure is necessary after fitting a LonWorks Communications Board to an Apex Transmitter
Unit and connecting the digital network wiring (also see Chapter 3).
(1) Power-up the Transmitter Unit.
(2) Check that the Transmitter Unit completes its start-up sequence successfully.
The Gas Reading should be displayed. Refer to 4.6 if an error message is displayed.
(3) Press the esc button on the front panel.
The Main Menu is displayed.
(4) Select the Configuration Menu option.
Use the up/down keys.
(5) Press the enter button.
(6) Enter the current Level 2 password.
The Configuration Menu is displayed.
(7) Select the Configure Digital option.
(8) Press the enter button.
The Configure Digital menu is shown displaying information similar to the following.
For a full explanation of the information see the Configure Digital menu option described earlier
in this chapter.
4. OPERATION
Main Menu
Calibration Menu
Configuration Menu
Display Menu
History Log Menu
Change Passwords Menu
Reset Passwords
Configuration Menu
Change Cartridge
Configure 4-20mA
Configure Relays
Configure Alarms
Configure Digital
Select Language
Configure Backlight
Configure Digital
Network Type:
Connection Type:
Node Id: 00A176094800
Node Address:
Baud Rate:
Node S/W Ver:
Assert Service Pin
87
LonWorks
FTT-10
N/A
78.0kbit/s
1.0
Apex