Babel Buster X2 User Manual page 2

Configuring the Babel Buster X2
The primary function of X2 is mapping LonWorks network variables to Modbus registers, and
do this without "binding" or network management on the LonWorks side. In the short series
of pages that follows, we will look at the sequence of actions required to "learn" a LonWorks
device and map some of its data.
When you first log into Babel Buster X2, the home or index page that appears will look like
the image below. Start by clicking the I/O Devices tab. You will be asked for a user name
and password. As shipped, the default user name is "system" and its password is "admin".
NOTE: The LonWorks interface has been rewritten as of July 2008 to provide support for
structured SNVT's. The upgrade includes a requirement to re-program the Neuron Chip, and
its application has a different program interface. This means you must have LonMaker in
order to do a field upgrade to v2.81 or higher from v2.57 or lower. The discussion on pages
that follow apply to the new v2.81 interface.
The default page that comes up when you click on the I/O Devices tab is the LonWorks
LON data tab. This page will display nothing until at least one device is configured into X2.
Click on the LON Devices tab next.