For interfacing lochinvar's products: lochinvar's armor, sync/armor x2, knight/knight xl, ftxl, crest, copper-fin ii, and power fin boilers, to building automation systems: bacnet ms/tp, bacnet/ip, modbus tcp/ip, metasys n2 and lonworks
For interfacing lochinvar products: sync, knight/knight xl/armor/wall mount/wall hung, crest, copper-fin ii, power fin, knight ftxl, power fin 2.5-5.0, ipw, to building automation systems: bacnet ms/tp, bacnet/ip, modbus tcp/ip, metasys n2 and lonworks (48 pages)
Summary of Contents for Lochinvar ProtoNode FPC-N35
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ProtoNode FPC‐N34 and ProtoNode FPC‐N35 Startup Guide For Interfacing Lochinvar Products: Lochinvar’s Armor®, SYNC™/Armor X2, Knight®/Knight XL®, FTXL, Crest®, Copper‐Fin II® and Power Fin boilers To Building Automation Systems: BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Explains ProtoNode FPC‐N34 and FPC‐N35 hardware and how to install it. The instructions are effective for the above as of August 2014 Document Revision: 10 Auto Selector Template Revision: 23 ...
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INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 2 of 48 Technical Support: Thank you for purchasing the ProtoNode for Lochinvar Boilers. Please call Lochinvar for Technical support of the ProtoNode product. FieldServer does not provide direct support. If Lochinvar needs to escalate the concern, they will contact FieldServer for assistance. Support Contact Information: Lochinvar, LLC 300 Maddox Simpson Pkwy. Lebanon, TN 37090 Lochinvar Service: 1‐800‐722‐2101 Email: 2tech@lochinvar.com Website: www.lochinvar.com ProtoCessor 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.ProtoCessor.com Email: Support@ProtoCessor.com ...
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INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 3 of 48 A Quick Start guide 1. Record the information about the unit. (Section 2.1) 2. Set the device’s Modbus RTU serial settings (i.e. baud rate, parity, stop bits) and Modbus Node‐ID for each of the devices that will be connected to ProtoNode FPC‐N34 or FPC‐N35. (Section 2.2) 3. Select a stored configuration and set field protocol MAC address/Node‐ID/Device Instance, and baud rate. (Section 2.3) 4. Connect ProtoNode’s 6 pin RS‐485 connector to the Modbus RS‐485 network that is connected to each of the devices. (Section 3.2) 5. Connect FPC‐N34 ProtoNode’s 3 pin RS‐485 port to the Field Protocol cabling, or connect FPC‐N35 ProtoNode’s 2 pin LonWorks port to the Field Protocol cabling. (Section 3.4) 6. Connect Power to ProtoNode’s 6 pin connector. (Section 3.5) 7. BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP/IP/IP (FPC‐N34): Use the ProtoNode’s embedded tool which is accessed with a browser, referred to in this manual as the Web Configurator, to change the IP address. No changes to the ...
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INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 4 of 48 Certifications BTL MARK – BACNET TESTING LABOR A TORY The BTL Mark on ProtoNode FPC‐N34 is a symbol that indicates that a product has passed a series of rigorous tests conducted by an independent laboratory which ...
BACnet MS/TP (FPC‐N34): Setting the Serial Baud Rate (DIP Switch B0 – B3)........13 2.3.5.1 Baud Rate DIP Switch Selection ....................13 3 Interfacing ProtoNode to Devices ........................ 14 3.1 ProtoNode FPC‐N34 and FPC‐N35 Showing Connection Ports ..............14 3.2 Device Connections to ProtoNode.......................15 3.2.1 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS‐485 port on the ProtoNode ........16 3.2.2 Lochinvar’s Armor, SYNC/Armor X2, Knight/Knight XL, Crest, Copper‐Fin II and FTXL Low Voltage Modbus RTU Connection Wiring to the ProtoNode: ....................17 3.3 BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 (FPC‐N34): Wiring Field Port to RS‐485 Network ........18 3.4 LonWorks (FPC‐N35): Wiring Field Port to LonWorks Network ..............19 3.5 Connecting Power to ProtoNode .........................20 4 BACnet/IP and Modbus TCP/IP: Change the Protonode IP Address.............. 21 4.1 Connect the PC to ProtoNode via the Ethernet Port ...................21 ...
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Appendix E. Limited 2 Year Warranty ........................ 48 L I S T O F F I G U R E S Figure 1: ProtoCessor Part Numbers ..........................7 Figure 2: Modbus RTU COM Settings ..........................7 Figure 3: Lochinvar’s Modbus COM board showing serial DIP Switches ...............8 Figure 4: S Bank DIP Switches ............................9 Figure 5: Location for ProtoCessor small A Bank of DIP switches ................10 Figure 6: MAC Address DIP Switches ...........................11 Figure 7: Baud Rate DIP Switches ..........................13 Figure 8: Baud Rate..............................13 Figure 9: ProtoNode BACnet FPC‐N34 (upper) and ProtoNode FPC‐N35 (lower) ............14 Figure 10: Power and RS‐485 Connections ........................15 ...
2 . 2 . 1 S e t M o d b u s C O M s e t t i n g o n a l l o f t h e d e v i c e s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e P r o t o N o d e Set each Lochinvar Device’s Modbus RTU COM setting to match Figure 2 via the DIP switches on the Device’s Modbus card. ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 8 of 48 Figure 3: Lochinvar’s Modbus COM board showing serial DIP Switches 2 . 2 . 2 S e t M o d b u s R T U N o d e ‐ I D f o r e a c h o f t h e d e v i c e s a t t a c h e d t o t h e P r o t o N o d e ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 9 of 48 2.3 S e l e c t i n g S t o r e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n s , S e t t i n g t h e M a c A d d r e s s , D e v i c e I n s t a n c e , ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 11 of 48 2.3. 1 .2 LonWork s DI P S w it c h S e tti n gs The following chart describes the DIP switch settings to support LonWorks on a ProtoNode FPC‐N35. Profile ‐ FPC‐N35‐103‐401‐0615 S0 S1 S2 S3 LonWorks SYNC Off Off Off ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 12 of 48 2 . 3 . 3 B A C n e t M S / T P a n d B A C n e t / I P ( F P C ‐ N 3 4 ) : S e t t i n g t h e D e v i c e I n s t a n c e ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 13 of 48 2 . 3 . 5 B A C n e t M S / T P ( F P C ‐ N 3 4 ) : S e t t i n g t h e S e r i a l B a u d R a t e ( D I P S w i t c h B 0 – B 3 ) ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 16 of 48 3 . 2 . 1 E n d o f L i n e T e r m i n a t i o n S w i t c h f o r t h e M o d b u s R S ‐ 4 8 5 p o r t o n t h e P r o t o N o d e ...
L o w V o l t a g e M o d b u s R T U C o n n e c t i o n W i r i n g t o t h e P r o t o N o d e : On the Lochinvar’s Modbus terminal strip, connect Pin A (RS‐485+) to B+ (RS‐485+) on the ProtoNode’s 6 Pin Phoenix connector. On the Lochinvar’s Modbus terminal strip, connect Pin B (RS‐485‐) to A‐ (RS‐485‐) on the ProtoNode’s 6 pin Phoenix connector. The Shield Pin the terminal strip which is Ground on the does not need to be grounded to the ProtoNode. ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 18 of 48 3.3 B A C n e t M S / T P o r M e t a s y s N 2 ( F P C ‐ N 3 4 ) : W i r i n g F i e l d P o r t t o R S ‐ 4 8 5 N e t w o r k ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 19 of 48 3.4 L o n W o r k s ( F P C ‐ N 3 5 ) : W i r i n g F i e l d P o r t t o L o n W o r k s N e t w o r k ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 21 of 48 4 B A C N E T / I P AN D M O D B U S T C P / I P : C H A N G E T H E P R O T O N O D E IP A D D R E S S ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 24 of 48 4.4 B A C n e t / I P a n d M o d b u s T C P / I P : Se t t i n g I P A d d r e s s f o r F i e l d N e t w o r k ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 25 of 48 5 H O W T O S T A R T T H E I N S T A L L A T I O N O V E R : C L E A R I N G P R O F I L E S ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 26 of 48 6 L O N W O R K S ( F P C ‐ N 3 5 ) : C O M M I S S I O N I N G P R O T O N O D E O N A L O N W O R K S N E T W O R K ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 27 of 48 For Windows XP and Windows 7, select: Use the following IP address Click twice Open a web browser and go to the following address: IP address of ProtoCessor/fserver.xif Example: 192.168.1.24/fserver.xif If the web browser prompts you to save file, save the file onto the PC. If the web browser displays the xif file as a web page, save the file on your PC as fserver.xif ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 28 of 48 7 C A S B A C N E T EX P L O R E R F O R V A L I D A T I N G P R O T O N O D E I N T H E F I E L D ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 29 of 48 7.2 C A S B A C n e t S e t u p These are the instructions to set CAS Explorer up for the first time on BACnet MS/ST and BACnet/IP. 7 . 2 . 1 ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 30 of 48 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Appendix A.1. Viewing Diagnostic information Type the IP address of the ProtoNode into your web browser or use the FieldServer Toolbox to connect to the ProtoNode Click on Diagnostics and Debugging Button, then click on view, and then on connections. If there are any errors showing on the Connection page, please refer to Appendix A.2 for the relevant wiring and settings. ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 31 of 48 Appendix A.2. Check Wiring and Settings No COMS on Modbus RTU side. If Tx/Rx are not flashing rapidly then there is a COM issue on the Modbus side and you need to check the following things: Visual observations of LEDs on ProtoNode. (Appendix A.5) Check baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits Check Modbus device address Verify wiring Verify all the Modbus RTU devices that were discovered in FST Web Configurator. (Section 4.2) Field COM problems: Visual observations of LEDs on ProtoNode. (Appendix A.5) Visual dipswitch settings (using correct baud rate and device instance) Verify IP address setting Verify wiring If the problem still exists, a Diagnostic Capture needs to be taken and sent to FieldServer. (Appendix A.3) ...
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INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 32 of 48 Click on the diagnose button of the desired device Select full Diagnostic If desired, the default capture period can be changed. Click on Start Diagnostic ProtoCessor 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.ProtoCessor.com Email: Support@ProtoCessor.com ...
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INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 33 of 48 Wait for Capture period to finish. Diagnostic Test Complete window will appear. Step 2: Send Log Once the Diagnostic test is complete, a .zip file will be saved on the PC. Choose open to launch explorer and have it point directly at the correct folder. Send the Diagnostic zip file to support@fieldserver.com ProtoCessor 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.ProtoCessor.com Email: Support@ProtoCessor.com ...
INS70085 Lochinvar ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 34 of 48 Appendix A.4. BACnet/IP: Setting Network_Number for more than one ProtoNode on Subnet On the main Web Configurator screen, update the Network Number in the Network_Nr and hit Submit. Please note that the default value is 50. ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 35 of 48 Appendix B. Vendor Information ‐ Lochinvar Appendix B.1. Sync Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks BACnet BACnet N2 Data N2 Point Point Name Object Lon Name Lon SNVT Object ID Type Address Type Boiler Enable/Room Thermostat 1/Stg 1 i/oBlrEn_Stg1 SNVT_switch Tank Thermostat BV 2 DO 2 i/oTankThermostat SNVT_switch ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 36 of 48 Discrete Inputs 33 ‐ 48 AI 32 AI 32 oDiscInputs33_48 SNVT_count_f System/Cascade Setpoint AI 33 AI 33 oSysCascadeSP SNVT_temp_p Cascade Total Power AI 34 AI ...
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Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 37 of 48 Flow Switch BI 5 DI 5 oFlowSw SNVT_switch Gas Pressure Switch BI 6 DI 6 oGasPressureSw SNVT_switch Louver Proving Switch BI 7 DI ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 38 of 48 System Supply Temperature AV 43 AO 43 i/oSystemSupplyTmp SNVT_temp_p System Return Temperature AV 44 AO 44 i/oSystemReturnTmp SNVT_temp_p Appendix B.3. Crest Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks BACnet ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 39 of 48 Discrete Inputs 17‐32 AI 29 AI 29 nvoDI_17_32 SNVT_count_f Discrete Inputs 33‐48 AI 30 AI 30 nvoDI_33_48 SNVT_count_f System Cascade Setpoint AI 31 AI ...
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Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 40 of 48 Louver Proving Switch BI 9 DI 9 nvoLouverProvSw SNVT_switch Air Pressure Switch BI 10 DI 10 nvoAirPresSw SNVT_switch Flame 1 BI 11 DI ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 41 of 48 Pool Setpoint AV 48 AO 48 nvi/nvoPoolSetpoint SNVT_temp_p Tank Temperature AV 49 AO 49 nvi/nvoTankTmp SNVT_temp_p Outdoor Temperature AV 50 AO ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 42 of 48 Cascade Current Power AI 26 AI 26 oCascadeCrrntPwr SNVT_lev_percent Outlet Setpoint 1 AI 27 AI 27 oOutletSP1 SNVT_temp_p Outlet Temperature 1 AI 28 AI ...
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Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 43 of 48 Room Thermostat 2 BI 14 DI 14 oRmThrmostat2 SNVT_switch Run‐time Contacts BI 15 DI 15 oRunTimeContacts SNVT_switch Alarm Contacts BI 16 DI ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 44 of 48 Appendix C. “A” Bank DIP Switch Settings Appendix C.1. “A” Bank DIP Switch Settings for MAC Address or Node‐ID Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 1 On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 48 ...
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Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 45 of 48 Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 95 On On On On On Off On Off 144 Off Off ...
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Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 46 of 48 Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Address A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 193 On Off Off Off Off Off On On 242 Off On ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 47 of 48 Appendix D. Reference Appendix D.1. Specifications ProtoNode FPC‐N34 ProtoNode FPC‐N35 One 6‐pin Phoenix connector, one RS‐485 One 6‐pin Phoenix connector, one RS‐485 +/‐ ground port, power +/‐ frame ground +/‐ ground port, power +/‐ frame ground Electrical port port Connections One 3‐pin RS‐485 Phoenix connector, one One Ethernet 10/100 BaseT port RS‐485 +/‐ ground port ...
Lochinvar’s ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 48 of 48 Appendix E. Limited 2 Year Warranty FieldServer Technologies warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for two years after date of shipment. FieldServer Technologies will repair or replace any equipment found to be defective during the warranty period. Final determination of the nature and responsibility for defective or damaged equipment will be made by FieldServer Technologies personnel. All warranties hereunder are contingent upon proper use in the application for which the product was intended and do not cover products which have been modified or repaired without FieldServer ...
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