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Lochinvar ProtoNode FPC-N34 Startup Manual

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
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ProtoNode FPC-N34 and ProtoNode FPC-N35
Start-up Guide
For Interfacing Lochinvar Products:
SYNC™, Knight
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/Knight XL
/Armor/Wall Mount/Wall
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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
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Explains ProtoNode hardware and how to install it.
The instructions are effective for the above as of November 2017.
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  • Page 1 ProtoNode FPC-N34 and ProtoNode FPC-N35 Start-up Guide 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 APPLICABILITY &...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the ProtoNode for Lochinvar. Please call Lochinvar for Technical support of the ProtoNode product. Sierra Monitor Corporation does not provide direct support. If Lochinvar needs to escalate the concern, they will contact Sierra Monitor Corporation for assistance.
  • Page 3 4. Connect the ProtoNode’s 6 pin RS-485 connector to the RS-485 network that is connected to the device. (Section 4.2) 5. Connect the ProtoNode FPC-N34 3 pin RS-485 port to the field protocol cabling, (Section 4.2.3) or connect the ProtoNode FPC-N35 2 pin LonWorks port to the field protocol cabling. (Section 4.4) 6.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 Device Network......17 4.2.3 Lochinvar Low Voltage Modbus RTU Wiring to the ProtoNode (Armor, SYNC/Armor X2, Knight/Knight XL, Crest, Copper-Fin II and FTXL) ................18 4.3 Serial Network (FPC-N34): Wiring Field Port to RS-485 Network ........... 19 4.4 LonWorks (FPC-N35): Wiring LonWorks Devices to the LonWorks Terminal .........
  • Page 5 Figure 1: ProtoNode Part Numbers ......................8 Figure 2: COM Settings ..........................8 Figure 3: Lochinvar Modbus COM Board Showing Serial DIP Switches ............8 Figure 4: S Bank DIP Switches ........................9 Figure 5: DIP Switch Locations ........................9 Figure 6: MAC Address DIP Switches ......................

  • Page 6: Certification

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide CERTIFICATION – BACnet Testing Laboratory ® 1 BTL Mark The BTL Mark on ProtoNode is a symbol that indicates that a product has passed a series of rigorous tests conducted by an independent laboratory which verifies that the product correctly implements the BACnet features claimed in the listing.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION ProtoNode Gateway The ProtoNode is an external, high performance building automation multi-protocol gateway that has been preprogrammed for Lochinvar’s products (hereafter called “device”) to various building automation ®2 protocols. These protocols include BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2 by JCI, Modbus TCP/IP, and ®3...

  • Page 8: Setup For Protonode

    None Data Bits Stop Bits Figure 2: COM Settings Figure 3: Lochinvar Modbus COM Board Showing Serial DIP Switches 3.2.2 Set Node-ID for the Device Attached to the ProtoNode • Set the Modbus Node-ID to a value of 1. Page 8 of 48...

  • Page 9: Bms Network Settings: Selecting Stored Configurations, Setting The Mac Address, Device Instance And Baud Rate

    3.3.1 Selecting Configuration Files for Devices: “S” Bank DIP Switches S0 – S3 The S bank of DIP switches (S0-S3) are used to select and load a configuration file from a group of pretested/preloaded configuration files which are stored in the ProtoNode FPC-N34 and the ProtoNode FPC-N35 (LonWorks).

  • Page 10: Fpc-N35 Dip Switch Settings

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide The following chart describes the S bank DIP Switch settings for devices to support the listed protocols on the ProtoNode. Profiles for ProtoNode FPC-N34 BACnet-Modbus TCP/IP SYNC Deg_C BACnet-Modbus TCP/IP Knight/Knight XL/Armor/ Wall Mount/Wall Hung Deg_C...

  • Page 11: Bacnet Ms/Tp (Fpc-N34): Setting The Mac Address For Bms Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide 3.3.2 BACnet MS/TP (FPC-N34): Setting the MAC Address for BMS Network • Set the BACnet MS/TP MAC Address of the ProtoNode to a value between 1 to 127 (MAC Master Addresses); this is so that the BMS front end can find the ProtoNode via BACnet Auto-Discovery.

  • Page 12: Bacnet (Fpc-N34): Setting The Device Instance

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide 3.3.3 BACnet (FPC-N34): Setting the Device Instance • The A Bank of DIP switches are used for two purposes: For BACnet MS/TP, they are used to set the BACnet MS/TP MAC address (Section 3.3.2) For both BACnet MS/TP and BACnet/IP, they are also used to determine the BACnet Device Instance values •...

  • Page 13: Bacnet Ms/Tp (Fpc-N34): Setting The Serial Baud Rate For Bms Network

    BMS for BACnet MS/TP. • The ProtoNode baud rate for Metasys N2 is set for 9600. DIP Switches B0 – B3 are disabled for Metasys N2 on ProtoNode FPC-N34. • DIP switches B0 – B3 are disabled on ProtoNode FPC-N35 (FPC-N35 LonWorks).

  • Page 14: Interfacing Protonode To Devices

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide INTERFACING PROTONODE TO DEVICES ProtoNode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports Figure 9: ProtoNode FPC-N34 (upper) and ProtoNode FPC-N35 (lower) Page 14 of 48...

  • Page 15: Device Connections To Protonode

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Device Connections to ProtoNode ProtoNode 6 Pin Phoenix connector: • The 6 pin Phoenix connector is the same for ProtoNode FPC-N34 (BACnet) and FPC-N35 (LonWorks). • Pins 1 through 3 are for RS-485 devices. Use standard grounding principles for RS-485 GND •...

  • Page 16: Biasing The Modbus Rs-485 Device Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide 4.2.1 Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Device Network • An RS-485 network with more than one device needs to have biasing to ensure proper communication. The biasing only needs to be done on one device. • The ProtoNode has 510 ohm resistors that can be used to set the biasing. The ProtoNode’s default positions from the factory for the Biasing jumpers are OFF.

  • Page 17: End Of Line Termination Switch For The Modbus Rs-485 Device Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide 4.2.2 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS -485 Device Network • On long RS-485 cabling runs, the RS-485 trunk must be properly terminated at each end. • The ProtoNode has an End of Line (EOL) blue jumper. The default setting for this Blue EOL switch is OFF with the jumper straddling the pins closest to the inside of the board of the ProtoNode.

  • Page 18: Lochinvar Low Voltage Modbus Rtu Wiring To The Protonode (Armor, Sync/Armor X2, Knight/Knight Xl, Crest, Copper-Fin Ii And Ftxl)

    4.2.3 Lochinvar Low Voltage Modbus RTU Wiring to the ProtoNode (Armor, SYNC/Armor X2, Knight/Knight XL, Crest, Copper -Fin II and FTXL) • On the Lochinvar’s Modbus terminal strip, connect Pin A (RS-485+) to B+ (RS-485+) on the ProtoNode’s 6 Pin Phoenix connector. •...

  • Page 19: Serial Network (Fpc-N34): Wiring Field Port To Rs-485 Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Serial Network (FPC-N34): W iring Field Port to RS-485 Network • Connect the RS-485 network wires to the 3-pin RS-485 connector on ProtoNode FPC-N34 as shown below in Figure Use standard grounding principles for RS-485 GND •...

  • Page 20: Power-Up Protonode

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Power-Up ProtoNode Check power requirements in the table below: Power Requirement for ProtoNode External Gateway Current Draw Type ProtoNode Family 12V DC/AC 24V DC/AC 30V DC FPC – N34 (Typical) 170mA 100mA 80mA FPC – N34 (Maximum)

  • Page 21: Use The Protonode Web Configurator To Setup The Gateway

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide USE THE PROTONODE WEB CONFIGURATOR TO SETUP THE GATEWAY Connect the PC to ProtoNode via the Ethernet Port • Connect a CAT5 Ethernet cable (Straight through or Cross-Over) between the local PC and ProtoNode. • The Default IP Address of ProtoNode is 192.168.1.24, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. If the PC and ProtoNode are on different IP Networks, assign a static IP Address to the PC on the 192.168.1.xxx network.

  • Page 22: Ethernet Network: Setting Ip Address For Field Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Ethernet Network: Setting IP Address for Field Network • After setting a local PC on the same subnet as the ProtoNode (Section 5.1), open a web browser on the PC and enter the IP Address of the ProtoNode; the default address is 192.168.1.24.

  • Page 23: Figure 20: Changing Ip Address Via Fs-Gui

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide • From the FS-GUI landing page, click on “Setup” to expand the navigation tree and then select “Network Settings” to access the IP Settings menu. (Figure Figure 20: Changing IP Address via FS-GUI • Enter the new IP Address for the ProtoNode’s Ethernet port in the “N1 IP Address” field.

  • Page 24: Bacnet: Setting Node_Offset To Assign Specific Device Instances

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide BACNET: SETTING NODE_OFFSET TO ASSIGN SPECIFIC DEVICE INSTANCES • After setting a local PC to the same subnet as the ProtoNode (Section 5.1), open a web browser on the PC and enter the IP Address of the ProtoNode; the default address is 192.168.1.24.

  • Page 25: Lonworks (Fpc-N35): Commissioning Protonode On A Lonworks Network

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide LONWORKS (FPC-N35): COMMISSIONING PROTONODE ON A LONWORKS NETWORK Commissioning may only be performed by the LonWorks administrator. Commissioning ProtoNode FPC-N35 on a LonW orks Network During the commissioning process, the LonWorks administrator may prompt the user to hit the service pin on the ProtoNode FPC-N35 at a specific point (this step occurs at different points of the commissioning process for each LonWorks network management tool).

  • Page 26: Figure 23: Sample Of Fserver.xif File Generated

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide • Open a web browser and go to the following address: [IP Address of the ProtoNode]/fserver.xif Example: 192.168.1.24/fserver.xif • If the web browser prompts to save the file, save the file onto the PC. If the web browser displays the xif file as a web page, save the file onto the local PC as “fserver.xif”.

  • Page 27: Bacnet Explorer Ng

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide BACNET EXPLORER NG A typical working example of a BACnet Explorer NG on a BACnet Network: Modbus RTU up to 32 BACnet MS/TP devices Modbus RTU BACnet Explorer NG up to 32 BACnet MS/TP devices BACnet MS/TP...

  • Page 28: Appendix A. Troubleshooting

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A. Troubleshooting Appendix A.1. Lost or Incorrect IP Address • Ensure that FieldServer Toolbox is loaded onto the local PC. Otherwise, download the FieldServer-Toolbox.zip via the Sierra Monitor Resource Center Software Downloads. • Extract the executable file and complete the installation.

  • Page 29: Appendix A.2. Viewing Diagnostic Information

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.2. Viewing Diagnostic Information • Type the IP Address of the ProtoNode into the 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.

  • Page 30: Appendix A.3. Checking Wiring And Settings

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.3. Checking Wiring and Settings • No COMS on Modbus RTU side. If the Tx/Rx LEDs are not flashing rapidly then there is a COM issue. To fix this problem, check the following: Visual observations of LEDs on ProtoNode (Appendix A.4)

  • Page 31: Appendix A.4. Led Diagnostics For Communications Between Protonode And Devices

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.4. LED Diagnostics for Communications Between ProtoNode and Devices See the diagram below for LED locations to the ProtoNode. Diagnostic LEDs Description The SPL LED will light if the unit is not getting a response from one or more of the configured devices.

  • Page 32: Appendix A.5. Taking Diagnostic Capture With The Fieldserver Toolbox

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.5. Taking Diagnostic Capture with the FieldServer Toolbox • Once the diagnostic capture is complete, email it to technical support. The diagnostic capture will accelerate diagnosis of the problem. • Ensure that FieldServer Toolbox is loaded onto the local PC. Otherwise, download the FieldServer-Toolbox.zip via the Sierra Monitor Resource Center...
  • Page 33 Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Ensure “Full Diagnostic" is selected (this is the default) NOTE: If desired, the default capture period can be changed. Click on “Start Diagnostic” Wait for the capture period to finish and the Diagnostic Test Complete window will appear...
  • Page 34 Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide • Step 2: Send Log Once the diagnostic test is complete, a .zip file is saved on the PC. Choose “Open” to launch explorer and have it point directly at the correct folder Send the Diagnostic zip file to technical supportmailto:info@Customer.com...

  • Page 35: Appendix A.6. Updating Firmware

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.6. Updating Firmware To load a new version of the firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Extract and save the new file onto the local PC. 2. Open a web browser and type the IP Address of the FieldServer in the address bar.

  • Page 36: Appendix A.7. Securing Protonode With Passwords

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix A.7. Securing ProtoNode with Passwords Access to the ProtoNode can be restricted by enabling a password on the FS-GUI Passwords page – click Setup and then Passwords in the navigation panel. There are 2 access levels defined by 2 account names: Admin and User.

  • Page 37: Appendix B. Vendor Information - Lochinvar

    NOTE: All Modbus TCP/IP registers are the same as the Modbus RTU registers for the serial device. If this point list is needed, contact Lochinvar technical support. The Modbus TCP/IP node address of the device is also the same as the Modbus RTU node address.

  • Page 38: Appendix B.2. Knight/Knight Xl/Armor/Wall Mount/Wall Hung Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide 0-10 Volt Input/Rate Cmd/SP Cmd i/o0_10VltInRtCmd SNVT_lev_percent Tank Setpoint i/oTankSP SNVT_temp_p Tank Temperature i/oTankTmp SNVT_temp_p Outdoor Temperature i/oOutdoorTmp SNVT_temp_p System Supply Temperature i/oSysSupplyTmp SNVT_temp_p Appendix B.2. Knight/Knight XL/Armor/Wall Mount/Wall Hung Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks...

  • Page 39: Appendix B.3. Crest Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix B.3. Crest Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks BACnet BACnet N2 Data Point Name Object LonWorks Name LonWorks SNVT Object ID Type Address Type Boiler Enable nvi/nvoBoilerEnable SNVT_switch Tank Thermostat nvi/nvoTnkThermostat SNVT_switch...

  • Page 40: Appendix B.4. Copper-Fin Ii Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Tank Temperature nvi/nvoTnkTmp SNVT_temp_p Outdoor Temperature nvi/nvoOutdoorTmp SNVT_temp_p System Supply Temperature nvi/nvoSysSupplyTmp SNVT_temp_p System Return Temperature nvi/nvoSysReturnTmp SNVT_temp_p Appendix B.4. Copper-Fin II Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks BACnet BACnet N2 Data Point Name...

  • Page 41: Appendix B.5. Power Fin Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix B.5. Power Fin Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks BACnet BACnet N2 Data Point Name Object LonWorks Name LonWorks SNVT Object ID Type Address Type Boiler Enable/Room Thermostat 1/Stg 1 i/oBlrEn_Stg1 SNVT_switch...

  • Page 42: Appendix B.7. Power Fin 2.5-5.0 Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Flame oFlame SNVT_switch Room Thermostat 1 oRmThrmostat1 SNVT_switch Tank Thermostat oTnkThrmostat SNVT_switch Room Thermostat 2 oRmThrmostat2 SNVT_switch Run-time Contacts oRunTimeContacts SNVT_switch Alarm Contacts oAlarmContacts SNVT_switch CH Pump oCHPump SNVT_switch DHW Pump 1 oDHWPump1 SNVT_switch Louver Relay...

  • Page 43: Appendix B.8. Ipw Modbus Rtu Mappings To Bacnet, Metasys N2 And Lonworks

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Discrete Inputs 1 - 16 oDiscInputs1_16 SNVT_count_f Discrete Inputs 17 - 32 oDiscInputs17_32 SNVT_count_f Discrete Inputs 33 - 48 oDiscInputs33_48 SNVT_count_f System/Cascade Setpoint oSysCascadeSP SNVT_temp_p System Pump Speed oSystemPumpSpeed SNVT_lev_percent Cascade Total Power oCascadeTotalPwr SNVT_lev_percent Cascade Current Power...

  • Page 44: Appendix C. "A" Bank Dip Switch Settings

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix C. “A” Bank DIP Switch Settings Appendix C.1. “A” Bank DIP Switch Settings Address Address Page 44 of 48...
  • Page 45 Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Address Address Page 45 of 48...
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  • Page 47: Appendix D. Reference

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix D. Reference Appendix D.1. Specifications ProtoNode FPC-N34 ProtoNode FPC-N35 One 6-pin Phoenix connector with: One 6-pin Phoenix connector with: RS-485 port (+ / - / gnd) RS-485 port (+ / - / gnd) Power port (+ / - / Frame-gnd)

  • Page 48: Appendix E. Limited 2 Year Warranty

    Lochinvar ProtoNode Start-up Guide Appendix E. Limited 2 Year Warranty Sierra Monitor Corporation warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for two years after date of shipment. Sierra Monitor Corporation will repair or replace any equipment found to be defective during the warranty period.

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