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1. Record the information about the unit. (Section 3.1)
2. Set the device's COM settings and Node-ID for each of the devices that are to connect to ProtoNode
FPC-N38 or FPC-N39. (Section 3.3)
3. FPC-N38: Select the Field Protocol on the S Bank Dip Switches. (Section 3.4.1)
4. Enable the ProtoNode "Auto Discovery" mode on Dip Switch Bank S. (Section 3.4.2)
5. BACnet MS/TP (FPC-N38): Set the MAC Address on DIP Switch Bank A. (Section 3.5.1)
6. BACnet MS/TP (FPC-N38): Set the BAUD rate of the BACnet MS/TP Field Protocol on DIP Switch
Bank B. (Section 3.5.2)
7. Connect ProtoNode's 6 pin RS-485 connector to the RS-485 network that is connected to each of the
devices. (Section 4.2)
8. Connect ProtoNode FPC-N38's 3 pin RS-485 port to the Field Protocol cabling, (Section 4.3)
or connect ProtoNode FPC-N39's 2 pin LonWorks port to the Field Protocol cabling. (Section 4.4)
9. Connect Power to ProtoNode's 6 pin connector. (Section 4.5)
10. When power is applied it will take about 3 minutes for all the devices to be discovered, and the
configuration file to be built. Once Auto-Discovery is complete turn OFF the S3 DIP Switch to save
the configuration settings. (Section 4.5.1)
11. BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP/IP (FPC-N38): 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 configuration file are necessary. (Section 5)
12. LonWorks (FPC-N39): The ProtoNode must be commissioned on the LonWorks Network. This needs
to be done by the LonWorks administrator using a LonWorks Commissioning tool. (Section 8)
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