Network commands, such as Network commands as well as traceroute or ping, are written in file and product names italics. The same applies to file and product names. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Introduction 3 of 54...
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The obligations agreed in the delivery contract, the general terms and conditions as well as the manufacturer's delivery conditions and the legal regulations applicable at the time of the conclusion of the contract apply. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Introduction 4 of 54...
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The gateway is only intended for coupling networks in building automation with the connected loads stipulated in the specifications. Notice This manual is part of the product and must remain with the end customer. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Introduction 5 of 54...
• Gate valves and other valves open or close unintentionally. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to serious injuries or death. The gateway should only be configured by specialist personnel who are familiar with network configuration! MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Safety 6 of 54...
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Under certain circumstances, this can lead to serious injuries or death. Electrical devices may only be installed and connected by qualified electricians. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Safety 7 of 54...
2 PC with projecting software or building control system 3 RS485 (two-wire network) 4 DDC automation station 5 MBS universal gateway 6 DDC automation station 7 Field device, e.g. pump MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Classification and purpose 8 of 54...
RS485 interface 4-pin Weidmüller connector with the connectors: SGND (signal ground) A- inverted wire B+ non-inverted wire LED TX and RX to display sending and receiving data MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Specifications and connected loads 9 of 54...
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RJ45 10/100/1000 MBit Ethernet Link indicates a LAN connection 10/100 indicates the connection speed Number of possible data 20,000 (article number 11-0033) point connections expansion to 40,000 (article number 13-0007) MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Specifications and connected loads 10 of 54...
Connecting the device to deviating, excessively high supply voltages may lead to serious injuries or death. No supply voltages that deviate from the connection values specified in the technical data may be used. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Installation 11 of 54...
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This ensures better heat dissipation, which can have a positive influence on the service life of the device. The connecting cables used must be suitable for the ambient temperature range specified in the technical data. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Installation 12 of 54...
DIP switch Status LAN 2 RJ45 10/100/1000 MBit Ethernet LAN 1 RJ45 10/100/1000 MBit Ethernet Power supply GND, ground +24 volt supply voltage (PELV) 10 PWR LED (green) MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Connections and operating controls 13 of 54...
255.255.0.0 Username Password GATEWAY (under factory settings) Connect the MBS UGW to your PC with the network cable for configuration. Notice The computer’s LAN connection must be configured correctly. To set the network address manually, define the IP address as 169.254.0.2, for example.
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Logging on You must enter your username and pre-set password to log on to the web server. The password can be changed on the configuration pages (Menu item General > Password). MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Configuration 15 of 54...
User interface, operation and functions When you have successfully logged in, you will see the MBS Gateway configuration interface with an overview page. The upper menu bar is there for you to navigate this. Upper menu The web interface contains the following menus for configuring the gateway: •...
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This describes the current status of the status LED on the front of the universal gateway. System start Time of last system start. Data points Displays the number of used data points and licensed data points. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 17 of 54...
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This information is used to better identify the relevant UGW in the network when using several UGWs. Edit the input fields (free text) and save the configuration by clicking <Save>. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 18 of 54...
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Active port 80 with unencrypted http protocol • Active port 443 with encrypted https protocol • Active ports 80 and 443. Click <Save> to apply the changed IP network settings. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 19 of 54...
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If the IP network is not required for gateway operation, leave the standard settings as they are. This makes it easier to access the gateway later. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 20 of 54...
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Date and time formatting is also based on this. A complete system restart is required to apply the settings. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 21 of 54...
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NTP server from the IP network. General > Dropbox The Dropbox function can be enabled as an option. To do so, you must contact MBS Support. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 22 of 54...
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The recipient is pre-set as support@mbs-solutions.de. The email should not be edited. General > Web services The MBS Gateway offers web services to read data point lists or change data points. To activate web services, you must check the Web services active box.
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The password for the user “gw” can be changed on this configuration page. For security reasons, you are required to enter the current password once and then the new password twice. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 24 of 54...
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The backup file is loaded after clicking <Search> and then <Start>. A dialogue box will show the archive contents. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 25 of 54...
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It is only possible to restore data backups that are intended for the gateway. It may only be possible to restore parts of faulty data backups. General > Update The MBS UGW offers the following options for licence and software updates: • License request •...
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The update file provided must be located on the computer connected to the gateway and transmitted from here to the gateway. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 27 of 54...
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General > Restart Changing the configuration, importing a data backup or adjusting any other the settings require you to restart the MBS Gateway. If the system needs to be restarted, this will pop up below the upper menu bar as a <Restart required!> button. Alternatively, you can restart the gateway by going to the menu and clicking General >...
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If neither of these options are selected, the gateway will carry out a simple restart. This will take approx. 10 seconds. A restart for a software update may take up to 4 minutes. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 29 of 54...
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Set value/actual value automatic mode ‐ • Local operator value L • • Locked, cannot be changed at the moment O • Upper limit warning W MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 30 of 54...
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The Edit button shows the current set value. You can also input a new set value which will be sent to the driver as a command. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 31 of 54...
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BACnet and/or LON objects, for example. UGW > Status The current statuses of MBS Gateway data points are displayed and can be edited here. Clicking on the Info button will show the detailed properties of a data point.
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If available RAM drops below this value, the UGW will restart the communication software. Clicking <Save>, closing the dialogue box and carrying out a simple restart of the gateway will activate the function. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 33 of 54...
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The Modbus protocol is a communication protocol based on a master/slave and client/server architecture. The version with serial interface (RS485) is used for the MBS UGW. If the Modbus Master driver is installed, the MODBUS Master menu will be displayed.
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Rows with a hash # at the beginning are classified as comments. Rows without # at the beginning are activated settings. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 35 of 54...
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8.5 BACnet menu BACnet is a widespread network protocol for building automation and stands for “Building Automation and Control network”. If the BACnet driver is installed on the MBS UGW, the BACnet menu will be displayed. BACnet > Status This page displays the current statuses of all BACnet data points.
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Communication Control) and RD (Reinitialize Device) BACnet services. The password is case-sensitive. Default priority Set the default priority. Disable Default-NC-Object Disables requirement for a Notification Class Object (NC). MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 37 of 54...
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BACnet BBMD and FD configuration is necessary for operation of the entire IP network. To ensure this is set up correctly, you may have to contact the BACnet network coordinator. a) IP mode = normal MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 38 of 54...
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Foreign Device: Operating mode as “Foreign Device” b) IP mode = BBMD The gateway provides BBMD functionality for its own IP subnetwork and allows logins of external FD or BBMD devices. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 39 of 54...
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Defines the BBMD server’s UDP port as decimal number (Standard value: 47808 dec. (0xBAC0 hex.)). Reregister interval Time in seconds after which the gateway must reregister with the BBMD. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 40 of 54...
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MS/TP subnetwork. The possible value range is between 0 and 127; the default value is 127. If this value is not writeable via BACnet services, it must be 127. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 41 of 54...
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The BACnet networks must be configured correspondingly. The network number helps identify a BACnet network and must be unique within the entire BACnet network. This mode is currently unavailable. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 42 of 54...
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Vendor identifier The manufacturer ID for unique identification of the device manufacturer. Vendor name Manufacturer name as a unique designation of the device manufacturer. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 44 of 54...
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The available BACnet objects are listed below. Object names and descriptions can be edited directly in the input fields in the object list. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 45 of 54...
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The entire BACnet configuration is saved in three files: bac1.cfg Driver bac1.txt Data points dispatch.txt Global dispatch file These files can be transferred between the computer and the gateway here (download/upload). MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 46 of 54...
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Rows with a hash # at the beginning are classified as comments. Rows without # at the beginning are activated settings. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 47 of 54...
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CSV file (Engineering Data Exchange). Notice The EDE file is automatically generated and downloaded onto the computer as a compressed file in tgz format. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 48 of 54...
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Contact information for the manufacturer and other system data are displayed in the Help menu. Help > Info about This page contains information about the manufacturer of the universal gateway. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 49 of 54...
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Help > System status This page displays a detailed system map of the gateway. This also includes the driver status, data points and data point maps, among other things. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 50 of 54...
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The statuses of all operating system processes are provided here. The Mem (memory usage) and CPU (processor utilisation) columns give important information on the status of a process. MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 51 of 54...
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1–5 seconds Restart The IP address will be set to 169.254.0.1 up to 10 seconds (default) until the next restart (reset LED will flash red). MBS UGW maxi | Mk II User interface, operation and functions 52 of 54...
47809 Krefeld Telephone +49 21 51 72 94-0 +49 21 51 72 94-50 Email support@mbs-solutions.de Internet www.mbs-solutions.de wiki.mbs-software.info Monday to Friday: 8.00 to 12.00 Service times 13.00 to 17.00 MBS UGW maxi | Mk II Product support 53 of 54...
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