Trane Serialspy Protocol Analyzer Software; Using Serialspy With The Comm4 Usb Adapter; Set Up The Usb Adapter And Serial Port; Install And Start Serial Spy Protocol Analyzer Software - Trane BACnet MS/TP Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Trane SerialSpy Protocol Analyzer Software

The SerialSpy Protocol Analyzer software was developed internally at Trane and is designed specifically
for troubleshooting communication links. The interface between the communication link and the SerialSpy
software is a USB adapter equipped with wires and alligator clips, which allow you to tap into the link at
the wire terminals of any device. Tracer
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a comm.log file, which can be viewed and exported from Tools/System Logs on the Tracer
v5.7 or later, you can also capture data using the built-in BACnet
BACnet® Capture Help File," p.
Note: Currently, the BACnet
The comm.log files and bacnetCapture.log files can be imported into Serial Spy 3.6.1 or later for decoding.
This section explains how to use SerialSpy with the Rover Service Tool Comm4 USB Adapter.

Using SerialSpy With the Comm4 USB Adapter

SerialSpy works with the Rover Service Tool Comm4 USB adapter. There are a set of dip switches on the
adapter. Leave the dip switches in the Comm4 position (switches 1 and 4 ON, and switches 2 and 3 OFF).

Set Up the USB Adapter and Serial Port

1. Plug the adapter into a USB port on your laptop.
2. Select Start>Control Panel>System. The System Properties dialog appears.
3. Click on the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4. Navigate to "Ports" in the tree and check to see what comm port the adapter is using.
5. Use the alligator clips, provided with the Rover Service Tool Comm4 USB adapter, to connect the

Install and Start Serial Spy Protocol Analyzer Software

The application is available to Trane technicians on the Trane Commercial Downloads page under Tracer
SC+ (https://tranetechnologies.sharepoint.com/sites/softwaredownloads/SitePages/SC.aspx). If you
have the Trane Updater Tool running on your PC, you can also use it to install Serial Spy.
Important:
Once the SerialSpy software is installed, you can start it as follows:
1. From the Start menu, choose All Programs>Trane>Serial Spy.
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SC+ controllers do not require Serial Capture.
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SC+ captures BACnet
Note: The adapter will only read the link every 16 Ms at the default setting. Adjust this setting to
increase the accuracy of the time stamp given to the MS/TP messages.
a. Right click on "USB Serial Port" in Device Manager navigation tree. The USB Serial Port properties
dialog appears.
b. Click the Port Settings tab and click Advanced.
c. Change the Latency Timer to 2 Ms. Adjusting the timing to this level of detail might be critical to
troubleshooting.
laptop to the MS/TP link.
Notes:
•Ensure that you are not connected to a live link when you plug in the USB adapter; the laptop might
recognize it as a mouse device.
•The connection is polarity sensitive; ensure that you connect the appropriate terminals.
If you have licensing issues with running SerialSpy on a Windows 7.0 PC, contact
Technical Support. You may want to install the software in your office to verify before taking
it to a job site.
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SC controllers (not SC+) allowed for the use of Serial Capture;
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Capture Tool does not capture token passing data.
discovery and installation. Log output goes into
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