ABB CBXi Series User Manual

Hide thumbs

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Quick Links

Download this manual

—

USER GUIDE

MAN0141 rev 23

CBXi IP Controller

Table of Contents

Need help?

Do you have a question about the CBXi Series and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Summary of Contents for ABB CBXi Series

Page 1 — USER GUIDE MAN0141 rev 23 CBXi IP Controller...
Page 2 Active Energy PC Keyboard keys: Text representing an instruction to press a particular key on the keyboard is enclosed in square brackets and in bold font. For example: [Ctrl] ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
BBMD / NAT ............................... 20 IP Network ......................21 Configuration ..............................21 TCP/UDP Ports ..............................22 Edit SSL Cert / Sign SSL Cert ........................23 RS-485 Port ......................24 ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 4 Output Override ....................71 Restarting and Resetting the CBXi ..............72 Resetting the WebUI login ..........................72 Full factory reset ..............................72 Restarting the controller without power cycling ..................72 ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 5: The Cbxi Series
BACnet MS/TP BACnet/IP Modbus RTU Modbus TCP without the need for gateways or additional hardware. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 6: Ip Networking
This layer translates between application and network formats, so that communication independent of data representation such as ASCII, GIF, JPEG etc. APPLICATIONS LAYER (LAYER 7) Everything at layer 7 is application-specific, such as Telnet, FTP, WWW browsers, HTTP etc. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 7: Ip Addressing
(CIDR) notation. The decimal number represents the number of bits allocated for the Network Prefix. Each segment of an address represents 8 bits, i.e. could also be written 11000000 10101000 00000010 00110110 ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 8: Default Gateway
IP Subnet of the BACnet device. With a BACnet/IP network of 2 or more subnets, a device that can act as a BACnet/IP Broadcast Management Device (BBMD) must be used. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 9: Port Numbers
47808 Some of the port numbers recognized by CBXi are shown below. These can be changed in the controllers Web UI at > > Communications Serial Ports IP Ports ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 10: Uplink/Wan And Segmentation
IP addresses to a single public IP address. This is necessary because the number of IPv4 addresses is finite. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 11: Domain Name System (Dns)
The second and third addresses are used if the first DNS becomes unavailable. If you do not know the address of your DNS server(s), you can use publicly available DNS server addresses for example primary = and secondary = 8.8.8.8 4.4.4.4 ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 12: Bacnet Networking
Device Instance. It is this unique number that allows all other BACnet devices to unambiguously access the controller. Here is an illustration of BACnet objects: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 13: Bacnet Object Types
UnconfirmedPrivateTransfer • TimeSynchronization • UTCTimeSynchronization • DeviceCommunicationControl • ReinitializeDevice • AtomicWriteFile • AtomicReadFile • AcknowledgeAlarm • GetAlarmSummary • GetEventInformation • ConfirmedEventNotification • UnconfirmedEventNotification • SubscriveCOV • ConfirmedCOVNotification • UnconfirmedOVNotification ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 14: Bacnet's Client / Server Nature
NETWORK TYPES BACnet messages can be carried over the following types of network: • Ethernet • ARCnet • Master-Slave/Token-Passing (MS/TP) • Point-to-Point (PTP) • • BACnet/IP ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 15: Pic Statement
Network Number and address of an MS/TP device may be configured by a System Integrator to avoid any address conflicts on the EIA-485 network. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 16: Bacnet Ip Broadcast Management Device (Bbmd)
The foreign device (e.g. BOWS) registers with each BBMD, after which it can communicate with all other devices on the network. The BBMD then maintain a Foreign Device Table (FDT) which keeps track of foreign devices. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 17: Bacnet Ms/Tp Device Loading
BACnet property. This allows multiple properties to be read with a single BACnet request. By default, CBXi will read 5 properties at once. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 18: Cbxi Web Ui
SUMMARY DASHBOARD displays the controller status including important information such as firmware Summary Dashboard versions and status. BACNET MENU DEVICE BACnet are set from this page. Device Name Device ID ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 19: Router Networks
Transmit Options • list the targets to which the Time Sync messages will be sent. Destinations Time Sync messages can be broadcast to an entire network if desired. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 20: Bbmd / Nat
BACnet IP networks that are not on the same local network (see Management Device (BBMD) on page 16 for details). NAT connects sites where there is a gateway between them. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 21: Ip Network
The factory default value is based on the serial number in the same way as the primary, but the Recovery IP Address should not be changed or disabled unless it interferes with other network operations. Note: A button-press reset (see ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 22: Tcp/Udp Ports
• HTTP is disabled by default. BACnet ports are needed if the controller must communicate with other BACnet controllers over IP. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 23: Edit Ssl Cert / Sign Ssl Cert
IP Network Sign SSL Cert To install a 3 -party Cert, or to generate a request for a 3 -party Cert, use the > IP Network Sign SSL Cert page: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 24: Rs-485 Port
CBXi can capture serial port communications and store it in a file that can be analysed using WireShark. This is done through the > dialog: RS-485 Ports Serial Captures ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 25: Platform
.aam would like to upload. Once uploading has started, your system will be out of service. After approximately 30 seconds, your system will be online with the new firmware. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 26: Backup/Restore Utility
Open File dialog will appear. Find the appropriate backup file and select it for restoring. After a few moments, the controller will restart with the new Strategy and data. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 27: Set Time And Date
Strategy. Restart Strategy Engine • stops and restarts the internal BACnet Router and MS/TP network Restart the BACnet Router and MSTP engine. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 28: Diagnostics
If directed by Technical Support, a download of the system log may assist in troubleshooting difficult field problems should the need arise. The button will instruct you to save the file to your Download from where you can email it to Technical Support. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 29: Open-Source Acknowledgment Notices
Some components of the software used in CBXi are distributed under one or more 3 -party and open- source licenses. The licenses are listed on the > page. Diagnostic Acknowledgements ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 30: Installation
Straight-through wiring Characteristic impedance 100-130 Ohms Distributed capacitance Less than 100 pF per meter (30 pF per foot) Maximum Cable length 328 ft. (100 m) maximum between IP devices ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 31: The Cbxi Integrated Ethernet Switch
The utility will scan for all CBXi, FBXi FBVi devices on the selected network. Note: The devices must be configured within CXproᴴᴰ before they can be accessed by this utility. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 32 Device Instance of the physical devices. MAC address will be stored in the site configuration as the key, so associations are maintained if the tool is run again. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 33 The list on the bottom shows the unassociated or offline devices. When the properties are set as required, click to send the changes to that controller. Apply ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 34 Ethernet port must be set to a subnet that is compatible with the CBXi’s IP address. For example, if the CBXi has an IP address of , the laptop could have an address 10.90.10.01 something like with a subnet mask of 10.90.10.nn 255.255.255.0 ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 35 It is recommended that you change these credentials by clicking on the User icon in the top-right of the Web UI page and selecting Change Password ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 37 CBXi IP Controller | To install a 3 -party SSL Cert, or to generate a request for a 3 -party SSL Cert, use the > IP Network Sign page: SSL Cert ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 38: Configure The Cbxi-8R8(-H) For Bacnet® Communications
In order for this to happen, the port must be configured for MS/TP Comms using the > RS 485 Port page in the CBXi’s web UI: Configuration and, if necessary, on the > page: IP Network TCP/UDP Ports ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 39 BBMD (allowing BACnet communication between Ethernet subnets), enter BACnet IP Broadcast Management Device (BBMD) the relevant parameters on the BBMD/NAT page: (see on page 16 for more detail) ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 40 BACnet MS/TP trunk and a Modbus RTU trunk simultaneously, but a CBXi controller that has an MS/TP subnet can read and write points to Modbus devices over IP. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 41: Connect The Cbxi To Bacnet Ms/Tp
Shield connected at end switch set to throughout the segment daisy-chained set to ON at end of earth at one end of of network only network to next device network network only ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 42: Connect The Cbxi-8R8(-H) To Flx Units
FLX bus with the same address – including , the address of the CBXi then the bottom (yellow) status LED will blink slowly to indicate a FLX bus address clash ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 43: Join Or Terminate The Flx Bus
15 m / 50 ft. If the RMC is connected to the Left-Hand side of a FLX-PS24, then it is not strictly necessary to connect the 0 V and V+ lines: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 44 Slide one connector into the T-slot of the CBX or FLX at the point at which the BUS is to be extended. Replace the Interconnect ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 46: Add The Controller To The Cxproᴴᴰ Site
Alternatively, if a device on the site has been set up as a Time Sync Master, then click the checkbox Enabled under NTP Time Service, and the CBXi-8R8(-H) controller time will be automatically updated. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 47: Set Up The Cbxi And Connected Flx Modules In A Site In Cxproᴴᴰ
Device Instance Number IP Address : Port and if the device has one or more modules connected to it, add the same number of entries in the table: Modules ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 48 When the correct number of modules has been added, click The IO module configuration can be changed later by opening the dialog from the FLX Module Configuration Note: Tree Site ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 49 Network, by clicking the button in the Configuration utility’s BACnet main menu: Note: If the CBXi needs to communicate with BACnet devices on other Subnetworks, enter the IP address BBMD device. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 50 Installation CBXi IP Controller | Enter a device instance number. Click Reboot the system to apply the new settings: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 51: (If Required) Configure A Modbus Connection
Strategy drawing for the CBXi. With the Strategy open, right-click on the CBXi in the , and select to open Site Tree Configure Modbus Devices dialog: Modbus Configuration ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 52 Modbus RTU device connected to the CBXi’s port a Modbus IP device a Modbus RTU device connected to a separate IP Router Connecting directly to a device Modbus RTU Select and click RTU Port ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 53 Modbus address for the device that was added along with the trunk For each additional device on the trunk, click the button, select and specify a name and address. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 54 Strategy drawing for the CBXi. With the Strategy open, right-click on the CBXi in the , and select to open Site Tree Configure Modbus Devices dialog: Configure Modbus Devices ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 55 Modbus IP device a Modbus RTU device connected to a separate IP Router Connecting directly to an IP Modbus device Select (device directly connected over IP) and click IP Port ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 57 Modbus Router Set a , IP and IP for the Router Name address Port Set a name and Modbus address for the device that was added along with the Router ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 58 , select the Modbus Router existing Router in the additional dialog that is displayed: Select Type and specify a name and address. Click when Modbus device configuration is complete. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 59: Set I/O To A Known Safe Mode
Site Tree If there is no existing Strategy in the controller, an invitation to create a new one will be displayed: Click to open a new blank strategy drawing: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 60 ◦ The 16 points in an attached with MS/TP address set to “ ” are numbered … ◦ The 16 points in an attached with MS/TP address set to “ ” are numbered … ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 61: Accessing Modbus Points In The Strategy
Select Modbus point modules and place them on the strategy drawing area: Select the to which each module will refer, specify the to use: Module Device Data Format Register ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 62 CBXi IP Controller | Modbus point can be read and passed to points in the Strategy: or point values can be passed to the Modbus device by specifying the Coil/Input address ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 63: Cbxi Operation
CBXi-8R8 unit. CBX-8R8 can supply power to up to 3 FLX modules. Auxiliary Power 18 V DC / 60 mA output BACnet Loading ¼ unit load device ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 64: Terminals
When the LED is blinking: • Fast blink indicates error condition • Two short flashes followed by a value indicates the output is in an override state (overridden by or HOA). CXpro ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 65: Cbxi Indicator Led Signals
LEDs will rotate Red-Green-Yellow while the IO section reboots. Note: During typical operation, the Red LED should be on, the Green LED should be blinking and the Yellow LED should be off. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 66: Inputs And Outputs
Hardware point numbers for these inputs in the CBXi-8R8(-H)'s strategy: address address address address address CBXi … … … … … … Inputs … … … … … … Outputs ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 67 The reference voltage can be pulsed or continuous, using the solid state switch. A pulsed reference gives optimum accuracy by eliminating self-heating in the sensor, and this is the default setting. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 68 0 ... 20 mA 4 ... 20 mA scaling can easily be achieved using CXproᴴᴰ by entering range values in the Point Module 4 ... 20 mA ‘ ’ parameters. Advanced ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 69: Output Modes
In this mode the output toggles between the voltages defined as “ ” and “ ”. Relay Mode In Relay mode the Uniputs are configured with a single relay common for each half of the terminals: ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 70: Auxiliary Power Outputs
UCU Room Display keypad can be connected to the at the CBT-STAT port. DS0064 UCU10FC/K Note: UCU Room Display is used, refer to the for the corresponding Strategy Point Setup. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 71: Output Override
’ when the point has been Override manually overridden. This allows the strategy to react to the fact that a point has been overridden. Note: The corresponding terminal LED will indicate the override condition. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 72: Restarting And Resetting The Cbxi
RESTARTING THE CONTROLLER WITHOUT POWER CYCLING To restart the CBXi without disconnecting the power, press SW2 while the controller is running, hold it until the lights up, and then release SW2. ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...
Page 73 Technology Park EXPORT, Clonshaugh PA 15632 Dublin 17 Ireland Tel.: +353 1 245 0500 Tel.: +1 724 733-2000 Fax: +353 1 245 0501 Fax: +1 724 327-6124 Email: info@cylon.com ©ABB 2022 All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice WWW.CYLON.COM...

This manual is also suitable for:

Cbxi-8r8 Cbxi-8r8-h

ABB CBXi Series User Manual

Quick Links

Need help?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Related Manuals for ABB CBXi Series

Summary of Contents for ABB CBXi Series

This manual is also suitable for:

Table of Contents