1.2. Turntide VRF Adapter The Turntide VRF adapter is used to connect VRF systems directly to the Turntide Hub for monitoring and control. 1.2.1 Dimensions 4.13” x 3.54” x 1.00“ 1.3. Turntide Enclosure The prefabricated Turntide Enclosure is designed to safely hold Turntide equipment and accessories for easy installation and networking.
Turntide Hub in a location that meets the requirements in 2.1 and 2.2 below. 2.1. Location Requirements The Turntide Hub must be mounted in a clean, indoor area that is free from dust, water and direct sunlight. If not mounted in a panel, the Hub should be in an environmentally maintained communications room.
Not doing so may result in electric shock. 3.3.2. Powering with Turntide Enclosure The Turntide Enclosure is shipped with all required equipment power supplies and wiring completed. A 120VAC power feed is required to be wired into the supplied breaker.
The Turntide Hub requires an active internet connection to connect to the Turntide Cloud. An ethernet connection to an active internet line is required at the installation location to be connected to the Turntide Hub. When using a local LAN connection the below port configurations are required to be completed by the Network Administrator.
The Turntide enclosure ships with a preconfigured 5 port switch for IP connections. By default, LAN A is configured for a static IP address of 192.168.1.100 and LAN B is configured for DHCP. Either can be used to connect to the Hub 7.
RS-485 networks must be run as a daisy chain between equipment. Star and Spoke connections are not allowed and can cause network communication issues. The Turntide hub can be positioned at any point along the network though it is highly recommended the hub be placed at the physical end of line for best network performance.
USB devices can be plugged directly into the available USB ports on the optional 7 port USB Hub expander. When using the Turntide enclosure, the HUB 7 can support up to 4 USB devices. IF additional USB devices are needed they should be plugged into the optional 7 port USB Hub available from Turntide.
Turntide Hub using a USB A-B cable. Up to 4 Turntide VRF Adapters can be connected to a single hub. Customer’ s can increase the number of VRF adapters per HUB 7 to a total of 7 using the 7 port USB Hub expander option available from Turntide.
If you are able to access the Hub UI login page but unable to login, you may be using the wrong username & password. The Hub UI does not use the same user login as issues for the Turntide web and mobile application. If you do not know the Hub UI login, talk to your Turntide account manager.
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One end must be plugged into your computer and the other end either directly into the IP 1 ethernet port on the Turntide Hub or into a network switch that is also connected to IP1 on the Turntide Hub. Check that all ethernet cables are properly plugged in and the cables are not faulty.
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• Ethernet cable connected to IP1 on the Turntide hub or to a switch that is also connected to IP1 on the Hub Ethernet is connected to the correct building network switch and port. This can be confirmed with the IT •...
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For changes in the Hub to reflect in the Application the hub must be synced to the Cloud. From the Ops page <app. turntide.com/ops> selected Action --> Reload. Wait a few minutes and then refresh the browser you are viewing the web Application from.
Make sure the port you are using for DNET discovery is active. In the Hub UI check in Network --> Interface. Active ports are denoted with a green circle. Turntide VRF Adapters will be connected to USB ports, generally usb1.1 - usb1.7, corresponding to ports 1-7 on the USB expander.
Every BACnet device on the same MSTP network must be communicating at the same baud rate (speed). A common default baud is 38.4k but this is usually configurable at the device. The Baud rate for the Turntide Hub can be configured individually for each serial bus port under its configurations in Network -->...
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