About This User Manual; Purpose And Scope; Document Conventions; Terminology - ABB GW100 User Manual

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About This User Manual

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Purpose and Scope

This manual is intended to provide the users an overview of practical aspects related to Wire-
lessHART technology. It provides detailed description of factors to consider when designing
WirelessHART networks, along with features offered by the AWIN GW100 rev.2 gateway to as-
sist in evaluating network design. Moreover,
functionalities offered by the gateway through its web interface which can be used to config-
ure a WirelessHART network. Towards the end, some tips are provided to assist in network
and device troubleshooting.
Note. For detailed description of the new functionalities, the fixed problems, and the known
problems in a firmware release of AWIN GW100 rev.2, refer to Release Note (
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Document Conventions

Microsoft Windows conventions are normally used for the standard presentation of material
when entering text, key sequences, prompts, messages, menu items, screen elements, and
so on.
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Terminology

Table 1 lists terms used in this document and associated with the ABB Wireless Industrial
Network. The reader should be familiar with these terms before proceeding further in this
User Manual.
Term
AWIN GW100 rev.2
Epoch time
LED
MAC
Mesh Network
ModbusTCP
Passphrase
RTU
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Table 1: Terminology

Description
WirelessHART Gateway (Second generation)
The number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1,
1970
Light Emitting Diode
Unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each network
device
Mesh networking is a type of network topology in which a de-
vice transmits its own data as well as serves as a relay for
other nodes
Communication protocol
Used much like a password
Remote Terminal Unit
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