Table Of Contents - SMC Networks ProtoNode FPC-N34 Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 ProtoNode Gateway ........................................................................................................................ 7
2 Setup for ProtoNode ............................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Record Identification Data ............................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Point Count Capacity and Registers per Device ............................................................................. 8
2.3 Configuring Device Communications .............................................................................................. 9
2.3.1 Set COM setting on all of the Devices connected to the ProtoNode ............................................. 9
2.3.2 Set Modbus RTU Node-ID for each Device attached to the ProtoNode ....................................... 9
2.4 Selecting the Desired Field Protocol and Enabling Auto-Discovery ............................................. 10
2.4.1 Selecting Desired Field Protocol .................................................................................................. 10
2.4.2 Enabling Auto-Discovery.............................................................................................................. 11
2.5 BMS Network Settings: MAC Address, Device Instance and Baud Rate ..................................... 12
2.5.1 BACnet MS/TP (FPC-N34): Setting the MAC Address for BMS Network ................................... 12
2.5.2 BACnet MS/TP and BACnet/IP (FPC-N34): Setting the Device Instance ................................... 13
2.5.3 Metasys N2 or Modbus TCP/IP (FPC-N34): Setting the Node-ID ............................................... 13
2.5.4 BACnet MS/TP (FPC-N34): Setting the Baud Rate for BMS Network ........................................ 14
3 Interfacing ProtoNode to Devices ..................................................................................................... 15
3.1 ProtoNode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports .................................................. 15
3.2 Device Connections to ProtoNode ................................................................................................ 16
Connecting NURO Modbus RTU Boilers to the ProtoNode's RS-485................................. 16
3.2.1
Connecting LOVE Modbus RTU Boilers to the ProtoNode's RS-485.................................. 16
3.2.2
Connecting ENVI Modbus RTU Boilers to the ProtoNode's RS-485 ................................... 16
3.2.3
3.2.4 Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Device Network .............................................................................. 17
3.2.5 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 Device Network .................................. 18
3.3 BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 (FPC-N34): Wiring Field Port to RS-485 BMS Network .............. 19
3.4 LonWorks (FPC-N35): Wiring Field Port to LonWorks Network ................................................... 19
3.5 Power-Up ProtoNode .................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.1 Auto-Discovery: After Completion - Turn Off to Save Configuration .......................................... 21
4 BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP/IP: Change the Protonode IP Address ............................................... 22
4.1 Connect the PC to ProtoNode via the Ethernet Port .................................................................... 22
4.2 BACnet/IP and Modbus TCP/IP: Setting IP Address for Field Network ....................................... 23
5 BACnet MS/TP and BACnet/IP: Setting Node_Offset to Assign Specific Device Instances ....... 25
6 How to Start the Installation Over: Clearing Profiles ...................................................................... 26
7 LonWorks (FPC-N35): Commissioning ProtoNode on a lonworks Network ................................ 27
7.1 Commissioning ProtoNode FPC-N35 on a LonWorks Network .................................................... 27
7.1.1 Instructions to Download XIF File from ProtoNode FPC-N35 Using Browser ............................. 27
8 CAS BACnet Explorer for Validating ProtoNode in the Field ......................................................... 29
8.1 Downloading the CAS Explorer and Requesting an Activation Key ............................................. 29
8.2 CAS BACnet Setup ....................................................................................................................... 30
8.2.1 CAS BACnet MS/TP Setup .......................................................................................................... 30
8.2.2 CAS BACnet BACnet/IP Setup .................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A. Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 31
Appendix A.1. Lost or Incorrect IP Address .............................................................................................. 31
Appendix A.2. Viewing Diagnostic information ......................................................................................... 32
Appendix A.3. Check Wiring and Settings ................................................................................................ 33
Appendix A.4. Take Diagnostic Capture With the FieldServer Utilities .................................................... 33
Appendix A.5. Update Firmware ............................................................................................................... 36
Appendix A.6. BACnet: Setting Network_Number for more than one ProtoNode on Subnet .................. 36
Appendix A.7. LED Diagnostics for Communications Between ProtoNode and Devices ........................ 37
Appendix A.8. Passwords ......................................................................................................................... 37
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