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Carrier i-Vu XT Installation And Startup Manual

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i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB)
(drv_fwex)
Installation and Start-up Guide
©2025 Carrier. All rights reserved. • Catalog No. 11-808-580-01 • 6/23/2025

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  • Page 1 XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) Installation and Start-up Guide ©2025 Carrier. All rights reserved. • Catalog No. 11-808-580-01 • 6/23/2025...
  • Page 2 Verify that you have the most current version of this document from www.hvacpartners.com, the Carrier Partner Community website, or your local Carrier office. Important changes are listed in Document revision history at the end of this document. ©2025 Carrier. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents What is the XT-RB? ..............................1 Critical Product Announcement ......................... 2 Specifications ................................ 2 To mount the XT-RB ..............................5 Wiring for power ................................7 To wire for power ..............................7 Addressing the XT-RB ..............................8 Rotary switch settings ............................8 To set up autobaud ...............................
  • Page 4 Contents Industry Canada Compliance ........................... 44 BACnet Compliance............................44 Appendix - Module Status field descriptions ......................45 Document revision history ............................47...

  • Page 5: What Is The Xt-Rb

    10, 100, or 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) BACnet/Ethernet High-speed EIA-485 port BACnet/ARCNET 156 kbps BACnet/MSTP 9.6 to 115.2 kbps Electrically isolated EIA-485 port BACnet/MSTP 9.6 to 115.2 Kbps i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Critical Product Announcement

    90 seconds, and when the firmware is deliberately restarted. Real-time clock Real-time clock keeps track of time in the event of a power failure for up to 3 days. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 7 A; UL Listed to UL 916, PAZX, Energy Management Equipment Canada: Industry Canada Compliant, ICES-003, Class A cUL Listed UL 916, PAZX7, Energy Management Equipment i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 8 EN50491-5-2:2009; Part 5-2: EMC requirements for HBES/BACS used in residential, commercial and light industry environment RoHS Compliant: 2015/863/EU REACH Compliant Australia and New Zealand: C-Tick Mark, AS/NZS 61000-6-3 i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 9: To Mount The Xt-Rb

    Leave about 2 in. (5 cm) on each side of the XT-RB for wiring. Insert #6 screws through the mounting holes. Use no more than 8 in.lbs. torque to secure plastic tab to mounting surface. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 10 To mount the XT-RB 7.1 in. (18.03 cm) 6.95 in. (17.65 cm) 6.45 in. (16.38 cm) 4.1 in. (10.4 cm) Depth: 2.09 in (5.31 cm) i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Wiring For Power

    The XT-RB is powered by a Class 2 power source. Take appropriate isolation measures when mounting it in a control panel where non-Class 2 circuits are present. • Carrier controllers can share a power supply as long as you: • Maintain the same polarity.

  • Page 12: Addressing The Xt-Rb

    Rotary switch settings (see example below) are used to determine the following items in your system, so you should plan carefully before setting the switches. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: To Set Up Autobaud

    Autobaud does not work unless there is a device on the network, whether Carrier or third party, that has the baud rate already set. You can manually set the baud rate on more than one device, as long as the rate is the same for every device.

  • Page 14: To Set The Ip Address

    On the controller setup pages Ports tab under IP Port, select Custom Static. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway addresses given to you by the network administrator. Click Save. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: To Set The Port S1 Address And Baud Rate

    To set the address on the XT-RB's three rotary switches, set the left rotary switch to the hundreds digit, the middle switch to the tens digit, and the right switch to the ones digit. EXAMPLE The switches below are set to 125. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 16: To Set The Port S2 Address And Baud Rate

    However, sometimes you need to override the automatic addressing assignments. Autogenerated addressing scheme: The XT-RB's rotary address setting determines the automatic BACnet addressing scheme for the connected Open network. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 17 Addressing the XT-RB Legend 16 = Carrier's BACnet Vendor ID xxx = XT-RB's rotary switch address (See NOTES below.) yy = Controller's rotary switch address (ARCNET/MSTP MAC address) For the XT-RB: • BACnet Device Instance Number = (IP network number x 100) + rotary switch address •...

  • Page 18: To Set Up Bacnet Broadcast Management Devices (Bbmds)

    Allow controllers on one subnet to communicate with controllers on other subnets • Enable the i-Vu® application to see, upload, or configure controllers on different subnets i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 Assign an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for each XT-RB on the IP network. See Addressing the XT-RB (page 8). Acquire the BBMD Configuration Tool from the Tech Tools USB drive or from either of the Carrier Control Systems Support Sites http://www.hvacpartners.com/. This is a stand-alone executable file and no installation is necessary.
  • Page 20 NOTE To clear the BBMD entries from a router, follow the steps above using an empty (blank) file. A cleared BBMD table contains just the router’s IP address without entries in the BBMD table, as shown below. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 21: Wiring For Communications

    If your system has multiple routers that reside on different IP subnets, you must set up one router on each IP subnet as a BACnet/IP Broadcast Management Device (BBMD). i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 22: To Wire To A Bacnet/Arcnet Network

    Connect the communications wiring to Port S1’s screw terminals labeled Net +, Net -, and Shield. NOTE Use the same polarity throughout the network segment. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: To Wire To A Bacnet Ms/Tp Network

    To verify communication with the network, get a Module Status report in the i-Vu® interface for a XT-RB on the MS/TP network. NOTE This step requires that you have discovered and uploaded the XT-RB in the i-Vu® application. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 24: To Communicate Through The Bacnet/Ip Service Port Network

    • i-Vu® application • Carrier touchscreen device Connect an Ethernet cable from a computer to the XT-RB as shown below. Turn off the computer's Wi-Fi if it is on. If your computer uses a static IP address, use the following settings: Address: 169.254.1.x, where x is 2 to 7...

  • Page 25: Find And Upload In The I-Vu® Interface

    When complete, a check mark under Status indicates a successful upload. NOTES If an error message appears, click on the message to view an explanation. ○ For details, see the i-Vu® Help. ○ i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Xt-Rb Driver Properties

    Check this box to disable the second ethernet port, also called the “Service Port”. Debug Enable Debug Messages Enable only if directed by Carrier Controls System Support. Device The Device page provides the following information plus the items described in the table below: •...

  • Page 27: Notification Classes

    NOTE BACnet defines the following Network message priorities for Alarms and Events. Priority range Network message priority 00–63 Life Safety 64–127 Critical Equipment 128–191 Urgent 192–255 Normal Priority of Off-Normal BACnet priority for Alarms. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 28: Calendars

    Calendars are provided in the driver for BACnet compatibility only. Instead, use the Schedules feature in the i-Vu® interface. Common and Specific Alarms On these pages, you can enable/disable, change BACnet alarm properties, or set delays for the following BACnet alarms: i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 29: Bacnet Router Properties

    You can also access these trends by clicking on the driver in the network tree, and then selecting Trends > Enabled Points > and the desired trend graph. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 30 FIFO errors, frame errors, length errors, missed errors, and overrun errors. Transmit Errors (total)—All errors related to transmitted packets such as aborted errors, carrier errors, dropped errors, FIFO errors, heartbeat errors, and window errors. Dropped Packets—Packets dropped by the XT-RB's Ethernet interface.
  • Page 31 Packet Rate Trend—Percentage of total bus bandwidth used to transmit data packets. NOTE This is for all bus traffic, not just traffic generated by the XT-RB. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 32: Network Diagnostics - Packet Capture

    NOTE If the size of the .tgz is large, there could be a considerable delay (for example, over 2 minutes) after you click Get capture file until your browser begins the download. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 33: Communication Status

    How the graph looks on the trend's Configure tab. • How you want trend samples to be collected on the Enable/Disable tab. See the table below. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 34 System Options > System Settings > General tab. Select the second option to set a value for this trend only. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 35: To Set Up The Controller Through The Service Port

    This tab provides the XT-RB's Module Status report that gives information about the XT-RB and network communication status. See Appendix - Module Status field descriptions (page 45). i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 36: Device Tab

    Downloads a core dump file to a USB drive. The status LED rapidly flashes blue drive while the download is in progress. This may take several minutes. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 37: Ports Tab

    Public IP address of the NAT router. Global NAT BACnet UDP Port For future use. Port number assigned to the NAT router's public interface. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 38 ((IP network number + rotary switch address) x 10). Assigned to enter a specific number. Port S2 End of Network Indicates status of the XT-RB's End of Net? switch. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 39: Security Tab

    See the number of devices discovered and the total number on the network. • Identify the controller that has had its DSC button pressed. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 40 NOTE To change the IP Address, the device's Mode must be Custom Static. Enter the starting IP address under Address and click Assign to automatically assign sequential IP addresses. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 41 To resolve a mismatch, select the device(s) by clicking the Select checkbox and then clicking the Resolve button. The subnet mask and default gateway addresses of the selected devices change to match the connected controller. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 42 The IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway fields are blank in the Ports and Local Network tabs. You can configure it in the Local Devices table. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    • Invalid protocol selected 1 blink Invalid address selected for protocol Invalid address selection Change rotary switch to valid Blue for ARCNET/MSTP address i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 44 Router is starting up No action required Blue Slow Linux (operating system) is starting up No action required Blue blink i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 45: To Get A Module Status Report

    See Appendix - Module Status field descriptions (page 45). To get a Device Log If Carrier Controls System Support instructs you to get the XT-RB's Device Log containing diagnostic information for troubleshooting: Select the XT-RB in the i-Vu® navigation tree.

  • Page 46: To Replace The Xt-Rb's Fuse

    Remove the cover from the base. The fuse labeled F1 is located near the power connector. Use a fuse puller to remove the fuse. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 47: To Take The Xt-Rb Out Of Service

    On the i-Vu® navigation tree, select the XT-RB. On the Properties page, check Out of Service. Click Accept. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.

  • Page 48: Compliance

    CAUTION Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Carrier voids the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

  • Page 49: Appendix - Module Status Field Descriptions

    Data Partition identifies the clipping used when the product was manufactured. NOTE This field will say None except for a Carrier product from the factory. If a Carrier product is subsequently downloaded in the field, then this field will say None.
  • Page 50 Core and Base board hardware Gives the following information about the controller's boards: • Type and board numbers that are used internally by Carrier. • The manufacture date and serial number. Number of BACnet Objects...

  • Page 51: Document Revision History

    Service Port device through BACnet/IP Service Port. Corrected the static IP address settings. What is the XT-RB? Added BACnet/IP Service Port to the ports table. i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 52 10/24/17 Rotary switch settings New topic C-TS-CI-F 7/27/17 Specification Added BACnet support specification. X-D-LG BACnet Compliance New topic * For internal use only i-Vu® XT Router (part no. XT-RB) (drv_fwex) ©2025 Carrier. Installation and Start-up Guide All rights reserved.
  • Page 53 Carrier ©2025 · Catalog No. 11-808-580-01 · 6/23/2025...

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