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Single Port 709.1 /852 Router
User Guide
3.03
2007/02/10

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  • Page 1 GRouter3 Single Port 709.1 /852 Router User Guide 3.03 2007/02/10...
  • Page 2 is document, the associated soware, and the associated online documentation are the property of Adept Systems, Inc. and are loaned to the user under the terms of the End User License Agreement. No title to or ownership of the soware described in this document or any of its parts is transferred to customers.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Status SNVT ...................18 1.7.3. Alarm SNVT...................19 1.7.4. Status Report UNVT..............19 1.8. System Requirements ................20 1.8.1. System Requirements..............20 1.8.2. Button, Indicators, and Connectors for GRouter3 ......21 1.8.3. Wiring .....................22 .................. Web Con guration 2.1. Default IP Con guration..............24 2.1.1. Ethernet ..................24 2.1.2.
  • Page 4 2.4. IP Setup Page ..................37 2.5. WiFi Setup Page..................39 2.6. 709 Setup Page..................42 2.6.1. Node Parameters ................42 2.6.2. Forwarding Tables................43 2.7. Channel List Page.................44 2.7.1. Normal Mode Channel List Page ..........44 2.7.2. Manual Mode Channel List Page ..........45 2.8. Device Detail Page................47 2.9.
  • Page 5 List of Figures Figure 1: Network Layers......................8 Figure 2: Network Connector Types and Associated Layers ..........8 Figure 3: CN to IP Router/Gateway Architecture ...............9 Figure 4: GRouter 3 Architecture..................9 Figure 5: Multi-site building automation network with internet connectivity ....11 Figure 6: Example Hybrid Network ...................12 Figure 7: Example WiFi Ad Hoc Network .................12 Figure 8: Unicast .........................13 Figure 9: Mulitcast ......................14...
  • Page 6 Figure 22: Twin Mode Status Page ..................55 Figure 23: Contacts Page ....................57 Figure 1: Con guration Server Screen ................59 Figure 2: Initial LonMaker Drawing..................61 Figure 3: Router Channel Setup ..................62 Figure 4: Service Pin Dialog ....................62 Figure 5: Fully Commissioned Router................62 Figure 6: NAT LAN to WAN Architecture ................63 Figure 7: LonMaker New Device Channel Dialog ............66 Figure 8: LonMaker Drawing With Commissioned Monitoring Device ......66...

  • Page 7: Overview

    1. Overview 1.1. Introduction e GRouter3 (GR3) router supports two open standard protocols, namely ANSI/EIA 709.1 and ANSI/EIA 852. Both the ANSI/EIA 709.1 and ANSI/EIA 852 are de ned by the Consumer Electronics Association Technology & Standards R7.1 HCS1 Subcommittee. For more details see .
  • Page 8 IP Gateway. On the 709.1 side the GR3 router operates at the network layer and is appropriately called a 709.1 router. So depending on the user’s perspective the GRouter3 (GR3) could be called a gateway or router or a router/gateway. (See Figure 2.3)

  • Page 9: Con Guration Parameters

    Fig.1.3: CN to IP Router/Gateway Architecture e GR3 router also employs a web server for con guration purposes. (See Figure 2.4) Fig.1.4: GRouter 3 Architecture 1.2. Con guration Parameters e information required for successful ANSI/EIA 709.1 transport can be broken up into the following two categories: device parameters and channel parameters.

  • Page 10: Modes Of Operation

    GR3 router to communicate directly over an IP channel to a VNI interface requires that the GR3 router be in Normal mode. 1.4. Applications of the GRouter3 router 1.4.1. Multi-site building automation networks e interfaces described here provide the management necessary for the ANSI/EIA 852 to tunnel ANSI/EIA 709.1 packets successfully over IP.

  • Page 11: Ip Backbones For Lon Traffic Aggregation

    support to ANSI/EIA 709.1 networks. is allows multi-building or multi-site connection of automation networks. Internet Fig.1.5: Multi-site building automation network with internet connectivity 1.4.2. IP backbones for LON traffic aggregation Furthermore, since the IP networks can support much higher traffic capacity, GR3 routers can also be used to aggregate 709.1 traffic from several LON channels over one IP channel.

  • Page 12: Roaming Connections

    Internet Ad Hoc 802.11b WiFi Channel 852 /709.1/IP/WiFi Optional Routers WiFi to Ethernet Bridge 78 kbps LON 78 kbps LON 78 kbps LON Network Management Node Node Node Node Node Node ANSI 852 Interface Fig.1.7: Example WiFi Ad Hoc Network 1.4.3.
  • Page 13 Fig.1.8: Unicast Fig.1.9: Mulitcast -13-...

  • Page 14: 852 To 852 Bridging Router Mode

    1.6. 852 to 852 Bridging Router Mode In order to better support large installations with dozens of IP to LON routers a GR3 router can be con gured in 852 to 852 bridging router mode. In this mode one GR3 router can bridge two logical 852 channels.
  • Page 15 Fig.1.11: Two redundant routers between the same channels Although it is possible for a pair of conventional 709.1 routers to be identically con gured and connected between the same two channels, this con guration induces a doubling of the traffic between those two channels.

  • Page 16: De Nitions

    Fig.1.12: Redundant Twin Mode Application 1.7.1. De nitions For the purpose of clarifying the descriptions the following de nitions are used: Failure: A failure is detected whenever a heart beat times out without receiving a monitoring packet from both interfaces. Only the active node sends monitoring packets. e inactive node passively listens for the monitoring packets.

  • Page 17: Status Snvt

    particular interface is cleared whenever a monitoring packet is received or if a diagnostic interrogation succeeds. A cleared fault generates an alarm cleared Both nodes independently report failures and faults. It is possible to have a failure but not a fault. e converse is not true.

  • Page 18: Alarm Snvt

    1 IP side fault, 0 No IP side fault 1 LON side fault, 0 No LON side fault 1.7.3. Alarm SNVT e monitoring application also has an Alarm2 SNVT type 164. is alarm is propagated whenever a fault is detected or cleared. e elds used in the Alarm2 SNVT are as follows: is set to 1 whenever a diagnostic detects a fault.

  • Page 19: System Requirements

    To con gure the GR3 router, you will need a web browser such as FireFox, Mozilla, Safari, or Internet Explorer. e GR3 router will communicate with any of the following: • Adept Systems Inc. GRouter3 or GadgetGatewayIa (GG1a) 852 router • Echelon i.LON router or LNS VNI based tool such as LonMaker •...

  • Page 20: Button, Indicators, And Connectors For Grouter3

    1.8.2. Button, Indicators, and Connectors for GRouter3 " & Index Description 1 LON (709.1) Port #1. Primary LON port for GR3 router. May be either FTT-10 or RS-485 transceiver. Check particular con guration of router. Euro-style 3 pin. 2 LON (709.1) Port #2. Optional secondary LON port for two port version of GR3 router. May be either FTT-10 or RS-485 transceiver.

  • Page 21: Wiring

    1.8.3. Wiring e front 709.1 LON channel port is a 3.5 mm spaced 3 pin Euro style female connector. A compatible three pin male connector is provided with the device. Unscrew the terminal screws on the male connector and insert the end of the LON twisted pair communications cable. Tighten the terminal screws and plug in the connector.
  • Page 22 Fig.1.14: Power port detail: e lemost pin of the rightmost connector is chassis ground. -22-...

  • Page 23: Web Con Guration

    2. Web Con guration e Web-based GR3 router interface allows the user to access and change con guration data on the GR3 router by using any http Web browser attached to the network. is allows users to make changes to the GR3 router remotely. is chapter familiarizes the user with the various pages of the Web-based Interface and describes the steps necessary to changing con guration data.

  • Page 24: Wifi (802.11B)

    e access point or ad hoc connection must be set up to allow a connection on a network with SSID of Adept or Any. ere are many different topologies that may be employed for connecting to the GRouter3 (GR3) WiFi version. e following gures show some of the more common ones.

  • Page 25: Establishing Connection

    Ethernet Ad Hoc Bridge Fig.2.4: WiFi setup with ad hoc bridge Computer with WiFi Card Fig.2.5: WiFi setup with ad hoc WiFi card on PC Access Point Computer with WiFi Card Fig.2.6: WiFi setup with access point and WiFi card on PC 2.1.3.
  • Page 26 default IP host address (10.0.2.40). In Linux, Windows 2k+, or Mac OS X a ping can be sent from the command line as follows: ping 10.0.2.40 en type enter or return. If there is no response double check all network connections and cables. Once you can successfully ping the GR3 router, establish a web connection from a web browser window as follows: http://10.0.2.40...

  • Page 27: Restoring Factory Defaults

    • Go to the network connections control panel. Right click wireless connection and select properties. • Select the general tab. Set the IP address to one that is in the same subnet as the GRouter3’s default IP of 10.0.2.40 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. For example you could use...

  • Page 28: Status Page

    10.0.2.41. • Go to network properties and select the connection tab. Select manual connect to an available wireless network not automatically connect. • In the main network connections control panel, create a new wireless network by selecting "add new network". Use the following settings the the network: ◆...
  • Page 29 Fig.2.8: Status Page NAME: e given name of the router. FIRMWARE VERSION: e version of the rmware currently loaded on the router. CURRENT DATE TIME: e date and time currently stored on the router. is is only displayed if the router has a real time clock enabled. IP ADDRESS: e IP address assigned to the router.

  • Page 30: Router Setup

    MODE: e current operating mode of the router. e two possible modes are Manual, and Normal. Enable Twin Mode Key: Enter in this eld the 16 character key to unlock the Redundant Twin Mode feature. Click the Update Keys button. e feature should be immediately available and the enhanced feature list at the bottom of the page should then include Redundant Twin Mode.
  • Page 31 Fig.2.9: Router Setup Page MODE: is displays the current operating mode of the router. To change the router mode, select the radio button that corresponds to the desired mode and then click the “Submit Changes” button. e two possible modes are Manual, and Normal. •...
  • Page 32 Router Name: is eld allows the user to set or change the name of the router. A descriptive name can be used to give the network administrator information on the location and use of the router (for example, Name: router Room 34). To change the name of the router, type the new name into the eld provided and click the “Submit Changes”...
  • Page 33 same LAN side of a NAT Router when NAT support is enabled. Each GR3 would need to have a unique 852 port number mapped by the NAT Router and the NAT router would have to be able to support local loopback of WAN addressed packets. Select the new value and click the Submit Changes button.
  • Page 34 Redundant Router Detect: ese radio buttons allow the user to enable or disable the detection of redundant 852 routers on the 852 channel. When enabled, no CN data packets are forwarded to any redundant routers. is prevents loops due to redundant routers from occurring. Click Submit Changes and the new value is immediately in effect.

  • Page 35: Manual Mode Router Setup

    2.3.2. Manual Mode Router Setup When in manual mode the router setup page is the same as the Normal mode except that the compatibility mode, con guration server IP address, and, port elds are not displayed. 2.3.3. Bridging Router Setup When 852 to 852 bridging router mode is enabled the GG router has two IP side 852 interfaces.
  • Page 36 Fig.2.11: Bridging Router Mode Setup Page IP Port Near Side: is eld appears when the router is in 852 bridge mode. It allows the user to set or change the near side unicast IP port of the router. Enter the new value and click the Submit Changes button.

  • Page 37: Ip Setup Page

    Near Side Con gServer Address: is eld appears only when the router is operating in 852 Bridge mode. is is the unicast IP host address of the con guration server for the near side 852 channel. To change the value in the eld, type in the new value in the dotted format XX.XX.XX.XX and click the Submit Changes button.
  • Page 38 Fig.2.12: IP Setup Page MAC Address: e physical address of the Ethernet interface in HEX. is is a read only eld. IP Address: e IP address currently assigned to the Gateway. is is the unicast IP host address of the router. To change the value in the eld, type in the new value in the dotted format and click the Submit Changes button.

  • Page 39: Wifi Setup Page

    may be in use by another device. e device must be restarted before changes to the webserver port will be activated. To change the value, type in the new value and click the Submit Changes button and then click the Reboot button. A typical alternate web server port is 8080. To access the web server on any port other than 80, use the following format in the web browser: http://IP Address:Port for example...
  • Page 40 MODE: is displays the WiFi channel access mode of the router. To change the WiFi mode, select the the desired mode in the popup menu and then click the Submit Changes button. e mode will not change until aer a reboot. e Four possible modes are Any type, Infrastructure, Ad hoc (join or create), and Ad hoc (join only).
  • Page 41 • Infrastructure: Use this mode for connecting to an access point. • Ad hoc (join or create): Use this mode for creating an ad hoc network if one does not exist or joining one that already exists with the chosen SSID •...

  • Page 42: 709 Setup Page

    2.6. 709 Setup Page e 709 Setup Page is used to set up the 709.1 protocol speci c properties of the router. is information includes the subnet address, node address, domain address, node ID and node state numbers for both sides of the router and the twin mode monitoring application (when enabled) as well as the subnet and group forwarding tables.

  • Page 43: Forwarding Tables

    • NearSide (FTT-10): Selects the NearSide interface for editing. • FarSide (IP): Selects the FarSide interface for editing. • Twin Mode App: Selects the TwinMode Application interface for editing Domain Index: A 709.1 node may be a member of two domains. In each domain a node may have a distinct subnet and node number.

  • Page 44: Channel List Page

    Fig.2.14: Subnet Forwarding Table Fig.2.15: Group Forwarding Table 2.7. Channel List Page In Normal mode the Channel Membership List is controlled by the con guration server. Whereas in Manual mode the Channel Membership List must be con gured manually. is page allows the user to add and delete the devices from the 852 channel when in Manual mode.

  • Page 45: Manual Mode Channel List Page

    Fig.2.16: Channel List Page Channel Date Time: is is the 852 DateTime when the Channel Membership List was last changed. is is a read only eld for debugging purposes. In Normal mode, this value is governed by the con guration server. Channel Time Out: is is the 852 Channel Time Out.
  • Page 46 Fig.2.17: Channel List Page in Manual Mode Channel Date Time: is is the 852 DateTime when the Channel Membership List was last changed. is is a read only eld for debugging purposes. In Manual mode, this value is updated whenever a device is added to the channel list. Channel Time Out: is is the 852 Channel Time Out in milliseconds.

  • Page 47: Device Detail Page

    Submit Changes: is button updates node parameter information and refreshes the display. Update Member Names: is button updates the names of the devices in the channel and refreshes the display. Add New Device: is form adds a new device to the channel list. Enter the device name, IP address, and port in the associated elds and the click the ADD button.

  • Page 48: Diagnostics Page

    Node Type: e mode in which the router is operating. e only type currently supported is Conventional Router. Subnet/Node: e ANSI/EIA 709.1 subnet number and node number of the device. is information is not always available. Domain (HEX): e domain number of the ANSI/EIA 709.1 device. is information is not always available.

  • Page 49: Ddns Setup Page

    Fig.2.19: Diagnostics Page Seconds Since Cleared: is is the number of seconds since the statistics were cleared. is is a read only eld for debugging purposes. Number of Channel Members: is is the number of devices in the 852 channel. In Bridging Mode this only provides the number of devices in the NearSide channel.
  • Page 50 Fig.2.20: Dynamic DNS Con guration Page DDNS Name: e is the domain name for the associated NAT router that includes DDNS support. e DDNS name is hosted by dyndns.com DDNS IP Address: is is the current WAN address of the NAT router. DDNS State: ese two radio buttons are used to enable or disable DDNS support.

  • Page 51: Twin Setup Page

    2.11. Twin Setup Page is page con gures the twin mode redundant router feature. Twin mode is an optional enhancement and is not activated in a standard router. If your device does not support redundant twin mode contact Adept to nd out how redundant twin mode might be activated. is page does not appear if NAT support is enabled.
  • Page 52 time. Decreasing it increases network traffic and load on the router. A practical lower limit is 100 Timeout Cushion: is sets the time period in milliseconds of latency cushion for the time out for failure detection of the monitoring packets. In other words if aer a time equal to HeartBeat Time + Cushion, both monitoring packets are not detected by a router then a monitoring failure has been deemed to have occurred.

  • Page 53: Twin Mode Status Page

    Setting this option to Off will disable forwarding of packets by both routers until arbitration completes and only one router goes active. e default is Off. Status SNVT Update Time: e twin monitoring application has a status SNVT type 93. If bound the status SNVT is propagated either on a timer or when it is updated by the monitoring application or both or neither.
  • Page 54 Fig.2.22: Twin Mode Status Page Twin Mode Redundancy: is eld indicates whether twin mode is enabled or disabled (on/off). Alarm/Fault State: is eld indicates the status of any alarms or faults. Failure State: is eld indicates the status of any monitoring failures. Operational State: is eld indicates the twin mode operational state.

  • Page 55: Contacts Page

    Refresh Display: is button manually updates the statistics including recalculating the forward rate. Trigger Twin Diagnostic: is button manually forces the device to perform a diagnostic on both its interfaces. 2.13. Contacts Page e Contacts Page contains contact information and links for Adept Systems, Inc. -55-...
  • Page 56 Fig.2.23: Contacts Page -56-...

  • Page 57: Network Integration And Management

    Register With Con g Server button. is is done on the Router Setup Page. • Go to the i.LON con guration server window and drag the GRouter3 router from the orphans list to the desired channel. e router(s) should be added to the same channel. Aer a few seconds, the router devices should turn green.

  • Page 58: Communicating With Lonmaker With Ip Interface

    Fig.3.1: Con guration Server Screen • Verify that the GR3 router is con gured correctly by checking the Channel List Page on the router. If con gured correctly, the router will have an entry in its Channel List for each router shown in the con guration server’s channel list.

  • Page 59: Commissioning Gr3 Router With Lonmaker

    “Commission Members” option. Aer a few seconds, both the LonMaker PC and the GRouter3 devices will turn green. • You will now be able to install and commission the GR3 routers as 709.1 routers in the LonMaker network diagram. 3.4. Commissioning GR3 Router With LonMaker ere are two ways that a network management tool such as LonMaker can communicate with...
  • Page 60 Fig.3.2: Initial LonMaker Drawing Fig.3.3: Router Channel Setup -60-...

  • Page 61: Nat Router Example

    Fig.3.4: Service Pin Dialog Fig.3.5: Fully Commissioned Router 3.5. NAT Router Example is section contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up a GadgetGateway router for operation on the LAN side of a NAT router. e NAT support mode enables a GR3 router to operate on the LAN side of a NAT (Network Address Translation) router.

  • Page 62: Ddns Router Example

    Internet DSL/Cable Modem LAN to WAN Router Static or Dynamic Public IP Address NAT Port Map DDNS Client 10/100 Ethernet LAN 10/100 Ethernet LAN LON/IP Router Private Static IP Address NAT Port Mapped Network Network Network Node Node Node Node Managment Fig.3.6: NAT LAN to WAN Architecture •...

  • Page 63: Redundant Twin Mode Example

    • Verify DDNS is working by doing a manual look up the IP address using either the web or serial interface. e router’s DDNS IP address should show up in the DDNS IP Address eld. • Continue con guring the GR3 router in manual mode to add other 852 devices to its channel etc.
  • Page 64 • Go to the Twin Status Page to observe operational state and failure statistics. • e monitoring application on each router is now ready to be commissioned. Repeat the following steps for each router. • Drag a new device shape onto the LonMaker drawing. e device should be attached to the channel on the LON side of the GR3 router.
  • Page 65 Fig.3.7: LonMaker New Device Channel Dialog Fig.3.8: LonMaker Drawing With Commissioned Monitoring Device -65-...
  • Page 66 Fig.3.9: New Virtual Functional Device Dialog Fig.3.10: Functional Blocks NV Shapes Dialog -66-...

  • Page 67: Con Guring With The Coactive Router-Ll

    Fig.3.11: Functional Block On Drawing 3.8. Con guring with the Coactive Router-LL 3.8.1. Manual Mode is section contains step-by-step instructions on con guring a Coactive Router-LL and a GR3 router in manual mode to tunnel 709.1 packets between each other over IP. •...

  • Page 68: Normal Mode With Router-Ll Con Guration Server

    3.8.2. Normal Mode With Router-LL Con guration Server • Using the web con guration pages, set up IP address(es), subnet mask(s), and IP gateway address(es) for the router(s). Connect the router(s) to the same IP network. Using a PC attached to the network, verify that the routers can be pinged. Consult with the network administrator to procure the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, if not already known.

  • Page 69: Firmware Upgrade Instructions

    4. Firmware Upgrade Instructions e GR3 router's rmware can be upgraded using p over the IP interface. is feature allows GR3 router users to take advantage of enhancements and features that may become available in the future. First obtain a copy of the new rmware ROM le named *.bin, such as newrom.bin In order to perform an update, the FTP server application must be running on the GR3 router.

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