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Laars ProtoNode FPC-N34 Startup Manual (68 pages)
Brand:
Laars
| Category:
Industrial Equipment
| Size: 3.15 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
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Protonode Gateway
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2 Setup for Protonode
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Record Identification Data
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Point Count Capacity
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Figure 1: Protonode Part Numbers
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Figure 2: Supported Point Count Capacity
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Figure 3: Points Per Device
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Configuring Device Communications
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Confirm the Device and Protonode COM Settings Match
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Set Node-ID for any Device Attached to the Protonode
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Figure 4: COM Settings
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3 Interfacing Protonode to Devices
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Protonode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports
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Figure 5: Protonode FPC-N34 (Top) and Protonode FPC-N35 (Bottom)
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Serial Device Connections to the Protonode
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Figure 6: Device and Power Connections
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Biasing the RS-485 Device Network
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Figure 7: RS-485 Biasing Switch on the Protonode N34 (Left) and Protonode N35 (Right)
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End of Line Termination Switch for the RS-485 Device Network
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Figure 8: RS-485 End-Of-Line Termination Switch on the Protonode N34 (Left) and
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Figure 10: RS-485 EOL & Bias Resistor Switches
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Figure 9: Connection from Protonode to RS-485 Field Network
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Serial Network (FPC-N34): Wiring Field Port to RS-485 Network
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Figure 11: Lonworks Terminal
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Lonworks (FPC-N35): Wiring Lonworks Devices to the Lonworks Terminal
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Figure 12: Required Current Draw for the Protonode
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Figure 13: Power Connections
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Power-Up Protonode
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4 Connect the PC to the Protonode
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Connecting to the Gateway Via Ethernet
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Changing the Subnet of the Connected PC
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Figure 14: Ethernet Port Location
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5 Setup Web Server Security
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Login to the Fieldserver
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Figure 15: Web Server Security Unconfigured Window
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Figure 16: Connection Not Private Warning
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Figure 17: Warning Expanded Text
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Figure 18: Fieldserver Login
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Select the Security Mode
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Figure 19: Security Mode Selection Screen
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HTTPS with Own Trusted TLS Certificate
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HTTPS with Default Untrusted Self-Signed TLS Certificate or HTTP with Built-In Payload Encryption
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Figure 20: Security Mode Selection Screen - Certificate & Private Key
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6 Configure Network Settings
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Navigate to the Network Settings
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Figure 21: Generic Web App Landing Page
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Figure 22: Settings Tabs
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Figure 23: FS-GUI Landing Page
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Change the Protonode IP Address
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Figure 24: Ethernet Port Network Settings
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7 SMC Cloud User Setup, Registration and Login
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Choose Whether to Integrate SMC Cloud
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Figure 25: Generic Web App Page - First Login
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Figure 26: SMC Cloud Opt out Warning Window
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User Setup
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Figure 27: Welcome to SMC Cloud Email
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Figure 28: Setting User Details
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Registration Process
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Figure 29: SMC Cloud Registration Message
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Figure 30: SMC Cloud Registration - Installer Details
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Figure 31: SMC Cloud Registration - Site Details
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Figure 32: SMC Cloud Registration - Gateway Details
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Figure 33: SMC Cloud Registration - SMC Cloud Account
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Figure 34: Device Registered for SMC Cloud
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Login to SMC Cloud
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Figure 35: SMC Cloud Login Page
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Figure 36: SMC Cloud Privacy Policy
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Figure 37: SMC Cloud Landing Page
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8 Configure the Protonode
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Navigate to the Protonode Web Configurator
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Figure 38: Web App Landing Page
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Figure 39: Configure Tab
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Select Field Protocol and Set Configuration Parameters
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Figure 40: Web Configurator Showing Configuration Parameters
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Setting Protonode Active Profiles
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Figure 41: Web Configurator Showing no Active Profiles
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Verify Device Communications
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Figure 42: Profile Selection Menu
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Figure 43: Web Configurator Showing Active Profile Additions
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Bacnet: Setting Node_Offset to Assign Specific Device Instances
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Figure 44: Web Configurator Node Offset Field
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Figure 45: Active Profiles
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How to Start the Installation Over: Clearing Profiles
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9 Lonworks (FPC-N35): Commissioning Protonode on a Lonworks Network
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Commissioning Protonode FPC-N35 on a Lonworks Network
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Instructions to Upload XIF File from Protonode FPC-N35 Using Browser
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Figure 46: Lonworks Service Pin Location
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Figure 47: Sample of Fserver.xif File Generated
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10 Troubleshooting
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Lost or Incorrect IP Address
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Figure 48: Ethernet Port Location
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Viewing Diagnostic Information
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Figure 49: Error Messages Screen
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Checking Wiring and Settings
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LED Diagnostics for Communications between Protonode and Devices
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Figure 50: Diagnostic Leds
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Taking a Fieldserver Diagnostic Capture
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Taking a Capture with Older Firmware
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Figure 51: Ethernet Port Location
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Factory Reset Instructions
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Internet Browsers Not Supported
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11 Additional Information
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Update Firmware
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Bacnet: Setting Network_Number for more than One Protonode on the Subnet
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Certification
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BTL Mark - Bacnet Testing Laboratory
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Figure 52: Web Configurator - Network Number Field
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Lonmark Certification
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Change Web Server Security Settings after Initial Setup
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Figure 53: FS-GUI Page
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Change Security Mode
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Figure 54: FS-GUI Security Setup
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Edit the Certificate Loaded Onto the Fieldserver
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Figure 55: FS-GUI Security Setup - Certificate Loaded
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Change User Management Settings
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Figure 56: FS-GUI User Management
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Create Users
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Figure 57: Create User Window
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Edit Users
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Figure 58: Setup Users
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Figure 59: Edit User Window
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Delete Users
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Figure 60: Setup Users
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Figure 61: User Delete Warning
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Change Fieldserver Password
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Figure 62: Fieldserver Password Update Via FS-GUI
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Figure 63: SMC Cloud Connection Problems Message
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SMC Cloud Connection Warning Message
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System Status Button
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Figure 64: Routing Settings
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Routing Settings
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12 Vendor Information - LAARS
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13 Specifications
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Compliance with UL Regulations
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Figure 65: Specifications
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14 Limited 2 Year Warranty
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Laars ProtoNode FPC-N34 Startup Manual (44 pages)
For Interfaceing Sola to Building Automation Systems BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks
Brand:
Laars
| Category:
Gateway
| Size: 3.46 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
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Protonode Gateway
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2 Bacnet/Lonworks Setup for Protocessor Protonode FPC-N34/FPC-N35
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Configuring Device Communications
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Set Modbus COM Setting on All of the Devices Connected to the Protonode
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Set Modbus RTU Node-ID for each of the Devices Attached to the Protonode
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Figure 2: Modbus RTU COM Settings
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LIST of FIGURES Figure 1: Protocessor Part Numbers
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Record Identification Data
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Instance, and Baud Rate
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Selecting Configuration Files for Devices: "S" Bank DIP Switches S0 - S3
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Bacnet MS/TP and Bacnet IP DIP Switch Settings
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Figure 3: S Bank DIP Switches
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Lonworks DIP Switch Settings
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Bacnet MS/TP (FPC-N34): Setting the MAC Address for BMS Network
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Figure 4: MAC Address DIP Switches
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Bacnet MS/TP and Bacnet/Ip (FPC-N34): Setting the Device Instance
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Bacnet MS/TP or Bacnet/Ip: Assigning Specific Device Instances
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Metasys N2 or Modbus TCP/IP (FPC-N34): Setting the Node-ID
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Bacnet MS/TP (FPC-N34): Setting the Serial Baud Rate for BMS Network
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Baud Rate DIP Switch Selection
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Figure 5: Baud Rate DIP Switches
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Figure 6: BMS Baud Rate
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3 Interfacing Protonode to Devices
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Protonode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports
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Figure 7: Protonode Bacnet FPC-N34 (Upper) and Protonode FPC-N35 (Lower)
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Device Connections to Protonode
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Figure 8: Power and RS-485 Connections
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Figure 9: Sola Wiring Using Display
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Sola Wiring to the Protonode Using Display
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Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Device Network
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Figure 10: Modbus RS-485 Biasing Switch on the Protonode N34 (Left) and Protonode N35 (Right)
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End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 Device Network
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Figure 11: Modbus RS-485 End-Of-Line Termination Switch on the Protonode N34 (Left) and
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Bacnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 (FPC-N34): Wiring Field Port to BMS Network
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Lonworks (FPC-N35): Wiring Field Port to Lonworks Network
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Figure 12: Connection from Protonode to RS-485 Field Network
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Figure 13: RS-485 BMS Network EOL Switch
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Figure 14: Lonworks Terminal
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Power-Up Protonode
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Figure 15: Required Current Draw for the Protonode
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Figure 16: Power Connections
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4 Bacnet/Ip and Modbus TCP/IP: Change the Protonode IP Address
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Connect the PC to Protonode Via the Ethernet Port
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Bacnet/Ip and Modbus TCP/IP: Setting IP Address for Field Network
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Figure 17: Web Configuration Screen
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Figure 18: Changing IP Address Via FST Web GUI
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5 Bacnet MS/TP and Bacnet/Ip: Setting Node_Offset to Assign Specific Device Instances
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Figure 19: Web Configurator Screen
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6 Lonworks (FPC-N35): Commissioning Protonode on a Lonworks Network
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Commissioning Protonode FPC-N35 on a Lonworks Network
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Instructions to Download XIF File from Protonode FPC-N35 Using Browser
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Figure 20: Lonworks Service Pin Location
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Figure 21: Sample of Fserver.xif File Being Generated
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7 CAS Bacnet Explorer for Validating Protonode in the Field
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Downloading the CAS Explorer and Requesting an Activation Key
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Figure 22: Downloading the CAS Explorer
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Figure 23: Requesting CAS Activation Key
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CAS Bacnet Setup
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CAS Bacnet MS/TP Setup
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CAS Bacnet Bacnet/Ip Setup
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Appendix A. Troubleshooting
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Appendix A.1. Viewing Diagnostic Information
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Figure 24: Error Messages Screen
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Appendix A.2. Check Wiring and Settings
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Appendix A.3. Take Diagnostic Capture with the Fieldserver Utilities
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Figure 25: Ethernet Port Location
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Appendix A.4. Bacnet: Setting Network_Number for more than One Protonode on Subnet
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Figure 26: Web Configurator Showing Setting the Network Number for Bacnet/Ip
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Appendix A.5. LED Diagnostics for Modbus RTU Communications between Protonode and Devices
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Figure 27: Diagnostic Leds
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Appendix B. Additional Features
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Appendix B.1. DIP Switch Settings to Support 1 through 8 Sola to Metasys N2 and Modbus TCP/IP
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Appendix C. Vendor Information - Laars
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Appendix C.1. Sola Modbus RTU Mappings to Bacnet MS/TP, Bacnet/Ip, Metasys N2 and Lonworks
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Appendix D. "A" Bank DIP Switch Settings
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Appendix D.1. "A" Bank DIP Switch Settings
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Appendix E. Reference
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Appendix E.1. Specifications
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Appendix E.1.1. Compliance with UL Regulations
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Figure 28: Specifications
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Appendix F. Limited 2 Year Warranty
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