ProtoNode Start-Up Guide
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Certification .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 BTL Mark – BACnet Testing Laboratory ........................................................................................................ 7
2.2 LonMark Certification...................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Bacnet/LonWorks Setup through Protonode ................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Features ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Installation Steps for the Customer ................................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Record Identification Data .............................................................................................................................. 8
3.4 Configure the DIP Switches ........................................................................................................................... 9
3.4.1 Setting the Node/ID Device Instance (DIP Switch A0 – A7) ................................................................... 9
3.4.2 Setting the Serial Baud Rate (DIP Switch B0 – B3) ................................................................................ 9
3.4.2.1 Baud Rate Dip Switch Selection .................................................................................................... 10
3.4.3 Select and Load Configuration Files ..................................................................................................... 10
4 Interfacing ProtoNode to Host OEM Device ................................................................................................... 11
4.1 ProtoNode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports ................................................................. 11
4.2 Device Connections to ProtoNode ............................................................................................................... 12
4.3 Resistor and Power Jumper Information ...................................................................................................... 13
4.3.1 Bias Resistors ....................................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.2 Termination Resistor ............................................................................................................................. 14
4.3.3 Power Jumper Settings ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.4 Wiring Field Port to RS-485 BMS Network .................................................................................................. 16
4.5 Wiring Field Port to a LonWorks Network .................................................................................................... 16
4.6 Power-Up ProtoNode ................................................................................................................................... 17
5 Connect the ProtoNode’s Web GUI to Setup IP Address for Ethernet Network ......................................... 18
5.1 Connect the PC to ProtoNode via the Ethernet Port .................................................................................... 18
5.1.1 Changing the Subnet of the Connected PC .......................................................................................... 18
5.2 Setting IP Address for Field Network ........................................................................................................... 19
6 LonWorks (FPC-N35): Commissioning ProtoNode on a LonWorks Network ............................................. 21
6.1 Commissioning ProtoNode FPC-N35 on a LonWorks Network ................................................................... 21
6.1.1 Instructions to Download XIF File from ProtoNode FPC-N35 Using Browser ...................................... 21
Appendix A. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 23
Appendix A.1. Lost or Incorrect IP Address ............................................................................................................ 23
Appendix A.2. Viewing Diagnostic information ....................................................................................................... 24
Appendix A.3. Check Wiring and Settings .............................................................................................................. 25
Appendix A.4. LED Diagnostics for Communications Between ProtoNode and Devices ....................................... 26
Appendix A.5. Take a Diagnostic Capture with the FieldServer Toolbox ............................................................... 27
Appendix A.5.1. Taking a Capture with Older Firmware ..................................................................................... 28
Appendix A.6. Update Firmware ............................................................................................................................. 30
Appendix A.7. BACnet: Setting Network_Number for more than one ProtoNode on Subnet ................................. 30
Appendix A.8. Securing ProtoNode with Passwords .............................................................................................. 31
Appendix A.9. Internet Browser Software Support ................................................................................................. 32
Appendix A.10. Reading Data Arrays ..................................................................................................................... 32