Condair 2587517-B LINKS ProtoCarrier Installation guide

Brand: Condair

Model: 2587517-B LINKS ProtoCarrier

Type: Installation guide

Condair 2587517-B LINKS ProtoCarrier is an interface between Condair products, such as the GSTC, SETC, NHRS, and NHTC, and building automation systems supporting BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2, and LonWorks.

The ProtoCarrier is used to connect up to 32 Modbus RTU devices to a building automation system. Once connected, the ProtoCarrier can be used to collect and transmit data from the connected devices, including variables such as temperature, humidity, and status.

The ProtoCarrier is a powerful tool that can be used to improve the efficiency and performance of Condair products. By providing a way to connect these products to a building automation system, the ProtoCarrier makes it possible to monitor and control them remotely. This can lead to reduced energy costs, improved comfort levels, and increased productivity.

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INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION MANUAL

ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 and

ProtoCarrier FPC-C35

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For Interfacing Condair Products:

Nortec… GSTC, SETC, NHRS, NHTC

To Building Automation Systems:

BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks

Technical Support

Thank you for purchasing the ProtoCessor for Condair.

Please call Condair for Technical support of the ProtoCessor product.

Sierra Monitor Corporation does not provide direct support. If Condair needs to escalate the concern, they

will contact Sierra Monitor Corporation for assistance.

Support Contact Information:

U.S.A.

Condair Inc.

2700 90th Street

Sturtevant, WI 53177

USA

Canada

Condair Ltd.

2740 Fenton Rd

Ottawa, Ontario

K1T 3T7

Condair Service:

1.866.667.8321

Fax:

1.613.822.9764

Email: na.info@condair.com

Website: www.condair.com

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Explains ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 hardware and how to install it.

The instructions are effective for the above as of Oct 2018.

Document Revision: 2.G

Web Configurator

Template Revision: 60

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION MANUAL

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ProtoCarrier FPC-C34

and ProtoCarrier FPC-C35

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Tel. 1.866.667.8321, Fax 613.822.7964

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the customer's equipment.

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Condair Ltd. does not accept any liability due to incorrect installation, maintenance or operation of the

equipment, or due to the use of parts/components/equipment that are not authorized by Condair Ltd.

Technical modification rights reserved.

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Contents

1 Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................................... 7

2 Certifications ............................................................................................................. 8

3 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 9

3.1 ProtoCarrier Gateway ................................................................................................. 9

4 Setup for ProtoCarrier ..............................................................................................10

4.1 Record Identification Data ..........................................................................................10

4.2 Point Count Capacity and Registers per Device .........................................................10

4.3 Configuring Device Communications ..........................................................................10

4.3.1 Input COM Settings for Device with an Inserted ProtoCarrier ..................................10

4.3.2 Set Modbus RTU Node-ID for the Device ................................................................11

5 Interfacing ProtoCarrier to Devices .........................................................................12

5.1 ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 and FPC-C35 Showing Connection Ports ................................12

5.2 Device Connections to ProtoCarrier ............................................................................13

5.2.1 Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Device Network ..........................................................13

5.2.2 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 Device Network ................14

5.3 BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2: Wiring Field Port to RS-485 Network .........................15

5.4 LonWorks (FPC-C35): Wiring Field Port to LonWorks Network ...................................15

5.5 Power-Up ProtoCarrier ................................................................................................16

6 Use ProtoCarrier Web Configurator to Setup the Gateway ....................................17

6.1 Connect the PC to ProtoCarrier via the Ethernet Port ..................................................17

6.2 Connecting to ProtoCarrier Web Configurator .............................................................18

6.3 Selecting Profiles for Devices Connected to ProtoCarrier ............................................18

6.4 BACnet/IP: Setting IP Address for Field Network ........................................................20

6.5 Select Field Protocol ...................................................................................................22

6.5.1 BACnet MS/TP Configuration ..................................................................................22

6.5.2 BACnet/IP Configuration .........................................................................................23

6.5.3 Metasys N2 Configuration .......................................................................................24

7 BACnet MS/TP and BACnet/IP: Setting Node_Offset to Assign

Specific Device Instances ........................................................................................25

8 How to Start the Installation Over: Clearing Profiles .............................................26

9 LonWorks (FPC-C35): Commissioning ProtoCarrier on a lonworks Network ......27

9.1 Commissioning ProtoCarrier FPC-C35 on a LonWorks Network .................................27

9.1.1 Instructions to Download XIF File from ProtoCarrier FPC-C35 Using Browser ........27

A Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... i

A.1 Lost or Incorrect IP Address ........................................................................................... i

A.2 Viewing Diagnostic information ..................................................................................... ii

A.3 Check Wiring and Settings ............................................................................................ ii

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A.4 LED Diagnostics for Communications Between ProtoCarrier and Device ................... iii

A.5 Take Diagnostic Capture With the FieldServer Utilities ............................................... iv

A.6 Update Firmware ....................................................................................................... vii

A.7 BACnet: Setting Network_Number for more than one ProtoCarrier on Subnet .......... vii

A.8 Securing the ProtoCarrier with Passwords ............................................................... viii

B Vendor Information - Condair .................................................................................ix

B.1 GE_SE Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks .................... ix

B.2 MHTC Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks ...................... x

B.3 NHRS Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks ...................... x

B.4 NHTC Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet, Metasys N2 and LonWorks ...................... xi

C Reference ................................................................................................................. xiii

C.1 Specifications ............................................................................................................ xiii

C.1.1 Compliance with UL Regulations ......................................................................... xiii

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2 Quick Start Guide

1. Record the information about the unit. (Section 5.1)

2. Set the device’s Modbus RTU serial settings (i.e. baud rate, parity, stop bits) and

Modbus Node-ID’s for each device that will be connected to ProtoCarrier FPC-C34

or FPC-C35. (Section 5.3)

3. Metasys N2 (FPC-C34): Set the Node-ID. (Section 5.3.2)

4. BACnet MS/TP or BACnet/IP: Set the BACnet Device Instance. (Section 8)

5. Connect ProtoCarrier’s 6 pin RS-485 connector to the Modbus RS-485 network

that is connected to each of the devices. (Section 5.2)

6. Connect ProtoCarrier FPC-C34’s 3 pin RS-485 port to the Field Protocol

cabling, (Section 6.3) or connect ProtoCarrier FPC-C35’s 2 pin LonWorks port

to the Field Protocol cabling. (Section 6.4)

7. Connect Power to ProtoCarrier’s 6 pin connector. (Section 6.5)

8. Use a browser to access the ProtoCarrier’s embedded tool, which is referred to in

this manual as the Web Configurator, to select the devices that will be attached to

ProtoCarrier and set the Modbus Node-ID. Once the devices are selected, the

ProtoCarrier Automatically builds and loads the Configuration. (Section 7)

9. BACnet/IP (FPC-C34): Use a browser to access the ProtoCarrier Web

Configurator to change the IP Address. No changes to the configuration are

necessary. (Section 7.4)

10. LonWorks (FPC-C35): The ProtoCarrier must be commissioned on the LonWorks

Network. This needs to be done by the LonWorks administrator using a LonWorks

Commissioning tool. (Section 10)

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3 Certifications

BTL MARK – BACNET TESTING LABORATORY

LONMARK CERTIFICATION

The BTL Mark on ProtoCessor is a symbol that indicates that a

product has passed a series of rigorous tests conducted by an

independent laboratory which verifies that the product correctly

implements the BACnet features claimed in the listing. The mark is a

symbol of a high-quality BACnet product.

Go to http://www.BACnetInternational.net/btl/ for more information

about the BACnet Testing Laboratory. Click here for BACnet PIC

Statement.

LonMark International is the recognized authority for

certification, education, and promotion of interoperability

standards for the benefit of manufacturers, integrators and end

users. LonMark International has developed extensive product

certification standards and tests to provide the integrator and

user with confidence that products from multiple manufacturers

utilizing LonMark devices work together. Sierra Monitor has

more LonMark Certified gateways than any other gateway

manufacturer, including the ProtoCessor, ProtoCarrier and

ProtoCessor for OEM applications and the full featured,

configurable gateways.

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4 Introduction

4.1 ProtoCarrier Gateway

ProtoCarrier is an external, high performance Building Automation multi-protocol gateway that is

preconfigured to automatically communicate between Condair’s products (hereafter called “device”)

connected to the ProtoCarrier and automatically configures them for BACnet® MS/TP, BACnet/IP,

Metasys® N2 by JCI or LonWorks® .

It is not necessary to download any configuration files to support the required applications. The

ProtoCarrier is pre-loaded with tested Profiles/Configurations for the supported devices.

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5 Setup for ProtoCarrier

5.1 Record Identification Data

Each ProtoCessor has a unique part number located on the side or the back of the unit.

This number should be recorded, as it may be required for technical support. The numbers

are as follows:

Table 1: ProtoCarrier Part Numbers

Model

Part Number

ProtoCarrier FPC-C34

FPC-C34-1411

ProtoCarrier FPC-C35

FPC-C35-1412

 FPC-C34 units have the following 2 ports: RS-485 + Ethernet

 FPC-C35 units have the following 2 ports: LonWorks + Ethernet

5.2 Point Count Capacity and Registers per Device

The total number of Registers presented by the device attached to the ProtoCessor

cannot exceed:

Table 2: Supported Point Count Capacity

Part Number

Total Registers

FPC-C34-1411

1500

FPC-C35-1412

1500

Table 3: Registers per Device

Devices

Registers per Device

GS_SE

MHTC

NHRS

NHTC

5.3 Configuring Device Communications

5.3.1 Input COM Settings for Device with an Inserted ProtoCarrier

 Set the serial devices that the ProtoCarrier is connected to have the same Baud Rate,

Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity settings as the ProtoCarrier.

 Table 4 specifies the device serial port settings required to communicate with the

ProtoCarrier.

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Table 4: COM Settings

Serial Port Setting

GS_SE, MHTC & NHRS

NHTC

Protocol

Modbus RTU

Baud Rate

9600

Parity

None

Even

Data Bits

Stop Bits

5.3.2 Set Modbus RTU Node-ID for the Device

 Set Modbus Node-ID for the devices the ProtoCarrier is plugged into. (See Section 7.5 to

input Node-ID)

 The Modbus Node-ID needs to be uniquely assigned between 1 and 255.

o The Modbus Node-ID that is assigned for the device needs to be documented

 The Modbus Node-ID assigned is used for designating the Device Instance

for BACnet/IP and BACnet MS/TP

 The Metasys N2 and Modbus TCP/IP field protocol Node-IDs are automatically set to be

the same value as the Node-ID of the Modbus RTU device.

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6 Interfacing ProtoCarrier to Devices

6.1 ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 and FPC-C35 Showing Connection Ports

Figure 1: ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 (upper) and ProtoCarrier FPC-C35 (lower)

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6.2 Device Connections to ProtoCarrier

 ProtoCarrier 6 Pin Phoenix connector for RS-485 Devices.

 The 6 pin Phoenix connector is the same for ProtoCarrier FPC-C34 (BACnet) and

FPC-C35 (LonWorks).

 Pins 1 through 3 are for Modbus RS-485 devices.

o The RS-485 GND (Pin 3) is not typically connected.

 Pins 4 through 6 are for power. Do not connect power (wait until Section 6.5).

Figure 2: Power and RS-485 Connections

6.2.1 Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Device Network

 An RS-485 network with more than one device needs to have biasing to ensure proper

communication. The biasing only needs to be done on one device.

 The ProtoCarrier has 510 Ohm resistors that can be used to set the biasing. The

ProtoCarrier’s default positions from the factory for the biasing jumpers are OFF.

 The OFF position is when the 2 RED biasing jumpers straddle the 4 pins closest to the

outside of the board of the ProtoCarrier. See Figure 3.

 Only turn biasing ON:

 IF the BMS cannot see more than one device connected to the ProtoCarrier

 AND you have checked all the settings (Modbus COM settings, wiring, and DIP

switches).

 To turn biasing ON, move the 2 RED biasing jumpers to straddle the 4 pins closest to the

inside of the board of the ProtoCarrier.

Device Pins

ProtoCarrier Pin #

Pin assignment

Pin RS-485 +

Pin 1

RS-485 +

Pin RS-485 -

Pin 2

RS-485 -

Pin GND

Pin 3

RS-485 GND

Power In (+)

Pin 4

V +

Power In (-)

Pin 5

V -

Frame Ground

Pin 6

FRAME GND

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Figure 3: Modbus RS-485 Biasing Switch on the ProtoCarrier C34 (left) and ProtoCarrier C35 (right)

6.2.2 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 Device Network

 On long RS-485 cabling runs, the RS-485 trunk must be properly terminated at each

end.

 The ProtoCarrier has an End Of Line (EOL) blue jumper. The default setting for this Blue

EOL switch is OFF with the jumper straddling the pins closest to the inside of the board

of the ProtoCarrier.

 On short cabling runs the EOL switch does not to need to be turned ON.

 If the ProtoCarrier is placed at one of the ends of the trunk, set the blue EOL

jumper to the ON position straddling the pins closest to the outside of the board

of the ProtoCarrier.

 Always leave the single Red Jumper in the A position (default factory setting).

Modbus RS-485

EOL Switch

Leave in Position A

Figure 4: Modbus RS-485 End-Of-Line Termination Switch on the ProtoCarrier C34 (left) and

RS-485 Bias

Switch

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6.3 BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2: Wiring Field Port to RS-485 Network

 Connect the BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 RS-485 network wires to the 3-pin RS-485 connector on

ProtoCarrier C34 as shown below in Figure 5.

 The RS-485 GND (Pin 3) is not typically connected

 See Section 8 for information on connecting to BACnet/IP network.

 If the ProtoCarrier is the last device on the BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 trunk, then the End-Of-

Line Termination Switch needs to be enabled (Figure 6).

o The default setting from the factory is OFF (switch position = right side)

o To enable the EOL Termination, turn the EOL switch ON (switch position = left side)

Figure 5: Connection from ProtoCarrier to RS-485 Field Network

Figure 6: RS-485 BMS Network EOL Switch

6.4 LonWorks (FPC-C35): Wiring Field Port to LonWorks Network

 Connect ProtoCarrier to the field network with the LonWorks terminal using approved cable per the FT-10

installation guidelines. LonWorks has no polarity.

BMS RS-485

Wiring

ProtoCarrier

Pin #

Assignment

RS-485 +

Pin 1

RS-485 +

RS-485 -

Pin 2

RS-485 -

Pin 3

RS-485 GND

End-of-Line Switch

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Figure 7: LonWorks Terminal Connector

6.5 Power-Up ProtoCarrier

 Apply power to ProtoCarrier as show below in Table 5 and Figure 8. Ensure that

the power supply used complies with the specifications provided in C.1.

 ProtoCarrier accepts either 9-30VDC or 12-24 VAC on pins 4 and 5.

 Frame GND should be connected.

Table 5: Power Requirement for ProtoCarrier Daughter Card

Current Draw Type

ProtoCarrier Family

12VDC/VAC

24VDC/VAC

30VDC

FPC – C34 (Typical)

170mA

100mA

80mA

FPC – C34 (Maximum)

240mA

140mA

100mA

FPC – C35 (Typical)

210mA

130mA

90mA

FPC – C35 (Maximum)

250mA

170mA

110mA

Note: These values are ‘nominal’ and a safety margin should be added to the power supply of

the host system. A safety margin of 25% is recommended.

Figure 8: Power Connections

Power to

ProtoCarrier

Pin #

Assignment

Power In (+)

Pin 4

V +

Power In (-)

Pin 5

V -

Frame Ground

Pin 6

FRAME GND

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