Lochinvar ProtoNode FPC-N34 Startup Manual

Brand: Lochinvar

Model: ProtoNode FPC-N34

Type: Startup Manual

This manual is also suitable for

ProtoNode FPC-N35

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ProtoNodeFPC‐N34andProtoNode

FPC‐N35

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Startup

Guide

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ForInterfacingLochinvar

Products:

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Lochinvar’sArmor®,SYNC™/ArmorX2,Knight®/Knig htXL®,

FTXL,

Crest®,Copper‐FinII®andPowerFin

boilers

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ToBuildingAutomation

Systems:

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BACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,ModbusTCP/IP,MetasysN2

and

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LonWorks

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APPLICABILITY&EFFECTIVITY

ExplainsProtoNodeFPC‐N34andFPC‐N35hardwareandhowtoinstallit.

TheinstructionsareeffectivefortheaboveasofAugust2014

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Email:

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TechnicalSupport:

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ThankyouforpurchasingtheProtoNodeforLochinvarBoilers.

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PleasecallLochinvarforTechnicalsupportoftheProtoNodeproduct.

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FieldServerdoesnotprovidedirectsupport. IfLochinvarneedstoescalatetheconcern,theywillcontact

FieldServerforassistance.

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SupportContactInformation:

Lochinvar,LLC

300MaddoxSimpsonPkwy.

Lebanon,TN37090

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LochinvarService:

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1‐800‐722‐2101

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Email:2tec[email protected]

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Website:www.lochinvar.co m

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AQuickStart

guide

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1. Recordtheinformationabouttheunit. (Section2.1)

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2. Setthedevice’sModbusRTUserialsettings(i.e.baudrate,parity,stopbits)andModbusNode‐IDforeach

ofthedevicesthatwillbeconnectedtoProtoNodeFPC‐N34orFPC‐N35. (Section2.2)

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3. SelectastoredconfigurationandsetfieldprotocolMACaddress/Node‐ID/DeviceInstance,andbaudrate.

(Section2.3)

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4. ConnectProtoNode’s6pinRS‐485connectortotheModbusRS‐485networkthatisconnectedtoeachof

thedevices. (Section3.2)

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5. ConnectFPC‐N34ProtoNode’s3pinRS‐485porttotheFieldProtocolcabling,

orconnectFPC‐N35ProtoNode’s2pinLonWorksporttotheFieldProtocolcabling. (Section3.4)

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6. ConnectPowertoProtoNode’s6pinconnector. (Section3.5)

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7. BACnet/IPorModbusTCP/IP/IP(FPC‐N34): UsetheProtoNode’sembeddedtoolwhichisaccessedwitha

browser,referredtointhismanualastheWebConfigurator,tochangetheIPaddress. Nochangestothe

configurationfilearenecessary. (Section4)

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8. LonWorks(FPC‐N35):TheProtoNodemustbecommissionedonthe LonWorksNetwork.Thisneedstobe

donebytheLonWorksadministratorusingaLonWorksCommissioningtool. (Section6)

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Certifications

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 BTLMARK–BACNETTESTING

LAB

ATORY

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The BTL Mark on ProtoNode FPC‐N34 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.

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 LONMARKC

IFI

ON

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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. FieldServer

Technologies has more LonMark Certified gateways than any other gateway

manufacturer, including the ProtoCessor, ProtoCarrier and ProtoNode for OEM

applicationsandthefullfeatured,configurablegateways.

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TAB LE O F CONTENTS

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1

Introduction

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1.1 ProtoNodeGateway......................................................................................................................................7

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2 BACnet/LonWorksSetupforProtoCessorProtoNode

FPC‐N34/FPC‐N35.......................................................

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2.1 RecordIdentification

Data

.............................................................................................................................7

2.2 ConfiguringDevice

Communications

............................... ..............................................................................7

2.2.1 SetModbusCOMsettingonallofthedevicesconnectedtotheProtoNode

..........................................7

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2.2.2 SetModbusRTUNode‐IDforeachofthedevicesattachedtothe

ProtoNode........................................8

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2.3 SelectingStoredConfigurations,SettingtheMacAddress,DeviceInstance,Node_ID,andBaud

Rate

.......9

2.3.1 SelectingConfigurationFilesforDevices:“S”bankDIPSwitchesS0–

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................................................9

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2.3.1.1 BACnetMS/TPandBACnetIPDIPSwitchSettings

.........................................................................9

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2.3.1.2 LonWorksDIPSwitchSettings

......................................................................................................11

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2.3.2 BACnetMS/TP(FPC‐N34):SettingtheMACAddressBACnet

Networks................................................11

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2.3.3 BACnetMS/TPandBACnet/IP(FPC‐N34):SettingtheDevice

Instance.................................................12

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2.3.3.1 BACnetMS/TPorBACnet/IP: AssigningSpecificDeviceInstances

..............................................12

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2.3.4 MetasysN2andModbusTCP/IP(FPC‐N34):Settingthe

Node‐ID

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.........................................................12

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2.3.5 BACnetMS/TP(FPC‐N34):SettingtheSerialBaudRate(DIPSwitchB0–

B3).......................................13

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2.3.5.1 BaudRateDIPSwitchSelection

....................................................................................................13

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3 InterfacingProtoNodetoDevices

................................................................................................................14

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3.1 ProtoNodeFPC‐N34and FPC‐N35ShowingConnection

Ports

....................................................................14

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3.2 DeviceCon nectionstoProtoNode...............................................................................................................15

3.2.1 EndofLineTerminationSwitchfortheModbusRS‐485portonthe

ProtoNode

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...................................16

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3.2.2 Lochinvar’sArmor,SYNC/ArmorX2,Knight/KnightXL,Crest,Copper‐FinIIandFTXL LowVoltage

ModbusRTUConnectionWiringtothe

ProtoNode:

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............................................................................................17

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3.3 BACnetMS/TPorMetasysN2(FPC‐N34):WiringFieldPorttoRS‐485

Network

........................................18

3.4 LonWorks(FPC‐N35):WiringFieldPorttoLonWorksNetwork..................................................................19

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3.5 ConnectingPowerto

ProtoNode

................. ................................................................................................20

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4

ACnet/IPandModbusTCP/IP:ChangetheProtonodeIP

Address..............................................................

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4.1

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ConnectthePCtoProtoNodeviathe Ethernet

Port

...................................................................................21

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4.2



BACnetMS/

PandBACnet/IP: Setting Node

Offset to Assign Specific Device Instances.........................22

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4.3



AccessingtheFS

WebGUIfromthe Web Configurator ............................................................................23

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4.4

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BACnet/IPandModbusTCP/IP:Setting IP Address for Field

Network

........................................................24

5 Howtostarttheinstallationover:clearingprofiles

.....................................................................................

25

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6 LonWorks(FPC‐N35):CommissioningProtoNodeonaLonWorks

Network..................................................

26

6.1 CommissioningProtoNodeFPC‐N35onaLonWorksNetwork...................................................................26

6.1.1 InstructionstoUploadXIFFilefromProtoNodeFPC‐N35UsingFSGUIWeb

Server

.............................26

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7 CASBACnetExplorerforValidatingProtoNodeintheField

.........................................................................

28

7.1 DownloadingtheCASExplorerandRequestinganActivationKey.............................................................28

7.2 CASBACnet

Setup

........................................................................................................................................29

7.2.1 CASBACnetMS/TPSetup.......................................................................................................................29

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7.2.2 CASBACnetBACnet/IP

Setup

.................................................................................................................29

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AppendixA.Troubleshooting

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30

AppendixA.1.ViewingDiagno stic

information

.......................................................................................................30

AppendixA.2.CheckWiringandSettings................................................................................................................31

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AppendixA.3.TakeDiagnosticCaptureWiththeFieldServerUtilities......................................................... ..........31

AppendixA.4.BACnet/IP:SettingNetwork_NumberformorethanoneProtoNodeonSubnet...........................34

AppendixA.5.LEDDiagnosticsforModbusRTUCommunicationsBetweenProtoNodean d

Devices

...................34 

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AppendixB.VendorInformation‐

Lochinvar

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35

AppendixB.1.SyncModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2and

LonWorks

................35

AppendixB.2.KnightModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2and

LonWorks

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AppendixB.3.CrestModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2and

LonWorks

...............38

AppendixB.4.Copper‐FinIIModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2andLonWorks..39

AppendixB.5.Powe rFinModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2and

LonWorks

.......41

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AppendixB.6.FTXLModbusRTUMappingstoBACnetMS/TP,BACnet/IP,MetasysN2andLonWorks................42

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AppendixC.“A”BankDIPSwitchSettings

...........................................................................................................

44

AppendixC.1.“A”BankDIPSwitchSettingsforMACAddressor

Node‐ID

.............................................................44

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AppendixD.Reference

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47

AppendixD.1.Specifications...................................................................................................................................47

AppendixD.1.1. CompliancewithULRegulations............................................................................................47

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AppendixE.Limited2YearWarranty

..................................................................................................................

48

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure1:ProtoCessorPartNumbers.............................................................................................................................7

Figure2:ModbusRTUCOMSettings............................................................................................................................7

Figure3:Lochinvar’sModbusCOMboardshowingserialDIP

Switches

.......................................................................8

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Figure4:SBankDIP

Switches

........................................................................................................................................9

Figure5:LocationforProtoCessorsmallABankofDIPswitches...............................................................................10

Figure6:MACAddressDIP

Switches

...........................................................................................................................11

Figure7:BaudRateDIP

Switches

................................................................................................................................13

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Figure8:BaudRate......................................................................................................................................................13

Figure9:ProtoNodeBACnetFPC‐N34(upper)andProtoNodeFPC‐N35(lower).......................................................14

Figure10:PowerandRS‐485

Connections

..................................................................................................................15

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Figure11:ModbusRS‐485End‐Of‐LineTerminationSwitchontheProtoNodeN34(left)and.................................16

Figure12:LowVoltageModbusRTUConnectionWiringtotheProtoNode..............................................................17

Figure13:ConnectionfromProtoNodetoRS‐485FieldNetwork..............................................................................18

Figure14:RS‐485EOLSwitch......................................................................................................................................18

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Figure15:

LonWorks

Terminal

.....................................................................................................................................19

Figure16: Requiredcurrentdrawforthe

ProtoNode

................................................................................................20

Figure17:Power

Connections

.....................................................................................................................................20

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Figure18:WebConfiguratorscreen............................................................................................................................22

Figure19:WebConfiguratorscreenwithActiveProfiles............................................................................................23

Figure20:ChangingIPAddressviaFSTWeb

GUI

........................................................................................................24

Figure21:LonWorksServicePin

Location

...................................................................................................................26

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Figure22:SampleofFserver.XIFFileBeing

Generated

...............................................................................................27

Figure23:DownloadingtheCAS

Explorer

...................................................................................................................28

Figure24:RequestingCASActivation

Key

...................................................................................................................28

Figure25:ViewingDiagnostic

Errors

...........................................................................................................................30

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Figure26:EthernetPortLocation................................................................................................................................31

Figure27:WebConfiguratorshowingsettingthenetworknumberforBACnet/IP...................................................34

Figure28:Diagnostic

LEDs

...........................................................................................................................................34

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Figure29:

Specifications

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1 INTRODUCTION

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1.1 ProtoNode Gateway

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ProtoNode is an external, high performance Building Automation multi‐protocol gateway that has been

preprogrammed for Lochinvar’s products (hereafter called “device”) to various building automation

protocols. These protocols include BACnet®

MS/TP,BACnet/IP,Metasys®

2

N2 by JCI, ModbusTCP/IP, and

LonWorks®

.ConfigurationsforthevariousprotocolsarestoredwithintheProtoNodeandareselectablevia

DIPswitchesforfastandeasyinstallation.

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

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2 BACNET/LONWOR KSSETUPFORPROTOCESSORPROTONODEFPC‐ N34/FPC‐ N35

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2.1

 Record Identification D ata 

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Each ProtoNodehas aunique part numberlocated on theundersideof the unit.This number shouldbe

recorded,asitmayberequiredfortechnicalsupport.Thenumbersareasfollows:

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Model

 PartNumber

ProtoNodeFPC‐N34 FPC‐N34‐0614

ProtoNodeFPC‐N35 FPC‐N35‐103‐401‐0615

Figure1:ProtoCessorPartNumbers

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 FPC‐N34unitshavethefollowing3ports:RS‐485+Ethernet+RS‐485.

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 FPC‐N35unitshavethefollowing3ports:LonWorks+Ethernet+RS‐485

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2.2 Configuring Device Communicati ons

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2.2.1 Set Modbus COM setting on all of the devices connected to the ProtoNode

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Set each Lochinvar Device’s Modbus RTU CO M setting to match Figure 2 via the DIP switches on the

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Device’sModbuscard.

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SettheDIPswitch1toONand2‐10toOFFpositionontheModbusCOMboard.ThiswillsettheLochinvar

boilerfor9600,8,2,N,andNode‐IDof1. (Seefigure3)

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SerialPortSetting

Device

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Protocol ModbusRTU

BaudRate 9600

Parity None

DataBits 8

StopBits 2

Figure2:ModbusRTUCOMSettings

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1

BACnetisaregisteredtrademarkofASHRAE

2

MetasysisaregisteredtrademarkofJohnsonControlsInc.

4

LonWorksisaregisteredtrademarkofEchelonCorporation

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Figure3:Lochinvar’sModbusCOMboardshowingserialDIPSwitches

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2.2.2 Set Modbus RTU Node‐ ID for each of the devices attached to the ProtoNode

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SettheModbusNode‐IDforeachofthedevic esattachedtoProtoNode.

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 TheModbusNode‐ID’sneedtobeuniquelyassigned,startingwithavalueof1forthefirstdevice.

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 ModbusNode‐IDvaluesforadditionaldevicesmustbesequential(2,3,4,…).

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2.3 Selecting Stored Configurations, Setting the Mac Address, Device Instance,

Node_ID, and Baud Rate

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2.3.1 SelectingConfigurationFilesforDevices:“S”bankDIPSwitchesS0–S3

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 The S bank of DIP switches (S0‐S3) are used to select and load a configuration  file from a group of

pretested/preloaded configuration files which are stored in the ProtoNode FPC‐N34 (BACnet MS/TP,

BACnet/IP,ModbusTCP/IP,MetasysN2)andtheProtoNode FPC‐N35(LonWorks).

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S0 S1 S2

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S0–S3DIPSwitches

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SBankDIPSwitchLocation

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Figure4:SBankDIP

Swit

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2.3.

1.1

BACn

et

MS/

TP and

Cnet IP DIP Switch

Sett

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ing

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The following chart describes S0‐S3 DIP Switch configuration settings for device applications to support

BACnetMS/TPandBACnet/IPonaProtoNodeFPC‐N34

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 TosetSYN C,Knight/KnightXL/Armor/WallMount/WallHung,Crest,Copper‐FinII,PowerFinandFTXLDIP

switchsettings,thecoverdoesnotneedtoberemoved.TheProtoCessorSmallABankofDIPswitchesare

alloff.Thisthedefaultpositionwhenshipped.

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 RemovetheProtoNodecovertosetProtoCessorSmallDIPswitchsettings.(SeeFigure3)

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Cover

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doesn’t

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need

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to

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be

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Removed

ProtoCarrierDIPSwitches

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Profile‐FPC‐N34‐0614

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP SYNC Deg

C Off Off Off Off

BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP Knight/Knight

XL/Armor/WallMount/WallHungDeg_C

On Off Off Off

BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IPCrest Deg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IPCopper‐Fin II Deg_C

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP Power Fin Deg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP F

XL Deg



Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP SYNC Deg



Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP Knight/Knight

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XL/Armor/WallMount/WallHungDeg_F

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IPCrest Deg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IPCopper‐Fin II Deg_F

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP Power Fin Deg

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Off

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Off

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BACnetIP/BACnetMS

P/Modbus TCP/IP F

XL Deg

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Off

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RemoveCovertoSelectA‐BankDIPSwitches

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MetasysN2SYNCDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2Knight/KnightXL/Armor/Wall

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Mount/WallHungDeg_C

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2CrestDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2Copper‐FinIIDeg

C On On On On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

MetasysN2PowerFinDeg

C Off Off Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

MetasysN2F

XLDeg

C On Off Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

MetasysN2SYNCDeg

F Off On Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

MetasysN2Knight/KnightXL/Armor/Wall

Mount/WallHungDeg_F

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On On Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

MetasysN2CrestDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2Copper‐FinIIDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2PowerFinDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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MetasysN2F

XLDeg

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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 Tosetselecttheseconfigurations,opentheProtoNodeandselecttheAbankofswitches(A1orA2orA3)

onthesmallProtoCessormodulethatsitsontopoftheProtoCarrier(insidetheProtoNode).

 ProtoCessorA1DIPswitchstartsonthebottomoftheAbankof

DIPswitchesbelow.

 ProtoCessorA3‐A8DIPswitchesaredisabled.

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A1andA2DIPSwitches

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SBankDIPSwitches

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Figure5:LocationforProtoCessorsmallABankofDIPswitches

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NOTE:WhensettingDIPSwitches,pleaseensurethatpowertotheboardisOFF.

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2.3.

1.2

LonWork

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P

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wit

ch

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etti

ngs

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Thefollo wingchartdescribestheDIPswitchsettingstosupportLonWorksonaProtoNodeFPC‐N35.

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Profile‐FPC‐N35‐103‐401‐0615

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

 

LonWorksSYNC



Off

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Off

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Off

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Off

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LonWorksKnight/KnightXL/Armor/Wall Mount/Wall Hung

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Off

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Off

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Off

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LonWorksCrest

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Off

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Off

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Off

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LonWorksCopper‐FinII

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Off

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Off

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LonWorksPowerFin

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Off

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Off

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Off

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LonWorksF

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Off

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Off

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NOTE:WhensettingDIPSwitches,pleaseensurethatpowertotheboardis

OFF.

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2.3.2 BACnet MS/TP (FPC‐ N34): Setting the MAC Address BACnet Networks

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 Only1MACaddressissetforProtoNoderegardlessofhowmanydevicesareconnectedto

ProtoNode.

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 SettheBACnetMS/TPMACaddressesof theProtoNodetoavalue between1 to127(MACMaster

Addresses);thisissothattheBMSFrontEndcanfindtheProtoNodeviaBACnetauto

discovery.



 Note: Never set a BACnet MS/TP MAC Addressfrom 128 to 255. Addresses from 128 to 255 are

SlaveAddressesandcannotbediscoveredbyBMSFrontEndsthatsupportautodiscoveryofBACnet

MS/TPdevices.



 SetDIPswitchesA0–A7toassignMACAddressforBACnetMS/TPfortheProtoNodeFPC‐N34.



 PleaserefertoAppendixC.1forthecompleterangeofMACAddressesandDIPswitchsettings.



Figure6:MACAddressDIP

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 TheABankofDIPswitchesarealsousedtosettheBACnetDeviceInstances.



 TheBACnetDeviceInstancecanrangefrom1to4,194,303.



 The BACnet device instances will be calculated by taking the Node_Offset(default is 50,000) found in

WebConfigurator (Section 2.3.2.1) andadding ittothevalueoftheABankDIPswitches (MAC

address).Whenmore than onedeviceisconnectedto the ProtoNode,thesubsequentBACnetDevice

Instancenumbers

willbesequentialfromthefirst/previousdevice.



Forexample:



 Giventhat: DeviceInstance=Node_Offset+MACaddress



o DefaultNode_O ffsetvalue=50,000

o ABankDIPswitch(MACaddress)=11

 ThentheDeviceInstancevaluesforthedevicesare:



o TheDeviceInstance=50,011

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2.3.

3.1

BACn

et

MS/

TP or



ACn



et/I

P:



ssign

ing

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ific

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e



stanc

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 WiththedefaultNode_Offsetvalueof50,000theDeviceInstancesvaluesgeneratedwillbewithinthe

rangeof50,000to50,127.



 ThevaluesallowedforaBACnetDeviceInstancecan rangefrom1to4,194,303.



 ToassignaspecificDeviceInstance(orrange),changetheNode_Offsetvalue.



 MethodsforchangingtheNode_OffsetvalueareprovidedinSection4.2



o Thisstepcannotbeperformeduntilaftertheunitisconnectedandpowered.

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2.3.4 Metasys N2 and Modbus TCP/IP (FPC ‐ N34): Setting the Node‐ ID



 SetDIP switchesA0 – A7to assign Node‐ID for MetasysN2and ModbusTCP/IP for the ProtoNode

FPC‐N34.

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 Metasys N2 and Modbus TCP/IP Node‐ID Addressing:Metasys N2 and Modbus TCP/IP Node‐ID’s

rangefrom1‐255



 PleaserefertoAppendixC.1forthefullrangeofaddressesforsettingNode‐ID.

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 DIPSwitchesB0–B3canbeusedtosettheserialbaudratetomatchthebaudrateprovidedbythe

BuildingManagementSystemforBACnetMS/TP.



 DIPSwitchesB0–B3aredisabledonProtoNodeFPC‐N35(FPC‐N35LonWorks).



 The baudrate on ProtoNodefor MetasysN2 is set for 9600.DIP SwitchesB0 – B3are disabledfor

MetasysN2onProtoNodeFPC‐N34.



B0 B1 B2 B3



Figure7:BaudRateDIP

Swit

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NOTE:WhensettingDIPSwitches,pleaseensurethatpowertotheboardisOFF.

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5.1 Baud

Rat

e

P



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ch



ection



Baud B0 B1 B2 B3

9600 On On On Off

19200 Off Off Off On

38400 On On Off On

57600 Off Off On On

76800 On Off On On

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3.1 ProtoNode FPC‐ N34 and FPC‐ 

N35 Showing Connection Ports



Figure9:ProtoNodeBACnetFPC‐N34(upper)andProtoNodeFPC‐N35(lower)

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

ProtoNode6PinPhoenixconnectorforRS‐485Devices



 The6pinPhoenixconnectoristhesameforProtoNodeFPC‐N34(BACnet)andFPC‐N35(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3.5.



DevicePins ProtoNodePin# Pinassignment

PinRS‐485+



RS‐485 +

PinRS‐485‐



RS‐485 ‐

PinGND



RS‐485 GND

PowerIn(+)



PowerIn(‐) Pin

‐

FrameGround Pin

FRAME GND



Figure10:PowerandRS‐485Connections

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3.2.1 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS‐ 485 port on the ProtoNode



 OnlongRS‐485cablingruns,theRS‐485trunkmustbeproperlyterminatedateachend.



 TheProtoNodehasanEndOfLine(EOL)bluejumper. ThedefaultsettingforthisBlueEOLswitchis

OFFwiththejumperstradd lingthepinsclosesttotheinsideoftheboardoftheProtoNode.



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



 IftheProtoNode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ProtoNode.



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



ModbusRS‐485EOL

Switch



LeaveinA

Position



Figure11:ModbusRS‐485End‐Of‐LineTerminationSwitchontheProtoNodeN34(left)

and



ProtoNodeN35

(

ht)

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3.2.2 Lochinv ar’s Armor, SYNC/Armor X2, Knight/Knight XL, Crest, Copper‐Fin II and FTXL

Low Voltage Modbus RTU Connect

ion Wiring to the ProtoNode:



 OntheLochinvar’sModbusterminalstrip,connectPinA(RS‐485+)toB+(RS‐485+)ontheProtoNode’s6

PinPhoenixconnector.

 OntheLochinvar’sModbusterminalstrip,connectPinB(RS‐485‐)toA‐ (RS‐485‐)ontheProtoNode’s6

pinPhoenixconnector.

 The

ShieldPintheterminalstripwhichisGroundonthedoesnotneedtobegroundedtotheProtoNode.



Figure12:LowVoltageModbusRTUConnectionWiringtotheProtoNode

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BMS

RS‐485



Wiring



ProtoNode



Pin



Assignment



RS‐485+



Pin



RS‐485 +

RS‐485‐



Pin



RS‐485 ‐

‐

 Pin

 RS‐485 GND



3.3 BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 (FPC‐ N34): Wiring Field Port to RS‐ 485 Network



 Connect the BACnet MS/TP or Metasys N2 RS‐485 network wires to the 3‐pin RS‐485 connector on

ProtoNodeFPC‐N34asshownbelowinError!Referencesourcenotfound..



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



 SeeSection4forinformationonconnectingtoBACnet/IPnetwork.



 IftheProtoNode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14).



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).



‐



G



Figure13:ConnectionfromProtoNodetoRS‐485FieldNetwork



End‐of‐LineSwitch



Figure14:RS‐485EOL

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3.4 LonWorks (FPC‐ N35): Wiring Field Por t to LonWo rks Network

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 ConnectProtoNodetothefieldnetworkwiththeLonWorksterminalusingatwistedpairnon‐shielded

cable.LonWorkshasnopolarity.

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3.5 Connectin g P ower to ProtoNode

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Applypowerto ProtoNodeasshowbelowin Figure17. Ensurethatthepowersupplyusedcomplieswith

thespecificationsprovidedinAppendixD.1.

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 ProtoNodeacceptseither9‐30VDCor12‐24VAConpins4and5.

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PowerRequirementforProtoNodeat9Vthrou gh30VDCor12‐24VAC

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CurrentDrawType

ProtoNodeFamily 12VDC/VAC 24VDC/VAC 30VDC

FPC–N34(Typical) 170mA 100mA 80mA

FPC–N34(Maximum) 240mA 140mA 100mA

FPC–N35(Typical) 210mA 100mA 90mA

FPC–N35(Maximum) 250mA 130mA 100mA

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16: RequiredcurrentdrawfortheProtoNode

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