ABB AWIN GW120, User Manual

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ABO UT THIS U SER MANUAL PURPOSE AND S COPE
4JNO0 0030 8 A 9
1 About This User Manual
1.1 Purpose and Scope
This manual is intended to provide the users an overview of practical aspects related to Wire-
lessHART technology. It provides detailed description of factors to consider when designing
WirelessHART networks, along with features offered by the AWIN GW120 gateway to assist in
evaluating network design. Moreover,
this user manual
provides information on the function-
alities offered by the gateway through its web interface which can be used to configure a
WirelessHART network. Towards the end, some tips are provided to assist in network and de-
vice troubleshooting.
Note . For detailed description of the new functionalities, the fixed problems, and the known
problems in a firmware release of AWIN GW120, refer to Release Note (4JNO000305).
1.2 Document Conventions
Microsoft Windows conventions are normally used for the standard presentation of material
when entering text, key sequences, prompts, messages, menu items, screen elements, and
so on.
1.3 Terminology
Table 1 lists terms used in this document and associated with the ABB Wireless Industrial
Network. The reader should be familiar with these terms before proceeding further in this
User Manual.
Table 1: Terminology
Term Description
ABB Ability™ AssetInsight™ Software for Condition Monitoring of Rotating Equipment
AWIN GW120 WirelessHART Gateway
Epoch time
The number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1,
1970
FIM Field Information Manager (Device Management Tool)
HART-IP Communication protocol
LED Light Emitting Diode
MAC Unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each network
device
Mesh Network Mesh networking is a type of network topology in which a de-
vice transmits its own data as well as serves as a relay for
other nodes