Carrier i-Vu CCN Router, Installation Manual

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What is the i-Vu® CCN Router?
The i-Vu® CCN Router is an integral part of the i-Vu® system. It connects an Ethernet-based Local Area Network
(LAN) to the Carrier Comfort Network (CCN). The i-Vu® CCN Router can be used in two different configurations. It
serves as a Gateway, where it gives the i-Vu® server residing on the Ethernet LAN access to the entire CCN, or it
can function as a Bridge, where it creates secondary CCN communication buses in order to add additional CCN
elements to the system. Because the i-Vu® CCN Router allows for the use of existing LAN wiring, it is an ideal
solution for integrating CCN into any building or facility.
The i-Vu® CCN Router has one EIA-485 port for connecting to the CCN bus, and one 10/100Base-T Ethernet port
for connecting to the building LAN. Each i-Vu® CCN Router can connect to up to 140 CCN devices. The i-Vu® CCN
Router also stores trend data and time schedules for the CCN devices that are connected to it.
The i-Vu® CCN Router functions in one of the following modes, depending on configuration:
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Gateway - Provides access to the CCN bus from an i-Vu® web server that resides on the Ethernet. The i-Vu®
CCN Router is the access node from the Ethernet to the CCN, responsible for maintaining a routing table of
CCN system elements.
In this application, the i-Vu® CCN Router is connected directly to the CCN ’s primary bus (Bus 0), and, like
other CCN system elements, occupies a unique address on the CCN (Bus 0, Element 1-239).
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Bridge - Acts as a CCN/Ethernet interface device in applications where the Ethernet is being used to connect
separate CCN buses. This application requires an additional i-Vu® CCN Router functioning as a Gateway.
In this application, each i-Vu® CCN Router occupies a unique bus and element address on the CCN. When
configured as a Bridge, it is addressed similarly to other CCN Bridges where the system element number on the
primary bus identifies the secondary bus number.
NOTE The rotary switches are not used on the i-Vu® CCN Router for addressing the router's BACnet Device
Instance or IP.
Introduction