Network Poll Accelerator
Crestron
C2N-NPA8
legs of the C2N-NPA8. If the duplicated IDs are on the same leg, the Cresnet ID will
not be displayed when using the
REPORTCRESNET
command in Viewport. The
REPORTCRESNET
command lists each Cresnet ID in the system along with
identifying the C2N-NPA8 segment where the device is located. Devices that are
connected to the control system’s Cresnet connector (not on the C2N-NPA8) are
listed without identifying a segment. The illustration below shows a
REPORTCRESNET report indicating where devices are located on the C2N-NPA8.
REPORTCRESNET with C2N-NPA8
The C2N-NPA8 console can be accessed through the Viewport utility to perform
diagnostics. At the control system prompt, type
PASSTHRU NPA
. For a list of
available commands, type
HELP ALL
.
For further diagnostics, the Network Analyzer tool that is built into SIMPL Windows
can be used to analyze the signal quality of each Cresnet ID in a system. For more
information on how to use the network analyzer, refer to the SIMPL Windows help
file and use the index to search for "Network Analyzer".
Adding a C2N-NPA8 Without a Program
If a control system has been rebooted and it does not have a program that contains a
C2N-NPA8, it must be told via console command that a C2N-NPA8 is present. If
using serial communications, open Viewport (while connected to a control system)
and type:
NPA ADD PORT Y
Where “Y” is the letter designating the serial port on the control system For example,
NPA ADD PORT C installs the C2N-NPA8 on port C of a control system). If using
TCP/IP communications, type:
NPA ADD IPID 0xYY
Where “YY” is the IP ID in the control system’s IP table when using TCP/IP
communications. For example, NPA ADD IPID 0x03
installs the C2N-NPA8 at IP
ID 03.
NOTE:
The C2N-NPA8 must be defined in the control system’s IP table and the
control system must be listed in the C2N-NPA8’s IP table before using the
NPA
ADD IPID
command.
For more information on console commands, refer to the latest version of the 2-
Series Console Commands Reference Guide (Doc. 6002), available from the
Downloads | Product Manuals section of the Crestron website (
).
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Operations Guide – DOC. 6087A