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MPR-50 Multi-Port Router

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Page 1: ...MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide 078 0308 01B...

Page 2: ...tured by vendors other than Echelon and referenced in this document have been described for illustrative purposes only and may not have been tested by Echelon It is the responsibility of the customer...

Page 3: ...ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user...

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Page 5: ...Preface This document describes how to install and use Echelon s MPR 50 Multi Port Router and is written for system designers and installers MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide i...

Page 6: ...overview Chapter 2 describes the router hardware and how to connect it to a network Software content is described too Chapter 3 describes how to install the router on a network Chapter 4 introduces th...

Page 7: ...Connecting to the Network 11 Installing the MPR 50 on a Network 12 Repeater Mode 12 Commissioning with Network Tools other than the LonMaker Tool 12 Commissioning with the LonMaker Integration Tool 1...

Page 8: ...ent Utility 35 Buffer Management Utility 36 Installing and Running the MPR Buffer Management Utility 37 Using the MPR Program 37 Checking the Current Buffer Sizes 37 Using Buffer Configure 37 Using Bu...

Page 9: ...1 Overview This chapter introduces Echelon s MPR 50 Multi Port Router MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide 1...

Page 10: ...r supply a LONMARK certified Monitor that displays status locally on LEDs as well as provides status and a time stamped alarm log that is accessible via the network In addition the router includes an...

Page 11: ...50 Multi Port Router hardware including enclosure construction mounting instructions explanation of indicators and connectors and wiring guidelines In addition the Multi Port Router CD contents and i...

Page 12: ...ecting The MPR 50 Multi Port Router enclosure is designed for mounting on a DIN rail or wall panel A spring loaded DIN rail lock securely grabs the DIN rail onto which the enclosure is mounted Tabs in...

Page 13: ...50 Multi Port Router Enclosure back view Key Hole Slots for Mounting DIN Rail Lock Use the following steps to mount the router 1 Insert two 6 32 flat head screws into the surface upon which the MPR 50...

Page 14: ...f the enclosure The screw terminals accept 0 34 4 0 mm2 22 12AWG gauge wire The optimum tightening torque for the screw terminals is 0 75mm 6 lbs in maximum The ideal flathead screwdriver tip width fo...

Page 15: ...1 through Router 5 to the desired channels Router 1 is for the TP XF 1250 channel while Routers 2 5 are for the TP FT 10 channels TP XF 1250 and TP FT 10 channel wiring is polarity insensitive and th...

Page 16: ...lashing Repeater mode Routers 1 5 will repeat all valid traffic This mode is useful for plug n play use without network management tools Slow flashing is defined as on for one second off for one secon...

Page 17: ...ter Status LED does not indicate the router state the router will still be routing if it was previously configured to do so If the Monitor LED is not yellow on then the router is disabled or offline a...

Page 18: ...aces such as the PCC 10 PC Card Network Interface and the U10 USB Network Interface Software The MPR 50 Multi Port Router CD includes the following content ReadMe Quick Start Guide User s Guide Softwa...

Page 19: ...3 Connecting to the Network This chapter demonstrates how to install the MPR 50 Multi Port Router on a network MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide 11...

Page 20: ...ot just on the noisy channel but on the entire network Networks that have low traffic density and protocol routing is not required When in the repeater mode the MPR 50 does not segregate traffic and m...

Page 21: ...open it from File Stencils 2 Drag a MPR 50 master shape from the Multi Port Router Shapes stencil onto the drawing 3 The Channel Definition dialog appears Most users will want to click OK repeatedly...

Page 22: ...t menu Note You cannot move LonMaker shapes using Visio s cut and paste commands Commissioning an MPR 50 Router 1 Right click the shape of the router that you have connectivity to from your LonMaker t...

Page 23: ...directly enter its Neuron ID 5 Click Finish The Press Service Pin window appears 6 Press the service pin of the router The LonMaker tool commissions the router 7 Click the Monitor shape and hold down...

Page 24: ...f CP Values and Device Specific CPs options as appropriate See the LonMaker User s Guide for an explanation of the effects of the various options 9 Click Next The Commission Device Wizard appears 16 C...

Page 25: ...elect the initial states of the routers being commissioned Most end users will want to choose online 11 Click Next The Device Identification Method window appears MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide...

Page 26: ...r and the routers being commissioned in the order presented in the window Buffers The default buffer sizes for the MPR 50 Multi Port Router support LONMARK standard message sizes The sizes and counts...

Page 27: ...ternal Side Routers 2 5 Type Size Count app_buf_out_size 42 app_buf_in_size 42 app_buf_out_count 2 app_buf_in_count 2 app_buf_out_priority_count 1 net_buf_out_size 114 net_buf_in_size 114 net_but_out_...

Page 28: ...20 MPR 50 Monitor...

Page 29: ...4 MPR 50 Monitor This chapter describes the interfaces and functionality of the MPR 50 s Monitor MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide 21...

Page 30: ...er 1 1250 and Channel 1 1250 1 Router 2 TP FT 10 Router 2 FT and Channel 2 FT 2 Router 3 TP FT 10 Router 3 FT and Channel 3 FT 3 Router 4 TP FT 10 Router 4 FT and Channel 4 FT 4 Router 5 TP FT 10 Rout...

Page 31: ...nds this will set the MPR 50 to the factory default state or commission Routers 1 5 with a network management tool in this case it is not necessary to first take the MPR 50 out of repeater mode Two co...

Page 32: ...se this variable nvoFileDirectory File Directory SNVT_address Contains the memory address for the file directory containing descriptors for configuration files Used by network management tools to read...

Page 33: ...however the network tool should send valid values The default state is OFF The Status LED behavior is described in Chapter 2 MPR 50 Multi Port Router Hardware and Software The error log is described i...

Page 34: ...rror Log Certain network variables that are part of the Channel Monitor functional blocks are alarmed and the Monitor maintains an error log of any alarm conditions The log is circular the entries are...

Page 35: ...a network management tool is reading it In order to ensure that reads are consistent read the error log only after all of the Channel Monitor functional blocks are temporarily disabled Channel Monitor...

Page 36: ...er of messages in any interval since last reset or clearance of statistics nvoAvgPackets Average Packets SNVT_count_32 Average number of packets per interval since last reset or clearance of statistic...

Page 37: ...The default is 0 for all channels and should not be changed Alarms The Monitor implements LONMARK alarms for several network variables in the Channel Monitor functional blocks The alarmed network vari...

Page 38: ...alue The nvoIvalCrcErr and nvoIvalMissed variables have a high alarm limit SCPThighLimit1 and do not have a low alarm limit A hysteresis value SCPThystHigh1 is used to prevent oscillation of the alarm...

Page 39: ...ice without maintenance In the unlikely event that a problem arises this chapter describes how to diagnose and correct the problem If the problem cannot be readily corrected please contact Echelon Sup...

Page 40: ...n commissioned properly by the network tool or is in repeater mode Verify that the network wiring is functional by pressing the Service button on any intervening routers and on the router inside the M...

Page 41: ...f the MPR 50s in the network is defined within the network tool as a separate channel The MPR 50 does not pass messages larger than 114 bytes The MPR 50 can support messages up to 256 bytes Configure...

Page 42: ...34 Appendix A Buffer Management Utility...

Page 43: ...Appendix A Buffer Management Utility This appendix explains how to use the buffer management utility for the MPR 50 Multi Port Router MPR 50 Multi Port Router User s Guide 35...

Page 44: ...ded see Changing the Utility s Buffer Sizes Figure 1 MPR 50 Buffer Management Utility Main Window Button Action Open Close Opens Closes a Network Interface Buffer Configure Changes the Buffer size to...

Page 45: ...close the Network Interface Checking the Current Buffer Sizes To check the MPR 50 buffer sizes 1 Make sure the Buffer Recover Mode button is off i e grey background 2 Click the Routers Found Button t...

Page 46: ...figuration mode 8 Press the Service Pin button on all of the MPR 50 s routers As you press each of the Service Pins notice that the number displayed on the Routers Found button of the MPR 50 Buffer Ma...

Page 47: ...e utility uses the same Neuron ID to send a buffer configuration message to the far router node using the un ack d service The router is reset as a result 4 After another small delay the utility reads...

Page 48: ...lly modified 11 Repeat steps 9 and 10 until you have fixed the buffers for all five routers 12 If you want to use the default buffer size of 114 bytes proceed to step 18 Otherwise proceed to the next...

Page 49: ...n File This is a comment NodeID Name NetBuff Size AppBuff Size NetBuffIn Count NetBuffOut Count NetBuffOut PriCount AppBuffInCount AppBuffOut Count AppBuffOut PriCount EXTFT10 66 Bytes 66 42 7 7 2 2 2...

Page 50: ...guration that exceeds the available RAM for the particular NodeID type the utility displays an error and the configuration will not proceed The utility communicates with the router nodes using Neuron...

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