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Introduction

 

 

UGW X-series 

Introduction 

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Introduction 

Thank you for using the universal gateway (UGW).  This manual describes the design, functions and 
configuration of the UGW X-series family of products. 

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Registered trademarks 

Trademarks and product names of various companies will be used in this book. The following 
names are the registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers and will not be mentioned 
separately in this book: 

 

BACnet is a registered trademark of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
Conditioning Engineers, INC. (ASHRAE) 

 

CANopen®, MODBUS® and LON® are registered trademarks of the respective trademark 
owners in certain countries. 

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Copyright 

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Product support 

In case of technical problems, please contact the manufacturer’s service department. 

Monday to Friday:   8:30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
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+49 2151 7294-0 

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Target group 

This manual is intended for specialists trained in control and automation technology with 
experience in installing, commissioning and using gateways. 
 
Note on disposal 

 
In accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), the devices are classified as 
used electronic devices and not as domestic waste for disposal purpose. Use the 
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Summary of Contents for Double-X

Page 1: ...MANUAL Universal gateways Date 2022 11 Software version firmware V4 or higher ...

Page 2: ...rview of the UGW X series 17 3 2 Casing and connections 18 4 Device views 19 4 1 Front view of the UGW SINGLE X standard 19 4 2 Front view of the UGW DOUBLE X LON 20 4 3 Front view of the UGW TRIPLE X CAN M Bus 21 4 4 Side view 22 4 5 Sticker 22 4 6 Rear 22 5 Commissioning 23 5 1 Hardware installation 23 5 2 Configuring the UGW using the web interface 24 6 User interface operation and functions 26...

Page 3: ...Table of contents UGW X series Introduction 3 of 66 7 Appendix 66 7 1 FAQs 66 ...

Page 4: ... www mbs solutions de All rights reserved It is not permissible to reproduce or use electronic systems to edit copy or otherwise disseminate this manual or any part thereof in any form whatsoever print photocopy or any other process without prior written approval by the manufacturer 1 3 Product support In case of technical problems please contact the manufacturer s service department Monday to Fri...

Page 5: ...ey differ in speed complexity number of connectible devices range and the type of information transmitted Since each bus system works with its own data formats and protocols e g BACnet IP EIB KNX BACnet MS TP data conversion is performed within the gateway In order to convert the input format to the output format an internal intermediate format is used This enables effective conversion between two...

Page 6: ...ints are digital or analogue input and output elements of a networked field device assignment of hardware inputs and outputs Virtual data points are only available in software e g calculated values set values counters and command output Each data point has an address a value a data type a direction and metadata name and description The direction of the data point or data flow comes from the perspe...

Page 7: ...a room controller Analogue binary multi level more complex types as data points Data points also differ as to which values are allowed A differentiation is made between Analogue values e g temperature sensor measured value Binary values e g relay output Multi level values e g status data point with the operating conditions Normal operation Off Economy mode and Failure In some protocols there are m...

Page 8: ...e last part of the address is determined by the communication protocol Additional examples for data point addresses in the gateway system 70 M eib 4 5 6 Routing address 70 data point type M address type eib EIB group address 4 5 6 940 Y bac 34 AV 55 Routing address 940 data point type Y analogue value address type bac BACnet address 34 AV 55 2 4 Mapping The X series family of products consists of ...

Page 9: ...of an analogue value from Profinet to MODBUS 1190 X pnetd outbyte 3 target 80 Y mod 7 holding 30 The usual procedure for configuring the universal gateway consists of the following steps 1 Configuration of the network drivers adapters contained within the UGW Communication parameters 2 Configuration of the data points a Selection of the data points of the network to be mapped b Selection creation ...

Page 10: ...he structure keyword value The files can also include blank and comment lines at any point introduced by the character Capitalisation is taken into account Example 1 of file format Comment first line of file comment line First data point comment line address1 Start of section with address address1 name first example data point key name with value of first example data point further_properties 7 Ke...

Page 11: ...rameter only has meaning for those parameters whose value is described by the gateway If YES the gateway remembers a value during a failed entry and repeats its entry attempt when for example the connection to the device has been restored If this option is missing or its value is NO the value is discarded after a failed entry Usage scenario Transfer of a binary fault visual via EIB If the EIB bus ...

Page 12: ...mples show schematically how typical data point mappings are constructed Pseudo addresses are used here Example of actual analogue value Entry in file protA txt X address1 name outside temperature from protocol A query pe Entry in file protB txt Y parameter 16 name outside temperature to protocol B query pe Entry in file dispatch txt Mapping the outside temperature 110 protA address1 target 140 pr...

Page 13: ...tatus 110 protA address83 threshold 1 value 1 target 140 protB parameter 129 110 protA address83 threshold 1 value 0 target 140 protB parameter 130 110 protA address83 threshold 2 value 0 target 140 protB parameter 129 110 protA address83 threshold 2 value 1 target 140 protB parameter 130 Example of configuring M Bus to BACnet File bac1 txt Y local AI 1001 name Slave 1 Value 1 query pe writecache ...

Page 14: ... data points blue circles The BACnet server itself keeps data points ready and operates the BACnet clients A gateway functions similarly to a network switch but with different protocols The following work steps are required to commission the gateway Configuration of the driver gateway Settings and Files menus e g file bac1 cfg Configuration of the data points gateway Data Points and Files menus e ...

Page 15: ...ion phase the status LED flashes green in normal operation Colour code Definition Data point Flashing green Normal state Flashing orange and green Projected indicator S LED info Flashing red and green A failure parameter on defect S LED warning Red flashing Two or more failure parameters on defect S LED error Red At least one driver not started properly The data points determine the LED colour cod...

Page 16: ...nication protocols With the available communications protocols universal gateways offer the right solution for almost every requirement The gateways are configured with text files They are transferred to the gateway with a browser using an integrated web server The configuration is retentively saved on the gateway Number of data points A data point corresponds to a unidirectional connection betwee...

Page 17: ...ng BACnet KNX Modbus M Bus CAN DALI KNX LCN LON and Profinet Display creation and editing of data points with the web interface Automation functions alarms trend log recording and scheduling on a data point basis Recording of log files 3 1 Type overview of the UGW X series SINGLE X standard The UGW SINGLE X standard is equipped with a 100 BaseT Ethernet port IP RJ45 and either an RS232 port or an ...

Page 18: ...luggable green screw terminals for connecting the power unit 12 to 24 Volt DC or AC wide range input terminal type Würth 691 351 500 002 LED for power supply display Network 10 100 Mbit TP RJ45 socket connector RS485 or RS232 Pluggable orange coloured screw terminals for connection of the RS485 or RS232 cable 4 pole Weidmüller socket type BLZP 5 08HV 04 180 SN OR BX RS485 Shld cable shield GND sig...

Page 19: ...status of the network connection and network activity LED Display of the system status of the gateway using four LEDs DIP switches Activation of the network bias and termination resistance for RS485 only see Chap 5 1 4 RS485 or RS232 4 pole Weidmüller socket Power supply unit 2 pole connection for voltage supply Network RJ45 socket LAN Reset Reset button for device restart or initiating specific m...

Page 20: ...way see Status LED info box on Page 19 10 100 MBit s Yellow LED indicates the network connection speed Link Activity Green LED shows the status of the network connection and activity LED Display of the system status of the gateway using five LEDs LON Service service pin Service button for commissioning the UGW DIP switches Activation of the network bias and termination resistance RS485 only see Ch...

Page 21: ... Multi colour LED indicates the system status of the gateway see Status LED info box on Page 19 10 100 MBit s Yellow LED indicates the network connection speed Link Activity Green LED shows the status of the network connection and activity M Bus overload Display of overload of the M Bus level converter with more than 30 standard loads one standard load 1 5 mA LED Display of the system status of th...

Page 22: ...nt Designation and diagram of the positions of the LEDs and ports Functions of the individual DIP switches Location of the reset button Type designation of the UGW 4 5 Sticker There is a product label on the casing with the following data Ethernet MAC address s Default IP address Included adapters drivers For LON adapter Neuron ID 4 6 Rear On the rear of the casing there is a DIN top hat rail TS35...

Page 23: ... An international power supply is optionally available if required 5 1 3 Ethernet network installation Connect the Ethernet network cable RJ45 connector to the LAN socket on the gateway Use CAT5 UTP or STP cable or equivalent Avoid laying cables parallel to power lines e g to motors frequency converters etc 5 1 4 RS485 network installation Connect the RS485 network to the 4 pole RS485 port orange ...

Page 24: ...tallation Connect the LON M Bus or CAN network to the respective 4 pole LON M Bus or CAN bus ports green Comply with the information on connecting LON M Bus or CAN networks 5 2 Configuring the UGW using the web interface 5 2 1 Opening the web interface The gateway has an integrated web server for configuration The web server provides the configuration settings in the form of websites You use the w...

Page 25: ...agnosis Calling up the web server To access the configuration pages of the UGW launch your preferred web browser and type the IP address 169 254 0 1 into the address field Web server language The gateway provides the website in both German and English Switch the language in the web interface using the respective flag symbols in the top right Logging in Enter the following user name and password pr...

Page 26: ...able The remaining menu items are determined by the universal gateway drivers installed The freely settable gateway name is also displayed above the menu bar All gateway settings and functions can be found in the General menu area They are independent of the drivers installed Documents and diagnostic functions can be accessed via the Help menu The username of the current user is shown in the top r...

Page 27: ... time at which the universal gateway system was last started Data points Displays the number of used data points and licensed data points CPU Load Displays CPU usage in Avoid prolonged CPU usage of over 50 RAM Displays the size of the used and total RAM in MB Too little free space can lead to operational problems Drivers Lists the current statuses of the drivers depending on which drivers are inst...

Page 28: ...uration page Network adapter LAN1 or LAN2 For the Ethernet interface s configure the IP address network mask and standard gateway if required The network adapter s MAC address is displayed Network name The host name as well as two name servers can be stated here for name resolution Important To save the settings on the configuration pages click on Save An info dialogue then confirms the applicatio...

Page 29: ...ynchronisation is advisable However this is not possible for every system The network time protocol NTP is a standard for synchronising clocks in internet protocol communication networks The time can be set manually and also via an NTP sever or BACnet time synchronisation The time zone can be set in order to localise the system Adjustments are made automatically for daylight saving time based on t...

Page 30: ...nchronization The UGW listens for and evaluates sent BACnet messages for time synchronization Note Time synchronisation via BACnet can only be used if the BACnet driver is installed and if there is a time synchronisation master in the BACnet network Please clarify this with the BACnet network coordinator For time synchronisation via NTP it must be possible to access an NTP server from the IP netwo...

Page 31: ...x function can be enabled as an option Contact us or click Request to order this option by mail 6 1 6 General Web services The gateway offers web services for reading data point lists or changing data points To activate web services tick the Web services box You can edit the configuration file for the data point lists systems directly ...

Page 32: ...eneral User management The password for the user gw can be changed on this configuration page You also have the option to add additional users For security reasons you are required to enter the current password once and then the new password twice Click Save to confirm 6 1 9 General Data backup You can back up and restore the entire gateway configuration The backup consists of a tgz archive file ...

Page 33: ... the Restore gateway data back up option the gateway reads an available data backup from your local data storage device and restores the configuration Use Select file to load the backup file to the input field and then click Start A dialogue box will show the archive contents Confirm the information dialog with OK After restoring the data back up the gateway has to be restarted to make the new con...

Page 34: ...d software updates Request new licence Upgrade licence Update universal gateway system software Configure driver Request new licence The current licence is displayed To request a licence click Request When requesting a new universal gateway licence the following options are offered Click Email The content of the email is generated automatically with the required information ...

Page 35: ...to other devices Load the licence file in the input field with Select file Click Start The licence file is transmitted to the universal gateway and checked Only then is the new licence updated Softwareupdate Software additions and fixes mean that it is sometimes necessary to update the universal gateway You will receive an update file from the manufacturer This must be stored on your computer and ...

Page 36: ...erface operation and functions 36 of 66 Load the new firmware file in the input field with Select file Transfer the file to the device with Start Driver configuration Using this tab you can configure the active drivers and specify the interfaces on which they run ...

Page 37: ...ommunication software of the gateway If the system needs to be restarted this will pop up below the upper menu bar as a Restart Required button Alternatively you can also carry out a restart using the menu item General Restart Click Restart Before restarting the gateway will check the configuration and display the results of this check If the configuration is faulty detailed messages will be shown...

Page 38: ...seconds If a restart is carried out due to a software update it can take up to 4 minutes Click Restart again and confirm the information dialog 6 2 General information on the driver menu areas Every installed communication driver is listed as a separate menu item in the upper menu bar The first submenu item on the left Status lists the current status of a driver s data points Some selected drivers...

Page 39: ...O Upper limit warning W Upper limit alarm A Upper range of values S Lower limit warning w Lower limit alarm a Lower range of values s Historical value H Value has changed c New data point definition N Deleted data point definition D Changed data point definition C Time stamps types and values are self explanatory Data points that can be changed have two values The first value is the actual current...

Page 40: ...System Status The current statuses of gateway data points are displayed here and can be edited if necessary Clicking the Info button will show the detailed properties of a data point To edit the set value of a data point click the Edit button Enter the new set value in the Set Value dialog and confirm with OK ...

Page 41: ...y Activate the check box to deactivate this setting Monitor RAM Activate the check box to monitor the available memory space of the gateway You can then define the lower limit of free RAM on the Free RAM row If available RAM drops below this value the UGW will restart the communication software Confirm with Save Then close the information dialog and carry out a simple restart of the communication ...

Page 42: ...nts can be used for data point mapping The Info button loads details on the data points If necessary you can change BACnet values using the Edit button 6 4 2 BACnet Settings You can make general settings for the BACnet driver and for the BACnet data links on this configuration page Confirm changes with Save Then close the information dialog and carry out a simple restart of the communication softw...

Page 43: ...sing the check box Datalinks You can set which BACnet data links are to be used via the Data links drop down list The following are supported BACnet IP Ethernet BACnet MS TP two wire connection via RS485 BACnet SC Simultaneous BACnet IP and BACnet MS TP Simultaneous BACnet IP and BACnet SC Simultaneous BACnet MS TP and BACnet SC BACnet PTP By ticking this box you can enable communication via the p...

Page 44: ...ent Device Foreign Device Operating mode as Foreign Device b IP mode BBMD The gateway provides BBMD functionality for its own IP subnetwork and allows logins of external FD or BBMD devices Direct broadcasts to own ip network one hop This option enables the use of one hop mode for BBMD This mode is seldom used in networks and should only be set if the network planner explicitly plans for this Broad...

Page 45: ...GW for logging in as a foreign device UDP port BBMD server You can define the UDP port of the BBMD server as a decimal number default value 47808 dec 0xBAC0 hex Reregister interval Time in seconds after which the gateway must newly register with the BBMD B Gateway mode Data links BACnet MS TP BACnet MS TP is the connection for BACnet devices via the RS485 two wire interface The necessary settings ...

Page 46: ...d The possible value range is between 1 and 127 the default value is 1 If this property is not writeable via BACnet this value must be 1 Serial interface Defines the serial interface of the datalink Baud rate Speed of the MS TP network suitable for the other MS TP components in use The value is stated in bit s possible values are 9600 19200 38400 57600 76800 and 115200 baud The default value is 76...

Page 47: ...dentifier Manufacturer ID for unique identification of the device manufacturer Vendor name Manufacturer name as unique designation of the device manufacturer Model name Model description of the UGW Firmware revision Firmware version of the UGW software APDU max length accepted Maximum telegram size in bytes The following values are possible 50 206 480 1024 and 1476 bytes ADPU timeout This value in...

Page 48: ...00 ms 6 4 4 BACnet Objects The BACnet object configuration is displayed here Data points can be filtered according to object type using the upper panel of buttons The available BACnet objects are listed below The object name and description can be edited directly in the input fields in the object list The Edit button opens a dialog with the object specific properties of the data points You can edi...

Page 49: ...ary for this purpose This also applies for the elapsed active timer operating seconds counter BACnet alarming is activated for this object with intrinsic reporting The time delay property determines the report delay in seconds All further information can be taken from the BACnet standard Using the Trend button you can create a new Trendlog object with this object as the input reference in another ...

Page 50: ...figured in such a way that they can be written via BACnet and a change is saved persistently When a property value is saved persistently it can mean that there is an initial value in the configuration file and a value from persistent memory This dialog is used to merge these two values again through a decision by the user Delete persistent data If the persistent value is deleted the original value...

Page 51: ... it from the universal gateway to your computer click Start 6 5 MODBUS Master menu The Modbus protocol is a communication protocol based on a master slave and client server architecture The version with serial interface RS485 is used for the UGW If the Modbus Master driver is installed the MODBUS Master menu will be displayed 6 5 1 MODBUS Master Status This page displays the current statuses of al...

Page 52: ...Confirm changes with Save Then close the information dialog and carry out a simple restart of the communication software 6 5 3 MODBUS Master Files The entire Modbus Master configuration is saved in three files modmster1 cfg driver modmster 1 txt data points dispatch txt global dispatch file These files can be transferred between the computer and the universal gateway download upload on this page T...

Page 53: ...erating Network is a fieldbus standard primarily used in building automation If the LONTalk driver is installed the LONTalk menu area is displayed 6 6 1 LONTalk Status This page displays the current status of all LON data points LON values can also be edited if necessary These data points can be used for data point mapping The Info button loads details on the data points 6 6 2 LONTalk Settings On ...

Page 54: ...gs and nvoBindings are the LON data points with which the mechanism of the LON binding can be used To change the name of a data point in a text dialog click its name field in the list Explicit Neuron ID are the data points that can be polled regularly via the LON Neuron ID You can adjust the poll interval in the LONTalk Settings menu Explicit Subnet Node are the data points that can be polled regu...

Page 55: ...in which you can edit the respective files directly No further file transfers are required for this Rows in the text dialogs with a hash at the beginning are comments Rows without at the beginning are activated settings Confirm the changes with Save and carry out a simple restart of the communication software 6 7 M Bus menu area The M Bus Meter Bus is a two wire fieldbus for the transmission of en...

Page 56: ...mary address Searching using the primary address In the M Bus every counter can be given a unique primary address between 0 and 252 During commissioning this primary address must be assigned to every counter During scanning the addresses of the counter in the specified area are polled individually A responding counter is considered identified here and is listed as a scan result Advantages of count...

Page 57: ...ttings You can set the scan mode and other parameters for conducting the M Bus scan here Contrary to many other communication buses M Bus is permitted to operate counters with different baud rates on the same bus This is why multiple baud rates can be selected at the same time Start the M Bus scan with Scan The progress with the actual scan status is displayed in a dialogue box Step 2 Scan result ...

Page 58: ...its from the previous scan are displayed A failure data point can be found on the Data point status tab on the right This indicates whether communication with the counter is successful or if there is an error Complete this step with Save And Continue Step 4 Create configuration The last step is to create the configuration files and add new counters The Create BACnet object configuration check box ...

Page 59: ...rred between the computer and the universal gateway download upload on this page For the upload a dialog opens in which you can select the file on the PC and transfer it with Start The Edit buttons open text dialogs in which you can edit the respective files directly No further file transfers are required for this Rows in the text dialogs with a hash at the beginning are comments Rows without at t...

Page 60: ...ple 6 8 2 CANopen Settings On this configuration page you can edit the configuration file of the CANopen driver Rows with a hash at the beginning are classified as comments Rows without at the beginning are activated settings Confirm the changes with Save and carry out a simple restart of the communication software 6 8 3 CANopen Files The CANopen configuration is saved in three files canopen1 cfg ...

Page 61: ... dialog opens in which you can select the file on the PC and transfer it with Start The Edit buttons open text dialogs in which you can edit the respective files directly No further file transfers are required for this 6 9 Help menu Contact information for the manufacturer and other system data are displayed in the Help menu 6 9 1 Help Info about This page contains information about the manufactur...

Page 62: ... on the universal gateway and their licences 6 9 3 Help Device info This page displays general information about the universal gateway Type Manufacturer s internal hardware designation Protocol ID Manufacturer s internal protocol ID GW version Version of the gateway operating software OS version Version of the gateway operating system Build info Manufacturer internal unique ID of the gateway firmw...

Page 63: ...rs which may be active at the same time System start Displays the last time the universal gateway was started Free RAM Size of used RAM and total RAM in MB Too little free space can lead to operational problems Last update Validity of the last firmware update 6 9 4 Help System Map This page displays a detailed system map of the gateway This also includes the driver status data points and data poin...

Page 64: ...the programme is running and any communication problems The previous historical log outputs can be displayed by clicking Display Record Clicking Start For 60 Sec provides the current log outputs for 60 seconds after pressing the button This process can be ended by pressing Stop at any time 6 9 6 Help Process Information System The statuses of all operating system processes are provided here The Me...

Page 65: ...ce Notice You can find the reset button on the front of the device The button may only be pressed with a suitable tool Depending on the duration of pressing the following changes are executed after 1 second Restart Status LED flashes green quickly after 10 seconds The IP address will be set to 169 254 0 1 default until the next restart Status LED flashes yellow quickly after 30 seconds Factory res...

Page 66: ...P client address issuance occurs automatically APIPA if the DHCP server is not present The computer therefore automatically receives an IP address from the range in which the gateway works with its default IP address 169 254 0 1 This default address can be activated until the next restart by pressing the Reset button between 5 and 10 seconds Solution 3 computer skills and an installed BACnet proto...

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