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BACdrop Setup Wizard User’s Guide
The BACdrop Setup Wizard is a suite of software tools that allow you to configure a BACdrop
gateway and commission a MicroTech network. It is a 32-bit program that runs on a PC equipped
with Windows 95 or Windows 98.
The BACdrop Setup Wizard helps you accomplish the following tasks:
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Obtain a summary of pertinent system information
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Configure the BACdrop gateway
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Download software to the BACdrop gateway
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Back up a BACdrop configuration file to the PC hard disk
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Restore a BACdrop configuration file
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Change gateway timing parameters
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Perform a network diagnostic test through the gateway
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Perform a network diagnostic test without the gateway
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Read/write to MicroTech controllers via mapped BACnet objects
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Configure MicroTech controller port speeds and port configurations
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Log BACnet data packets
Each software tool is set up as a “wizard” that takes you step by step through each task, showing you
cabling diagrams and required communications components when needed.
System Requirements
Hardware—Minimum
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486/33 MHz processor
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500 kb space on the hard disk
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8 Mb RAM
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Serial port
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Standard DB9 serial cable
Hardware—Recommended
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10BaseT Ethernet adapter for PC
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RS-232 to RS-485 converter (for example, from B&B Electronics: Model 485PTBR)
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Power supply for RS-232 to RS-485 converter (for example, from B&B Electronics: 485PS2)
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10BaseT null Ethernet cable or two standard Ethernet cables and an Ethernet hub
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MicroTech PC Communications Cable Kit (McQuay part no. 057186802)
Software
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Windows 95/98
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Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (required to display and print online Help and documentation)