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Each tool’s wizard will present a screen that asks you to select the PC Ethernet adapter to be used.
The screen will look similar to the one in Figure 22.
Note:
You should verify that the PC Ethernet adapter is installed and working properly before using
the BACdrop Setup Wizard. The installation and setup of a PC Ethernet adapter is beyond the scope
of this document.
Figure 22. Select Ethernet Adapter Screen
BACnet Network Diagnostic Tool
The BACnet Network Diagnostic tool makes a single pass through the MicroTech network,
attempting to communicate with every controller defined in the BACdrop configuration file. It
generates a report for each controller that shows the controller’s status and, if it is communicating, its
software IDENT. See Figure 23.
Figure 23. BACnet Network Diagnostic Tool
You can start another network diagnostic test by clicking the Refresh Screen button. To stop a test in
progress, click the Stop Diagnostic button.
It is worth noting that the IDENT is read from each controller’s memory; it does not come from the
BACdrop configuration file. These actual controller IDENTs can be used to verify software
compatibility between the MicroTech controllers and the BACdrop PMF. The importance of software
compatibility is discussed in the BDIP documents and in the “
BACdrop Software
” section of this
document.
The BACnet Network Diagnostic tool is very valuable during network commissioning because it can
prove good communications throughout the entire system supplied by McQuay International, from
the “Ethernet” port on the BACdrop gateway to the last MicroTech controller at the end of the daisy
