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MCS-Bacnet-Router2 

REVISION 2

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Chapter - 1.  Introduction

1.1.  Overview

The MCS-BACNET-ROUTER2 is a BTL-certified BACnet router between MS/TP and B/IP (BACnet over IP) 

as well as a BBMD (BACnet Broadcast Management Device) for transportation of BACnet broadcasts over 

an IP network with several subnets. Additionally, it can serve as a BACnet time master and a BACnet MS/TP 

slave proxy. The MCS-BACNET-ROUTER2 also provides additional features such as optional write protection of 

the BDT, a BACnet/IP access  control list and a simple BBMD communications test to troubleshoot the network. 

The MS/TP port supports remote Wireshark packet capture for troubleshooting the MS/TP channel.

1.1.1 

Scope

This document covers MCS-BACNET-ROUTER2 devices.

For additional information on the MCS-BACNET-ROUTER2 (LIP-ME201)
https://www.loytec.com/products/routers-nic/lip-bacnet

Summary of Contents for MCS-BACNET-ROUTER 2

Page 1: ...tal Solution for all your Control Needs 5580 Enterprise Pkwy Fort Myers FL 33905 Office 239 694 0089 Fax 239 694 0031 www mcscontrols com MCS BACNET ROUTER 2 Installation Reference Guide Revision 2 11 30 2017 ...

Page 2: ...ent shall be published used reproduced transmitted or disclosed to others out side your organization without the prior expressed written consent of Micro Control Systems Inc This document and the information contained herein shall be treated as proprietary Reasonable provisions shall be provided to ensure that this information remains proprietary by your employees agents and other personnel that m...

Page 3: ... Mounting 8 3 4 LED signals 8 3 4 1 Power LED 8 3 4 2 Status LED 8 3 4 3 MSTP Activity LED 8 3 4 4 Ethernet Link LED 8 3 4 5 Ethernet Activity LED 8 3 4 6 BACnet IP LED 8 3 4 7 BBMD LED 9 3 5 Status Button 9 3 6 Wiring 10 Chapter 4 Web Interface 11 4 1 Device Information and Account Management 11 4 2 Login and Passwords 12 4 3 Device Configuration 13 4 3 1 System Configuration 13 4 3 2 Backup and ...

Page 4: ...T Broadcast Distribution Table B IP BACnet over IP this is a BACnet data link layer DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name System DST Daylight Saving Time FD Foreign Device FTP File Transfer Protocol GMT Greenwich Mean Time IP Internet Protocol MAC Media Access Control MS TP Master Slave Token Passing this is a BACnet data link layer NAT Network Address Translation NTP Network Ti...

Page 5: ...s a BACnet time master and a BACnet MS TP slave proxy The MCS BACNET ROUTER2 also provides additional features such as optional write protection of the BDT a BACnet IP access control list and a simple BBMD communications test to troubleshoot the network The MS TP port supports remote Wireshark packet capture for troubleshooting the MS TP channel 1 1 1 Scope This document covers MCS BACNET ROUTER2 ...

Page 6: ... as the password Click on BACnet Config and setup the BACnet Device Configuration Click on Port Config and setup the BACnet IP and BACnet MS TP port configuration If the MCS BACNET ROUTER2 should also act as a BBMD click on BACnet BDT and setup the Broadcast Distribution Table Reboot the MCS BACNET ROUTER2 to commit the changes 2 3 MS TP Protocol Analyzer The MCS BACNET ROUTER2 is equipped with a ...

Page 7: ... are encoded using Code 128 An additional label is also supplied with the MCS BACNET ROUTER2 for documentation purposes Version 4 8 LOYTEC electronics GmbH 3 Hardware Installation 3 1 Enclosure The LIP ME201 enclosure is 107 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 1 4 5 6 Status Button and LED 105 off on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DIP Switch 60 55 Serial Number Order Number 85 Console Con...

Page 8: ...flects a state Flicker is for 25 ms when there is activity on the MS TP data link layer Behavior Description Comment GREEN permanently flicker off Multi Master token ok flicker when traffic Normal condition on a multi master MS TP network ORANGE flicker Sole master flicker when traffic Normal condition on a single master MS TP network RED permanent flicker GREEN Token lost state flicker when trans...

Page 9: ...ory defaults over the console user interface 1 1 DIP Switch Settings The DIP switch assignment for the MCS BACNET ROUTER2 is shown in Table 2 Please leave all switches at default state DIP Switch Function Factory Default 1 Must be OFF OFF 2 Must be OFF OFF 3 Must be ON ON 4 Must be OFF OFF 5 Must be OFF OFF 6 Must be OFF OFF 7 Must be OFF OFF Table 2 DIP Switch Settings for MCS BACNET ROUTER2 1 2 ...

Page 10: ...ics GmbH 16 17 Power Supply 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Do not connect terminal 17 to earth ground Table 3 LIP ME201 Terminals 3 8 Wiring If BACnet over MS TP is enabled the MS TP network segment must be properly terminated with an LT 04 network terminator connected at each of the two ends of the segment media Important When using 2 wire MS TP earth ground must be connected to both terminal 15 and 1...

Page 11: ...ual IP address 6 Then open your Web browser and type in the default IP address 192 168 1 254 7 The device information page should appear as shown in Figure 3 The device information page shows information about the MCS BACNET ROUTER2 and the current firmware version It also contains operational parameters such as free memory system temperature and supply voltage LIP ME201 User Manual 15 LOYTEC Figu...

Page 12: ...e information page shows information about the LIP ME201 and the current firmware version It also contains operational parameters such as free memory system temperature and supply voltage Click through the menus on the left hand side to become familiar with the different screens If you click on Config in the left menu you will be asked to enter the administrator password in order to make changes t...

Page 13: ...urce It is specified as the offset to GMT in hours and minutes e g Vienna Austria is 01 00 New York USA is 06 00 For setting the daylight saving time DST predefined choices are offered for Europe and USA Canada DST can be switched off completely by choosing none or set manually for other regions In that case start and end date of DST must be entered in the fields below The next section on the page...

Page 14: ...the label e g Port 1 Port 2 Ethernet a corresponding configuration tab is provided by the Web UI An example is shown in Figure 8 Each port tab contains a selection of available communication protocols By selecting a checkbox or radio button the various protocols can be enabled or disabled on the communication port Some ports allow exclusive protocol activation only other ports e g the Ethernet por...

Page 15: ...rd protocols that are bound to the Ethernet interface are FTP Telnet and HTTP Web server By deselecting the checkbox those protocols can be individually disabled The standard UDP TCP ports can be changed in the respective protocol settings An example for the FTP server is shown for FTP in Figure 10 The FTP server is used for instance to update the firmware see Section 7 1 Note that HTTP for the We...

Page 16: ...out values are entered in seconds allowing decimal notation e g 7 5 On the settings for BACnet IP refer to Section 4 2 6 For configuring the MS TP data link refer to Section 4 2 7 Note If this page displays the message Device communication is disabled via BACnet network the device has been externally disabled Reboot the device to activate communication again 4 2 6 BACnet IP Configuration The BACne...

Page 17: ...ACnet IP Configuration In the field BACnet IP mode the operation mode of the device is selected Device Default In this mode the device operates as a regular BACnet IP device on the local network without other advanced features Foreign Device FD In this mode the device registers at an existing BBMD in the BACnet IP network as a foreign device It is used if the device is located as a single BACnet I...

Page 18: ...e setting for MS TP max master Decreasing the default value 127 of MS TP max master may reduce latency on the MS TP bus It is strongly recommended to leave the MS TP max info frames and the MS TP max master configuration options at their default settings In any case the MS TP max master number must be high enough to include the highest MS TP node number of all masters on the channel Slave devices ...

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