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Summary of Contents for 460MXE

Page 1: ...460MXE Gateway User Guide 460MXE Gateway User Guide...

Page 2: ...forth in this agreement may not apply to you No patent liability is assumed by Real Time Automation with respect to use of information circuits equipment or software described in this manual Governmen...

Page 3: ...a BACnet IP Client or Ethernet IP Client or DeviceNet Master By following this guide you will be able to configure the 460MXE gateway for basic operation You will set the device s network settings an...

Page 4: ...Data You will need the following tools The 460MXE Gateway The provided CD ROM A Working PC Windows based The Supplied Ethernet crossover cable A 7 30 VDC power source T strip You will also need to ve...

Page 5: ...60MXE gateway are for Port 0 T strip to be set for RS485 in cluding power Pin 5 Port 1 DB9 is set to RS232 by default If these default port are not compatible with your equipment they can be configure...

Page 6: ...0MXE gateway are for Port 0 T strip to be set for CAN while Port 1 DB9 is set to RS485 by default If these default port are not compatible with your equipment they can be configured differently For sp...

Page 7: ...e to the device 2 Using the crossover cable supplied connect the device to the PC NOTE If you are connecting to the device via a hub or a switch use a standard Ethernet cable 3 Insert the provided CD...

Page 8: ...1 Open an MS DOS Command Prompt 2 Type ipconfig and press enter 3 Note the IP address The previous example was 192 168 0 1 4 To test the communication between the PC and the unit type ping in the prom...

Page 9: ...2 Type the desired description into the text box 3 Click Save 4 From the Main Page Click the Edit button with the Application Parameters section 5 Enter a 0 to transfer data to BACnet IP 6 Enter a 1 t...

Page 10: ...xt box 3 Click Save 4 In the Selected Communication Modules row click Edit 5 In the Modbus row click Edit 6 Verify that the Enabled box is checked 7 Response Timeout is set to 500 ms by default and sh...

Page 11: ...Master Modules 1 From the Main page click Edit in the Client Module Configuration row 2 There are four options for external devices Eaton IQ 250 260 Power Meter Eaton IQ 130 140 150 Eaton Power Xpert...

Page 12: ...d Generic Remote Modbus Slave Device button 5 Enter a name for the device in the Device Label field to help distinguish between multiple devices 6 In the Slave address enter the address that correspon...

Page 13: ...e BACnet device to the Modbus slave 3 The Point Type Data Type values will match those of the Modbus slave device 4 Length is the number of data types to be read It is not the number of registers 5 Cl...

Page 14: ...t corresponds with your Modbus Slave device s 3 In the Device Name field enter a unique name for the device 4 The Description and Locations fields are optional Filling in the fields is recommended to...

Page 15: ...net IP Server 1 For the Data Out column do the same as Step 8 except use the correct Output Instance Number Length in bytes and Required Pack Interval in milliseconds 2 Click Save when configuration i...

Page 16: ...ange the device description on the main page in the Description row click Edit Otherwise skip to step 4 2 Type the desired description into the text box 3 Click Save 4 In the Selected Communication Mo...

Page 17: ...249 1612 460 Gateway Device Line 460MXE Application Parameters 1 Next Application Parameters click Edit 2 460MXE Mapping will display the connection between the tags file names in your PLC to the BAC...

Page 18: ...The 460MXE Device Summary and Status page will be shown 3 The device drop down menu allows you to switch between the different devices and display their status 4 Under Show you can choose to show onl...

Page 19: ...1612 460 Gateway Device Line 460MXE Validating Gateway Communication If the Timeout counter or the Error counter are incrementing or a status of Enabled Not Connected refer to the Troubleshooting Tops...

Page 20: ...ollow these steps 1 From the Main Page click the Utilities button 2 Click Save Configuration to File 3 Click Save 4 Browse to the location you want to save the file 5 Click OK 6 Remove the first devic...

Page 21: ...ded location 3 For Bacnet IP or Ethernet IP follow steps 4 6 For DeviceNet skip to step 7 4 Attach the Ethernet cable from the BACnet IP Client Ethernet IP Client to the network port on the 460MXE Gat...

Page 22: ...ng side of the Gateway unit 3 Remove the green T Strip connector Slide the cover off towards the ports The jumpers are just behind the ports 4 Move the jumper shunts to reflect the desired settings 5...

Page 23: ...3 4 5 Pin Setting GND CANL SHIELD CANH PWR Port 1 DB 9 RS485 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin Setting NC TX NC NC GND NC TX NC NC Port 0 T Strip CAN 1 2 3 4 5 Pin Setting GND CANL SHIELD CANH PWR Port 1 DB 9 RS...

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