CommLink 5
Technical Guide
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Page 1: ...CommLink 5 Technical Guide www wattmaster com...
Page 2: ...no responsibility for errors or omissions This document is subject to change without notice General Information 3 CommLink 5 Overview 3 Optional IP Module Kit 3 Installing CommLink 5 ONLY 3 System Req...
Page 3: ...to facilitate monitoring several CommLink 5 s with IP Module Kits installed on individual sites Installing CommLink 5 ONLY When you are using the CommLink 5 in an application without a computer or IP...
Page 4: ...hat the polarity is correct when wiring 24 VAC power to the CommLink power terminal block or serious damage to the product will result Step 4 Install the USB drivers located on the included CD ROM See...
Page 5: ...e Federal State Local Electrical Wiring Codes 18 Gauge 2 Conductor With Shield Not Included See Note 1 Connect To A MiniLink PD MiniLink Or Other Controller As Required By Your Specific System Wiring...
Page 6: ...lowing Situation You Have A Single CommLink With MiniLink s or MiniLink PD s Installed On Your System The CommLink 5 Is Factory Set For Multiple Loop Applications Loop The Loop Switch Setting Should B...
Page 7: ...rollers or Only VCB X Controllers On Your System The CommLink 5 Is Factory Set For Low Baud Rate Applications Baud Rate The Baud Rate Should Be Set To Low In The Following Situations You Are Using Ori...
Page 8: ...rivers For All Products to download the driver files 3 Right click on Click Here Then click Save Link As or Save Target As and select Desktop as the destination 4 Go to the USB DRIVERS ALL exe file on...
Page 9: ...Hardware tab 5 Click the Device Manager button 6 Click on the plus sign next to Ports to see all of the com mon ports 7 Locate the USB Serial Port COM The COM in parentheses is the port it is located...
Page 10: ...ons Prism 2 Setup 1 Open your Prism 2 software 2 Click the Login button and type in the level 3 User Name and password default is admin admin Click Login 3 If Prism 2 is online click the ON LINE butto...
Page 11: ...ndow to initiate an automatic detection of all installed controllers on your system 13 If everything is working correctly Units Found on this Loop should load into the pull down window located on the...
Page 12: ...ur CommLink 5 is connected to a computer and data is sent from Prism to the CommLink 5 via USB COMP Indicates connection to your computer This LED will turn on solid once you plug the USB cable into y...
Page 13: ...y a commercially available Firewall Proxy or NAT enabled router Examples of these would include Cisco NetGear LinkSys or WatchGuard Technologies Also some ISPs provide IPAddress ranges that are alread...
Page 14: ...en you perform a Search for Units or try to open a status screen in Prism 2 If the USB LEDs fail to blink disconnect and reconnect the USB connection If the problem persists verify that the USB driver...
Page 15: ...ou know you are not currently using 6 Once you select the correct COM port number click OK and close any windows opened in the process of changing the port number Make note of this number because you...
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