FieldServer ProtoCessor ProtoNode FPC-N34 Startup Manual Download

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Date 9/24/21

2012-E10 ProtoNode Startup

Guide

ProtoNode FPC-N34 and ProtoNode FPC-N35

Startup Guide

For Interfacing Triangle Tube Products:

Prestige and Keystone

To Building Automation Systems:

BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Modbus/TCP, Metasys N2 and LonWorks

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Explains ProtoNode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 hardware and how to install it.

The instructions are effective for the above as of May 2014

Summary of Contents for ProtoCessor ProtoNode FPC-N34

Page 1: ...r Interfacing Triangle Tube Products Prestige and Keystone To Building Automation Systems BACnet MS TP BACnet IP Modbus TCP Metasys N2 and LonWorks APPLICABILITY EFFECTIVITY Explains ProtoNode FPC N34 and FPC N35 hardware and how to install it The instructions are effective for the above as of May 2014 ...

Page 2: ...rchasing the ProtoNode for Triangle Tube Please call Triangle Tube for Technical support of the ProtoNode product FieldServer does not provide direct support If Triangle Tube needs to escalate the concern they will contact FieldServer for assistance Support Contact Information Triangle Tube 1240 Forest Parkway 100 West Deptford NJ 08066 Triangle Tube Service 856 228 8881 Website www triangletube c...

Page 3: ...e Modbus RS 485 network that is connected to each of the devices Section 3 2 5 Connect FPC N34 ProtoNode s 3 pin RS 485 port to the Field Protocol cabling Section 3 3 or connect FPC N35 ProtoNode s 2 pin LonWorks port to the Field Protocol cabling Section 3 4 6 Connect Power to ProtoNode s 6 pin connector Section 3 5 7 BACnet IP or Modbus TCP FPC N34 Use the ProtoNode s embedded tool which is acce...

Page 4: ...p www bacnetinternational net btl for more information about the BACnet Testing Laboratory LONMARK CERTIFICATION LonMark International is the recognized authority for certification education and promotion of interoperability standards for the benefit of manufacturers integrators and end users LonMark International has developed extensive product certification standards and tests to provide the int...

Page 5: ...tasys N2 FPC N34 Wiring Field Port to RS 485 Network 17 3 4 LonWorks FPC N35 Wiring Field Port to LonWorks Network 17 3 5 Connecting Power to ProtoNode 18 4 BACnet IP and Modbus TCP Change the Protonode IP Address 19 4 1 Connect the PC to ProtoNode via the Ethernet Port 19 4 2 BACnet MS TP and BACnet IP Setting Node_Offset to Assign Specific Device Instances 20 4 3 Accessing the FST Web GUI from t...

Page 6: ...e 9 Modbus RS 485 Biasing Switch on the ProtoNode N34 left and ProtoNode N35 right 15 Figure 10 Modbus RS 485 End Of Line Termination Switch on the ProtoNode N34 left and 16 Figure 11 Connection from ProtoNode to RS 485 Field Network 17 Figure 12 RS 485 EOL Switch 17 Figure 13 LonWorks Terminal 17 Figure 14 Required current draw for the ProtoNode 18 Figure 15 Power Connections 18 Figure 16 Etherne...

Page 7: ...ous protocols are stored within the ProtoNode and are selectable via DIP switches for fast and easy installation It is not necessary to download any configuration files to support the required applications Each ProtoNode has a unique part number located on the underside of the unit This number should be recorded as it may be required for technical support The numbers are as follows Model Part Numb...

Page 8: ...tige and Keystone communicate with the ProtoNode using the settings listed in Figure 2 These settings are not adjustable Serial Port Setting Device Protocol Modbus RTU Baud Rate 38400 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Figure 2 Modbus RTU COM Settings Set the Modbus Address for each of the devices attached to ProtoNode The Modbus Address needs to be uniquely assigned starting with a value of 1 fo...

Page 9: ... S1 S2 S3 1 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP Off Off Off Off 2 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP On Off Off Off 3 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP Off On Off Off 4 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP On On Off Off 5 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP Off Off On Off 6 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP On Off On Off 7 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP Off On On Off 8 Prestige to BACnet IP BACnet MSTP...

Page 10: ... On 3 Keystone to Lonworks Off On Off On 4 Keystone to Lonworks On On Off On 5 Keystone to Lonworks Off Off On On 6 Keystone to Lonworks On Off On On 7 Keystone to Lonworks Off On On On 8 Keystone to Lonworks On On On On NOTE When setting DIP Switches please ensure that power to the board is OFF Only 1 MAC address is set for ProtoNode regardless of how many devices are connected to ProtoNode Set t...

Page 11: ...e_Offset value 50 000 o A Bank DIP switch MAC address 11 Then the Device Instance values for the devices are o Device 1 Instance 50 011 o Device 2 Instance will then be 50 011 Device Instance 1 1 50 012 o Device 3 Instance will then be 50 012 previous Device Instance 1 50 013 With the default Node_Offset value of 50 000 the Device Instances values generated will be within the range of 50 000 to 50...

Page 12: ...ovided by the Building Management System for BACnet MS TP DIP Switches B0 B3 are disabled on ProtoNode FPC N35 FPC N35 LonWorks The baud rate on ProtoNode for Metasys N2 is set for 9600 DIP Switches B0 B3 are disabled for Metasys N2 on ProtoNode FPC N34 NOTE When setting DIP Switches please ensure that power to the board is OFF Baud B0 B1 B2 B3 9600 On On On Off 19200 Off Off Off On 38400 On On Of...

Page 13: ...91 Tarob Court Milpitas California 95035 USA Web www protocessor com Email support protocessor com 3 1 ProtoNode FPC N34 and FPC N35 Showing Connection Ports Figure 7 ProtoNode BACnet FPC N34 upper and ProtoNode LonWorks FPC N35 lower 3 INTERFACING PROTONODE TO DEVICES ...

Page 14: ...s 1 through 3 are for connecting to each device o Reference the table in Figure 8 for Prestige and Keystone wiring terminations o Multiple devices should be daisy chain wired to the ProtoNode Pins 4 through 6 are for power Do not connect power wait until Section 3 5 Prestige Keystone ProtoNode Pin Pin assignment Modbus A 20 MB1 A MB2 A Pin 1 RS 485 Modbus B 21 MB1 B MB2 B Pin 2 RS 485 Modbus G 22 ...

Page 15: ...oNode has 530 Ohm resistors that can be used to set the biasing The ProtoNode s default positions from the factory for the Biasing jumpers are OFF The OFF position is when the 2 RED biasing jumpers straddle the 4 pins closest to the outside of the board of the ProtoNode See Figure 9 Only turn biasing ON o IF the BMS cannot see more than one device connected to the ProtoNode o AND you have checked ...

Page 16: ... end The ProtoNode has an End Of Line EOL blue jumper The default setting for this Blue EOL switch is OFF with the jumper straddling the pins closest to the inside of the board of the ProtoNode o On short cabling runs the EOL jumper does not to need to be turned ON If the ProtoNode is placed at one of the ends of the trunk set the blue EOL jumper to the ON position straddling the pins closest to t...

Page 17: ...onWorks Network Figure 13 LonWorks Terminal Connect the BACnet MS TP or Metasys N2 RS 485 network wires to the 3 pin RS 485 connector on ProtoNode FPC N34 as shown below in Figure 11 See Section 4 for information on connecting to BACnet IP network If the ProtoNode is the last device on the BACnet MS TP or Metasys N2 trunk then the End Of Line Termination Switch needs to be enabled Figure 12 It is ...

Page 18: ... 5 Power Requirement for ProtoNode at 9V through 30 VDC or 12 24 VAC Current Draw Type ProtoNode Family 12VDC VAC 24VDC VAC 30VDC FPC N34 Typical 170mA 100mA 80mA FPC N34 Maximum 240mA 140mA 100mA FPC N35 Typical 210mA 100mA 90mA FPC N35 Maximum 250mA 130mA 100mA Note These values are nominal and a safety margin should be added to the power supply of the host system A safety margin of 25 is recomm...

Page 19: ...s Over between the PC and ProtoNode The Default IP Address of ProtoNode is 192 168 1 24 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 If the PC and ProtoNode are on different IP Networks assign a static IP Address to the PC on the 192 168 1 xxx network For Windows XP Go to Right click on Local Area Connection Properties Highlight For Windows 7 Go to Right click on Local Area Connection Properties Highlight For Win...

Page 20: ...aying the current value default 50 000 Change the value of Node_Offset to establish the desired Device Instance values and click SUBMIT o Given that Device Instance Node_Offset MAC address o Then Node_Offset required Device Instance desired MAC address For example o Device 1 has a Modbus Address of 1 o Device 2 has a Modbus Address of 2 o Device 3 has a Modbus Address of 3 o MAC address Bank A DIP...

Page 21: ...n changed by previous configuration you will need to get the assigned IP address from the network administrator The Web Configurator will be displayed as your landing page Figure 18 Below the Active Profiles heading you should see profiles listed for connected devices If no profiles are present then the wiring baud rate and DIP switch settings must be checked because there is a problem with device...

Page 22: ...ss the IP Settings menu Figure 19 Enter the new IP address for the ProtoNode s Ethernet port in the N1 IP address field If necessary change the Subnet Mask setting in the N1 Netmask field If necessary change the IP Gateway setting in the Default Gateway field Note If the ProtoNode is connected to a router the IP Gateway of the ProtoNode should be set to the IP address of the router that it is conn...

Page 23: ...de FPC N35 at the correct step of the Commissioning process which is different for each LonWorks Network Management Tool If an XIF file is required see steps in Section 5 1 1 to generate XIF Connect a standard CAT5 Ethernet cable Straight through or Cross Over between the PC and ProtoNode The Default IP Address of ProtoNode is 192 168 1 24 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 If the PC and ProtoNode are o...

Page 24: ...ver XIF File Being Generated For Windows XP and Windows 7 select Use the following IP address Click twice Open a web browser and go to the following address IP address of ProtoCessor fserver xif Example 192 168 1 24 fserver xif If the web browser prompts you to save file save the file onto the PC If the web browser displays the xif file as a web page save the file on your PC as fserver xif ...

Page 25: ...ve the BMS Integrator on site A Serial or USB to RS 485 converter is needed to test BACnet MS TP To request the complementary BACnet CAS key go to http app chipkin com activation twoweek and fill in all the information Enter Vendor Code TriangleTube2BACnet Once completed the key will be sent to the email address that was submitted From this email the long key will need to be copied and pasted into...

Page 26: ...he BACnet MSTP MAC address to 0 o Set the BACnet MSTP Baud Rate to 38400 o Click Ok o On the bottom right hand corner make sure that the BACnet MSTP box is green o Click on discover o Check all 4 boxes o Click Send See Section 4 1 to set the IP address and subnet of the PC that will be running the CAS Explorer Connect a standard CAT5 Ethernet cable Straight through or Cross Over between the PC and...

Page 27: ...tions of LEDs on ProtoNode Appendix A 4 o Check Modbus device address o Verify wiring o Verify all the Modbus RTU devices were discovered in FST Web Configurator Section 4 2 Field COM problems o Visual observations of LEDs on ProtoNode Appendix A 4 o Visual dipswitch settings using correct baud rate and device instance o Verify IP address setting o Verify wiring If the problem still exists a Diagn...

Page 28: ...lities and design documents php Disable any wireless Ethernet adapters on the PC Laptop Disable firewall and virus protection software if possible Connect a standard CAT5 Ethernet cable Straight through or Cross Over between the PC and ProtoNode The Default IP Address of ProtoNode is 192 168 1 24 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 If the PC and ProtoNode are on different IP Networks assign a static IP A...

Page 29: ...nd Windows 7 select Use the following IP address Click twice Double click on the FST Diag Utility Step 1 Select a Field Server IP Address The IP address can be entered manually or selected by clicking on button 1 using the Utility Step 2 Take a Log Press the Take Log button While the Utility runs a few DOS prompts will flash across the monitor Don t click or type anything in to these DOS prompts T...

Page 30: ...ocessor com Step 3 Send Log Click the Send Log button located near the bottom of the dialog The following dialog should appear Push the Locate Folder button to launch explorer and have it point directly at the correct folder The file upload zip must be sent to support fieldserver com Step 4 Close the Program Press the exit button when the log is completed ...

Page 31: ...ions Tag Description SPL The SPL LED will light if the ProtoNode is off line RUN The RUN LED will start flashing 20 seconds after power indicating normal operation ERR The SYS ERR LED will go on solid 15 seconds after power up It will turn off after 5 seconds A steady red light will indicate there is a system error on ProtoNode If this occurs immediately report the related system error shown in th...

Page 32: ...Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 3 Prestige to Metasys N2 Off On Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 4 Prestige to Metasys N2 On On Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 5 Prestige to Metasys N2 Off Off On Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 6 Prestige to Metasys N2 On Off On Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 7 Prestige to Metasys N2 Off On On Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off 8 Prestige to...

Page 33: ...11 nvoCHPmp SNVT_switch DHW Pump BI 12 DI 12 nvoDHWPmp SNVT_switch System CH2 Pump BI 13 DI 13 nvoSysCH2Pmp SNVT_switch Lockout Code Type AI 14 AI 14 nvoLckotCdType SNVT_count_inc_f Lockout Code AI 15 AI 15 nvoLckotCd SNVT_count_inc_f Lockout Status AI 16 AI 16 nvoLckotStatus SNVT_count_inc_f Boiler Supply Temp Sys Temp AI 17 AI 17 nvoBlrSupTmp SNVT_temp_p Boiler Return Temp AI 18 AI 18 nvoBlrRetT...

Page 34: ...I 20 nvoXCH_BrnDem SNVT_count_inc_f DHW status AI 21 AI 21 nvoXDHWStatus SNVT_count_inc_f DHW Priority Count AI 22 AI 22 nvoXDHWPriCount SNVT_count_inc_f DHW heat demand AI 23 AI 23 nvoXDHWHeatDem SNVT_count_inc_f DHW burner demand AI 24 AI 24 nvoXDHWBrnDem SNVT_count_inc_f DHW pump status AI 25 AI 25 nvoXDHWPmpStatus SNVT_count_inc_f DHW Pump Idle Days Count AI 26 AI 26 nvoXDHWPmpIdlDay SNVT_coun...

Page 35: ... nvoXSlv5State SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 5 firing rate AI 50 AI 50 nvoXSlv5FirRate SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 6 State AI 51 AI 51 nvoXSlv6State SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 6 firing rate AI 52 AI 52 nvoXSlv6FirRate SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 7 State AI 53 AI 53 nvoXSlv7State SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 7 firing rate AI 54 AI 54 nvoXSlv7FirRate SNVT_count_inc_f Slave 8 State AI 55 AI 55 nvoXSlv8State SNVT_count_inc_f Sl...

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Page 39: ... in Weight 0 2 kg 0 4 lbs Operating Temperature 40 C to 75 C 40 F to167 F Surge Suppression EN61000 4 2 ESD EN61000 4 3 EMC EN61000 4 4 EFT Humidity 5 90 RH non condensing Specifications subject to change without notice Figure 27 Specifications For UL compliance the following instructions must be met when operating ProtoNode The units shall be powered by listed LPS or Class 2 power supply suited t...

Page 40: ... installation or application or on which original identification marks have been removed or altered This Limited Warranty also will not apply to interconnecting cables or wires consumables or to any damage resulting from battery leakage In all cases FieldServer Technology s responsibility and liability under this warranty shall be limited to the cost of the equipment The purchaser must obtain ship...

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