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Applications Guide

KMD-5551E translator

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Translator A

Translator B

Includes installation, operation, and maintenance instructions

Revision B

Summary of Contents for KMD-5551E

Page 1: ...Applications Guide KMD 5551E translator Tier 2 Tier 2 Translator A Translator B Includes installation operation and maintenance instructions Revision B ...

Page 2: ...any means without the written permission of KMC Controls Inc Printed in U S A The material in this manual is for information purposes only The contents and the product it describes are subject to change without notice KMC Controls Inc makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual In no event shall KMC Controls Inc be liable for any damages direct or incidental arising out of o...

Page 3: ... Tier 1 and two KMD Tier 2 networks 19 Section 3 Configuring the KMD 5551E translator 21 Initial setup 21 Set up for configuration 22 Logging in 22 Changing your computer s address 24 Device properties page 27 Time page 28 Security page 29 KMD HPO Override Report page 30 Session timeout 32 Section 4 Setting up translation 33 BACnet IP routing 33 BACnet foreign device routing 34 BACnet Broadcast Ma...

Page 4: ...BACnet network 47 Add the module files to the station 48 Add the translator license to the station 48 Add the translation service palette 49 Discover the KMD devices 50 Adjust the tuning policy 50 Section 5 Advanced features 53 Recovering the network address 53 Updating the firmware 54 Configure from a file 55 Index 57 Contents KMC Controls Inc 4 Revision B ...

Page 5: ...nfigured from internally served web pages l Internal network diagnostics and route status reports Topics in this section Specifications 5 Accessories and replacement parts 8 Mounting the translator 8 Connecting for network routing 9 Connecting power 10 Single cable connection 12 Maintenance 13 If you encounter difficulty 13 Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice Communi...

Page 6: ...required power Weight Approximately 5 3 ounces 149 grams Case material Green and black flame retardant plastic Processor and memory Processor Processor 32 bit ARM Cortex M4 Memory Configuration parameters and diagnostics are stored in nonvolatile memory auto restart on power failure Regulatory and agency listings UL UL 916 Energy Management Equipment RoHS RoHS compliant pending CE CE compliant FCC...

Page 7: ...r the controllers connected to one KMD Tier 2 network or both to a BACnet virtual network Values for KMD input output and variable points are translated between BACnet input output and value objects Translation is limited to the following properties l Point values and Present values l Manual and Out of service status l Device controller and panel names l Object and point names descriptions and lab...

Page 8: ...with terminal blocks and DIN clip License DR KMD TRANS Niagara license for any KMD 5551E translator discovered by a station Mounting the translator For permanent installations the translator can be flush mounted or snapped to a 35 x 75 mm DIN rail For translator dimensions see the topic Specifications on page 5 Surface mounting Extend the mounting tabs away from the translator body and fasten with...

Page 9: ... connected to a 24 volt transformer for power For installations that include Internet access install the translator behind a firewall Illustration 1 2 Permanent installation Internet Firewall Network router KMD 5551E 24 volts on end Tier 2 See also the following topics l Mounting the translator on page 8 l Connecting power on page 10 KMD 5551E Translator Section 1 Introduction Revision B 9 ...

Page 10: ...repeaters per Tier 2 network l Place a KMD 5567 surge suppressor in the cable where it exits a building Illustration 1 3 Tier 2 wiring and end of line switches A B S A B S End of segment Middle of segment EOL End Of Line termination switches The devices on the physical ends of the Tier 2 wiring segment must have end of line termination added for proper network operation l If the translator is at t...

Page 11: ...r and network communications see the topic Single cable connection on page 12 For permanent installations the translator is usually powered from a 24 volt transformer or DC power supply Illustration 1 5 24 volt power connections 24 volts AC 24 volts DC For 24 volt AC power Connect a 24 volt transformer to the black power terminal block on the end of the translator l Connect the AC phase to the pha...

Page 12: ...on This cable meets the specification to supply the power and communications required by the translator Other cables may prevent routing on one or more ports Illustration 1 6 Single cable connection Computer with browser To set up a single cable connection do the following 1 Plug the USB cable from the HPO 5551 cable kit into the translator 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer D...

Page 13: ...opens set up the translator as described in the topic Setting up translation on page 33 Maintenance The KMD 5551E translator requires no routine maintenance If necessary clean with a damp cloth and mild soap If you encounter difficulty If you experience difficulty with the KMD 5551E translator KMC Controls provides the following assistance The KMC Controls web site Navigate to the support section ...

Page 14: ...Section 1 Introduction KMC Controls Inc 14 Revision B ...

Page 15: ...rtual network and devices KMD controllers and networks B C D E A B C D E Topics in this section Translation rules 15 Applicable controllers 16 Example networks 17 Translation rules The KMD 5551E translator supports one Tier 1 controller and the controllers on one Tier 2 network The Tier 2 network does not have to be connected to the Tier 1 controller l KMDigital input output and variable points ar...

Page 16: ... Manual status are transferred to a BACnet input object as Out Of Service l When reading a property values may be cached for up to 30 seconds BACnet to KMD translation l Changing the BACnet Present Value property at any priority level transfers directly to the value of the KMD point and the point is set to Manual l Changing an Input Object to Out of Service changes the KMD point to Manual l Values...

Page 17: ...r network routing on page 9 l Setting up translation on page 33 KMD Tier 2 only For networks without a KMD Tier 1 controller connect a translator directly to the Tier 2 network and to the same local area network to which the JACE is connected All Tier 2 devices will appear on the same virtual BACnet network Illustration 2 2 KMD 5551E translator connected to a Tier 2 network KMD 5551E Translator Se...

Page 18: ...cal area network that the Tier 1 and JACE controllers are connected to The Tier 1 and all Tier 2 controllers will appear on the same virtual BACnet network Illustration 2 3 KMD 5551E translator connected to a Tier 1 controller and a Tier 2 network Section 2 Translation concepts KMC Controls Inc 18 Revision B ...

Page 19: ...or A and configure it l Connect and configure Translator B for the second Tier 2 network l The Tier 1 controller and the Tier 2 controllers associated with Translator A will appear on one BACnet virtual network The controllers on the Tier 2 network with Translator B will appear on a second BACnet virtual network Illustration 2 4 Two KMD 5551E translators connected to a Tier 1 controller and two Ti...

Page 20: ...Section 2 Translation concepts KMC Controls Inc 20 Revision B ...

Page 21: ...y page 29 KMD HPO Override Report page 30 Session timeout 32 Initial setup Configure the KMD 5551E translator with an HTML5 compatible web browser using the web pages served from within the translator The translator has the following default network address values l IP address 192 168 1 252 l Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 l Gateway 192 168 1 1 You will need the following information before you can con...

Page 22: ...In addition to the Ethernet connection supply temporary power to the translator with a USB cable An alternative to the USB power connection is a 24 volt AC source See Connecting power on page 10 Illustration 3 1 Connecting for configuration USB for power Ethernet cable Logging in Use an HTML5 browser to log in and configure the translator To log in do the following 1 Connect the translator to an E...

Page 23: ... the address 192 168 1 252 5 At the log in window enter the following user name and password l User name admin l Password admin KMD 5551E Translator Section 3 Configuring the KMD 5551E translator Revision B 23 ...

Page 24: ...nce you change the IP address place the translator on the new subnet and log in using the new address After the address is changed and saved the translator will not respond to the old address Changing your computer s address To directly connect a computer to a translator you must set the IP address of the computer to be compatible with the IP address of the translator 1 From the Windows Control Pa...

Page 25: ...connection may be Ethernet Local Area Connection or something similar 3 In the Ethernet Status dialog click Properties 4 In the Ethernet Properties dialog scroll and select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP and then click Properties KMD 5551E Translator Section 3 Configuring the KMD 5551E translator Revision B 25 ...

Page 26: ... enter the following for the IP address subnet mask and Gateway l IP address 192 168 1 10 l Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 l Gateway Leave empty or unchanged 6 When all information is correct click OK Section 3 Configuring the KMD 5551E translator KMC Controls Inc 26 Revision B ...

Page 27: ...MD controllers as BACnet devices See the topics Configuring the KMD Virtual Port on page 39 and KMD Subnet Device Configuration page on page 40 Device Name The name must be unique among all devices on the BACnet internetwork Description Optional information not included in the device name Location An optional value that describes the translator s physical location Device Instance A number that ide...

Page 28: ...k must match the mask for the network gateway router and other devices on the subnet Default Gateway The address of the network gateway router The KMD 5551E translator and gateway router must be part of the same LAN subnet Restart Device Restarts the translator Similar to restarting the translator with a BACnet cold start from KMC Connect or TotalControl A restart does not change properties or sav...

Page 29: ...c Period Sets the interval to send time synchronization to None Daily Weekly or Monthly l Time Choice Sets the type of time synchronization to NONE UTC LOCAL or UTC LOCAL The translator supports both UTC and local time synchronization l UTC The translator sends time sync messages in universal time UTC The devices on the network then apply an offset to calculate local time and date UTC is the prefe...

Page 30: ... Override Report page This KMD HPO Override Report page lists the override status of the optional HPO 6700 series output cards installed in KMD controllers l Only output points with the HPO card switches set to the H Hand controlled On or O Off position are listed in the report l The report does not show which of the H or O positions the switch is in l Controllers with switches set to the A Auto p...

Page 31: ...is listed in the Index column Point Mnemonic The Point Mnemonic column identifies each output point that is in a manual mode H or O The mnemonic consists of three parts l The panel number of the controller on the Tier 2 network l The word OUTPUT l The number of the output point within the controller Description The Description column lists the Description property assigned to the output point with...

Page 32: ...will automatically close after one hour of inactivity After 58 minutes the Reset Session Timer button appears on any open page Click to reset the session timer Section 3 Configuring the KMD 5551E translator KMC Controls Inc 32 Revision B ...

Page 33: ...initial configuration or after the translator has an IP address assigned and it is installed in its permanent location See Configuring the KMD 5551E translator on page 21 for initial configuration and log in procedures Topics in this section BACnet IP routing 33 BACnet foreign device routing 34 BACnet Broadcast Management Device routing 36 BACnet PAD routing 38 Configuring the KMD Virtual Port 39 ...

Page 34: ...s in the range from 1 to 65534 Other IP routing protocols l BACnet Broadcast Management Device routing on page 36 l BACnet PAD routing on page 38 l BACnet foreign device routing on page 34 BACnet foreign device routing The IP Port can be configured as a BACnet Foreign device The values on this page are assigned by the BACnet system engineer For the log in procedure see the topic Initial setup on p...

Page 35: ...te Port Enter the port number of the remote BBMD If port address translation PAT is used between the KMD 5551E translator and the BBMD contact the network system administrator for the correct public UDP port Time To Live Sets the interval at which the translator sends a registration message to the BBMD with which it is registered The valid time range is 1 65535 seconds If the BBMD does not receive...

Page 36: ...do the following 1 Use an Internet browser to log in 2 Click Routing and then Configuration 3 Select Enable for the port 4 From the port list box choose BBMD 5 Click Table and then add entries to the Broadcast Distribution Table BDT 6 Set other properties as needed and then click Save Note The translator will restart For additional changes log in again Enable Select to enable the network The port ...

Page 37: ...ss the BDTs are different in every translator Each BDT will use its own private IP address port number and subnet mask and the public IP address port number and subnet mask for all of the other BBMDs on the internetwork To add or delete entries do the following l Adding entries Click Add for additional entries l Deleting entries Select sel and click Delete Max FDT Table Entries Sets the maximum nu...

Page 38: ...separated by at least one IP only router The PAD router monitors network traffic for BACnet messages addressed to other subnets and then repackages the message so that they can pass through IP routers in effect forming a tunnel between the two network segments A companion PAD router unpacks and retransmits the message on the remote BACnet network Enable Select to enable the network The port block ...

Page 39: ...ces on a BACnet virtual network NET Sets up the BACnet virtual network for the KMD controllers The Tier 1 and all Tier 2 controllers connect to the same translator are added to this network as BACnet devices Network numbers must be unique on the BACnet internetwork and in the range from 1 to 65534 Main Net Tier 1 Settings in the Main Net area point the translator to a KMD Tier 1 controller The KMD...

Page 40: ...slator s Tier 2 connector Note The KMD Tier 2 network must be wired to the Tier 2 connector on the translator See the topic Tier 2 wiring on page 10 Enable Select to enable the connection to a Tier 2 network Baud Rate Set this to match the Baud Rate of the controllers on the Tier 2 network Panel number Assign the translator a panel number address to use on the Tier 2 network Typically this is zero...

Page 41: ...s working correctly and values are transferring as needed Red A red background indicates that no controller is online for the MAC This status could indicate that a previously discovered controller is now offline or no controller has been assigned to this MAC address Yellow A yellow background indicates that port for that MAC is locked This may indicate that discovery is still in progress or that t...

Page 42: ... only for information See the topic Configuring the KMD Virtual Port on page 39 to change the MAC in a Tier 1 controllers Routing Status page The KMD 5551E translator includes BACnet routing functions References to the router and routing in this topic refer to the BACnet routing functions and networks including the BACnet virtual network within the translator The status of the KMDigital networks c...

Page 43: ...sted l Direct or local networks are connected directly to the router l Remote networks are on the other side of one or more remote routers The path to a remote network always includes at least one directly connected network Each of the columns lists information about local or remote networks Tip If a directly connected network is shown to have a problem the remote networks that connect to it will ...

Page 44: ...g correctly and capable of passing traffic None required Busy The amount of network traffic is high enough that no new traffic can be accepted A temporary condition that does not require intervention Down Gone The network is not functional and is rejecting traffic Most likely will require manual intervention Conditions that cause a network to be down may include either LAN or BACnet router problem...

Page 45: ...an address issue because of network address translation BBMD Multiple B Indicates the router has detected another BBMD in the same subnet as itself Traffic is not routed Remove a BBMD from the network Foreign Device NAK F A foreign device is preventing the router s request to distribute messages Initially this will not block traffic However as additional registration requests are received attempts...

Page 46: ...ork is running on the station If the network is not running on the station see the Tridium document NiagaraAX BACnet Guide to add the network to the station The following procedures will guide you through enabling the translation service 1 Purchase a license on page 46 2 Download the required module files on page 47 3 Discover and add translators to the BACnet network on page 47 4 Add the module f...

Page 47: ...s kmcKmdTranslator rt jar kmcKmdTranslator wb jar To download the files do the following 1 Download the file from partners kmccontrols com and store it in a convenient location 2 Open the downloaded zip file 3 Do one of the following l For NiagaraAX move the jar file to the following location C KMC Niagara 3 8 x modules l For Niagara N4 move both jar files to the following location C KMC Niagara 4...

Page 48: ...jar module files to be added to the station To add files to a NiagaraAX station do the following 1 Open the platform 2 Start the File Transfer Client 3 In the Files on this computer list locate the file kmcKmdTranslator jar 4 Select the file 5 On the right side of the page locate the folder opt niagara modules 6 Click to start the transfer To add files to a Niagara N4 station do the following 1 Op...

Page 49: ...certificate files supplied by KMC Controls Inc when the driver was purchased The procedure requires adding both a license and a certificate file to the platform 1 Open the platform 2 Start the License Manager 3 Under License click Import 4 Select Import one or more licenses from files 5 Browse to the location of the license file and select it 6 Click OK Note Do not restart the station at this time...

Page 50: ...When discovery is complete select the KMD devices in the Discovered list 7 Click Add at the bottom of the page 8 In the Add dialog verify that Type is set to Bacnet Device 9 Click OK The KMD devices will be added to the BACnet Network under the station drivers Adjust the tuning policy Using a KMD 5551E translator requires adjusting the tuning policy of the BACnet network To set the tuning policy d...

Page 51: ...5 Click Save Illustration 4 3 BACnet tuning policy for KMD 5551E translator KMD 5551E Translator Section 4 Setting up translation Revision B 51 ...

Page 52: ...Section 4 Setting up translation KMC Controls Inc 52 Revision B ...

Page 53: ...r to configure other translators with similar properties Topics in this section Recovering the network address 53 Updating the firmware 54 Configure from a file 55 Recovering the network address If the network address of the translator is lost or unknown the translator will respond to the default IP address for the first 20 seconds after power is applied 1 Disconnect the translator from the LAN an...

Page 54: ...irmware can also be updated with KMC Connect TotalControl or the Firmware Upgrade Tool For instructions see the help and other documentation for those programs Illustration 5 1 Firmware update page To update the firmware do the following 1 Download the new firmware from the KMC partner portal The file is a self extracting executable file that will install the firmware in the correct location Secti...

Page 55: ...e Proceed with Download dialog opens click OK 8 When the download is finished click Commit The translator will restart Configure from a file Configuration properties for the KMD 5551E translator can be saved in a configuration file The configuration file can then be used as a backup file or to configure other translators with similar properties 1 Use an Internet browser to log in 2 From the Advanc...

Page 56: ...ion in the file config_5051E json The file type is JSON Java Script Object Notation and it is saved in the Windows current user s downloads folder Illustration 5 2 Configure from File page Section 5 Advanced features KMC Controls Inc 56 Revision B ...

Page 57: ... name 27 dimensions 7 DIN rail mounting 8 E end of line switches 9 environmental limits 6 F firewall 9 firmware updates 54 FLASH updates 54 foreign device routing 34 G gateway configuring 21 default address 21 gateway address 27 H HPO Override Report 30 I initial setup 21 IP address configuring 21 default 21 Device window 27 recovering 53 IP routing 33 J JSON file 55 L license requirements 8 licen...

Page 58: ...6 regulatory 6 timekeeping 7 translation 7 weight 6 status routing 42 translation 40 subnet mask configuring 21 default 21 surface mounting 8 T table broadcast distribution 36 telephone number 13 Tier 2 specifications 5 wiring 10 Time page 28 time service 28 timekeeping specifications 7 timeout 32 transformer wiring 10 translation applicable models 15 concepts 15 networks 17 rules 15 specification...

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