Technical Guide
CN-IC2-15
Title
:
i-Controller 2.0 BACnet Communication Settings
EXTERNAL
1
1-22AUG2022
Overview
For proper data transfer to occur between the Building Management System (BMS) and the Fl
ō
i-Controller 2.0, the BACnet
communication connection must be properly configured. If the two controllers are not communicating and if the BMS
Communication
Status displays ‘Offline’ in the
BMS Status screen of the i-Controller, verify the following information.
CAUTION
: Before connection, ensure there is no earth ground on the wires used for the RS485 connection.
Do not ground any of the wires connected to the RS485 terminal blocks inside the unit. Doing so will result in damage to
the i-Controller hardware.
i-Controller 2.0 BACnet Network Configuration
Verify the i-Controller protocol, address, and baud rate.
Figure 1. i-Controller BMS Status screen
The “
BMS Status
” screen displays the
current Fl
ō
i-Controller BMS protocol, BACnet address, baud rate and the status of
the connection to the BMS. If the Fl
ō
i-Controller is connected, the BMS status will display
“Online”
. The BMS status will
display
“Offline” if the BMS is offline or the
Fl
ō
i-Controller is not connected or properly configured.
To change the communications protocol, address, perform the following steps:
1.
From the Home Screen, press the program button three times to navigate to the settings menu.
2.
Use the down arrow button to
highlight “Communications” and press
enter button twice to navigate to the
BMS Configuration Screen.
3.
On BMS Connectivity page 1, you can set the controller address and baud rate.
4.
Use the enter button to navigate to the address field.
5.
Using the and buttons increase and decrease the value as desired.
6.
Once the desired value has been reached press the
enter
button to set the value.
7.
On BMS Connectivity page 2, you can set the communication protocol.
8.
With the cursor back in the home position, at top right of screen, Use the down arrow button to navigate to
page2.
9.
Use the enter button to navigate to the value that you wish to change.
i-Controller 2.0 Settings
BMS Protocol:
BACNET
Address:
xx
Baud rate:
38400
BMS COMM STAT:
Online
