I N S T A L L A T I O N
©Vantage, 11/6/2014 / IS-0602-A
InFusion Controller II — MODEL: IC-36-II & IC-24-II
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Terminal Board
. If multiple Main Enclosures are used ONLY the first
and last Main Enclosure Terminal Boards on each Bus should have
the
Controller Bus Termination
switch ON.
NOTE:
Termination
switch has no affect on C2C communication.
When updating an existing Vantage system to generation II
controllers the existing
Controller Bus
may be left. However, when
possible run Ethernet to each controller on the updated system
and enable
C2C Ethernet Bus
communication. The new controller
will use the C2C connection as primary and use the
Controller Bus
as a backup.
For additional Enclosure wiring information, please see:
Enclosure Instructions (click to open)
.
Connecting Two Controllers Via Front Ethernet Port
Two
InFusion Controllers may be connected to each other using
the Ethernet ports on the front of each Controller. The maximum
length of the network cable is 328ft or 100meters. C2C Ethernet
connection must be
Enabled
– see
InFusion Controller Front Panel
Button Operation
(below). NOTE: This is generally not
recommended as the two controllers will not have internet access
when connected this way.
Front Buttons
Through front panel buttons on the InFusion Controller edit or see,
time, IP connection, IC Information
and other settings. The
Controller may also be placed in
service mode
from the front
controls.
Service Mode:
Press and hold EXIT; pres and release RESET.
Continue holding Exit for about 5 seconds, then release. Press
RESET by itself to exit service mode
The following contains additional detailed information on some of
the LCD screens on front of the controller:
SCREEN 4, IP SETTINGS – A static IP address may be assigned to
the IC. Once a static IP address has been assigned to the Controller
and saved, the NM: (NetMask) address displays automatically. With
the NetMask field highlighted click the Adj. button to change
settings for NM, GW, DNS1, and DNS2. Adjust each communication
protocol as needed. The NM and GW settings are necessary for the
controller’s internet access and the connection of remote Equinox
devices.
SCREEN 6, DHCP – This screen allows the InFusion Controller to
obtain an IP address automatically through DHCP. Record this
address in the Design Center project file for future connections
through Ethernet.
SCREEN 7, CONTROLLER INFORMATION – This screen shows
information about the IC.
•
Uptime
– the amount of time the IC has been operating without
losing power, reported in
days:hours:minutes
.
•
RAM
– Free Memory / Total Memory
o
RAM: This is the active memory, Random Access Memory
and is volatile.
•
Flash
– Free Memory / Total Memory
o
Flash memory is nonvolatile like the Hard-Drive on a
computer. This is the main memory storage area for all
programming. Data is compressed when downloaded.
•
Backup
– System must contain a micro SD card to create a
current backup of the system via the micro SD card. Answer
Yes or No to create or cancel the new backup.
•
Restore*
– System must contain a micro SD card. Pressing
button 3 or 4 will open a screen allowing the selection from a
history of backups. Select which backup is wanted with
Up/Down buttons and then press Select. Answer Yes or No to
execute or abort the restore.
*
This will re-program all of the controllers on the system from
the selected backup.
When a backup has been manually
executed an
Undo
option appears in the backup history list.
SCREEN 16, C2C SETTINGS – This screen is very important when
using IP for controller to controller communication.
C2C— Ethernet
:
(Eth:) must be Enabled.
Channel
: Because more than one InFusion System may be on a
single network a unique channel (Chn:) number may be assigned to
the controllers for each InFusion System. The
Peer
number is
assigned automatically.
Example, it is possible to have two or more ICs with address 1,
address 2, and etc., in a large building containing two or more
InFusion systems. These InFusion systems can all be on one
network. Assigning a unique channel number to each Controller
group allows the identically addressed controllers to operate as
independent systems on the same network.
Peers:
This is a bitmask of all
controllers visible to this
controller displayed in HEX.
Convert to binary to see
controllers position. Each “1” in
binary, is a Controller.
Example: Peers:
Channels: –
Example B:
The “A” controllers and the
“B” controllers have been
assigned
channel
numbers
1 and 2 respectively:
•
Channel 1 for IC 1-A
and IC 2-A.
•
Channel 2 for IC 1-B
and IC 2-B.
This now allows each
controller on the network
to only talk to its co-
controllers and ignore
other controllers.
Example A:
IC 1-A sees both IC 2-A and
IC 2-B controllers. It does
not know which IC 2 belongs
to its network. At the same
time IC 1-B also has the
same problem.
