3951 Westerre Parkway, Suite 350
Richmond, Virginia 23233 USA
NPB-232 Option
INSTALLATION SHEET
NPB-232 Option Installation Sheet
Part Number 10762
Draft: January 19, 2007
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© 2006 Tridium, Inc.
This
document
covers
the
mounting
and
wiring
of
the
NPB
‐
232
option
card
in
a
Vykon
®
JACE
‐
2
or
JACE
‐
6
series
(JACE
‐
2/6)
controller.
For
related
JACE
®
mounting
and
wiring
details,
see
the
appropriate
document,
for
example
the
JACE
‐
2
Mounting
and
Wiring
Instructions
document.
Included in this Package
Included
in
this
package
you
should
find
the
following
items:
•
an
NPB
‐
232
option
card,
along
with
connector
end
plate.
•
This
NPB
‐
232
Option
Installation
Sheet
,
Part
Number
10762,
Draft:
January
19,
2007
.
Material and Tools Required
The
following
tools
and
supplies
may
be
required
for
installation:
•
#2
phillips
screwdriver:
used
to
install
the
NPB
‐
232
option
card.
Figure 1
NPB-232 option.
Mounting
Warning
Power
to
the
JACE
must
be
OFF
when
installing
or
removing
option
cards,
or
damage
will
occur!
Also,
you
must
be
very
careful
to
plug
any
option
card
into
its
connector
properly
(pins
aligned).
Mount
the
NPB
‐
232
option
card
in
either
of
the
option
card
slots
of
the
JACE
‐
2/6,
as
available.
See
the
notes
in
on
software
COM
port
assignments
if
installing
two
NPB
‐
232
option
cards.
Procedure 1
Mounting NPB-232 option card on a JACE.
1.
Remove power
from
the
JACE—see
the
previous
2.
Remove
the
JACE
cover.
To
do
this,
press
in
the
four
tabs
on
both
ends
of
the
unit,
and
lift
the
cover
off.
Note
If
accessory
modules
are
plugged
into
the
JACE,
you
may
need
to
slide
them
away
from
the
unit
to
get
to
the
cover
tabs.
3.
Remove
the
battery
and
bracket
assembly
by
taking
out
the
four
screws
holding
it
in
place,
setting
the
screws
aside
for
later.
Unplug
the
battery
from
the
connector
on
the
JACE.
See
for
an
exploded
view.
Table 1
NPB-232 option description.
Description
Notes
Single port RS-232
adapter, with DB-9M
connector. Uses its
own on-board UART.
Supports baud rates
up to 115200.
Note:
The JACE
requires NiagaraAX
build level 3.1.24 or
higher to use the
NPB-232 option.
Up to 2 RS-232 option cards may be
installed. COM ports are assigned as
follows:
•
If a single RS-232 option in Option
Slot 1, port is COM3.
•
If two RS-232 options, ports are
COM3 for Option Slot 1, and COM4
for Option Slot 2.
•
If a single RS-232 option in Option
Slot 2, with
another
option type in
Slot 1, the COM assignment varies:
See
on page 2 for location of
JACE Option Slots.
Slot 1
Slot 2 NPB-232
NPB-MDM
COM 3
NPB-LON
COM 3
NPB-2X-485
COM 5
See Notes in
about
COM port
assignment.
