Harsco Industrial Patterson-Kelley ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 3 of 38
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 BTL Mark –BACnet Testing Laboratory .........................................................................................................5
1.2 LonMark Certification ....................................................................................................................................5
2BACnet/LonWorks Setup for ProtoNode RER/LER.......................................................................................... 6
2.1 Installation steps for the customer................................................................................................................6
2.2 Record Identification Data .............................................................................................................................6
2.3 Configure the DIP Switches............................................................................................................................6
2.3.1 Setting the Node/ID Device Instance (DIP Switch A0 –A7) for BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, and Metasys
N2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
2.3.2 Setting the Serial Baud Rate (DIP Switch B0 –B3) for BACnet MS/TP and Metasys N2 ProtoNodes.......7
2.3.3 Using S0 –S3 bank of DIP Switches to select and load Configuration Files for ENVI and Love Controller
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
3Interfacing the ProtoNode to ENVI and Love Controller ............................................................................... 10
3.1 ProtoNode RER and LER component layout with the cover removed.........................................................10
3.2 Wiring Connections to ProtoNode RER and LER for the ENVI and Love Controller .....................................11
3.2.1 Connecting ENVI Modbus RTU Boilers to the ProtoNode’s RS-485 ........................................................12
3.2.2 Biasing the Modbus RS-485 Network.....................................................................................................12
3.2.3 End of Line Termination Switch for the Modbus RS-485 port on the ProtoNode...................................13
3.3 Wiring the ProtoNode RER to RS-485 Field Protocol...................................................................................14
3.4 Wiring the ProtoNode LER Field Port to a LonWorks network ....................................................................15
3.5 Power-Up the ProtoNode RER or LER ..........................................................................................................15
4Commissioning the ProtoNode LER on a LonWorks network........................................................................ 16
4.1 Commissioning the ProtoNode LER on a LonWorks network......................................................................16
4.1.1 Instructions to Upload XIF File From the ProtoNode LER Using FS GUI Web Server ..............................16
5Connect the ProtoNode’s Web GUI to Setup IP Address for BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP ............................... 18
5.1 Connect the PC to the ProtoNode via the Ethernet port.............................................................................18
5.2 Use the ProtoNode Web GUI to Connect to the ProtoNode .......................................................................19
5.3 Set IP Address for BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP via GUI .................................................................................19
6Chipkin Automation’s CAS BACnet Explorer for validating the Protonode in the field on a BACnet MS/TP or
BACnet/IP network.............................................................................................................................................. 21
6.1 Downloading Chipkin Automation’s CAS Explorer and Requesting an Activation Key ................................21
6.2 CAS BACnet Setup........................................................................................................................................22
6.2.1 CAS BACnet MS/TP Setup.......................................................................................................................22
6.2.2 CAS BACnet BACnet/IP Setup .................................................................................................................22
Appendix A. Troubleshooting Tips ....................................................................................................................... 23
Appendix A.1. Check Wiring and Settings................................................................................................................23
Appendix A.2. Take Log With Our FieldServer Utilities............................................................................................23
Appendix A.3. LED Diagnostics for Modbus RTU Communications between the ProtoNode and the ENVI and the
Love Controller ........................................................................................................................................................26
A.3.1 ProtoNode RER and LER LEDs ....................................................................................................................26
Appendix B. Vendor Information ......................................................................................................................... 27
Appendix B.1. ENVI and Love Controller Modbus RTU COM Settings .....................................................................27
Appendix B.2. ENVI Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet MS/TP, BACnet IP, Metasys and LonWorks .....................27
Appendix B.3. Love Controller Modbus RTU Mappings to BACnet MS/TP, BACnet IP, Metasys N2 .......................28
