HELVAR 435, User Manual

Page 1: ...BACnet Gateway 435 User Guide Doc No D007501 issue 1 2017 03 30 ...

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Page 3: ...RFACE 7 2 3 1 Configure the IP config settings 8 2 3 2 Configure the comms settings 9 2 4 CONFIGURE THE MAP POINTS 10 2 4 1 Discover and select workgroups and devices 11 2 4 2 Configure the mapping to BACnet object types 12 2 4 3 Edit the BACnet table 14 2 5 BACKUP AND RESTORE SETTINGS 16 2 5 1 Create a backup 16 2 5 2 Restore Backup configuration or change device firmware 17 2 6 CONFIGURE THE LOG...

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Page 5: ... air conditioning systems etc are measured separately for CO2 accountability Therefore installing the BACnet Gateway and combining the various systems can help an effective BeMS be more energy efficient and comply with national building regulations The 435 allows a Building Management System BMS or BeMS to control and monitor the lighting system as well as obtain device status and group power cons...

Page 6: ...r above o Router IP addresses need to have the same first and second octets i e 10 254 x x o Web browsers Firefox recommended Chrome and Internet Explorer 1 2 Description of the unit The 435 BACnet Gateway includes internal HTML configuration pages designed to simplify the engineering and setting of the interface These pages make it easier to configure the communication requirements The connected ...

Page 7: ...ccessfully booted up Off indicates that the unit is not ready or has failed to boot up Ethernet Activity LED This LED shows the communication between the unit and the supervisory computer or controller connected via the Ethernet On indicates incoming communications traffic Off indicates outgoing communications traffic 1 2 2 Button and switches The BACnet Gateway is fitted with a recessed button fo...

Page 8: ...I device points appear as a BACnet object types in a single BACnet device Select Helvar points to clarify between BACnet network Router 905 1 3 System overview The BACnet Gateway provides direct interface between Helvar routers including the devices connected to them such as ballasts LED drivers luminaires and sensors and a BACnet IP BMS Thus the BACnet IP BeMS can access the values recorded in th...

Page 9: ...e D5 Recommended Best Practices document for networking and system guidelines 1 3 2 BACnet IP network Specifically designed for building automation and control networks the BACnet IP protocol provides a standard way of representing the functions from third party devices to exchange data over a computer network It operates on a client server principle the BACnet Gateway is the server and either a B...

Page 10: ...d to prevent unauthorised access The internal configuration pages include the following Admin To configure the login security password of the unit the firmware version and the documentation Map points To link and assign the required Helvar router points detected by the unit to a predetermined object type in this BACnet device IP config To configure the unique identity of the BACnet Gateway on the ...

Page 11: ...Navigation toolbar type the required IP address using the standard 32 bit dotted decimal notation Default IP address 10 254 0 100 255 0 0 0 The Login page will appear 3 Type the User name and Password both are case sensitive and then press Log in o User name Admin o Password password Tip If the Login page fails to appear use the ping test to confirm that the expected IP address is used If the vali...

Page 12: ...he IP network The subnet mask is a configurable range of accessible IP addresses The default gateway is used to direct communications to IP addresses that are not in the defined subnet mask Note Use the Helvar search tool provided available from the Homepage Support page to detect the 435 Gateway s on the IP network You can also use a BACnet Explorer to detect the unit on the BACnet IP network 3 P...

Page 13: ... Router failure threshold Default 3 range 1 10 message failures This value defines the number of consecutive failed requests from a Helvar router and determines when a Router failure state is indicated o Pause between requests Default 50 range 1 ms 2000 ms This value defines the delay between sending a data request to one Helvar router and the next Helvar router o Polling interval Default 60 range...

Page 14: ...P network Caution If the network has more than one 435 each unit requires individual Device instance numbers o DCC password max 30 characters This is used to permit the DCC Device Communication Control and RD Reinitialise Device operations o Description You can enter any desired descriptive information in the BACnet IP based control system This information will be read by the communication partner...

Page 15: ...BACnet Gateway devices you must assign the following An existing Helvar workgroup for Helvar routers and Helvar routers subnet devices Groups to be discovered To discover existing workgroups and devices 1 Press Discover workgroups to populate the list of Workgroup section Discovered workgroup and detected devices Point Mapping section Points selected from available devices in workgroup Configurati...

Page 16: ...dress i e router 920 at IP Address 10 254 1 16 6 Press Discover selected to detect all router and the devices connected to the available router subnets This will display the network tree associated with the selected workgroup o Press Clear tree to remove all discovered Helvar routers groups and connected devices detected in the selected workgroup Tip You can use the workgroup tree to confirm that ...

Page 17: ...d some parameters The exclamation mark icon shows that not all group parameters have been selected exported v Check the default BACnet configuration applied Note You need to add at least one router to the export table for control and monitoring of groups To add router parameters i Select a router shown in the defined workgroup and then press to display a list of points that can be mapped to BACnet...

Page 18: ...ectly Note The bottom bar shows the current total number of configured device limitations 2 4 3 Edit the BACnet table The BACnet table allows you to view and edit the mapping configuration of the group the Helvar router and the Helvar router subnet device parameters to the BACnet object instances Each BACnet object instance includes a default set of properties that are displayed in the BACnet Expl...

Page 19: ...ss parameter name and subnet devices appear as Load IP address subnet device address parameter name 3 Make sure that the Instance Number COV and Object Name are correct o If necessary edit the Instance Number This is a unique object type number that identifies the location of the BACnet point in this device It is derived from the Base BACnet instance numbers see Configure the mapping to BACnet obj...

Page 20: ... without losing data The IP configuration of the 435 may also change to the restore file settings see Restore Backup configuration or change device firmware 2 5 1 Create a backup The Back up button exports a copy of the configuration in this device It creates a backup of the configuration to a defined media location You can use this backup to restore the device to an earlier state see Restore Back...

Page 21: ... apply firmware update files as necessary To restore a backup file 1 Press and then select Restore to launch a browse dialog box 2 Locate and select the required backup or firmware update file and then press Open This will upload the selected file and extract the information from the backup or update file If restoring a backup file the existing configuration will be overwritten If restoring a firm...

Page 22: ... you to change the current password Press and then select Change Password to display the Change password page Tip Press Go back to return to the configuration pages Press Logout at any time to exit the configuration pages immediately 2 Type the default User name Admin 3 Type the current password Caution Login security can be successfully controlled only if the password is carefully distributed 4 T...

Page 23: ...Helvar 435 BACnet Gateway User Guide 19 3 Order codes ORDER CODES DESCRIPTION 435 BACnet Gateway AMR1 PSU 24 VDC 1 A power supply 435 AMR1 PSU Combined above 2 items sold as a pack ...

Page 24: ... of the Synapsys SIP The following Protocol Implementation Conformance PIC statement gives the full compliance by Synapsys for all variants of the SIP gateway The Helvar 435 variant offers a reduced selection of the full BACnet IP capability that is available from the SIP The standard object types supported for the Helvar 435 are analogue value analogue input analogue output and binary inputs ...

Page 25: ...ware Version 1 05 Firmware Revision 0 8 3 BACnet Protocol Revision 12 Product Description This software module is used across Synapsys SIP products range and exposes values typically from Modbus Mbus or other over BACnet IP BACnet Standardized Device Profile Annex L BACnet Operator Workstation B OWS BACnet Advanced Operator Workstation B AWS BACnet Operator Display B OD BACnet Building Controller ...

Page 26: ...ion Local_Time UTC_Offset Local_Date Daylight_Savings_Status Location Active_COV_Subscriptions Writable properties Conditionally writable properties Proprietary properties Property range restrictions APDU_Timeout 0 65535 Number_Of_APDU_Retries 0 255 ANALOG_INPUT Dynamically creatable No Dynamically deletable No Optional properties Description Reliability COV_Increment Writable properties Present_V...

Page 27: ...es are lost after reboot Conditionally writable properties Proprietary properties Property range restrictions ANALOG_OUTPUT Dynamically creatable No Dynamically deletable No Optional properties Description Reliability COV_Increment Writable properties Present_Value Reliability when Out_Of_Service is TRUE Out_Of_Service These are saved in volatile memory changes are lost after reboot Conditionally ...

Page 28: ...ault Writable properties Present_Value Reliability when Out_Of_Service is TRUE Out_Of_Service These are saved in volatile memory changes are lost after reboot Conditionally writable properties Proprietary properties Property range restrictions BINARY_OUTPUT Dynamically creatable No Dynamically deletable No Optional properties Description Reliability Writable properties Present_Value Reliability wh...

Page 29: ...e_Text Relinquish_Default Writable properties Present_Value Reliability when Out_Of_Service is TRUE Out_Of_Service These are saved in volatile memory changes are lost after reboot Conditionally writable properties Proprietary properties Property range restrictions Max 128 states each state max 19 characters MULTISTATE_OUTPUT Dynamically creatable No Dynamically deletable No Optional properties Des...

Page 30: ... Address Binding Is static device binding supported This is currently necessary for two way communication with MS TP slaves and certain other devices Yes No Networking Options Router Clause 6 List all routing configurations e g ARCNET Ethernet Ethernet MS TP etc Router Clause 6 List all routing configurations e g ARCNET Ethernet Ethernet MS TP etc Annex H BACnet Tunneling Router over IP BACnet IP ...

Page 31: ... that they can all be supported simultaneously ISO 10646 UTF 8 IBM Microsoft DBCS ISO 8859 1 ISO 10646 UCS 2 ISO 10646 UCS 4 JIS X 0208 If this product is a communication gateway describe the types of non BACnet equipment networks s that the gate way supports This product is a gateway It typically exposes modbus mbus but also other building protocols to BACnet IP The non BACnet equipment depends o...