How to wire the
BACnet Gateway
board into the Vigilon Compact Network Node
The
BACnet Gateway
connects to GENT EN54 Vigilon Fire Alarm network via RS232 serial port and
connects to
BACnet
front end via RJ45 Ethernet connector. To wire the
BACnet Gateway
board inside a
Vigilon Network node follow illustrated steps
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How to download the Configuration tool
A configuration tool is a programming utility used to configure the
BACnet Gateway.
The configuration tool requires Windows® 2000, 98, NT version 4 or XP.
A
Vigilon BACnet Support file.zip
contain the Configuration tool for configuring the
BACnet Gateway
Board. The zip file can be downloaded from
GENT Expert
, website address:
http://gentexpert.co.uk/
Once the file is downloaded you will need to unzip the file and extract the files within for use.
How to configure the
GENTGW.ini
file
The
GentGW.ini file
is held in the flash of the
BACnet Gateway.
The file holds data of the Gateway BBMD
device, Event Properties, Gateway IP Configuration, Gateway Properties and Time zone. The file is modified
by the GENT Gateway Configuration tool and saved changes can be uploaded to the
BACnet Gateway card
.
BACnet Gateway card
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The
BACnet Gateway
card leaves the factory initilised for the first time.
The
BACnet Gateway
will have the following default settings:
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Gateway IP address: 10.1.6.253
¨
Routing IP address: 10.1.6.2
¨
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
¨
BBMD IP address: 10.1.6.2
¨
BBMD Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (Gateway registers as a foreign device)
BBMD - BACnet Broadcast Management Device.
Installation and Configuration
Vigilon BACnet Gateway
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J14
J7
J6
J8 ENET
J13
USB A
USB B
+
24V OUT
-
NC
C
NO
PB15
PB6
24V
B
A
0V
TX1 RX1 0V TX2 RX2
PB14
L1 0V L2 0V
Main Control Board
BACnet Gateway Board
Vigilon Network Node
If required fit the surge protector
device in-line with the Ethernet
cable, see instructions supplied
with the surge protector.
p
Ethernet RJ45
100 ohms 100m max.
24V power supply
RS232
NUP A
NUP B
Ethernet
Network
Configuration tool
on PC
+
24V IN
-
