ONICON D-100 Dualnet User Manual

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D-100 Dual Network Interface Installation Guide 07/14 - 1015

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REPORTED PROBLEM

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Device will not communicate with
the network controller. (BACnet IP or
MODBUS TCP/IP output)

• A unique IP address is required for each device on

IP network. Duplicate addresses will cause multiple

devices to respond to the same poll. (See section

1.7.2 of this manual for details.)

• Managed IP networks may require that a gateway IP

address be programmed into the ONICON IP device.

(See section 1.7.2 of this manual for details.)

Network communications are
disrupted when the device is
connected. (RS-485 Output)

• The Baud rate setting must match the network Baud

rate. (See section 1.6.1 of this manual for details)

• Is the Receive LED flashing on the network board?

This LED will flash whenever there is traffic on the

network. If the LED is not flashing, look for an open

network cable.

• Is the Transmit LED flashing? The Transmit LED will

only flash when the device is responding to a poll.

A unique address is required for each device on the

network. Duplicate addresses will cause some or all

of the devices on the network to quit working. (See

section 1.7 of this manual for details.)

• The RS485 network cable connections are polarity

sensitive and must be connected the same way on

every device (i.e. + to + and - to -). (See section 1.5

of this manual for details.)

• Shield drain connections should be daisy chained in

the same manner as the signal cables for RS485. The

shield drain wire should be left unterminated at the

end of the cable and connected to earth only at the

network master controller. Shield wires must not be

connected to the RS485 connector on the System-10.

Network communications are
disrupted when the device is
connected. (BACnet IP or MODBUS
TCP/IP output)

• A unique IP address is required for each device on

IP networks. Duplicate addresses will cause multiple

devices to respond to the same poll. This may cause

some of the devices on the network to quit working.

(See section 1.7.2 of this manual for details.)

Time out errors occur when polling
the device (MODBUS RS-485 or
MODBUS TCP/IP)

• What registers are being polled? Polling for invalid

registers will slow the response time. The range of

valid integer registers is 40001-40068. The range of

valid floating point registers is 41003-41081.

• Resetting totals requires the network controller

to write a 1 to a register in our device. This takes

longer to accomplish than simply reading registers.

This can lead to time out issues. When dealing with

time out errors, temporarily extend the allowable

delay to see if the problem will go away.

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