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1. EXIT13 A Do not reset the controller 2h when exiting Commissioning mode with an NDM Figure 14 Exit Commissioning without Resetting the Controller 7 Once Connection Status is 2 override the Disconnect Delay Control to a value of 1 This sets the automatic disconnect delay timer in the local NDM to four hours The local NDM will not hang up the line for four hours while you are downloading or commissioning the remote devices Note Overriding the Disconnect Delay Control to 2 disables the automatic disconnect delay feature In this case the phone connection will be maintained indefinitely until the Dial Command point is manually overridden to hang up the call Care should be used when disabling the automatic disconnect function especially on long distance phone calls as there is a potential for large phone bills if the user does not manually hang up the connection 8 Exit Commissioning mode with the local NDM after the connection has been made Do not reset the controller upon exiting commissioning or the modem will hang up Retain the overrides to non configurable parameters 9 If you are unsure of which remote N2 addresses are connected to the remote NDM upload the remote NDM s configuration file Then open the Action menu and select the Phone Number Configuration option Scan the list of Remote N2 Device Addresses 10 Download or commission the desired controllers 20 Network Communications NDM Configurator D
2. e Ifthe printout does not include a line indicating an alarm device this means the NDM has reset and is reporting its online status not an alarm or offline online transition in one if its connected devices Example Remote West NDM 3 Devices online 11 12 13 14 15 16 36 Network Communications NDM Configurator If the dial in was initiated to report an offline device the remote NDM will initiate another dial in when that device comes online In the printout for this second dial in the device will appear as the alarm device and in the list of online devices This is the only case in which the remote NDM will dial in a second time for a device without first having the alarm or offline online transition cleared For subsequent alarms or offline online transitions to be reported for this device the initial offline transition must be cleared Once the remote NDM initiates a dial in to report an alarm or offline online transition for a device it cannot report another condition for that device until the first alarm or offline online transition is cleared except in the case of the second dial in to report the device coming back online as described above To clear the alarm or offline online transition use a Configuration Tool e g the NDM Configurator to dial the remote NDM and initiate communication with the remote device Once any sort of dial communication e g commissioning downloading or performin
3. N2 Dial Applications from the Application Group N2 Dial Module Configuration appears as the only available application File New Application Selection Application Group WBREEYTITENTTE Applications N2 Dial Module Configuration NEWN2AP Figure 1 Creating an N2 Dial Configuration 3 Click on OK to begin the Question Answer Session Question Answer Session Select the N2 Dial device type Local On an N2 of a supervisory system Remote On an N2 with remote devices N2PROQA Figure 2 N2 Dial Question Answer Session Network Communications NDM Configurator 5 The following illustration shows the complete question and answer path for the N2 Dial application Selectthe N2 Dial device type Local On an N2 of Remote On an N2 a supervisory system with remote devices lt n2dialqa Figure 3 N2 Dial Question and Answer Path 6 Network Communications NDM Configurator Local NDM A configuration file for a local NDM is created by answering Local On an N2 of a supervisory system when asked to Select the N2 Dial device type A local NDM is connected directly to a Facility Management System FMS via the N2 Bus The local NDM can be commanded to dial a remote NDM and can answer calls from a remote NDM The following NDM Configurator main screen appears for a local NDM configuration file The values of the Communication Stat
4. address of the local NDM or remote NDM in the list Also do not include the N2 addresses of any XT 9100 modules connected to the XT Bus of a DX 9100 controller 10 Be sure to save the file and download it to the remote NDM for the phone numbers to be stored in the NDM To delete an N2 Dial phone number 1 Open the Action menu and select Phone Number Configuration 2 Highlight the site name and select Delete Click on OK To save the N2 Dial configuration 1 Click on File Save As 2 The device type defaults to N2 Dialer Module and the target device defaults to NDM Click on OK or press Enter 3 Enter a filename and click on OK or press Enter 16 Network Communications NDM Configurator Downloading via Direct Access Downloading Direct Access means the PC with the Configuration Tool is accessing the local or remote NDM by directly connecting to the N2 Bus via a MM CVT101 IU 9100 in Europe This standard download procedure is described below Direct Access is described in the Controller Access Technical Bulletin LIT 6364013 in this manual Make sure the local configuration is downloaded to the local NDM and the remote configuration goes to the remote NDM You will need the NDM s N2 address to download to it An NDM has an N2 address that is set with a hardware switch like other N2 devices The NDM cannot be downloaded using a Zone Bus There is no Zone Bus access to an NDM When downloading from a
5. in the Remote N2 Device Address field in the N2 Dial Site Configuration dialog box The NDM builds an online offline table containing these listed device addresses The NDM polls the listed device addresses in consecutive order The Online Poll Count and Offline Poll Count parameters determine how the remote N2 devices are polled The default values for Online and Offline Poll Count are 20 and 5 respectively The remote NDM will poll 20 devices it has determined to be online then poll 5 offline devices then repeat the process The poll count defaults should be adequate for most remote sites Increasing the Online Poll Count may reduce the time required for the remote NDM to detect an alarm in a remote N2 device Increasing the Offline Poll Count may improve the rate at which remote N2 devices come online 32 Network Communications NDM Configurator Offline Remote N2 Devices Idle Timeout Disconnect Control N2 devices are normally scanned continuously from the FMS system The FMS system marks a device as offline if it fails to respond to a poll The remote N2 devices will appear as offline to the FMS system when there is no phone line connection between the local NDM and the remote NDM This offline condition is not always an alarm condition A problem exists only if the remote devices are offline while a phone connection is established with the remote NDM From the remote NDM s perspective the remote N2 devices do not lose
6. it hangs up resets and then dials back to verify a successful download If you are going to download other remote devices after downloading the NDM itself start again with Step to avoid a disconnection After the download is complete return to the Metasys N2 Dial Summary to disconnect It is also possible to download the local and remote NDMs and their associated remote N2 devices through Metasys without the NDM Configurator First dial out to the remote facility Once connection is established use the device s focus window 1 2 3 4 Select N2 Dial from the Network Map Setup menu This displays the N2 Dial Summary Highlight the remote site Select Dial from the Action menu After the communication link is established between the local and remote NDM and the remote devices come online the devices can be downloaded To do so display the remote device focus window and select Download Controller from the Action menu Note After the remote NDM is downloaded it hangs up resets and then dials back to verify a successful download 22 Network Communications NDM Configurator Network Communications NDM Configurator 23 Dialing Dial in Dial in is the action taken by the remote NDM to establish a connection with the local NDM and the FMS system Dial in is usually initiated by a Change of State COS alarm or offline condition on the remote N2 Bus The Dial In Control parameter on the remote NDM must be
7. An error message will display if the download failed due to communication errors If this occurs acknowledge the message check the connections on the communications cable and retry the download Turn on the modem after the download is complete The Auxiliary Access feature allows the Configuration Tool to dial the remote NDM or connect via null modem cable and perform the full range of commissioning functions e g downloading commissioning Auxiliary Access requires HVAC PRO for Windows 6 00 or GX 9100 4 0 which includes the NDM Configurator For details see the Controller Access Technical Bulletin LIT 6364013 in this manual A remote NDM and remote N2 devices can be downloaded via a local NDM and the NDM Configurator using the following procedure 1 2 3 Connect a computer running the NDM Configurator to a local NDM using a MM CVT101 0 IU 9100 for Europe Download the local NDM with the local N2 Dial configuration file This configuration should contain the phone number of the remote site to be downloaded From the Commission menu choose Configuration in Controller and provide the N2 address of the local NDM Click OK The NDM Configurator may also ask to read the configuration from the file click Yes The NDM Configurator should now be in Commissioning mode with the local NDM Open the Action menu and select Phone Number Configuration Look at the first column on the far left and identify the number of the remote sit
8. DM Configurator 35 e When the remote NDM comes online e g after reset or power up it dials the passive printer to report its online status and the online status of connected N2 devices When connection is established the printer prints the following information and the NDM disconnects remote site ID and N2 address of remote NDM initiating connection list of N2 addresses of all online devices connected to the NDM If a remote N2 device has an alarm the NDM will immediately dial in again to report the alarm condition At this point a Configuration Tool must be used to clear the alarm to allow additional reports to be sent e In the case of an alarm or offline online transition in a N2 device the remote NDM dials in to the local passive printer When connection is established the printer prints the following information and the NDM disconnects remote site ID and N2 address of remote NDM initiating connection Alarm Device N2 address of offline device or device with alarm list of N2 addresses of all online devices connected to the NDM Example Remote West NDM 3 ALARM DEVICE 15 Devices online 11 12 13 14 16 If the device listed as the alarm device is not in the list of online devices as shown in the above example the NDM is reporting the offline transition of this device If the device listed as the alarm device is in the list of online devices the NDM is reporting an alarm or online transition for this device
9. Dial Command will become 0 and the Connection Status will equal 4 for a failed connection Number of When the local NDM commands the modem to dial a number the modem on the other end of the phone line may not answer The local NDM will first wait a length of time equal to the Modem Connect Time Then if a connection has not been made the modem will hang up and wait the Dial Delay time 0 Retries 1 Retries Retries Time i lt Modem Connect 5 lt Dial Delay gt i 1st Call to No Answer from 2nd Call to Remote Site Number 1 Remote Site Number 1 Remote Site Number 1 Modem Hangs Up Repeat this sequence until a connection is made or the Number of Retries is reached retry Figure 17 The Local NDM Retries a Dial The retry counter in the local NDM is now incremented to one The modem redials the original phone number and waits for the Modem Connect Time to expire If the remote modem still does not answer the retry counter increments by one again The modem will continue retrying until a connection is made or the Number of Retries parameter is reached A value of 0 for Number of Retries tells the local NDM to never stop redialing 28 Network Communications NDM Configurator Disconnect Delay A local NDM can be configured to disconnect with a remote NDM after a specified length of time The two parameters that affect the disconnection of the call are the Disconnect Delay and the Disconnect Delay Control The Disconnect D
10. N2 communications when there is no phone connection The remote NDM continues to poll the devices on the remote N2 Bus If the remote NDM does see a change in the online offline status of a device it initiates a dial in to the local NDM Remote NDM activity can be tracked by a passive printer If the remote NDM is configured to dial in to a printer on alarm examine the printer output for which devices reported alarms Note For additional information on passive printer applications defined as applications where all primary and secondary phone numbers in the remote NDM configuration file are for passive devices see the Passive Printer Application section in this technical bulletin The Disconnect Delay parameter in the local NDM must be long enough to allow all remote N2 devices to come online and report alarms If any alarms go unreported before the remote N2 Bus disconnects the remote NDM will detect those alarms and dial in again Use caution when implementing standard features on remote N2 devices Some standard features such as scheduling and point history cannot function properly when a device is offline Therefore these features are not recommended for use with a remote NDM The N2 communication status is used by a controller to enable standalone operation that is to change the occupancy point at a specified time Note Standalone operation of remote N2 devices is disabled by the remote NDM Offline scheduling of remote N2
11. PC directly connected to a local or remote NDM Direct Access turn off the modem connected to the NDM before downloading Be sure to turn on the modem after completing the procedure To download the configuration file to an NDM 1 Determine the N2 address by reading the DIP switch on the NDM 2 Connect the NDM s power supply 3 Turn off the modem connected to the NDM before downloading 4 Connect the NDM Configurator s computer to the NDM using an MM CVT101 0 or IU 9100 in Europe RS 485 converter Start the NDM Configurator application 6 Drop down the File menu and choose Open Open the N2 Dial configuration file to be downloaded Note Make sure the local configuration is downloaded to the local NDM and the remote configuration goes to the remote NDM 7 Open the Download menu and click on Current Configuration Specify the communications port bus type and N2 Device Addresses You may download the same configuration file to multiple NDMs by specifying their N2 address as described in the Phone Numbers Remote Site ID and N2 Addresses Remote NDM section of this document mn Network Communications NDM Configurator 17 Downloading a Remote NDM and Remote N2 Devices via Auxiliary Access Downloading a Remote NDM and Remote N2 Devices via a Local NDM Begin the download The NDM Configurator shows the progress of the download waits for the controller s to reset and checks the controller s status
12. System 9100 Technical Manual 636 4 Network Communications Section MET SYSe Application Note Issue Date 0896 APPLICATION NOTE NDM Configurator Introduction Page 3 Configuration Files 5 e Hardware Requirements 5 e Software Requirements 15 e Creating a Configuration File 5 e Modifying N2 Dial Parameters 9 e Defining the Modem Setup String 10 e Phone Numbers Local NDM 12 e Phone Numbers Remote Site ID and N2 Addresses Remote NDM 13 e Deleting a Phone Number 16 e Saving the Configuration File 16 Downloading 17 e Downloading via Direct Access 17 e Downloading a Remote NDM and Remote N2 Devices via Auxiliary Access 18 e Downloading a Remote NDM and Remote N2 Devices via a Local NDM 18 e Downloading with Metasys 22 Indicates those sections where changes have occurred since the last printing 1996 Johnson Controls Inc 1 Code No LIT 6364090 Dialing e Dial in e Dial in from a Remote NDM e Disabling Dial in e Dial out e Dial Command e Number of Retries e Disconnect Delay e Monitoring the Modem Lights e Communication State Parameters e Online and Offline Polling e Offline Remote N2 Devices e Idle Timeout e Disconnect Control e Passive Printer Application Indicates those sections where changes have occurred since the last printing 2 Network Communications NDM Configurator 25 25 29 26 26 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 36 37 Introduction The NDM Configurator cr
13. devices should never be activated The remote NDM contains an Idle Timeout parameter It is used when the remote NDM dials in to an Active device The remote NDM will begin a timer for the Idle Timeout parameter when it connects with the local NDM The remote NDM will watch for N2 traffic If no N2 traffic occurs for a length of time equal to the Idle Timeout parameter three things will occur in succession 1 The remote NDM will send a remote site ID and an error message 2 The remote NDM will hang up 3 The remote NDM will dial the next phone number from the Action Phone Number Configuration list The local NDM is responsible for disconnect control regardless of which NDM initiated the call The connection will be maintained until one of the three things occur e The Dial Command is overridden to a value of zero This causes the modem to disconnect e A different number is entered for the Dial Command This causes the modem to disconnect and dial the new number e The Disconnect Delay Control is set to 0 and the Disconnect Delay Timer expires and causes the disconnection The disconnect timer is kept in the local NDM The timer is started when the connection is established The local NDM monitors the disconnect timer The local NDM will break the connection when the timer expires The Disconnect Delay Timer may be disabled by setting the Disconnect Delay Control equal to 2 Set the Disconnect Delay Control to 2 if you do not want to u
14. e The local and remote modem will communicate asynchronously allowing faster modem turnaround and better N2 Bus performance The FMS system will provide the required error correction Exclude the amp Q0 parameter from the remote NDM If this parameter is in the remote NDM s setup string and the remote NDM dials a printer s modem there will be no error correction and false characters may print To modify the modem setup string 1 Open an N2 Dial configuration file Open the Action menu and select Modem Setup Strings N2 Dial Modem Setup F Modem Setup Strings Setup String 1 AT amp E Setup String 2 ATEOLONOQ1 amp C1 amp D3 amp Q0 amp S0 Setup String 3 ATS0 1 S8 4 S11 50 S37 9 Setup String 4 Setup String 5 Setup String 6 Setup String 7 Prefix to Dialing TDT Figure 6 Modem Setup String N2MODEM 2 Tab to the appropriate field and enter a modem setup string Refer to the modem user s manual 3 Press Enter or click on OK The NDM sends all of Setup Strings 1 7 to the modem when the modem is turned on Those strings that are not used should be left blank The NDM uses the Prefix to Dialing whenever a call is made Network Communications NDM Configurator 11 Phone A local NDM can store the phone numbers of up to 50 remote sites Numb To enter phone numbers in the local NDM configuration file VIDES Obtain the phone numbers for al
15. e parameters will appear as asterisks unless the NDM Configurator is in Commissioning mode with the local NDM Johnson Controls NDM Configurator File Download Upload Commission Action Options Help INPUTS OUTPUTS PARAMS SIDELOOR Current Question Answer Path Parameters Selectthe N2 Dial device type Communication Parameters Local On an N2 ofa supervisory system NumberofRetries 3 Times Dial Delay 4 Minute Modem ConnectTime 60 Second Disconnect Delay 10 Minute Communication State Connection Status iii DialCommand Li DisconnectDelay Co Remote NDM Address gt Date 09 20 95 Time 1 00 00 PM Device Type N2 Dial Module NDM Application N2 Dial Applications N2 Dial Module Configuration Filename C WGX9100 FILES N2LOCAL CFG xN2LOCAL Figure 4 Local N2 Dial Module Configuration Network Communications NDM Configurator 7 Remote NDM Choose the Remote On an N2 with remote devices answer to create a remote NDM configuration file The remote NDM is located at the remote site and is not directly connected to a FMS system The remote NDM scans the remote devices for Changes of State COS or alarms When either is detected the remote NDM dials in to a local NDM or to a passive device e g a printer The following NDM Configurator main screen appears for a remote NDM configuration file Johnson Controls NDM Configurator File Download U
16. e to be dialed The NDM Configurator assigns a site number from 1 to 50 in the order in which the sites were defined For example the following illustration shows JCI Tower as Site Number 1 The local NDM can be commanded to dial out to the JCI Tower by overriding the Dial Command to 1 The Dial Command is located in the Communication State section of the Parameters list box JCI Tower is Site Number 1 and _ the East Wing is Site Number 2 To dial out to the JCI Tower rie override the Dial Command to 1 Lo To dial out to the East Wing override the Dial Command to 2 N2 Dial Site Configuration Site Name Phone Number 1 JCI Tower 555 5416 2 East Wing 5328 Unused Available n2confgb 18 Network Communications NDM Configurator n Figure 12 Identifying the Site Number Close the Phone Number Configuration dialog box In the Communication State section of the Parameters list box double click Dial Command enter the site number of the remote NDM and click Override While in Commissioning Mode with the local NDM Johnson Controls NDM Configurator Commissioning Mode File Download Upload Commission Action Options Help INPUTS OUTPUTS PARAMS SIDELOOP CurrentQuestion Answer Path Selectthe N2 Dialdevice type Parameters Communication Parameters Local On an N2 ofa supervisory system NumberofRetries 3 Times Dial Delay 4 Minute Modem ConnectTime 60 Second Disco
17. eates a configuration file for an N2 Dialer Module NDM The NDM Configurator can download upload configuration files for local and remote NDMs The NDM Configurator can also be used to command a local NDM initiate a dial out to a remote site and upload or download controllers on the remote N2 Bus For passive printer applications a Configuration Tool e g NDM Configurator can also be used to clear alarms and offline online transitions to allow additional dial ins This application is described in the Passive Printer Application section of this technical bulletin Network Communications NDM Configurator 3 4 Network Communications NDM Configurator Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Creating a Configuration File Configuration Files At least two NDM controllers and two 9600 baud external modems are required for a typical N2 Dial configuration Only one NDM is required for the passive printer application See the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 in the Metasys Application Specific Controllers Technical Manual FAN 636 3 for hardware requirements installation procedures and a summary of which controllers and firmware support the N2 Dial application Be sure to record the phone numbers for all modems involved in the N2 Dial application GX 9100 for Windows Release 3 00 or later includes the NDM Configurator To create an N2 Dial configuration file 1 Click on File New 2 Select
18. elay defines the amount of time that will expire before the local NDM will automatically hang up a connection The Disconnect Delay Control allows the user to select whether to e use the default time defined in the Disconnect Delay e set the disconnect for four hours or e never hang up The local NDM must contain a Disconnect Delay long enough to allow all remote N2 devices to come online and report alarms If any alarms go unreported before the trunk disconnects the remote NDM will detect those alarms and dial in again To use a Disconnect Delay set the Disconnect Delay Control parameter to 0 and enter a value between 0 and 255 minutes for the Disconnect Delay parameter Ten minutes is the default Disconnect Delay If you want the local NDM to hang up four hours after connecting with the remote NDM set the Disconnect Delay Control to 1 Network Communications NDM Configurator 29 Monitoring the Modem Lights If you do not want to use any Disconnect Delay set the Disconnect Delay Control to 2 In this case the automatic disconnect feature is disabled and you must disconnect by issuing a Dial Command of 0 to the local NDM The Disconnect Delay Control is automatically reset to O whenever a connection is made The modem lights and the Communication State parameters are two means of monitoring the connection status The NDM configuration requires an external modem and most external modems have indicator lights so these light
19. ems for this application see Passive Printer Modem Setup in the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 of the Metasys Application Specific Controller Technical Manual FAN 636 3 The passive printer application works as follows e The NDM firmware must be DO1 or later e All primary and secondary phone numbers in the remote NDM configuration must be defined as passive e For Changes of State COS to be reported for points alarms must be enabled and alarm limits analog or alarm conditions binary must be defined for the points in a Configuration Tool such as GX 9100 for Windows If the point is defined for alarms and the point transitions into alarm or back to normal the NDM will initiate the dial in sequence and report the COS For analog points if warning limits are defined in addition to alarm limits the NDM will also dial in to report value transitions into warning and back to normal Conversely if there are no alarm limits or alarm conditions defined value or state changes will not cause the NDM to dial in Note that if only warning limits are defined and not alarm limits the NDM will not dial in to report values that exceed the warning limits e Ina passive printer application when attempting connection the remote NDM uses its configured communication parameters e g dial in control number of retries dial delay and modem connect time just as it would in a standard application Network Communications N
20. er the NDM is turned on The Str ing NDM will also send the modem setup string if the modem is replaced or loses power for a period of time The modem must accept the string before the NDM can resume normal operation The modem setup string can be modified to meet modem requirements and phone line conditions The appropriate modem setup string can be determined by reading the modem user s manual The default modem setup string is for a Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 96 or any Hayes compatible 9600 baud modem Refer to the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 in the Metasys Application Specific Controllers Technical Manual FAN 636 3 for a list of supported modems and the setup strings of other modems The default modem setup string for the NDM is AT amp F ATEOLON0Q1 amp C1 amp D3 amp Q0 amp S0 ATS0 1 S8 4 S11 50 S37 9 Table 2 Default Modem Setup String String Description Cid amp F Recall factory settings as active configuration E0 Disable character echo No Lockinatspeedspecifiedins37_ 1 Disable result codes 7 ans DTR signals hardreset ofmodem local NDM only amp S0 DSRis aways active C sos1 Answerateriing S8 4 Comma duration set at 4 seconds _S11 50__ Used to increase dialing speed tone ony Note In this table 0 indicates the number zero 10 Network Communications NDM Configurator The amp Q0 forces the local modem into asynchronous mod
21. ers maximum The phone number will be used as part of the ATDT modem dial command Select Active or Passive Active devices are devices that control communication on the N2 Bus Examples are PC and Panel versions of Companion and Metasys Passive devices are non N2 devices such as printers For passive devices once the connection is made the remote NDM sends an ASCII string containing its Remote Site Name and N2 address the N2 address of the alarm device and a list of online remote devices Note For passive printer applications defined as applications where all primary and secondary phone numbers in the remote NDM configuration file are for passive devices see the Passive Printer Application section of this technical bulletin for additional information Click OK Enter the Remote Site N2 addresses in the space provided at the bottom of the dialog box This list identifies the active addresses on the remote N2 trunk Use the standard syntax for specifying N2 addresses and verify the N2 addresses For example Individual N2 Addresses 1 3 7 Range of N2 Addresses 1 3 Combination of N2 Addresses 1 3 6 8 Network Communications NDM Configurator 15 Deleting a Phone Number Saving the Configuration File IMPORTANT This field must correctly list all N2 addresses for devices connected to the remote NDM This list must be updated whenever devices are added or removed from the remote N2 Bus Do not include the
22. g controller information is established between the Configuration Tool and the device the alarm or offline online transition is automatically cleared by the remote NDM after the NDM disconnects If an alarm occurs while the Configuration Tool is communicating with the remote NDM it will also be cleared after the remote NDM disconnects Using the Configuration Tool you can clear alarms and offline online transitions for one device at a time or for all devices connected to the remote NDM If the Configuration Tool is connected to the NDM to clear an alarm COS but the point status cannot be returned to normal before disconnection the NDM will dial in again to report when the point returns to normal This report will then have to be cleared with the Configuration Tool In the printout the device with the normal COS will be indicated as the ALARM DEVICE If all connections fail e g exhausted number of retries and the alarm or offline online transition was never reported or printed at any of the defined passive devices the condition must still be cleared for subsequent alarms or offline online transitions to be reported Network Communications NDM Configurator 37 Clearing Alarms and Offline Online Transitions To clear an alarm or offline online transition use a Configuration Tool such as the NDM Configurator to dial the remote NDM and initiate communication with the remote device Once any sort of dial communication e g commissio
23. guration from the Download menu This brings up a window displaying the NCs Network Control Modules e g NCM300s and NCM200s on the network Select an NC This displays a list of controllers connected to that NC Highlight the local NDM to download and click OK to start the download After the download is complete the NDM resets which causes the device to go offline After the reset is complete it will report back online and that the download sequence has been completed Network Communications NDM Configurator 21 Downloading the Remote NDM and Remote N2 Devices Downloading NDMs and Remote Devices from Metasys Device Focus Window To download the remote NDM or remote devices connected to it 1 2 3 Select N2 Dial from the Network Map Setup menu This displays the N2 Dial Summary Highlight the remote site Select Dial from the Action menu and wait till connection is established After the communication link is established between the local and remote NDM and the remote devices come online the devices can be downloaded Exit to Program Manager while keeping Metasys running In the NDM Configurator open the configuration file to download Select Current Configuration from the Download menu This brings up a window displaying the NCs on the network Select an NC This displays a list of controllers connected to that NC Highlight the controller to download and click OK Note After the remote NDM is downloaded
24. ial out to the JCI Tower by overriding the Dial Command to 1 The Dial Command is located in the Communication State section of the Parameters list box JCI Tower is Site Number 1 and _ the East Wing is Site Number 2 To dial out to the JCI Tower a override the Dial Command to 1 To dial out to the East Wing a override the Dial Command to 2 NDMs N2 Dial Site Configuration Site Name Phone Number 1 JCI Tower 555 5416 2 East Wing 5328 Unused Available Figure 15 Identifying the Site Number n2confgb 4 Close the Phone Number Configuration dialog box 5 Inthe Communication State section of the Parameters list box double click on the Dial Command and enter the site number of the remote NDM The site number was determined in Step 3 Click on Override 26 Network Communications NDM Configurator While in Commissioning Mode with the local NDM a Johnson Controls NDM Configurator Commissioning Mode File Download Upload Commission Action Options Help INPUTS OUTPUTS PARAMS SIDELOOP Current Question Answer Path Parameters Selectthe N2 Dialdevice type Communication Parameters Local On an N2 ofa supervisory system NumberofRetries 3 Times Dial Delay 4 Minute Modem ConnectTime 60 Second Disconnect Delay 10 Minute Communication State Connection Status DialCommand Disconnect Delay Co set the Disconnect Delay Control to 1 overr
25. ide the Dial Command to the appropriate Site Number and monitor the Connection Status xconnect Figure 16 Communication State Parameters Watch the Connection Status It should change in the following sequence 0 Initially the Connection Status should be 0 meaning the modem is idle 1 A Connection Status of 1 indicates the modem is dialing out to the remote NDM 2 The Connection Status becomes 2 when a connection has been made between the local NDM and the remote NDM The remote NDM initializes the modem to answer after one ring The remote NDM s modem is switched on to the N2 Bus when an incoming call is detected The remote NDM no longer polls the remote N2 Bus The NDM Configurator will take control of the remote N2 Bus communications The remote N2 Bus is now continuous with the local N2 Bus You can perform any procedures on the entire N2 Bus as normal Network Communications NDM Configurator 27 8 Once Connection Status is 2 override the Disconnect Delay Control to a value of 1 This sets the automatic disconnect delay timer in the local NDM to four hours The local NDM will not hang up the line while you are downloading or commissioning the remote devices Note Overriding the Disconnect Delay Control to 2 disables the automatic disconnect delay feature In this case the phone connection will be maintained indefinitely until the Dial Command point is manually overridden to hang up the call Care should be used when disabli
26. l modems located at the remote NDMs Local NDM 2 Obtain the exact Remote Site Names for all remote NDMs The Remote Site Name is stored in the remote NDM configuration file under the Action Phone Number Configuration menu 3 Open the Action menu and select Phone Number Configuration A dialog box similar to the following illustration will appear N2 Dial Site Configuration Site Name Phone Number 1 JCI Tower 555 5416 2 East Wing 5328 Unused Available N2CONFIG Figure 7 Remote Site Phone Numbers Stored in a Local NDM 4 Select Unused to add a site name To modify any existing site name which may already have been entered select the site name Click on Modify Modify Remote Site Remote Site Name JCI Tower Phone Number 555 5416 MRSDB Figure 8 Modify Remote Site 5 Type in a remote site name using 31 characters or less 12 Network Communications NDM Configurator Phone Numbers Remote Site ID and N2 Addresses Remote NDM Note The Remote Site Name in the local NDM must exactly match case insensitive the Remote Site Name listed in the remote NDM under the Action Phone Number Configuration menu Failure to do so will disable certain functions on the FMS system Remote Site Name N2 Dial Site Configuration Site Name in the local NDM 1 JCI Tower ast Wing Remote Site Name N2 Dial Site Configuration Ph
27. ng the automatic disconnect function especially on long distance phone calls as there is a potential for large phone bills if the user does not manually hang up the connection 9 Exit Commissioning mode with the local NDM after the connection has been made Do not reset the controller upon exiting commissioning or the modem will hang up Retain the overrides to non configurable parameters 10 When finished downloading or commissioning the remote devices enter Commissioning mode with the local NDM again Double click Dial Command and override the value to 0 This will issue a hang up command to the local NDM The remote NDM will also hang up once the remote modem loses the Carrier Detect 11 Exit Commissioning mode retaining overrides to non configurable parameters Dial Command Each remote site telephone number is associated with a value Overriding the Dial Command parameter in a local NDM to a value from 1 to 50 will cause a dial out to the remote site associated with the number If the value of the Dial Command is overridden while connected to a remote site the NDM will hang up with the current site and dial out to the new site If a remote site dials in to the local NDM a value of minus one 1 is displayed for the Dial Command Setting the Dial Command to 0 will cause a disconnect If the NDM is given a Dial Command to dial a telephone number which is undefined or if the NDM cannot make a connection within the allotted retries the
28. ning downloading or performing controller information is established between the Configuration Tool and the remote device the alarm or offline online transition is automatically cleared by the remote NDM once the remote NDM disconnects To clear an alarm or offline online transition for one device or multiple devices using a Configuration Tool 1 JAHNSON CONTRELS Controls Group 507 E Michigan Street P O Box 423 Milwaukee WI 53201 Dial the remote NDM as described in the Using Auxiliary Access section of the Controller Access Technical Bulletin LIT 6364013 in this manual Once connection is established all controller Configuration Tool functions are available e g commissioning downloading Once the connection is established we recommend that you commission the specific device with the alarm to investigate the problem and determine whether it is necessary to send service personnel to the site In this case follow the usual commissioning procedures 1 e selecting Configuration in Controller from the Commissioning menu and specifying the N2 address of the device to commission Once the Configuration Tool communicates with the device and disconnects from the NDM the alarm or offline online transition is automatically cleared Or if you know the cause of the alarm e g online offline report caused by a power failure and just wish to clear it without commissioning the device use the Controller Information option fr
29. nnect Delay 10 Minute Communication State Connection Status DialCommand Disconnect Delay Co set the Disconnect Delay Control to 1 override the Dial Command to the appropriate Site Number and monitor the Connection Status xconnect Figure 13 Communication State Parameters Watch the Connection Status to verify connection a value of 2 means connection is made It should change in the following sequence 0 The modem is idle 1 The modem is dialing out to the remote NDM 2 A connection has been made between the local NDM and the remote NDM If there are problems with the connection process you may see the following connection status values 3 NDM is currently retrying the number The NDM will repeatedly try to redial the remote site according to the defined Number of Retries 4 Failed connection the NDM has used up all its retries without a successful connection In this case address the problem and start again with Step 4 See the Troubleshooting Charts section in the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 in FAN 636 3 Network Communications NDM Configurator 19 Commission Exit Configuration Changes i Exit No Change Hardware Point Attributes None Exit Save Changes Parameter Value Changes Remove Override None Cancel View Details gt gt Save Overrides to Controller i Reset Controller Save Controller Values to File
30. om the Action menu The Controller Information option allows you to clear alarms and offline online transitions for a single device or for multiple devices at one time After selecting Controller Information from the Action menu and specifying the device or devices wait for the controller information to be processed Once the controller information is processed and the Configuration Tool disconnects from the NDM the NDM will clear alarms in whichever device s the Configuration Tool talked to Alarms in the other devices will not be cleared FAN 636 4 System 9100 Technical Manual Printed in U S A 38 Network Communications NDM Configurator
31. on passive applications Network Communications NDM Configurator 25 The local NDM can be issued a dial command from its FMS system See Appendix B Using Companion with an NDM in the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 for Companion procedures See Appendix C Using Metasys CS Objects with an NDM in the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 for CS Object information See Using Dial Up with the NDM in the Operator Workstation User s Manual FAN 634 for information on dialing out from an OWS Establishing A dial command can be issued from the NDM Configurator using the following Connection procedures Between Local 1 Connect a computer running the NDM Configurator to a local NDM using an MM and Remote CVT101 0 or IU 9100 in Europe RS 485 converter 2 From the Commission menu choose Configuration in Controller and provide the N2 address of the local NDM Click on OK The NDM Configurator may also ask to read the configuration from the file click on Yes The NDM Configurator should now be in Commissioning mode with the local NDM 3 Open the Action menu and select Phone Number Configuration Look at the first column on the far left and identify the number of the remote site to be dialed The NDM Configurator assigns a site number from 1 to 50 in the order in which the sites were defined For example the following illustration shows JCI Tower as Site Number 1 The local NDM can be commanded to d
32. one Number 555 541 Available 6 must exactly match the Remo in the rem e Site Name ote NDM JCI Tower Site Name 1 Local NDM 1 Main Printer Tony s Printer Type Active Passive Phone Number 555 4708 555 2345 Available Se SA E us nur Figure 9 Matching Remote Site Names XSITENAM 6 Type in a remote site phone number of 31 characters maximum The phone number will be used as part of the ATDT modem dial command 7 Click on OK Be sure to save the file and download it to the local NDM for the phone numbers to be stored in the NDM To specify phone numbers remote site ID and remote N2 addresses select Phone Number Configuration from the Action menu The remote site ID can be up to 31 characters and must match the Remote Site Name defined in the local NDM case insensitive A remote NDM contains the phone number of a local NDM and or any printers to be called The remote NDM can have up to three backup phone numbers in case the first number is busy The remote NDM will cycle through these numbers until it makes a connection as described in the Dialing section of this technical bulletin Network Communications NDM Configurator 13 The remote NDM configuration must also contain a complete and accurate list of all N2 addresses for all devices connected to the remote N2 Bus 1 Obtain the phone numbers of the modem s at the local NDMs 2 O
33. one numbers are defined the remote NDM will dial the next number in the same manner as described above for the primary number This process will continue until all of the defined numbers have been attempted If no connection is made during this phase the remote NDM starts the entire cycle again This process is repeated until the connection is completed or the NDM has reached the number of retries specified in the configuration file s Number of Retries parameter 24 Network Communications NDM Configurator Disabling Dial in Dial out Once the connection is established the following occurs e Ifthe phone number is configured as Passive the remote NDM sends its 31 character Remote Site ID and N2 address the N2 address of the remote device with the alarm and a list of online devices Then it disconnects This allows the receiver of the call to identify the remote site that called in The passive device is a printer See the Passive Printer Application section in this technical bulletin for additional information on passive applications e Ifthe phone number is configured as Active the Remote Site Name will not be sent and N2 Bus communications is expected If N2 communication is not detected for a period of Idle Timeout the remote NDM will transmit the Remote Site Name and an error message hang up and continue the dialing sequence Take precautions to prevent excessive phone bills Several ways to minimize phone bills are 1 Neve
34. ownloading with Metasys Downloading the Local NDM 11 12 When finished downloading or commissioning the remote devices enter Commissioning mode with the local NDM again Double click Dial Command and override the value to 0 This will issue a hang up command to the local NDM The remote NDM will also hang up once the remote modem loses the Carrier Detect Exit Commissioning mode retaining overrides to non configurable parameters Metasys provides the same download functions to the NDMs and the devices on the remote N2 Bus as it does to any device on a local N2 Bus Once the NDM hardware has been mapped into Metasys and the devices come online they can be downloaded In addition the NDM Configurator can be used in conjunction with Metasys to perform downloads This section describes the following methods downloading the local NDM using the NDM Configurator with Metasys running in the background downloading the remote NDM or remote N2 devices using the NDM Configurator with Metasys running in the background downloading the local or remote NDM or remote N2 devices using Metasys device focus windows without the NDM Configurator To download the local NDM 1 2 3 4 5 From Metasys exit to Program Manager while keeping Metasys running in the background This will allow the necessary interaction between the two programs In the NDM Configurator open the local NDM configuration file to download Select Current Confi
35. pen the Action menu and select Phone Number Configuration N2 Dial Site Configuration Remote Site Name JCI Tower Site Name Type Phone Number 1 Local NDM 1 Active 555 4708 2 Main Printer Passive 555 2183 3 Tony s Printer Passive 555 2345 Unuse Available Remote N2 Device Addresses 1 3 6 8 X2CONFI Figure 10 Local Site Phone Numbers Stored in a Remote NDM 3 Type in the Remote Site Name using a maximum of 31 characters The Remote Site Name is an identifier so the local NDM or passive device can identify which remote NDM initiated the dial in For instance if the remote NDM dials out to a printer on a COS or alarm it will print its Remote Site Name The Remote Site Name is saved as part of the configuration file Note For a given site the Remote Site Name in the remote NDM must exactly match case insensitive the Site Name listed in the Action Phone Number Configuration menu of the local NDM Certain functions will not work from the FMS system if the site names do not match 4 Select Unused to add a site name or select a site name to modify an existing entry Click Modify 14 Network Communications NDM Configurator Modify Local Site Local Site Name Local NDM 1 Phone Number 555 4708 Active Passive MLSDB Figure 11 Modify Local Site Type in a local site name 31 characters maximum Type in a local site phone number 31 charact
36. pload Commission Action Options Help INPUTS OUTPUTS PARAMS SIDELOOP Current Question Answer Path Parameters Selectthe N2 Dial device type Communication Parameters Remote On an N2 with remote devices Number of Retries 3 Times Dial Delay 4 Minute Modem Connect Time 60 Second Dial In Control Enable Idle Timeout 5 Minute Polling Paramters Online PollCount 20 Offline Poll Count 5 Sn gt Date 05 20 94 Time 1 00 00 PM Device Type N2 Dial Module NDM Application N2 Dial Applications N2 Dial Module Configuration Filename C WGX9100 FILES N2REMOTE CFG xn2remot Figure 5 Remote N2 Dial 8 Network Communications NDM Configurator Modifyin g N2 The parameters can be modified as necessary after completing the Question Answer Session Parameter changes must be saved and downloaded to the NDM before they take Dial Parameters effect Table 1 NDM Parameters Parameter Name _ Description Default Maximum Usage Number of Retries Number of retries before a dial attempt ceases Dial Delay Number of minutes to delay before retrying a dial 4 Minutes 30 Both operation Modem Connect Time required for the modem to make a connection Both eet co Connection Status Status Idle 1 Dialing 2 Connected 3 Retry 4 Fail Dial Command 1 Remote Connection 0 Hang Up 1 50 Site Number Disconnect Delay Number of minutes
37. r disable the Disconnect Delay parameter 2 Make the Disconnect Delay parameter as small as possible 3 Disable dial in on known trouble sites The dial in feature of a remote NDM can be disabled by setting the Dial In Control parameter to Disable This will prevent the remote NDM from dialing in to report alarms or offline online transitions in the remote N2 devices connected to it You may want to disable dial in to eliminate nuisance calls from a known problem site If Dial In Control is not enabled the remote NDM will dial in only when it is reset by download N2 command or after a power fail Note Some N2 devices that can reside on a remote N2 Bus should not be used to initiate dial in In fact Dial In Control must be disabled if these types of devices are used on a remote N2 Bus These devices are listed in the N2 Dialer Module NDM Technical Bulletin LIT 6363065 in Appendix A Supported Devices and Firmware Revisions under the Special Cases column Dial out is the action taken by the local NDM to establish a connection with a remote site usually due to a command from the FMS system or from the NDM Configurator Dial out can be used to monitor points on a remote N2 Bus or to change parameters in a remote NDM A dial out from the NDM Configurator can also be used to clear alarms or offline online transitions for passive applications See the Passive Printer Application section later in this document for additional information
38. s are a good way to determine the status of the NDM connection Table 3 contains a description of typical modem front panel indicator lights Table 3 Modem Indicator Lights Light Hs HighSpeed 7 Auto Answer on when the modem is set to answer incoming calls Carrier Detect the modem is receiving a valid data carrier signal from the sending modem on forme CORNE CE EE TE m vocem Ready The following figures indicate which lights should be on for each phase of NDM operation using a Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 96 6 OC O 0e HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 18 Modem is On No Dial Initiated e 0 _ ee HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 19 Modem is Initiating a Dial 90 0 0 00 HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 20 Modem Connection is Made 30 Network Communications NDM Configurator 90 00 0 0 HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 21 Uploading from a Remote NDM 0 0 0 0 _ 0 00 HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 22 Downloading to a Remote NDM HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR MODEM DRW Figure 23 Controller Information for Remote N2 Devices Communication The Communication State parameters are another way to monitor N DM communications e values of the Communication State parameters will appear as asterisks unless yo
39. se any Disconnect Delay If the automatic disconnect feature is disabled you must disconnect by issuing a Dial Command of 0 to the local NDM Notes The potential exists for excessive phone bills when the Disconnect Delay Control is overridden to 2 Network Communications NDM Configurator 33 The local NDM must contain a Disconnect Delay at least long enough to allow all remote N2 devices to come online and report alarms If any alarms go unreported before the trunk disconnects the remote NDM will detect those alarms and dial in again 34 Network Communications NDM Configurator Passive Printer Application A passive printer application is comprised of a remote NDM remote devices and printers used for alarm notification The passive printer application does not have a local NDM connected to an FMS headend Instead the remote NDM dials only passive printers to report alarms changes of state and offline online transitions To set up a passive printer application all primary and secondary phone numbers in a remote NDM configuration must be defined as passive devices printers In a passive printer application reported alarms and offline online transitions must be cleared using a Configuration Tool e g the NDM Configurator The NDM will not dial in to report subsequent alarms and offline online transitions for a device until the original alarm or offline online transition is cleared Note For information on setting up mod
40. set to Enable for the remote NDM to dial in upon alarm or offline conditions All devices on the remote N2 Bus will report their online status when a remote NDM dials in on alarm The local NDM configures the local modem to answer after one ring The remote N2 devices appear as online to the FMS system when communication is established Alarms that occurred at the remote site will be logged by the FMS system Note For additional information on passive printer applications defined as applications where all primary and secondary phone numbers in the remote NDM configuration file are for passive devices see the Passive Printer Application section in this technical bulletin Dial in froma The remote NDM is configured with one primary and three optional secondary phone R te NDM numbers The remote NDM dials in when an alarm COS or offline condition is detected QE and the Dial In Control is enabled The remote NDM begins by dialing the primary number listed in the Action Phone Number Configuration menu of the NDM s configuration file If the connection is not accomplished before the Modem Connect Time expires the NDM hangs up waits a period of the Dial Delay and begins dialing the primary number a second time This process will continue until a connection is made or the number has tried four times without success If the remote NDM fails to connect on the fourth try it checks to see if additional phone numbers are defined If additional ph
41. to wait before disconnecting a call 10 Minutes Disconnect Delay Determines whether the Disconnect Delay is used 2 Local Control 0 Use Disconnect Delay 1 4 Hour Delay 2 Never Hang Up Remote NDM N2 Address of the Remote NDM NA 255 Local Address Dial In Control Enable Alarm or COS initiates Dial in from Remote 0 Enable Remote NDM Disable Remote NDM will not Dial in on Alarm or COS Idle Timeout After a Dial in the remote NDM will hang up if no N2 ees Minutes Ea communication is detected during the idle timeout Online Poll Count Number of online devices to poll before offline devices Eee Offline Poll Count Number of offline devices to poll before online devices These parameters are used on NDMs with DOO firmware only Not all of the parameters shown in Table 1 are contained in a local NDM or in a remote NDM The Usage column indicates whether a parameter is used in a local NDM a remote NDM or both The N2 Dial application does not use any inputs or outputs To modify a parameter 1 Display the parameters in a list box 2 Double click on a parameter 3 Modify the long name short name value or units 4 Press Enter or click on OK Network Communications NDM Configurator 9 Defin ing the The NDM configuration file contains a modem setup string The NDM uses the setup string to configure the modem to which it is directly connected Modem Setup The NDM sends the modem setup string to the modem aft
42. u are Stat Th f the C tion State p t ll app terisks unless y ale in Commissioning mode with a local NDM 8 Parameters Table 4 indicates the Communication State parameters for each phase of NDM operation Network Communications NDM Configurator 31 Online and Offline Polling NDM Firmware Revision D01 and Later NDM Firmware Revision D00 Table 4 Communication State Parameters NDM Activity Connection Dial Status Command Modem is On No Dial initiated o 0 Modem ConnectionisMade 2 rs Phone is Busy No Connection s3 150 No Connection Retries Exhausted 4 Ds nas to a Remote NDM Uploading from a Remote NDM E Obtaining Remote Controller 1 50 Information Remote NDM Dials in to a Local NDM 1 NA Dial Command should equal the site number of the site being dialed from 1 50 as shown in the Phone Number Configuration information from the Action menu A remote NDM controls the communications on the remote N2 Bus when the modem is inactive The remote NDM polls all N2 devices The alarm and COS information is preserved for the FMS system until the telephone connection is established In an active application only the FMS system can clear the alarm condition or COS In a passive application a Configuration Tool e g the NDM Configurator must clear the alarm condition The remote NDM polls only the device addresses defined in its configuration These are the addresses listed

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