ProtoNode Gateway
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 ProtoNode Gateway
ProtoNode is an external, high performance Building Automation multi-protocol gateway that is con-
figured to automatically communicate between any of Cleaver-Brooks' products (hereafter called
“device”) to various building automation protocols. These protocols include BACnet® MS/TP, BAC-
net/IP, Metasys® N2 by JCI, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, Ethernet/IP and LonWorks®.
It is not necessary to download any configuration files to support the required applications. The Pro-
toNode is pre-loaded with tested Profiles/Configurations for the supported devices.
We use 2 methods to dynamically configure the ProtoNode to support the devices with the selected
protocol.
Auto-Discovery: Supported RS-485 devices can be automatically detected and identified for addition
to the ProtoNode's configuration. (Section 1.2)
Web Configurator: Ethernet devices connected to the ProtoNode can not be Auto-Discovered. To add
Ethernet devices to the gateway, profiles must be selected in the ProtoNode's Web Configurator. The
Web Configurator shows all the stored profiles/devices on the ProtoNode. It will also show all the RS-
485 devices that were previously discovered. After selecting the device, the Modbus Node-ID and,
only for Ethernet Devices, the IP Address must also be entered. Once all the devices are selected and
saved, the ProtoNode automatically builds and downloads the configuration for the desired protocol.
ProtoNode Applications
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BACnet is a registered trademark of ASHRAE
2
Metasys is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls Inc.
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LonWorks is a registered trademark of Echelon Corporation
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