Generic ProtoNode Startup Guide Page 3 of 25
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1 INTRODUCTION
ProtoNode is an external, high performance, Building and Industrial Automation multi-protocol gateway for
OEMs wanting to provide protocol translation between Serial and Serial, Serial-Ethernet and Ethernet-Ethernet
devices using LonWorks®
, BACnet®
, Metasys®
N2 by JCI, Modbus, DNP3, and more.
This manual provides installation information for 2 types of customers:
OEMs that have purchased the product to be used with their controllers and have not done a first time
start with their controller. When the OEM completes the programming of the ProtoNode with their
device, the ProtoNode will be vitually plug and play at the OEMs customer sites.
o The OEM follows all the steps in this guide to complete the first time start up.
End Users that have purchased the preprogrammed ProtoNode from one of our OEM customers and need
some instructions to configure the device.
The ProtoNode is always pre-configured by the OEM, requiring the end customer to only set of DIP switches to
load a configuration file and set the specific network setting of the device. Note that Technical Support for the
end‐user is provided by the device manufacturer and not FieldServer Technologies ProtoCessor group.
1.1 BTL Mark – BACnet Testing Laboratory
The BTL Mark on the ProtoNode RER is a symbol that indicates to a consumer that a product
has passed a series of rigorous tests conducted by an independent laboratory which verifies
that the product correctly implements the BACnet features claimed in the listing. The mark
is a symbol of a high-quality BACnet product. Go to
http://www.bacnetinternational.net/btl/ for more information about the BACnet Testing
Laboratory.
1.2 LonMark Certification
LonWorks is a registered trademark of Echelon Corporation
BACnet is a registered trademark of ASHRAE
Metasys is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls Inc.
LonMark International is the recognized authority for certification, education, and
promotion of interoperability standards for the benefit of manufacturers, integrators
and end users. LonMark International has developed extensive product certification
standards and tests to provide the integrator and user with confidence that products
from multiple manufacturers utilizing LonMark devices work together. FieldServer
Technologies has more LonMark Certified gateways than any other gateway
manufacturer, including the ProtoCessor, ProtoCarrier and ProtoNode for OEM
applications and the full featured, configurable gateways.
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