Contents
1 About the MSA FieldServer ProtoNode 5
1.1 Certification 5
2 BACnet/LonWorks Setup through ProtoNode 6
2.1 Features 6
2.2 Installation Steps for the Customer 6
2.3 Record Identification Data 6
2.4 Configure the DIP Switches 7
2.4.1 Setting the Node/ID Device Instance (DIP Switch A0 ā A7) 7
2.4.2 Setting the Serial Baud Rate (DIP Switch B0 ā B3) 7
2.4.3 Select and Load Configuration Files 8
3 Interfacing ProtoNode to Host OEM Device 9
3.1 ProtoNode FPC-N34 and FPC-N35 Showing Connection Ports 9
3.2 Device Connections to ProtoNode 10
3.3 Resistor and Power Jumper Information 11
3.3.1 Bias Resistors 11
3.3.2 Termination Resistor 12
3.3.3 Power Jumper Settings 12
3.4 Wiring Field Port to RS-485 BMS Network 13
3.5 Wiring Field Port to a LonWorks Network 13
4 Power up the ProtoNode 14
5 Connect the PC to the Gateway 15
5.1 Connecting to the Gateway via Ethernet 15
5.1.1 Changing the Subnet of the Connected PC 15
5.2 Navigate to the Login Page 15
6 Setup Web Server Security 16
6.1 Login to the FieldServer 16
6.2 Select the Security Mode 18
6.2.1 HTTPS with Own Trusted TLS Certificate 19
6.2.2 HTTPS with Default Untrusted Self-Signed TLS Certificate or HTTP with Built-in Payload Encryption 19
7 Configure the FieldServer 20
7.1 Setting IP Address for Field Network 20
7.1.1 Accessing the FieldServer Manager 21
8 LonWorks (FPC-N35): Commissioning the ProtoNode on a LonWorks Network 22
8.1 Commissioning theProtoNode FPC-N35 on a LonWorks Network 22
8.1.1 Instructions to Download XIF File from ProtoNode FPC-N35 Using Browser 22
9 Troubleshooting 24
9.1 Lost or Incorrect IP Address 24
9.2 Viewing Diagnostic Information 25
9.3 Checking Wiring and Settings 26
9.4 Taking a FieldServer Diagnostic Capture 27
9.5 LED Functions 28
ProtoNode Start-up Guide 3