User's Manual

NETNode
Phase 1 and 2 Units
NETNode
User Manual
NETNode-V2.3
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There may be times when you want to change this and so this combo box enables you select
other setting for the plugs on this cable.
You can select from the Control/Data Port box:
On both Phase1 and Phase2 Mesh nodes up to and including Software release V1.4 there is
only one data channel and one serial control channel. If the Data channel is set to the RS232
port then the control channel is forced to the RS485 port and vice versa.
Setting
Means…
RS232/RS485
Control is RS232 plug, Data Port is RS485 plug
(normal)
RS485/RS232
Control is RS485 plug, Data Port is RS232 plug
RS232/RS232
Special mode, only used for engineering.
4.4.2.1. Control/Data Port - Software Version 2.1
Software version 2.1 allows for the use of two separate data channels RS232 and RS485.
The RS485 is now a dedicated port on the unit. The RS485 can no longer be configured to
be a Unit Control channel – it is now a dedicated data channel.
The RS232 data channel shares with the control port. So the RS232 serial port can be set to
be a second data channel.
A second RS232 port is available on units without the AVI option fitted and this second
channel can also be configured to be a data channel or a control port. If the AVI option is
fitted then the second serial port is used to control the AVI encoder.
Setting
Means…
RS232 1/RS232 2
Data is on RS232 plug
RS232 2/RS232 1
Control is on RS232 plug
Caution: D830 – Do not set the control data port to „Data is on RS232 plug‟ if you are
controlling the unit via this port, and the unit cannot be controlled via IP.
4.4.3. Auxiliary Address
Normally, the NETNode will be operating with IP devices like cameras microphones or GPS
units and the Auxiliary address is left as 0.