Carrier I-Vu Link Installation Manual

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Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Mounting and wiring .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Configuring IP for the i-Vu® Link ................................................................................................................................ 7

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Compliance ................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Document revision history ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Contents

What is the i-Vu® Link? ....................................................................................................................................... 1

Specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

Safety considerations........................................................................................................................................... 3

To mount the i-Vu® Link ...................................................................................................................................... 4

To wire for power .................................................................................................................................................. 4

To wire CCN devices on Port S1 ......................................................................................................................... 5

To wire a third-party device ................................................................................................................................. 5

Formatting the i-Vu® Link ................................................................................................................................... 8

LED's ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8

To replace the i-Vu® Link's battery ................................................................................................................. 10

FCC Compliance ................................................................................................................................................. 11

CE Compliance ................................................................................................................................................... 11

BACnet Compliance........................................................................................................................................... 11

What is the i-Vu® Link?

Introduction

The i-Vu® Link is an integral part of the i-Vu CCN Plus/Pro system. It has all of the capabilities of an i-Vu CCN
Router, plus it can integrate with other manufacturer’s equipment. Support for BACnet, Modbus, and LonWorks®
protocols are standard.

The i-Vu® Link has one EIA-485 port for connecting to the CCN bus and one jumper-configurable EIA-232/EIA-485
port for connecting to a third party network. It also has one 10/100Base-T Ethernet port for connecting to the
building LAN and/or other third party TCP/IP networks.

Each i-Vu® Link can connect to up to 140 CCN devices and supports up to 500 integration points. The i-Vu® Link
also stores trend data and time schedules for the CCN devices that it is connected to.

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Introduction

Specifications

Port E1

Port S1

Port S2

Battery Low

Module drivers drv_ivulink_modbus

drv_ivulink_lon

Maximum number of CCN
controllers

Maximum number of third
party points

Power 24 Vac ±10%, 50–60 Hz, 24 VA

Communication ports 10/100 BaseT Ethernet

140

500

26 Vdc ±10%, 10 W

: LAN, BACnet IP, and/or Modbus TCP/IP

communications

: 5-pin EIA-485 for CCN Network and/or CCN Service Tool connection

(9600 and 38400 baud)

: Configurable EIA-485/EIA-232 for third party network connections,

including:

• BACnet MS/TP @ 9600, 19200, 38400, and 76800 baud

• Modbus (RTU and ASCII modes) @ 9600, 19200, 38400, and 76800 baud

• LonWorks (requires SLTA-10 adapter) @ 38400 and 76800 baud

Microprocessor 32-bit Motorola Power PC microprocessor with cache memory, Fast Ethernet

controller, high performance 32-bit communication co-processor

Memory 16 MB non-volatile battery-backed RAM (with 12 MB available for use), 8 MB

Flash memory, 32-bit memory bus

NOTE Shelf life of battery is 10 years with 720 hours of continuous operation.

Battery 10-year Lithium CR123A battery ensures the following data is retained for a

maximum of 720 hours during power outages:

• Time

• Graphics

• Control programs

• Editable properties

• Schedules

• Trends

To conserve battery life, you can set the driver to turn off battery backup after a
specified number of days and depend on the archive function to restore data
when the power returns.
A low battery is indicated by the
Vu CCN Plus/Pro application, a touchscreen device, and Field Assistant.

Real-time clock Battery-backed real-time clock keeps track of time in event of power failure

LED or a low battery alarm in the i-

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