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eNodeIV™
Single Port 709.1 /852 LON/IP Router
User Guide
4.12
16/09/2011
Document Revision 1.44
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Contents
1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Configuration Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 8
1.3. Modes of Operation ............................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.1. Manual Mode .................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.2. Normal Mode .................................................................................................................................. 8
1.4. Applications of the eNodeIV Device ...................................................................................................... 9
1.4.1. Multi-site building automation networks ....................................................................................... 9
1.4.2. IP backbones for LON traffic aggregation ....................................................................................... 9
1.4.3. Roaming Connections ................................................................................................................... 10
1.5. IP Addressing Modes ........................................................................................................................ 11
1.6. System Requirements and Connections .............................................................................................. 12
1.6.1. System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 12
1.6.2. Button, Indicators, and Connectors for eNodeIV ......................................................................... 13
1.6.3. Wiring ............................................................................................................................................ 13
2. Web Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 15
2.1. Default IP Configuration ................................................................................................................... 15
2.1.1. Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................ 15
2.1.2. Wi-Fi (802.11b).............................................................................................................................. 16
2.1.3. Wi-Fi Setup in Windows XP ........................................................................................................... 18
2.2. Establishing a Connection (Ethernet or WiFi) .................................................................................. 19
2.2.1. Ping to Verify ................................................................................................................................. 19
2.2.2. User Name and Password ............................................................................................................. 20
2.3. Restoring Factory Defaults ............................................................................................................... 20
2.3.0.1. Basic Procedure.......................................................................................................................... 21
2.4. Web Configuration Parameters ....................................................................................................... 22
2.5. Status Page ....................................................................................................................................... 22
2.6. Router Setup Page ........................................................................................................................... 26
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2.6.1. Normal Mode Router Setup .......................................................................................................... 26
2.6.2. Manual Mode Router Setup ......................................................................................................... 32
2.7. IP Setup Page ................................................................................................................................... 32
2.8. Wi-Fi Setup Page .............................................................................................................................. 34
2.9. 709 Setup Page ................................................................................................................................ 35
2.9.1. Node Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 36
2.9.2. Forwarding Tables ......................................................................................................................... 37
2.10. Channel List Page ........................................................................................................................... 39
2.10.1. Normal Mode Channel List Page ................................................................................................. 39
2.10.2. Manual Mode Channel List Page ................................................................................................ 41
2.11. Device Detail Page.......................................................................................................................... 43
2.12. Diagnostics Page ............................................................................................................................ 45
2.13. DDNS Setup Page ........................................................................................................................... 47
2.14. Contacts Page ................................................................................................................................. 48
3. Optional Features ................................................................................................................................ 49
3.1. 852 to 852 Bridging Router Mode (Cost Option) ............................................................................. 49
3.2. Bridging Router Setup ...................................................................................................................... 49
3.2.1. Router Setup Page ........................................................................................................................ 50
3.2.2. 709 Setup Page ............................................................................................................................. 52
3.2.3. Bridging Router Mode Channel List Page ..................................................................................... 52
3.3. Redundant Twin Mode (Cost Option) .............................................................................................. 55
3.3.1. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 56
3.3.2. Status SNVT ................................................................................................................................... 57
3.3.3. Alarm SNVT ................................................................................................................................... 58
3.3.4. Status Report UNVT ...................................................................................................................... 58
3.4. Twin Setup Page ............................................................................................................................... 59
3.5. Twin Mode Status Page ................................................................................................................... 62
4. Network Integration and Management ............................................................................................... 63
4.1. Manual Mode Example .................................................................................................................... 63
4.2. Normal Mode With i.LON Configuration Server Example ............................................................... 64
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4.3. Communicating With Lonmaker With IP Interface .......................................................................... 65
4.4. Commissioning eNodeIV Device With LonMaker ............................................................................ 65
4.5. NAT Router Example ........................................................................................................................ 68
4.6. DDNS Router Example ...................................................................................................................... 68
4.7. Redundant Twin Mode Example ...................................................................................................... 69
5. FTT-10 XCVR LonTalk Network Termination ........................................................................................ 73
6. Firmware Upgrade Instructions ........................................................................................................... 75
7. Contact Details ..................................................................................................................................... 75
Disclaimer: .................................................................................................................................................. 76
Trademarks: ................................................................................................................................................ 76
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1. Overview
1.1. Introduction
The eNodeIV, Grouter4 (GR4) router supports two open standard protocols, namely ANSI/EIA
709.1 and ANSI/EIA 852. Both the ANSI/EIA 709.1 and ANSI/EIA 852 are defined by the
Consumer Electronics Association Technology & Standards R7.1 HCS1 Subcommittee. For more
details see http://ce.org/. For the sake of brevity the remainder of the document will refer to
the standards as 709.1 and 852. The 709.1 is also known by its trademarked name, LonTalk®. A
709.1 network is also commonly referred to as a Local Operating Network or LON. This
document will use 709.1 network and LON interchangeably.
The 852 protocol acts as the transport service to convey 709.1 messages over Internet Protocol
(IP) networks. This technique of using another protocol (i.e. 852) to transport a message over
an alternate media is often referred to as tunnelling. In 852 parlance the tunnelled protocol is a
Component Network (CN) protocol. The 852 protocol is a generic tunnelling protocol and is not
limited to 709.1. However, a particular implementation of the 852 protocol may only support
the tunnelling of a single CN protocol. The tunnelled CN messages have no information or
awareness of the tunnelling process. Although some of the figures in this document use CN or
CN/IP to represent a component network or component network to internet protocol
connection, the only CN currently supported by the eNodeIV device is 709.1
A component network protocol is often called a field bus due to its use for machine to machine
networking and control in the field. This document, however, will only use the term component
network or CN.
852 not only provides the vehicle to transport ANSI 709.1 messages across IP, but it also
provides management of these connections or routes. A logical grouping of 852 devices that
exchange packets is called an 852 channel. One may think of an 852 channel as a kind of virtual
LAN on an IP network.
An eNodeIV device forwards 709.1 packets to or from an IP channel (using an Ethernet or WiFi
transceiver) and a CN channel (using twisted pair FT-10 or RS-485 transceivers). The eNodeIV
device has a presence on, or physical connection to, both channels. The router takes 709.1
messages from the component network, wraps them in an 852 packet and sends them over the
IP network. The eNodeIV device also receives 852 packets on its IP interface, un-wraps them
and puts the 709.1 messages on the CN channel. The virtual 852 channel looks like a CN channel
to CN nodes. The IP element is transparent. This enables a flat network and is more easily
managed and scaled than using CN to IP interfaces that do not hide the IP element from the CN
nodes. The important thing is not what the CN to IP device is called but how transparent it
makes the IP network appear to the CN nodes.
Network connection devices can operate at different layers of particular networks protocol
stack. 709.1 is an OSI 7 Layer type protocol. Whereas, the Internet Protocol has only 4 layers.
(See Figure 1.1 for a diagram of the different layers of the two protocols.)
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