Danfoss NovoCon Operating guide

Operating Guide

NovoCon® Configuration Tool

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Getting started ......................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.1. Electrical connection of the NovoCon® Configuration Tool .................................................................... 2

2.2. NovoCon® S connection to the PC ..................................................................................................................... 2

2.3. NovoCon® M, L or XL connection to the PC ................................................................................................... 3

3. Installation .................................................................................................................................................................. 3

3.1. Windows driver installation ................................................................................................................................. 3

3.2. Increasing communication stability ................................................................................................................. 4

3.3. Setup of Modbus/BACnet communication .................................................................................................... 5

3.4. Setup of PC Software .............................................................................................................................................. 5

4. Modbus user interface ........................................................................................................................................... 6

4.1 Connection settings ................................................................................................................................................ 6

4.2 Configuration tab .................................................................................................................................................... 7

4.3 Operation tab ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.4 Browser tab ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

4.5 Firmware Upgrade tab ........................................................................................................................................... 8

4.6 Import CSV Configuration tab ............................................................................................................................ 9

5. BACnet user interface ............................................................................................................................................. 11

5.1. Connection settings ................................................................................................................................................ 11

5.2. Configuration tab .................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.3. Operation tab ............................................................................................................................................................ 12

5.4. Browser tab ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

5.5. Firmware Upgrade tab ........................................................................................................................................... 13

5.6. Import CSV Configuration tab ............................................................................................................................ 14

Operating Guide NovoCon® Configuration Tool

1. Introduction

2. Getting started

The Danfoss NovoCon® Configuration Tool can be used for providing easy connection, commissioning and control of the NovoCon® actuators through a field bus connection. To communicate with the NovoCon® actuators on the network, a USB to RS485 cable and a PC with the Danfoss NovoCon® Configuration Tool software installed, are needed.

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This document describes the wiring, installation procedure and how to use the NovoCon® Configuration Tool cable and software.

Before getting started, please check if you have all listed components from the table below.

Equipment

NovoCon® actuator

Windows 10 computer

NovoCon® Configuration Tool cable

NovoCon® Configuration tool software

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2.1. Electrical connection of the NovoCon® Configuration Tool

2.2. NovoCon® S connection to the PC

Check if the NovoCon® actuators are already powered by the network, according to specifications.

If you’re using USB Configuration Tool, you should connect actuator as bellow (Figure 2).

Figure 2

NOTE: If you are using the Configuration Tool you need to provide the power from the network of NovoCon®.

In case the actuators are not powered from the network you can connect a 24V AC or DC power supply with a 6,5x2mm adaptor (+ on the inner connector) to the power connector mounted on the NovoCon® Configuration Tool cable.

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2.3. NovoCon® M, L or XL connection to the PC

3. Installation

3.1. Windows driver installation

If you’re using new Configuration Tool, you should connect the NovoCon® M, L or XL, the figure shows a NovoCon® M actuator (Figure 3).

Figure 3

NOTE: If you are using the Configuration Tool you need to provide the power from the network of NovoCon®.

Step 1.

Plug-in the USB cable and you will receive text box message (Figure 4).

Figure 4

Step 2.

Click on the text box message and a new pop-up window will appear (Figure 5).

Figure 5

Please remember the COM port number, because it’s going to be used in subsequent steps. (on Figure 5 the port number is COM36). This is our communication port which is used for communication with NovoCon®. Click ‘Close’.

Step 3.

If the USB driver is installed properly you can also find the COM port number under Device manager (Control Panel  System and Security  Device manager).

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3.2. Increasing communication stability

For better and more stable communication (especially using the Modbus protocol), complete the following steps:

1. Go to Device Manager in your Windows taskbar searcher.

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2. On the Device Manager window, go to the tab »Ports (COM & LPT) « and right click on the port you have connected your commissioning dongle (USB).

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3. In the properties window of your COM port, click »port settings« and then »Advanced«.

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Operating Guide NovoCon® Configuration Tool

3.2. Increasing communication stability (continuous)

3.3. Setup of Modbus/BACnet communication

4. In the »Advance Settings for COMX« change »Latency Timer (msec):« parameter to the lowest possible. In the example below, this is 1.

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NOTE: This must be done for each Configuration Tool USB cable that you connect to the PC. If you connect a different Configuration Tool cable to the PC, this configuration must be performed again.

Either Modbus or BACnet communication protocol must be defined as the communication protocol for all NovoCon® devices on the network. This is set done manually by turning the 10th DIP switch on each NovoCon® S (or the 8th.DIP switch for NovoCon® M) to ON (Modbus) or OFF (BACnet). If Modbus is selected, the Modbus slave ID for each NovoCon® must then be set manually via the DIP switches. For more information, please refer to NovoCon® data sheets. All devices on the network may be powered up now.

3.4. Setup of PC Software

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Double-click on setup.exe to start the installation. The installer will guide you through the installation of the NovoCon® Configuration Tool. After installation, the Danfoss NovoCon Configuration Tool icon should appear on your desktop.

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