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NetX Serial Driver

NetX Serial Driver

Owned by Tucker Watson (Unlicensed)
Apr 04, 2014


Table of Contents:

Overview………………………………………………………………………………………...3 Prerequisites…………………………………………………………………………………...3 Licensing……………………………………………………………………………………......4 Licensing Procedure and Installation 4
Installing Net/X Serial Network……………………………………….…………………5-12 Driver Installation Procedure5-7 Serial Configuration 8 Device Discovery 9 Point Discovery 10-11 Custom Network Properties 12
Service and Support…………………………………………………………………………13
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Overview
The Net/X Serial driver from Activelogix enables the seamless integration of the Niagara AX Framework with a collection of one or more Thermostats manufactured by Network Thermostat (http://www.networkthermostat.com/). This integration enables the ability to adjust thermostat settings remotely through the Niagara building control system network for such things as calendar based occupancy states or any other custom control strategy.
Prerequisites
Before installing and commissioning the Niagara Net/X Serial Driver, the Net/X system is required to have first been installed and proven to be operational with the Net/X Command Center software (including connectivity using the internal or external IP address(es). Failure to do so may cause unnecessary troubleshooting. The Net/X Serial driver requires Niagara Stations (JACEs) at release 3.2 or later.

















Licensing
The Net/X Serial driver requires a license file from Activelogix. The license file will specify the number of devices (thermostats) authorized. A maximum of 32 devices can be discovered/configured per Net/X controller. Multiple Net/X controllers may exist for large networks. In the case of multiple controllers, the user can add additional instances of the Net/X driver in the station configuration. The license supplied with the driver will determine the total licensed devices on the network, regardless of the number of configured Net/X controllers. Example: With device limit set to 12 and thirteen devices discovered, the thirteenth device's status is set to "fault" and the fault cause will read "Exceeded device.limit of 12." The thirteenth device's entry in the device manager will be highlighted in yellow.
*To install the license file:*

  • Start the platform
  • Select the License Manager service
  • Import the Activelogix license file you have been provided



Figure 1: License Manager
Installing Net/X Serial Network
To install the driver:

  • Start station
  • Expand Config
  • Open the Driver Manager (double click Drivers in the Nav pane)
  • Click on New
  • Display drop-down list for Type to Add and select Net X S Network
  • Click on OK



Figure 2: Driver Manager

  • Click on OK to accept defaults



Figure 3: Install Network

  • NetXSNetwork will now be displayed in the Driver Manager



Figure 4: Network Installed
Serial Configuration:

  • Select property sheet for the NetXSNetwork
  • Expand Communicator
  • Expand Serial Port Parameters
  • Set Port Name to the comm Port connected to the NETX serial controller (usually COM1 or COM2)
  • Set Baud Rate to Baud9600
  • Set Data Bits to Data Bits8
  • Set Stop Bits to Stop Bit 1
  • Set Parity to None
  • Flow Control Mode check boxes should all be unchecked
  • Click on Save



Figure 5: Serial Configuration
Device Discovery:

  • Select Device Manager for the NetXSNetwork
  • Click on Discover and wait for Discovered (Learn) pane to be populated - the progress bar at the top of the window will display discovery progress
  • Select devices to add and click on Add or drag selected devices into the Database pane
  • Set "Name" to a unique value - leave default values for Type and Address
  • Click on OK



Figure 6: Device Discovery
Point Discovery:

  • Expand NetXSNetwork
  • Expand device
  • Open Point Manager (double click on Points)
  • Click on Discover
  • Select all points in Discovered pane



Figure 7: Point Discovery

  • Click on Add or drag selected points into the Database pane
  • Click on OK - point values should begin to update with current values



Figure 8: Adding Points to the Database
Custom Network Properties:
These properties reflect Net/X controller values set or read during initialization by the driver. All custom network properties are read-only.

  • Clock Scheduler - NetX scheduler is set to disabled
  • System Update - System updates are set to off
  • Verbose Mode - Verbose mode is set to Echo, Verbose
  • Temperature Scale - Temperature scale is set to Fahrenheit
  • Timer Value - Timer value is set to zero to disable polling by the controller
  • Online List - List of available devices as defined by the controller
  • Adapter Version - Firmware version of the controller



Figure 9: Custom Network Properties
Service and Support Information
Technical support and customer service options vary by country and distribution channel. For information on support for this product, contact your distributor. You may also contact the manufacturer at the following address:
Activelogix, LLC
710 Peninsula Lane, Suite E
Charlotte, NC 28273
+1.704.553.8510 (Main)
+1.704.553.8230 (Fax)
www.activelogix.com

ALX Support Desk: http://activelogix.helpserve.com/