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Issue Continuum Graphics (Pinpoint): How do point updates take place and how can I change the update interval and polling speed? Is it different for BACnet points? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Pinpoint Graphics Bacnet Cause How do point updates take place and how can I change the update interval and polling speed? Resolution In Cyberstation V1.71 and greater, the graphics polling engine was significantly changed. Prior to this change, the Pinpoint application would poll the points within its graphic file directly. If several graphics were open, each graphic would perform its own polling, This engine also applied to Web.client. Each control on the graphic had a separate selection where you could set the polling rate on a per-point basis on the miscellaneous tab of each control. This was the only method to adjust the point polling interval. The main reason for the graphic engine change was for Web.Client graphics. Slow networks, multiple browsers accessing the same graphics, and slow browser machines could make Web.Client graphics unacceptably slow.   The current method to get data into graphics involves a separate graphics polling engine per workstation. When one or more graphics are opened on a workstation or a Web.Client IIS server, the graphics register the points into the polling engine on that workstation. The polling engine then begins updating the values and sends the data to the Pinpoint/web.pinpoint clients. After initially sending all the data values to the graphic, it then only sends the data that has changed since the last update in an XML document format. If several graphics are requesting the same point values, the data is only polled once for all the Pinpoint clients on that workstation or Web.Client. Efficiency was also achieved by registering the points in the polling engine which allowed the polling engine to decrease the number of data requests by 50% to retrieve the same data.   There are now additional settings to adjust the polling rates in a graphic. #11 General preferences "Time interval between requests" This is a global setting and affects all workstations. By default, all polled points which are in the polling queue are sequentially updated at a continuous rate with a default delay between requests of 30 milliseconds. It is often recommended to set this to 100ms (Additional considerations below  under Multiple Cyberstation graphics performance)   General Preferences are accessed by Right Clicking on the Continuum icon in the Windows system tray and selecting General Preferences     There are also a pair of settings in the workstation preferences: #24 Pinpoint active polling rate #25 Pinpoint inactive polling rate These settings are for each workstation individually and do not affect the polling rates of the polling engine, but merely determine how often the graphic requests data updates from the polling engine based on whether a panel is or is not the active window. Typically these settings can be left at their defaults R&D has indicated that #24 is not used as Pinpoint always uses the inactive polling rate whether the window is active or not. Therefore, adjust #25 "Pinpoint inactive polling rate".  It is recommended to set this to keep this at the default of 250ms.   Cyberstation Preferences are accessed by Right Clicking on one of the Cyberstations while logged into Continuum and selecting Edit   Multiple Cyberstation graphics performance Several workstations may be configured to display graphics that are pointing to the same controllers and the controllers being polled may be on a large Infinet or MSTP network. In this case, the controllers could be overwhelmed by simultaneous data requests from the different workstations, slowing down controller scans, the whole field bus and overall system performance. R&D indicates that when multiple Cyberstation Graphics are used there is some randomness as to how the polling requests are accomplished. If graphic or system performance is an issue, it is suggested that another 30 Milliseconds is added to the general preferences "Time interval between requests" (#11) and then measure system performance and add additional time if needed up to 500ms.   When using this setting it is necessary to consider how many Cybersations would be running simultaneous graphics. For example:4 workstations polling graphics simultaneously with "x" number of points in it for 1 Netcontroller could have about 20 requests per second (determined via Wireshark capture at the NC NIC) 30 ms per X 4 Cyber =120ms added In this case, the recommendation was to set the "Time interval between requests" value to 250ms for performance   Note: Individual millisecond settings in each point do not effect polling for the point. They are not used.   BACnet points Bacnet points can be managed differently. Continuum BACnet points can either be polled the same way that Standard continuum points are polled or by using a COV. Standard polling is done by using the point objects from the "Infinity" side of the object tree. If you want to use COV for the point updates which is much more efficient, you should use the "BACnet Points" in the graphic, from the BACnet side of the object tree. The polling engine will then subscribe for COV updates to the respective controllers. When the graphic is closed the polling engine will unsubscribe the COVs. Third-Party BACnet controllers have an additional method to adjust the poll frequency. If the third-party BACnet controller supports COV subscriptions, Cyberstation will subscribe to these points as COV's like the Continuum BACnet controllers however, if the devices do not support COV's their points will be polled. Since many third-party BACnet controllers cannot withstand frequent data requests, there are two additional settings on the BACnet device object editor. The settings are on the Details tab on third-party BACnet controllers only. 1. Max # of Async requests The max # Async requests specify how many requests we should send before we get a reply to the data request, or how many requests can I queue. Typically this should be set to 1. 2. Request interval in ms  The request interval setting will depend on the device. Does it use Ethernet or MSTP network architecture? Are you running "Enhanced MSTP"? How many third-party devices are on the mstp network that cannot run enhanced MSTP? Typically it would be safe to set this in the 1000 to 5000 ms range based on desired data update rates and the controller's capability to handle the polling.

Issue Can all the RAM be used in a MNL controller? Environment MNL controller Cause After doing a compile in WorkPlace Tech, there are only 8 bytes left in the RAM available (shown in the Application Statistics window).  Is there a concern if the application uses all available RAM?  Resolution The controllers are designed to operate whether there is leftover application RAM or not.  Use the WorkPlace Tech Tool 4.0 Engineering Guide (F-27254) to see the RAM memory requirements for each object.

Issue Problem changing values in Echelon LonMaker Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, TAC Vista Environment Echelon LonMaker Echelon Browser Plugins Cause When using Echelon Lonmaker, verify the PC's regional settings have the decimal sign set as a dot (period) and not a comma. Resolution Go to Start > Control Panel > Region and Language Click the Additional settings... button Under Decimal symbol, make sure this is a period and not a comma.

Issue How does the controller determine which workstation will log the alarm into the SQL database when using "Enhanced Alarm logging"? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Workstation Enhanced Alarm Logging Cause Alarms will be delivered by a NetController to all Workstations that have Ids between 191 and 254 assuming a teach was done. The first Workstation to receive the Alarm will log it in the Database. There is a ratcheting algorithm that is used by the NetController to determine which Workstation will be the first one to receive Alarms. In many applications, it is necessary to control which workstation will be the first to receive the alarm and log it in the Database. Knowing how the algorithm works provides the ability to design a system with a designated alarm logging workstation. Resolution The algorithm is as follows: The Netcontroller will take its own AccNetid and mask it with 63 stripping off the 2 high bits of its id leaving a result in the range of 1 to 63. Further explanation of the binary masking: NetControllers with Ids between 1 and 63, result is their ID. NetControllers with Ids between 64 and 127, result is their ID - 64 (ID range of 0 to 63). NetControllers with Ids between 128 and 190, result is their ID - 128 (ID range of 0 to 62). That result is then added to 190 and that is the ID of the first Workstation to get the Alarm and Log it in the Database. If there is not a Workstation with that ID (or the workstation with that ID is offline), the NetController will send the alarm to the Workstation with the next highest ID above the one calculated by the ratcheting algorithm. If none of the Workstation Ids are higher than the one calculated, the routine will loop around and use the lowest Workstation ID to send to the first. Example 1: NC1, id1 NC2, id2 NC3, id3 WS1, id191 WS2, id192 WS3, id193 Result of ratcheting routine: NC1 sends to WS1 first NC2 sends to WS2 first NC3 sends to WS3 first Example 2: NC1, id1 1+190=191 NC2, id2 2+190=192 NC3, id3 3+190+193 WS1, id201 WS2, id202 WS3, id203 Result of ratcheting routine: NC1 sends to WS1 first NC2 sends to WS1 first NC3 sends to WS1 first Example 3: NC1, id101 101-64=37, 37+190=227 NC2, id102 102-64=38, 38+190=228 NC3, id103 103-64=39, 39+190=229 WS1, id191 WS2, id192 WS3, id193 Result of ratcheting routine: NC1 sends to WS1 first NC2 sends to WS1 first NC3 sends to WS1 first

Issue Error on login to the webClient: "Max user connections has been reached" Environment Continuum webClient Cause webClient support up to 5 users simultaneously. Resolution Make sure the key is enabled for webClient. Make sure all the DCom settings are set correctly. Make sure the IIS and WebClient software was not installed through a remote terminal service type of software. If this was done they will need to uninstall the IIS, WebClient, etc… and then go directly on the server and re-install the software. Make sure the IIS server was not rebooted through a remote terminal service application and then subsequently logged on through remote a terminal service. If this is done they will need to go directly on the IIS server and reboot it while physically on the machine. Verify how many users are actually logged on. Should not display something like 5 / 5. In this case you “have” exceeded the maximum and one user must log off. Users typically run into this on standalone systems where the key is configured for two users and the person shuts down the browser and neglects to log off. Users are NOT disconnected in this case until the 20 minute session timeout occurs. In this state the administrator can close the ACWebServerProxy dialog to disconnect ALL users with one click.

Issue Can not get graphics to work through firewalls when using webClient prior to Version 1.73. Environment webClient prior to Version 1.73 Cause Prior to 1.73 when dealing with WebPinpoint and firewalls you would need one of the below IIS server configurations. Resolution Scenario 1 -- All Client browsers inside the firewall. IIS server needs to be located inside firewall. Web Pinpoint will function correctly.   Scenario 2 -- All Client browsers are Outside the firewall. IIS server needs to be located in a DMZ ( 2 firewalls required to have a DMZ). Web Pinpoint will function correctly.   Scenario 3 -- Clients are located inside and outside the firewall Two IIS servers required, one inside the Firewall and one located in the DMZ. Web Pinpoint functions correctly. Or One IIS server required, client machines outside the firewall access the IIS through a VPN. Web Pinpoint functions correctly.   Scenario 4 -- All client machines are located outside the firewall. IIS server and ALL controllers located outside the firewall **Not recommended**   At revision 1.73 firewalls will no longer be an issue and there is no special configuration needed, just set it up as if there were no firewalls.

Issue You get an error, "Unable to load the .Net control for this page." when trying to open a schedule in WebClient. Product Line Andover Continuum Environment webClient Cause The problem is that the .Net zone permissions are not set on the browser machines. Resolution Depending on the revision of the WebClient the procedure for correcting this on the browsing machines is different. If you are running WebClient version 1.73 or below then refer to the WebClient installation guide on setting the .Net zone permissions. If you are running WebClient version 1.74 or higher, which uses .Net 2.0, the procedure is different. Below is the procedure that will need to be performed on the browser machines at the command prompt to set the .Net Zone Permissions for .Net 2.0. The following command will add FullTrust to the Internet_Zone in DotNet 2.0: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe -m -addgroup Internet_Zone -zone InterNet FullTrust -name FullTrust The following command will add FullTrust to the Trusted_Zone in DotNet 2.0 C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe -m -addgroup Trusted_Zone -zone Trusted FullTrust -name FullTrust This will result in output like: The operation you are performing will alter security policy. Are you sure you want to perform this operation? (yes/no) Then select Y and you should see: Added union code group with "-zone" membership condition to the Machine level. Success You should then be able to open the .Net 2.0 editors on your web.client browser machine. In some cases adding the webclient IIS PC to the trusted sites in the browser is needed Internet Explorer> Internet Options> Security> Click Trusted Sites> Click Sites Type in http://your server name/webclient and click Add (i.e your server name is specific to your install) Deselect the checkbox for 'Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone Click Ok, Ok Close explorer and access webclient schedules Note: Every browser PC that will be accessing schedules needs to have the caspol commands run on it. Download a batch file that can be run on each PC (Rename the .txt file to .bat and run at a DOS prompt  C:\> caspolwebclient.bat)   Note: When using 1.94 SP1 check the application pools .net version selected Name .Net Version ASP NET v4.0 4.0 ASP NET v4.0 Classic 4.0 Classic .NET AppPool 2.0 Default AppPool  2.0 WebClient  4.0 Note: If .net framework 4.5.x has recently been installed on browser PCs, see Webclient Cannot open .net editor with .NET Framework - 'There was an error trying to create the .NET control for this page'.

Issue Getting "Failed CreateDNWACServer. Cause: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. URL: “http:///DNWACServerFactory/WACServerFactory.soap" when trying to open a graphic through WebPinpoint with Continuum version Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Windows XP Windows Vista Webclient Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Cause Configuration of mime types and correct path to the file must be made Resolution Make sure Microsoft .Net 2.0 is not installed as this will cause the above error message. We did not support Microsoft .Net 2.0 until the 1.74 release. Check to make sure that on the machine that the browser is being run from has the NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled. This can be found in the advanced properties of the TCP/IP settings on that machine. Make sure that “Directory Browsing” is enabled for the NewGraphicsFiles in the IIS configuration. This can be found by running the IIS Service manager and expanding the explorer until you see the NewGraphicsFiles virtual directory. Right-click on the virtual directory and select properties. There will be a checkbox for “Directory Browsing” in the middle of the page, make sure this is selected. On XP add the aspnet to the DNWACServerFactory folder security tab on the folder.

Issue Error connecting to webClient after upgrade: "Class factory can't supply requested class" Webclient/accmgr.dst line 13 (or similar) Environment webClient Cause This is caused by not rebooting the IIS server when requested during the installation of the software. Resolution Reboot the IIS server Make sure there are no other browsers connected to it Then re-install the webClient software

Issue What port numbers do routers have to have open in order to run a Continuum system? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Cyberstation Continuum BACnet / Infinet Controllers TCP/IP Cause There have been many questions on which network ports the Continuum system uses for communication. Below is a listing of the network ports along with what the port is being used for. Resolution The destination UDP port from the controller will always be one of the below port numbers. The source UDP port that the controller uses is completely arbitrary and will be anywhere from 32768 to 65534. (0x8000 to 0xFFFE) Controller/Cyberstation Application Packet type Decimal port number Hex Port numbers   Controller Error Log Tool - UDP 33487 0x82CF BACNet B4 controller Point Configuration UDP 33487 0x82CF BACNet B4 controller Alarm Configuration, Alarms, and COV UDP 47808 0xBAC0 BACNet B4 controller Controller flash TCP 33456 0x82B0 BACNet B4 controller Web Server TCP 80 NetController Point Configuration, Alarms, and Events UDP 33487 0x82CF Netcontroller Save from Controller TCP 33440 0x82A0 NetController Controller flash TCP 33456 0x82B0 Sending Email  TCP 25 NetController WebServer TCP 80 (but configurable) CX9702 ** Point Configuration, Alarms, and Events See Note 33487 0x82CF CX9702 ** Save from Controller See Note 33440 0x82A0 CX9702 ** Controller flash See Note 33456 0x82B0 CX9702 ** WebServer See Note 80 (but configurable) ** Note: UDP or TCP port (user configurable via the TransportType attribute) Remote View Remote view Video TCP 18772 0x4954 CyberStation Controller Alarms and Events UDP 33487 0x82CF CyberStation Peer Cyberstation communication UDP 44224 (1.4x and 1.5x), 47808 (all other revisions) 0xACC0 (1.4x and 1.5x), 0xBAC0 (all other revisions) CyberStation Workstation to SQL database TCP Determined by Microsoft, 1433 by default CyberStation BACNet communication UDP 47808 0xBAC0 CyberStation MSMQ TCP 1801 0x0709 CyberStation MSMQ UDP 3527 0x0DC7 CyberStation MSMQ UDP 1801 0x0709 CyberStation MSMQ RPC 135 0x0087 CyberStation MSMQ RPC 2101*,2103*, 2105* 0x0835, 0x0837, 0x0839 *Message Queuing message traffic and internal session management traffic between Queue Managers is delivered over Winsock through reserved TCP port 1801. The Message Queuing Independent Client multicasts a server discovery broadcast over reserved UDP port 1801. Message Queuing Servers listen on TCP port 2101* for RPC-based MQIS and Active Directory lookups. Message Queuing 3.0 independent clients and Message Queuing servers make MQIS requests directly to Active Directory by using LDAP on TCP port 389. Message Queuing Independent Clients and Servers listen on fixed TCP port 2103* and 2105* for RPC-based remote reads of their public queues and private queues. Also, the Dependent Client uses these two ports to communicate with its server for send and for receive. There is a dynamic RPC port that is assigned by the RPC layer for handshaking with an Independent Client or with an RPC server for the Message Queuing Server to determine the fixed ports. This is typically port 135. The internal "ping" mechanism for Message Queuing operates over reserved UDP port 3527. When you use HTTP messaging in Message Queuing 3.0, Message Queuing message traffic and internal session management traffic between Queue Managers is delivered over Winsock through reserved TCP port 1801. * These port numbers may be incremented by 11 if the initial choice of RPC port is being used when Message Queuing initializes. A connecting QM queries port 135 to discover the 2xxx ports. For more information on MSMQ ports check with Microsoft, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178517 A .PDF document containing this Network Port information can be downloaded Here.

Issue Are 120 Ohm terminating resistors required on the IOU bus? Environment IOU Bus Cause Occasionally, customers have reported that unreliable communications with RS485 versions of IO Modules can be corrected by removing the 120 ohm bus termination resistors. The Continuum IO Module Install Sheet and the Continuum IO Systems Reference documents state that these resistors are required because it is recommended by the RS485 standard and by Echelon documents. These documents assume a perfect bus topology where there are no stubs, cable impedance is uniform throughout the bus, shielding is continuous, and each node's transceiver circuit presents the same load. Resolution The reality is that each installation of a Continuum IO bus is a little different with respect to these parameters and does not represent an ideal bus. A typical installation usually consists of clusters of modules plugged directly together and then connected to each other and the NetController by various lengths of shielded cable. Additional variations are introduced by the fact that multiple vendors and multiple generations of RS485 transceiver ICs are used in the Continuum modules. This means that each installation is in fact a little different and it is possible that the added load of the termination resistors can cause the signal levels on the bus to be ambiguous to some transceivers when the bus is idle. In these cases, removal of the resistors will make the bus more reliable. In summary, if you are experiencing IO Module communications problems, first check all connections per the installation instructions and ensure that the NetController and modules are properly grounded. If you are still experiencing problems try removing the 120 ohm resistors and check to see if reliable communication is restored.

Issue How to remove unwanted entries from the Alarm log, Access Event log, Error log, and Activity log automatically. Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Continuum SQL Server MSDE, 2000, 2005, 2008 Cause Want to setup automatic truncation of event logs and unsure how to do this in an SQL Server environment. Resolution MSDE Engine For MSDE, you can go to our Exchange online site and download the Standalone MSDE Database Utilities from the Tools, Utilities and Service Packs section of the Continuum part of our Exchange online web site. This is capable of automatically truncating the logs, as well making automated backups, checking for low hard drive space, etc. SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 For full-blown SQL Server, you can easily create a scheduled Job. Details are described below. To create a scheduled Job that will truncate the Continuum logs in the SQL Server: 1. Open up SQL Enterprise Manager. Note that the SQL Server Agent service must be running in order to create a Job. 2. Highlight the Continuum database 3. From the Menu, select Tools \ Job Scheduling A wizard opens; "Welcome to the Create Job Wizard" Hit Next 4. Select Transact-SQL Command 5. Hit Next 6. For the Database Name, select ContinuumDB (or whatever the name of the DB is) 7. In the large white space for the Transact-SQL Command, cut and paste the code from our web site: /****** Replace 90 with the number of days to maintain in each log ********/ delete from accessevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from activityevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from alarmevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from errorevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 8. Hit Next 9. On the next screen, you are asked when you do want to run this job. Select "On a recurring basis" and hit the Schedule button. 10. On the Schedule page, set up whatever schedule you desire 11. Hit OK to close the Schedule Page 12. Hit Next 13. On the Job Notifications screen, you can choose (if you want) any email or net send alerts. This is optional 14. Hit Next 15. In the final page, you are given a summary of the Job you have just created and you can change the name of your Job to anything you want. It might be a good idea to give it a more descriptive name like "Weekly Log Truncation" 16. Click Finish and you are done. You should get a message that the job was created successfully. To verify that the Job is running correctly, you can go to the Enterprise Manager of SQL Server and click on the Management Folder, then expand the SQL Server Agent folder and click on Jobs. On the right-hand pane, you will see a list of created jobs. Scroll down and find the job that you just created. You can get information about the history of the Job, whether it ran successfully or not.   SQL Server 2008 1. Run Mgmt Studio and login as sa. 2. Make sure SQL Server Agent is running. Would expect it is by default. 3. Right-click on Jobs (under SQL Server Agent). Select New Job... 4. General tab - Name: TrimLogs // Owner: sa // Category: Database Maintenance // Enabled checkbox 5. Steps tab - New... // Step name: DateDiff // Type Transact-SQL script (T-SQL) // Run as: [null] // Database: ContinuumDB //Command: [pasted in code below]. Press OK. delete from accessevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from activityevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from alarmevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90 delete from errorevent where DATEDIFF(day, timestamp, getdate()) > 90   6. Schedules tab - New... // Name: Weekly // Schedule type: Recurring & Enabled // Occurs: Weekly // Recurs every: 1 week(s) on [whatever date and time]. Press OK. 7. Did not set up Alerts, Notifications or Targets. 8. Press OK. 9. Set it up to run a few minutes after creation. 10. After time passed, opened Mgmt Studio and double-clicked Job Activity Monitor. Saw TrimLogs had successfully run. 11. Ran query: Select count(*) from ActivityEvent to verify count went down.  

Issue Is there a limitation to the size the database can be on a Single User system in Continuum? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Single User Continuum system MSDE database Cause Microsoft has put a limitation in the size of the MSDE database. Once you hit this limitation your Single User Continuum system will not operate properly. Resolution The size limitation is 2 Gb. It may be possible to recover after hitting this limit by removing un-needed log entries from the database, but this is not always a guarantee you will be able to recover the database. Another way to recover from this is to back up the database, if you can, and restore it to standard SQL installation. From this point you can remove any unwanted logs and shrink the database. Then you can back up the database and restore it back to the Single User system. Another way to recover from this is to back up the database, if you can, and restore it to standard SQL installation and convert the Single User system to a LAN installation. Finally if all the above do not work for your system you will have to restore from the last known good backup of the database. See Microsoft Database size Limitations and Continuum for SQL Express information.

Issue Metasys® N2 Integration to SBO Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Struxureware Building Operation Metasys N2 Cause This Quick Start Guide will assist the Schneider Electric branch or dealer installation team with the basic steps to bring the virtual BACnet devices emulated by the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router into the SmartStruxure environment as part of a Johnson Controls Metasys® N2 integration into SBO. This document is not intended to be a full tutorial or user manual for either the S4 Open: BACnet N2 Router or the SmartStruxure system. Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for each of these systems for detailed information. S4 documentation, the complete Device Template library, and support utilities can be found on the support CD delivered with your S4 Open appliance. Please contact the S4 group for any questions on this process.  Resolution Step 1:   Follow the installation instructions provided with the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router to discover and publish the N2 devices in the Metasys® installation to BACnet IP. All operations in SmartStruxure will be against these emulated BACnet IP devices each representing the underlying N2 device. Investigate before you integrate! Validate the N2 bus to make sure that it is electrically in spec and that all N2 devices are working properly before starting the integration process. Assign a unique BACnet virtual network number to each S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router. N2 devices connected to this S4 Open appliance are published as emulated BACnet IP devices under that network. The Configure Wizard in the S4 Open Management Console will assist you with generating a unique BACnet Device ID for each N2 device. Point instance numbers are included as attributes in our Device Templates for all application-specific controllers. Either of these can be manually overridden in the S4 Open Management Console to meet unique requirements. The S4 Metasys® Configuration File Conversion Utility can be downloaded from the S4 Group web site and will assist you in creating custom Device Templates for DX-9100 devices or application-specific controllers. You will need the corresponding .DMO or .PRN files as input to this utility. A detailed understanding of Metasys® N2 devices, the Metasys® system, and the associated configuration and commissioning utilities are necessary to support successful integrations. If you don’t have this expertise in-house, The S4 Group can recommend a consultant to assist you. NOTE: We highly recommend that you attend a two-day S4 Boot Camp to make sure that you have all the skills necessary to install and configure the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router. Step 2: Bring up the SmartStruxure BACnet discovery tab and select BACnet devices. In this example, you can see that the S4 Open BACnet-N2 Router was defined in Network 1 and the N2 devices are in Network 122. The other device in Network 1 in this example is a JCI NAE. The best practice is to assign the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router to the BACnet network that you are using as your BACnet backbone. As with any BACnet device, the BACnet-N2 Router must be assigned a unique BACnet device ID. Step 3: Expand the navigation pane to expose the BACnet Interface / IP Network folder. Then select and drag the N2 devices from the Device Discovery tab to the IP Network folder. SmartStruxure will tell you that an Upload is required. Respond OK. Step 4: Navigate to the IP Network folder, select the properties page for each device, and request an Upload operation. This will bring the device properties and point list for each N2 device into SmartStruxure. SmartStruxure will respond with the following confirmation as each upload is completed. Step 5: When the Upload process is completed for all N2 devices and the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router, you can continue your SmartStruxure installation process as you would for any BACnet device. Note that there will be no points published under the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router itself but you will be able to confirm the Operational Status of the system from SmartStruxure. The Schneider Electric support organization will supply pre-sales engineering support and first-level technical support for the Metasys® N2 to SBO integration solution. The S4 Group will be available to provide 2nd level support to these integration projects.  

Issue How can a BACnet b4920 be reset back to its factory default IP address? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment BACnet b4920 Cause There is no Reset IP switch on the b4920 Resolution There are 2 ways of accomplishing this.   Method One - The first method resets the controller to factory default address settings: IP Address: 169.254.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0 Webserver Port: 80 Web User Name: acc Web User pwd: acc EnergyNet ID: 1 BacNetMstpNetId: 2764 BacNetUDPNetId: 2765 During controller startup, there is a 2 minute window in which the controller will be restored to factory defaults based on the following: Seconds since startup is < 120 A Ping packet is received by the controller with a matching Ethernet address but unmatched IP address. Ping payload size of 255 bytes. Prior to running the procedure, the controller must be on the same network as the PC that that is used to issue commands.  The engineer will need to have on hand (1) IP address that is both valid and NOT in use on the network that the PC and Controller are connected to.   Get the Controller's MAC Address Each controller has a 6 byte hardware address, also known as the MAC address or Ethernet address. The address is represented in HEX. The first three bytes of the MAC address are constant and represent Andover Controls vendor ID : 00-40-11 The last 3 bytes of the MAC address are derived from your controller’s serial number. The controller’s serial number is printed on the board and is represented as an Integer value. You must convert this value to HEX in order to obtain the last 3 bytes of your controllers MAC address. Ex. Integer Serial Number: 1033394 Converted to Hex: FC4B2 Controller’s MAC: 00-40-11-0F-C4-B2   Create a batch file Create a batch file named Acc.bat with the following content: arp -s %1 %2 ping -l %3 %1 arp -d %1   Restart the b4920 Controller Within 2 Minutes of restarting, run the batch file with the 3 arguments: Acc.bat IP_Address 00-40-11-XX-XX-XX 255 Where IP_Address = valid IP on the network Where XX-XX-XX = last 3 bytes of controller’s MAC Where 255 = Ping Payload size   After Issuing the command, the controller should restart, and the factory default address settings are restored.    Method Two - Capture the Controllers Currently Configured IP Address This second method is easier to do and is currently recommended because of its ease. Download and install a network sniffing application, such as Wireshark which can be downloaded from their website here. Connect a Cross over Ethernet cable between the b4920 and a PC running the network sniffing application. Start up the network sniffing application and then reset the b4920 by hitting the reset button on the controller. On start up, the controller will send out the IP address (Gratuitous ARP Packet) which it currently has assigned to it.  Once this IP address is captured with Wireshark etc the IP of the Workstation can then be changed to allow connection to the controller's web configuration page to change its IP address as required.  

Issue How to tell if an AC-1 Plus card reader has been tampered with Environment AC-1 Plus card reader Cause Knowing whether a card reader has been tampered with is an important security measure. Resolution Set up an InfinityNumeric. Name it anything. Set its IOU number the same as the entry IOU (or exit IOU) of the door and set the channel number to 6. Set the direction for IOInput. The value of the numeric represents the status of the reader. 0 = Normal 1 = No Reader Present 2 = Reader Voltage problem NOTE: This only works on the AC1Plus access control module.

Issue What is enabled on a Continuum Security Key? Product Line Andover Continuum Environment Continuum Security Key Cause There's a need to know what version of Continuum is enabled on the key. Resolution Note: The Excel method for viewing enabled key features mentioned below no longer works with Windows10 or greater and because of CyberSecurity issues ActiveX controls have been deprecated by Microsoft in favor of more secure web technologies.  This feature will not be updated for Cyberstation.   The supported version of the keys and what options are available on the key can be verified by doing the following using Microsoft Excel on a Workstation with Continuum and the key installed: Open MS Excel Select Insert> Object Select SecurityKeyreader Control and then Ok You will see an object inserted into the spreadsheet with a list of products on the left and options on the right. Example: Serial Number 1016019 Options Number of Points -1 Adv.WebServerEnable Number of Personnel -1 EpiSuiteEnabled Platform Lan(Multi) OPTxtLoggingEnabled Type Prog.Intg. PESourceCntlEnabled Max Version 1.79 Global 1 0 Global 2 0 Global 3 0 Global 4 0 Windows 7 64 bit will not support the MMC.exe option (mentioned below)   Use the command       mmc.exe /32     This will allow the ActiveX snap-in to be added and will work on a 64 bit PC   ActiveX controls in Excel 32 bit are not exposed by default. Use the following Excel spreadsheet (zipped) to read the security key instead. (Excel must be installed and must be on a 32 bit PC(64 bit shows this as blank) Security Key Reader Excel File You may be prompted to enable the ActiveX control Excel 2003 - The application is about to initialize ActiveX controls that might be unsafe. If you trust this document, select Yes and the control will be initialized. Excel 2007/2010 - Notice the Security Warning below the Toolbar                                   Click options                                   Select Enable this content Upgrading a key requires a call to repair (978-975-9464) for a cookie to update the key. In order to install the cookie, you must use the program, CyberKeyWriter2.exe to enter the new key which is on every Cyber CD in the Continuum\bin folder.    Note: Also see Accessing Continuum Security Key information using MMC instead of Excel that describes another method to see this information using MMC. This feature does not work with newer versions of Windows 10

Issue Problems receiving emails from Xenta 511/527 Product Line TAC INET, TAC Vista Environment Xenta Server Xenta 511, 527, 701, 711, 721, 731, 913 Cause Some email servers have been found to filter UTF-7 character encoding as spam. The Xenta products require this encoding to support Swedish characters, but this can be configured by manually editing some files. Resolution Use an FTP program (Internet Explorer) to connect to the Xenta you are trying to change and download the \sys\langstring.cfg file. Edit the file and modify the following lines to replace all instances of 7 with an 8: ALARM_CODE_1= =?utf-7?Q? ALARM_CODE_3=charset=UNICODE-1-1-UTF-7 Upload the edited file back to the Xenta device Cycle power The device will now use UTF-8 character encoding which is more commonly used in the United States. For more troubleshooting tips, see Troubleshooting sending emails from a Xenta Server.

Issue Controlling I/NET DO points from a Xenta 527 Environment I/NET Site with Xenta 527 Cause Need to control DO Points using Xenta 527 Resolution I/NET DO point states are modified with the "control" tag in Xbuilder. This tag issues a command based on the control descriptions order specified, not the actual command value. For example if you are trying to control a door point in I/NET and the Control Description table looks like the following: Command 00: STRT 1 01: stop 0 02: Secr 0 03: UnLk 0 04: Lock 0 The Discrete Output definition has 02: Secr defined as the control description. When you change the value of the control tag of the DO point on the Xenta 527 (connection object, on values/graphic page) the valid values will be the following since it is a 3 state point: 0: Secr 1: UnLk 2: Lock The order of the control descriptions matter, but the order of the commands used (whether zero is first) does not matter to the Xenta 527.  

Issue My TAC Vista 5 license that I created from my entitlement doesn't work, but the demo license works fine. Environment Vista 5 Cause Only the Demo license works without a License server installed. Resolution The license server must be installed on your TAC Vista Server machine even if it is a standalone server.