Issue
Establishing communication connection between ACE969 and G3200
Product Line
ACE969
G3200
Resolution
The ACE969 communications module only supports 2-wire RS485 communications while the G3200 may communication with either 2-wire or 4-wire RS-485 connections. The ACE969 module has terminal A and B while the G3200 has terminals TX+(1), TX-(2), RX+(3), RX-(4) and shield(5). The shielding wire must only be connected at one end of the daisy chain. Also on the G3200 are 6 dip switches. In order to properly establish communications between the ACE969 and the G3200 the wiring, dip switches, and programming must be correct.
Terminal A on the ACE969 connects to terminal TX- (2) on the G3200
Terminal B on the ACE969 connects to terminal TX+(1) on the G3200
The 6 dip switches must be configured to allow for 2 wire communications and are arranged as follows:
1 = Off
2 = On
3 = On
4 = On
5 = On
6 = On
Also one must log into the G3200 to configure the programming for 2-wire. To log into the G3200, open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address into the URL bar.
The default IP parameters are as follows:
IP: 169.254.0.10
Subnet: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Username = Administrator
Password = G3200
Once logged into the G3200 click on Setup > Serial Port. This is where the programmable communication parameters are set the physical interface to RS-485 2-wire. The default baud rate for the ACE969 is 19200 and the default parity is even. These parameters are adjustable from within the SEPAM software SFT2841.
Establishing communication connection between ACE969 and G3200
Product Line
ACE969
G3200
Resolution
The ACE969 communications module only supports 2-wire RS485 communications while the G3200 may communication with either 2-wire or 4-wire RS-485 connections. The ACE969 module has terminal A and B while the G3200 has terminals TX+(1), TX-(2), RX+(3), RX-(4) and shield(5). The shielding wire must only be connected at one end of the daisy chain. Also on the G3200 are 6 dip switches. In order to properly establish communications between the ACE969 and the G3200 the wiring, dip switches, and programming must be correct.
Terminal A on the ACE969 connects to terminal TX- (2) on the G3200
Terminal B on the ACE969 connects to terminal TX+(1) on the G3200
The 6 dip switches must be configured to allow for 2 wire communications and are arranged as follows:
1 = Off
2 = On
3 = On
4 = On
5 = On
6 = On
Also one must log into the G3200 to configure the programming for 2-wire. To log into the G3200, open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address into the URL bar.
The default IP parameters are as follows:
IP: 169.254.0.10
Subnet: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Username = Administrator
Password = G3200
Once logged into the G3200 click on Setup > Serial Port. This is where the programmable communication parameters are set the physical interface to RS-485 2-wire. The default baud rate for the ACE969 is 19200 and the default parity is even. These parameters are adjustable from within the SEPAM software SFT2841.