Configuration and operation - System description WO

During daily operation of the RS-485 network, all RS-485 Gateway Nodes (SI.GN.CR) are directly connected to the RS-485 interface of the integrator system.

The ConfigNode is only required for configuring the RS-485 Gateway Nodes and the associated locking devices. It represents the interface to the SmartIntego tool (WO).

During configuration, the RS-485 connection between the integrator system and the GatewayNodes is disconnected. The GatewayNodes are instead connected to the ConfigNode (RS-485) and this is connected via Ethernet to the setup PC including the SmartIntego tool (WO).

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Locking devices offline during configuration

The locking devices are disconnected from the integrator system during configuration. The locking devices are therefore offline and only work with a previously stored whitelist.

  1. Make sure that a whitelist is stored in the locking devices before you disconnect the connection to the integrator system.

In this example, the grey locking devices are no longer connected to the integrator system and are offline.

A maximum of 255 addresses can be managed with a ConfigNode. Each LockNode uses one address of this quota, but each GatewayNode uses two. If there are more LockNodes or GatewayNodes in the system, a second ConfigNode must be used after the first one. Parallel operation of several ConfigNodes is not possible.

Several smaller projects can also be operated directly with a ConfigNode. Please note that the settings in ConfigNode must match the project:

  • New projects must always be created with a new or reset ConfigNode. When the project is created, the appropriate settings are written to ConfigNode.
  • If the ConfigNode is to be used in another project, it must be reset beforehand. SmartIntego Manager replaces the ConfigNode in the project with the option Replace with with a new or reset ConfigNode. The SmartIntego Manager writes the appropriate settings for the project in ConfigNode.
  • This means that the same ConfigNode can be used for several projects, but must be reset as described for each project change before it can be used again.