nilan CTS6000 User manual

Preparations
for
LON or ModBus communication
CTS6000
Version 1.02, 24-04-2014

Contents
Contents......................................................................................................................................... 2
Installing the LON-/ModBus card................................................................................................ 3
Connecting to PC ....................................................................................................................... 4
Logon procedure ........................................................................................................................ 5
Firmware .................................................................................................................................... 6
LON-card configuration............................................................................................................... 7
Restart system.......................................................................................................................... 10

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Installing the LON-/ModBus card
First of all Power off the CTS6000 Controller and mount the NilLON card as shown in the picture.
Make sure everything is in place, then Power on the controller.

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Connecting to PC
Connect a PC to the network interface of the CTS6000 Controller and open the internet browser.
In the address line of the internet browser write the IP-address of the unit (default address is
10.1.10.240) and press enter.
Then you should see the following screen.
Read the instructions on the screen carefully, then click on the link CTS6000 control program.

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Logon procedure
Then this screen shows up.
At the IP field write the IP-address of the unit (default is 10.1.10.240).
Username : admin, (case sensitive)
Password : nilanadm, (case sensitive)
Press the OK button.
You should now be logged on to the unit as administrator.

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Firmware
Open the About menu and check if the following information’s are correct. Software version must
be at least 1.0087 and Java version at least 1.39.

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LON-card configuration
If these conditions are not meet, then you have to make a Firmware update on the unit. When the
conditions are meet, open the functions menu / permissions and select LON-card configuration and
make it available to user by pressing the arrow ►.
Click OK.

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Open the menu Communication / LON-card configuration and place a tick in the box beside LON
control.
Choose LON or MODBUS depending on whichever suits you. If MODBUS is chosen, set the
appropriate parameters.
Click OK. When you open the window again you will see the card version. In this case ver. 1.7.4

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Open System configuration / system configuration.
Make the settings and the click OK.

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Restart system
Finally go to the Functions menu and restart the system.
Press Yes, and you are now ready to communicate either LON or MODBUS with the CTS6000
controller.