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ASI BACport

ASI BACport

Quick Specs

The EtherLink/2 features an RJ-45 network connection, and a 9-pin serial connection capable of using either the RS-232 standard or the RS-485 standard.

Power is supplied by a 120 VAC transformer plug.

Application Overview

The ASI BACport is a configurable BACnet/IP protocol interface, supporting up to 64 networked ASI controllers via the switch selectable RS-232/485 interface. The BACport works with both new and legacy ASI controllers, so almost any ASI Controls system can be BACnet enabled.

The BACport communicates BACnet/IP protocol through the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port, and can also act as an ASI Ethernet to Serial protocol router. Support for remote UDP connections from ASI Visual Expert allows for configuration and maintenance of installed ASI controllers without interrupting ongoing BACnet/IP communications. Both ASIC/1 and ASIC/2 serial protocols are supported at baud rates up to 38.4 kbps.

Mapping of points in the ASI hardware to BACnet Objects is accomplished with an XML file, which you upload to the BACport using an FTP session. The XML file can be edited by using an XML-specific text editor, or any general text file editor, such as Microsoft Notepad.

Firmware History

Flash Release: BACport 1.0.5

BACport 1.0.5 (2009-01-26) Makes changes to BO and BV priority array to allow overrides

Flash Release: BACport 1.0.4

Initial BACport release (2008-10-07) The BACport Firmware can be Flash upgraded using ftp by following the procedure in the BACport User Manual.

The BACport Firmware can be Flash upgraded using ftp by following the procedure in the BACport User Manual.