Connecting to C-Bus through PCI

When i search for network in Cbus Toolkit , it found the PCI but fail to identify network. I am using a RS232 to USB cable(unknown brand) to connect my PC and PCI. Cable problem or anything??Plz Help

Btw do i need to turn off C-Gate before doing this?However i did it, but still the same
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No Network Found

Do you have a network burden established?????. It is small red RJ45 device that usually comes with the PCI. It is basically used to stablise comms on the network.

 

do u mean the PCI need to have burden set?how to set burden becoz i cant program it by toolkit

 

Hi

Darren is referring to the hardware burden and not a software burden....Best i think to use the hardware burden which is an rj45 socket with a resistor+cap encapsulated and covered in heatshrink..Normally they are supplied with the dimmer modules... You just insert it into one of the cbus network rj45 sockets on the pci...

HTH
Frank

 

is it only 1 hardware burden or software burden can be install in a network?and no more than 3 cloak present in a network right?

 

i need some guide on how to mantain a healthy network....like how many clock, burden and where to make clock and burden(Dont know what is burden btw)

 

Yes i think no more than 3 clock sources ....Network burden, if you purchased some hardware a burden would have been supplied with it....Use the hardware burden .....

Frank

 

Network burdens

The network burdens can be established in two ways. One is the hardware burden which is basically an RJ45 jack with a capacitor and resistor wired in parrallel on a small PCB enclosed in red heatshrink.
The second method is the software enabled burden. To set this up, you first need to set a system device (PCI) or output device (dimmer or relay) to unit address one (1). Once this is done, you can open the device GUI and access the GLOBAL tab and enable both the system clock and network burden. YHou will need to enable the clock in order to enable the burden.
The biggest problem with setting up the software burden is you need to be able to connect to the network to begin with. This is generally only possible with the inclusion of a hardware burden.
Most comms problems can almost always be due to burden problems, but check the basics like network power etc just to make sure