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Configuring a Trane Tracer SC Gateway


Before using Connect to scan other BACnet devices, the Gateway Manager must first be used to create a database file and then you will import that file into Connect.

When working with a Tracer SC system it is important to understand how the network is configured. There are 3 likely BAS network possibilities: LON/Comm5, Comm3/Comm4 Bridge, or BACnet MSTP, IP.

LON/Comm5  

The Connect Gateway Manager must be used when LON/Comm5 devices are connected to a Tracer SC.

To allow a Connect MiniAgent to retrieve LON/Comm5 data from the Tracer SC, the Tracer SC database will need to be created within the Connect Gateway Manager Tool. This Gateway parses LON/Comm5 objects within a Trane Tracer SC and creates BACnet virtual devices for all Lon devices stored within the Tracer SC controller. This allows the Trane LON/Comm5 devices communicating to the Tracer SC to appear in Connect as multiple BACnet virtual devices. This activity must be performed before Comm3/Comm4 Bridge or BACnet MSTP/IP scanning. This is for the Gateway manager to correctly auto-create these profiles. 

Comm3/Comm4 Bridge

A typical BACnet scan using the Scan Trane BCU Subdevices checkbox must be performed when a Trane COMM3 / COMM4 bridge is network connected to a Tracer SC.

To allow a Connect MiniAgent to retrieve Trane COMM3 / COMM4 data from the Tracer SC, consider the Trane Comm3/Comm4 bridge as if it is a Trane BCU. See the help section Scanning a Trane Tracer Summit Network. When a BACnet scan is performed on the SC network, the Trane Comm3/Comm4 Bridge will appear as a BACnet device typically in the device ID range of 100-200. Scan the Trane Comm 3-4 Bridge and mark the Sub-device checkbox. This activity must be completed after LON/Comm5 setup and before BACnet MSTP/IP scanning. 

BACnet MSTP, IP

If the Tracer SC has BACnet MSTP devices attached or a network connection to other BACnet IP devices, then the system is treated like any other BACnet IP BAS. A typical BACnet scan can be executed from within Connect to configure the system. This activity must be performed after LON/Comm5 or Comm3/Comm4 Bridge scanning.

Note that it is possible for a LON/Comm5 devices, Trane COMM3 / COMM4 bridge devices, and BACnet MSTP/IP devices to coexist on a single Tracer SC BAS installation. 


To configure a Trane Tracer SC gateway:

  1. Navigate to the Connect Gateway Manager located at C:\Program Files (x86)\KEY2ACT\Connect2018 and double-click to launch. 

  2. Choose New Gateway.

  3. Choose OK.

  4. In the Database Type window, choose Trane Tracer SC Gateway and then choose OK. 

  5. Name the new database and choose Save.

  6. Choose BACnet settings. 

  7. Choose Scan Network then choose Scan Network again.

  8. Choose the device range and where to scan for the object name (usually scanning by name returns the desired result) and choose OK.

  9. After the scan completes, choose the devices with objects that will be trended and choose Save and Close.

  10. Close the Gateway Manager and open Connect.

  11. Go to Configuration Explorer and choose the Agent that was previously created.

  12. Choose Properties.

  13. Choose Edit next to Connection.

  14. Choose Gateway and choose Import Gateway.

  15. Choose the gateway that was created.

  16. Choose OK then choose OK again.

  17. Choose the Home icon, choose the Agent, and then choose Restart. 

  18. Choose the Configuration Explorer icon and choose your Agent.

  19. Choose Scan Network, then choose Scan Network, and then choose OK. The result should have BACnet virtual devices created from the Gateway Manager. 

  20. Choose the devices with objects that will be trended and choose Save and Close.