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

 When dealing When working with a Tracer SC system it is important to understand how the network is configured. There are 3 likely BAS network possibilities.:

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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 in order for the Gateway manager to correctly auto create these profiles. 2 

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. 
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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.

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