Instruction manual

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Contents
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Scope 5
Learning Outcomes 5
1.0 C-Bus Network Interfac
e 6
1.1 Wiring 7
1.2 LED Indicators 8
1.3 Ethernet Basics 9
1.4 Ethernet Card Setup 10
1.5 CNI Configuration 11
1.6 Bandwidth Usage 13
1.7 Command Routing 14
1.8 Network Extending 14
1.9 C-Bus Network Interface Location 14
2.0 Network Bridge 15
2.1 Network Bridge Applications 15
2.2 Configuration 17
2.3 Network Bridge Topology 19
2.4 Programming 22
2.5 Command Routing 29
2.6
Group Addressing 31
2.7 Traffic Considerations 33
2.8 Network Bridge Location 33
3.0
C-Bus Netw
ork Top
ologies 34
3.1 Typical C-Bus Backbone Topology 35
3.2 T
ypical Ethernet Backbone Topology 36
3.3 T
ypical Vertical Network Topology 37
3.4 Typical Horizontal Network Topology 38
3.5 Network Topology Comparisons 39
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