Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Cyber security disclaimer
- How to Use This Manual
- Chapter 1—Introduction
- Chapter 2—Hardware Features
- 16- and 24-Point Compact Series Diagram
- 36-Point Compact Series Product Diagram
- Supported Point Types
- Compact Series Backup Batteries
- Memory
- Communication Connections
- Compact Series Specifications
- BACnet Compact Series Specifications
- Compact Series Smoke Control Application Requirements
- HOA (Hand-Off-Auto) Upgrade Kits
- PXC Compact on P1
- PXM10S/T Product Overview and Description
- Unitary Equipment Controller
- TX-I/O Product Range Overview
- PX Series Enclosures and Service Boxes
- Chapter 3—Applications
- Chapter 4—Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 1—Introduction
APOGEE Automation Networking
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Remote Automation Level Network (Single Field Panel
Remote Sites)
One PXC Compact can act as a stand-alone field panel. A stand-alone field panel is
generally used in remote sites where only one field panel is needed to control the
equipment for that site. Communications with the remote site are achieved by using
modems or the Virtual APOGEE Ethernet Microserver (AEM).
The remote site PXC Compact can initiate a telephone call to a device such as a
personal computer running Insight software, a dumb terminal, or a printer. Once the
remote site connects to the device, an alarm or other user-defined event is issued.
When the remote site no longer requires the connection to the device, the remote site
disconnects. The remote site can also receive telephone calls from a device running
Insight software to allow for centralized access of a local network's database.
The Virtual APOGEE Ethernet Microserver (AEM) allows an Automation Level Network
(ALN) to be connected directly to an Ethernet network at all times (versus a modem,
which connects when necessary). The ALN can consist of a single remote field panel
or a maximum of 32 field panels.
For local access, operators can communicate with the remote site by physically
connecting to the field panel via an operator's terminal. When an operator issues a
command, the field panel validates the command and sends it to the appropriate
device.
For more information about remote site field panels, contact your Siemens Industry
representative.
BACnet/IP Automation Level Network
BACnet field panels communicate over a customer's Ethernet cabling and IP network
using the ASHRAE Building Automation and Control Networking (BACnet) protocol.
● One Insight workstation can administer up to 64 Ethernet-based BACnet/IP ALNs.
● Up to 100 BACnet/IP or Ethernet TCP/IP (P2) field panels can reside on a
BACnet/IP network (1000 maximum per Insight workstation).
● Because they use different networking protocols, APOGEE P2 Ethernet TCP/IP
and BACnet/IP field panels cannot communicate directly with each other, even on
the same physical network.
The following figure shows a possible implementation of APOGEE P2 Ethernet ALN
and BACnet/IP ALN over a corporate IP network.