May 30, 2012 – FieldServer Technologies adds Auto-Discovery to ProtoCessor. Whether an application has one or more of the same devices or several different devices, the Advanced Auto-Discovery feature on ProtoCessor can automatically discover known devices on the network and then automatically configure the ProtoCessor product to provide the protocol translation necessary.
The Advanced Auto-Discovery feature is found on all ProtoCessor products, including the ProtoCessor, ProtoCarrier/ProtoCessor solution and the ProtoNode. It eliminates the need to manually set DIP switches, to select a configuration or to download configuration files for specific products. A single ProtoCessor product can store up to 30 device profiles with multiple protocols, thus the OEM need only stock one type of gateway to handle their entire line of products and that gateway will automatically detect the device connected and configure the gateway
How it works:
1. ProtoCessor polls the network to discover the devices found. It has the profile (point lists and mapping) of all for the OEM’s controllers in its memory, supporting up to 30 different products. 2.
Once ProtoCessor identifies that a device matches one of the profiles in memory, it will load that profile and move on to the next device address. 3.
It will continue the search on the network until the point limitation has been reached (i.e. 1200 Modbus points) or if all device addresses have been polled. 4.
Once it completes the entire polling cycle, it will build the configuration file for all the devices discovered and automatically load the file. 5. Then ProtoCessor completes the discovery process and is ready to provide the correct protocol translation required. Drivers included in this library are Modbus, LonWorks, BACnet, JCI Metasys N2, Allen Bradley EtherNet/IP, plus drivers for fire alarm panels, controllers, and many other proprietary and legacy devices.