Configuring a KMDigital Network

Know Before Beginning

KMC Commander can discover points within KMDigital controllers (depending on the controller models and network configurations):

  • Using Tier 1 KMDigital controllers with BACnet Ethernet interfaces. (Only Tier 1 points are available—not points of connected Tier 2 controllers. No KMD-5551E Translator or Niagara network is required.)

  • Using an existing KMC KMD-5551E Translator on a properly licensed Niagara network. (Tier 1 and 2 points are available.)

  • Using a KMD-5551E Translator and a Translator license for KMC Commander. (Tier 1 and 2 points are available. No Niagara network is required.)

    Note: Only KMDigital points and their values are available through the KMD-5551E Translator. KMDigital trends, alarms, and schedules are not available.

    Note: See the KMD-5551E Translator documentation for instructions on how to install and use it on a KMDigital network.

Four Tier 1 KMDigital controller models have BACnet Ethernet interfaces. Their points are discoverable in KMC Commander as virtual BACnet objects using BACnet Ethernet protocol (without a KMD-5551E Translator or Niagara). (Points in any Tier 2 controllers connected to them by EIA-485 wiring, however, are not discoverable without a KMD-5551E.)

The Tier 1 models with BACnet interfaces are:

  • KMD-5270-001 WebLite Controller (discontinued)

  • KMD-5210-001 LAN Controller (discontinued)

  • KMD-5205-006 LanLite Controller (discontinued)

  • KMD-5290E LAN Controller

Other KMC KMDigital devices can be discovered as virtual BACnet devices using a KMD-5551E Translator.

Through an existing KMD-5551E Translator on a properly licensed Niagara network, points on KMDigital (Tier 1 and 2) controllers will appear as virtual BACnet objects. They are discoverable like regular BACnet objects. See Configuring a BACnet Network.

Without Niagara, a license to use the KMD-5551E with KMC Commander must be purchased from KMC Controls. (A KMD-5551E license for Niagara will not work as a license for the KMC Commander IoT gateway.)

Discovering KMDigital devices through a KMD-5551E without Niagara

  1. Go to Networks Explorer , then Networks.

  2. Select Configure New Network to go to the Configure Network page.

  3. For Protocol, select BACnet.

  4. For Data Layer, choose IP or Ethernet as needed (see above).

  5. Enter the network Name and address information.

    Note: Network information is dependent on the site survey and the building’s IT.

  6. Optionally, choose Single or Range for Instance Filter Option.

    Note: Entering a known range of device instances will speed up the later discovery process. If devices are not found as expected, try expanding the range or choose Any.

  7. Select Save.

Continue with Configuring Devices.

Note: Tier 1 KMDigital controller models with BACnet Ethernet interfaces have points discoverable as virtual BACnet objects using BACnet Ethernet protocol (without a KMD-5551E Translator or Niagara), but they do not fully support BACnet priority arrays. (The priority array does not display properly with these devices.) On a dashboard, clearing a selected priority 1–8 value now relinquishes to the previous scheduled (highest level priority 0 or 9–16) value that was last written.

Note: In those three Tier 1 KMDigital controller models (see above), any value written at a priority 0 or 9–16 is assumed to be a scheduled write and stored locally. Any value written at a priority 1–8 is assumed to be a manual write (which sets the manual flag on these devices). When relinquishing a priority 1–8 (by selecting Clear Selected under Show Advanced), the last scheduled write value is written and the manual flag is removed.

Note: The KMD-5551E KMDigital to BACnet Translator fully supports priority arrays in Tier 1 and Tier 2 devices.