Establishing a Connection with the nano EDGE ENGINE Device

Once a nE2 device extension is added to the device, it can be used to connect to that controller. The connection is established through a dedicated IP address and port, which can be different from the Bacnet connection to the device.

About page with the Version of nE2Link module is displayed when device is added for the first time or disconnected

About window screenshot

Connection

  1. Right-click on the nE2DeviceExt on your device, to show the context menu.
    Select Actions/Connect from the context menu.

    Context Menu nE2DeviceExt Screenshot

    Fig. 1: Context menu of the nE2DeviceExt

  2. A pop-up connection window will open. Fill in the following slots:

    Connection Parameters Screenshot

    Fig. 2: Connection Parameters of the nE2DeviceExt

  3. Fill in the following information in the connection parameters pop-up window.

    Note:     The default password must be changed after the first connection to the device in device platform

  4. Click OK to establish the connection with the nE2 device.
  5. LED Progress Indicator

    After clicking OK in the connection popup dialog, Niagara connects to the controller and loads the application. The progress can be supervised by the LED indicator on the nE2DeviceExt.

    LED Color Display Description
    Grey LED GREY Disconnected
    Orange LED GREY Connecting
    Yellow LED YELLOW Connected, Application Loading from nE2 Device in Progress
    Green LED GREEN Connected, Application from nE2 Device Loaded
    Table 1: LED Indicators

Connected

After successfull connection, Info page appears. There are shown several data about device, such as

About window screenshot