Trend Open Protocol Server (TOPS) Data Sheet

Trend Open Protocol Server (TOPS) Data Sheet TA201049 Issue 8, 16-May-2016. Applies to 3.21. 1
Data Sheet
TOPS
Trend Open Protocol Server
TOPS
Description
Trend Open Protocol Server (TOPS) is a Windows based
software application that runs on a PC to provide the
communications between TOPS compatible devices (e.g.
963 v3.00 or greater) on the Trend IQ network and third party
devices (e.g. BACnet devices).
TOPS can be installed on the same PC as 963 or on a different
PC provided the device can access the TOPS PC over IP.
The licence to run TOPS also determines which third party
networks TOPS is able to communicate with (e.g. BACnet)
and potentially the number of points that can be accessed,
depending on the driver option used.
Features
▪Provides communications with BACnet and TONN’s.
▪Enables the 963 to read values from, or write values to BACnet
and TONN’s
▪Receive alarms from BACnet devices.
▪Can be installed on same PC as 963 or a PC remote from the
TOPS compatible device (963).
▪Compatible with 963.
▪ Simple web based conguration.
▪Trend mapping for points can be edited in TOPS.
▪963 can learn, view, and collect labels of all the devices (both
online and ofine) present in the TOPS database. Later, 963
can congure these devices.
▪System tray icon has been added to provide access to TOPS
features.
TOPS learns the structure of the third party network (e.g.
BACnet) and the devices on it. These devices and their values
are then mapped to virtual Trend devices (TOPS devices) inside
TOPS. The TOPS devices are then grouped into Trend Lans,
and made available to TOPS compatible devices (e.g. 963) using
Trend addressing, making them appear to the TOPS compatible
device as Trend devices. Values can then be displayed, and if
appropriate adjusted from the TOPS compatible device in the
normal way.
Alarms from the third party network can be received by the
TOPS compatible device.
3rd Party Devices
TOPS learns system
Mapping
TOPS
Learnt 3rd party devices
Mapped virtual Trend devices
TOPS
compatible
device
FUNCTIONALITY

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When operating in this mode TOPS devices are able to receive
data to, global to and data from IC comms messages from an
IQ3/IQ4 controller and reply to data from IC comms with the
correct value. This enables values to be transmitted between
IQ3/IQ4 controllers, and the 3rd party devices using IC comms.
TOPS vCNC
Lan 22
TOPS
Internetwork
TOPS CNC
vINC
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
Lan 23
Lan 21
Lan 20
963
In the diagram above the TOPS is operating in bound mode and
forms an internetwork with other Trend devices on the Ethernet
network forming an IQ system consisting of Lan 20, Lan 21, Lan
22, and Lan 23. Lans 20 and 21 are normal Lans consisting
of IQ3/IQ4 controllers. Lan 22 is the Lan that contains TOPS
and consists of two IQ3/IQ4 controllers, TOPS itself, and the
vCNC inside TOPS. Lan 23 is a Lan of TOPS devices. The
963 connects over Ethernet to the TOPS vCNC and is able to
access all the Lans.
Conguration: TOPS conguration is carried out using a
number of web pages that lead you through the conguration
process.
System Tray icon: The TOPS system tray icon provides access
to TOPS features. Right click the TOPS icon for the following
options like: License TOPS, Reset TOPS project, Start TOPS,
Stop TOPS, TOPS conguration, and View License. ‘TOPS is
online’ is also displayed when TOPS is connected.
Reset: TOPS can be reset to operate as a fresh installation. The
reset will reset the cong.bog le, navle, histories and alarms.
FUNCTIONALITY (continued)
TOPS can operate in one of two modes:
Standalone
Bound
Standalone mode: When operating in standalone mode
connection to TOPS is via its vCNC. The device connected to
the vCNC will have access to the 3rd party system(s) via the
TOPS Lans and TOPS devices inside TOPS linked to the 3rd
party devices.
Lan 23
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
TOPS Device
TOPS vCNC
TOPS CNC
TOPS
vINC
Lan 22
Internetwork
963
The diagram above shows TOPS operating in standalone
mode. There are two Lans, Lan 22, and Lan 23 joined by an
internetwork. Lan 22 is the Lan that contains TOPS and consists
of TOPS itself, the vCNC inside TOPS, and a vINC. Lan 23 is a
Lan of TOPS devices. The entire system is built inside TOPS.
The 963 connects over Ethernet to the TOPS vCNC and is able
to access all the devices on Lan 22 and 23.
Note that the 963 has to have a separate connection to any IQ2
or 3 controllers which may be present
Bound Mode: When operating in bound mode TOPS joins
with the IQ network to which it is connected to form one large
network including the TOPS Lans and devices. Connection
to TOPS can be via any vCNC on the network although it is
recommended that connection be made using the TOPS vCNC
The device connected to the vCNC will have access to the 3rd
party system(s) via the TOPS Lans and TOPS devices inside
TOPS linked to the 3rd party devices, and all the devices on the
Trend IQ network.
BACNET DRIVER
The TOPS BACnet driver provides the ability for TOPS compatible devices to communicate with devices on a BACnet network. 963
is able to read values from, or write values to the BACnet devices, to receive alarms from those devices, and obtain BACnet Trends.
Objects in the BACnet devices are mapped to Trend modules in
the TOPS devices.
BACnet analogue input objects map to Trend sensor modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
BACnet binary input objects map to Trend digital input modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
BACnet analogue output objects map to Trend analogue driver
modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
BACnet schedule objects map to Trend time zone modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Exception_Schedule
Read/Write
Exceptions (Cn)
Weekly_Schedule
Read/Write
Normal Week Wn).
Note: TOPS Supports only Boolean schedules.

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BACNET DRIVER (continued)
BACnet analogue value objects map to Trend knob modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read/Write
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
Low_Limit
Read
Bottom Range (B)
High_Limit
Read
Top Range (T)
BACnet binary value objects map to Trend switch modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read/Write
Value (V)
BACnet binary output objects map to Trend digital driver
modules.
BACnet Property Trend Parameter
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
BACnet device objects maps to the Trend time module, and
address module.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Time Module
Local_Time
Read
Hour (H)
Local_Time
Read
Minute (N)
Local_Date
Read
Day (D)
Local_Date
Read
Month (M)
Local_Date
Read
Year ( Y)
Local_Date
Read
Day of Week (W)
Address Module
Object_Name
Read
Identier (D)
Firmware_Version
Read
Version (C)
BACnet Trend Log Objects map to the Trend plot modules.
BACnet Property Read/Write Trend Parameter
Buffer_Size
Read
Number of Records (N)
Record_Count
Read
Record Count (R)
Total_Record_
Count
Read
Total Record Count (C)
Log_Buffer
Read
Log Values (Bn)
Log_Interval
Read
Interval (I)
Object_Name
Read
Label ($)
Notification_
Threshold
Read
Notication Threshold (n)
Records_Since_
Notication
Read
Records Since Last
Notication (r)
Last_Notify_Record
Read
Last notify Record (l)
BACnet Multi State Input objects map to Trend sensor modules.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
BACnet Multi State Value objects map to Trend knob modules
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read/Write
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
Low_Limit
Read
Bottom Range (B)
High_Limit
Read
Top Range (T)
BACnet Multi State Output objects map to Trend analogue
driver modules.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read/Write
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
The mapping of BACnet points to Trend points can be edited as
per the table below.
BACnet Point
PossibleTrendMapping
Multi State
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Multi State Value
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Multi State
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Analogue Input
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Analogue Value
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Analogue Output
Knobs/Sensors/Analogue Driver
Binary Input
Switch/Digital Input/Digital Driver
Binary Value
Switch/Digital Input/Digital Driver
Binary Output
Digital Driver/Switch/Digital Input
When a point is mapped to a sensor its properties are mapped
as shown below.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
When a point is mapped to a knob its properties are mapped
as shown below
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read/Write
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
Low_Limit
Read
Bottom Range (B)
High_Limit
Read
Top Range (T)
When a point is mapped to an analogue driver its properties are
mapped as shown below.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)
When a point is mapped to an digital input its properties are
mapped as shown below.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
When a point is mapped to an digital driver its properties are
mapped as shown below.
Object_Name
Read/Write
Label ($)
Present_Value
Read
Value (V)
Units
Read
Units (%)

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BACNET DRIVER (continued)
BACnet Alarms
963 can receive BACnet alarms from BACnet alarm notication classes that TOPS has subscribed to. The BACnet alarms are
converted to Trend alarms by TOPS and passed to 963. Sensor HIGH, sensor LOW, sensor READ, driver SDGT, plot BBUF, digital
input alarms are calculated using the EVENT TYPE property, and the TO Event state according to the table below. Other alarms are
assigned alarm codes by 963 see the 963 Engineering Manual for details.
BACnet
Parameters
Trend Alarm
Sensor
DigitalInput
Driver
Plot
HIGH
LOW
READ
DI=1
DI=0
SDGT
BBUF
To Event State
normal
ü
fault
ü
offnormal
ü
ü
ü
high-limit
ü
low-limit
ü
Event Type Property
CHANGE_OF_STATE
ü ü
COMMAND_FAILURE
ü
OUT_OF_ RANGE
üüü
BUFFER_READY
ü
For details of BACnet capabilities with 963 see the ‘963 and TOPS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement’ (TP201011).
TONN DRIVER
The TOPS TONN driver provides the ability for TOPS compatible devices to communicate with devices on a number of different 3rd
party systems with which TONN can communicate. TONN is available with drivers for the following systems as standard:
BACnet IP
BACnet MSTP
EIB/KNX IP
ModbusRTU
MasterModbusRTU Slave
ModbusTCP Master
ModbusTCP Slave
MBus Serial
MBus IP
oBIX
SNMP
Additional drivers can also be purchased for the following systems:
Flex Driver over RS-232 or
RS-485
Micros Fidelio hotel room
booking system
Global Cache Horstmann serial
Helvar serial driver
American Automatrics PHP
over RS-232 or RS-485
American Automatrics PUP
over RS-232 or RS-485
Resol solar water heating
controller serial
Protec re panel serial
.
The TONN communicates with the 3rd party systems and retrieves specied values. The TOPS TONN driver reads these values
from the TONN and makes them available to TOPS compatible devices as Trend devices. Values can then be displayed, and if
appropriate adjusted from the TOPS compatible device in the normal way. The driver does not support BBUF alarms on logs coming
from TONNs.
Use of the TONN driver requires a Trend Open Network Node (TONN) to be installed. This must be purchased separately.
The TOPS TONN drivers should be used when there are a high number of 3rd party data points in the TONN that are required at the
963 as it is more cost effective. Alarms can be congured using alarm extension on the required points on the TONN and sending
them to TOPS as an alarm recipient.
Where the number of 3rd party data points is low, there is no need for TOPS provided there are enough modules in the IQ device.
TONN can send the points to the IQ strategy modules which can be accessed from 963 in the normal way. Alarms and data logging
can be congured on the Trend modules linked to the 3rd party point in the normal way.

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COMPATIBILITY
3rdPartySystems:BACnet using BACnet driver, BACnet IP, BACnet MSTP, EIB/KNX IP, ModbusRTU, MasterModbusRTU Slave,
ModbusTCP Master, ModbusTCP Slave, MBus Serial, MBus IP, oBIX, SNMP, Flex Driver over RS-232 or RS-485Micros Fidelio
hotel room booking system, Global Cache, Horstmann serial, Helvar serial driver, American Automatrics PHP over RS-232 or RS-
485, American Automatrics PUP over RS-232 or RS-485, Resol solar water heating controller serial, and Protec re panel serial
and using TONN driver.
Communications:It provides a single vCNC connection for use by TOPS compatible Trend devices.
963:963 v3.00 or greater is TOPS compatible. TONN devices mapped via TOPS require 963 v3.30 or greater. Note that TOPS/
TONN does not support BBUF alarms on logs coming from TONNs therefore 963 cannot use BBUF alarms to trigger data recording.
Therefore, data recording must be performed at regular intervals.
SET:SET is not a TOPS compatible device but if connected to a system to which TOPS is bound TOPS is displayed in the System
View.
TEM: TOPS is compatible with TEM V1 or greater.
INSTALLATION
A step-by-step installation program performs the installation of the TOPS software. After installation the software must be licensed,
and congured to operate as required. See the TOPS Installation Instructions (TG201036) for more details.