Rover Custom Bindings

Issue:

Rover custom Bindings

Resolution:

The SNVT types need to match in the input and output fields so if the second unit doesn't support those SNVT types nothing will appear in the variable field in the custom binding screen

Notes:

See information below from the Rover Installation Operation and Programming guide located on a PC with Rover installed

PDF is located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Rover

Network Variable Bindings

For more than one device to share data, such as zone temperature and setpoints, you can bind the

network variables of several devices together.

For example, a library has two fan coil units installed serving a common area. Each currently has

its own unit-mounted sensor. The unit located next to an outdoor entrance can sense large

temperature swings and ends up in an operating mode opposite that of the interior unit. By binding

the two fan coils to a sensor mounted on a middle column, both units can share the zone

temperature, setpoint, and fan selector data. The two units then coordinate their operating modes.

Note: You can bind network variables only when there is more than one device on the active link.

Bindings made on Tracer ZN010s are lost when the communication key is removed.

Viewing Network Variable Bindings

To view network variable bindings:

1. Click any icon in the Active Group tree.

2. Choose Bindings to display the Network Variable Bindings Summary dialog box (Figure 29,

p. 45). The Bindings command is available only if an icon in the Active Group tree is selected.

3. Click Close.

Adding Network Variable Bindings

Rover must be in the active or server-connected mode to create bindings.

To add network variable bindings:

1. Click any icon in the Active Group tree.

2. From the Group menu, choose Bindings to display the Network Variable Bindings Summary

dialog box (Figure 29).

The Bindings command is available only if an icon in the Active Group tree is selected.

3. Click Add... to display the Add Network Variable Bindings dialog box (Figure 30, p. 46).

Figure 30. Add Network Variable Bindings

4. From the Step 1 list, click a device to bind. This list contains all the devices on the active link.

5. From the Step 2 list, click the network variable you want to bind. This list contains all the output

and input variables in the device you selected from the Step 1 list.

6. From the Step 3 list, click a device with which to bind. This list contains all communicating

devices except the device selected from the Step 1 list.

7. From the Step 4 list, click a network variable with which to bind. This list contains variables

common to the device you chose from the Step 3 list that are compatible with the variable you

chose from the Step 2 list.

8. Click Bind to display the new binding appears in the Network Variable Bindings Summary

dialog box (Figure 31, p. 47). Click Reset instead of Bind if you want to start over in setting the

binding. No binding information is saved until you click Bind.

9. Click Close.

Removing Network Variable Bindings

You can remove a network binding in the active group to stop the sharing of data between devices.

Rover must be in the active or server-connected mode to remove bindings.

To remove network variable bindings:

1. Click any icon in the Active Group tree.

2. From the Group menu, choose Bindings to display the Network Variable Bindings Summary

dialog box (Figure 29, p. 45).

The Bindings command is available only if an icon in the Active Group tree is selected.

3. Select the bindings you want to remove.

To select a single binding for removal, click one row. To select multiple bindings, click the first

item, press and hold down the SHIFT key, then click the last item.

4. Click Remove for a confirmation.

5. Click Remove and the bindings are removed from the active group.

You can also remove network variable bindings by selecting bindings and pressing the Delete

key.

6. Click Close.

Notes:

How to Preserve Custom Bindings When Adding a LON Device to a Link, Standalone link or link on SC+ – Trane Commercial HVAC Help Center

Document: Understanding Bindings – Trane Commercial HVAC Help Center

Other Question/Problem/Cause Statements:

• I can't select a variable in the second window when trying to make bindings between two LonTalk units

Facts:

• CSC LCI-I
• Chiller LCI-C
• Intellipak LCI-I
• Miscellaneous BAS/ICS
• Systems Integration
• Tracer AH540/541
• Tracer MP501
• Tracer MP503
• Tracer MP580/581
• Tracer VV550/551
• Tracer ZN510/511
• Tracer ZN517
• Tracer ZN520/521
• Tracer ZN523
• Tracer ZN524
• Trane TR-1 VFD
• Trane TR200 VFD

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