BMS Protocol Converter

BMS Converter is an external Building and Industrial Automation multiprotocol device server for OEMs wanting to provide protocol translation between Serial-Serial, Serial-Ethernet and Ethernet- Ethernet devices using Lon Works®, BACnet, MetasysN2, Modbus and more. The Converter includes all the hardware and software to enable the customer’s products to interface to various networks. Each BACnet Converter is provided with the necessary protocol drivers. Multiple drivers can be installed on a single converter.

The M-Bus QuickServer Gateway from Sierra Monitor easily enables data access between M-Bus networks and devices and other networks that utilize open and proprietary protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks, Metasys N2 by JCI, SNMP and more. With over 100 protocols available in the extensive FieldServer Driver Library, no other product can connect M-Bus to more products! Sierra Monitor is a leader in protocol gateways for the building automation industry, enabling system integrators and developers to prepare building automation and process control infrastructures for the future by breaking down protocol barriers. FieldServer is in thousands of installations with over 700 translation paths. These gateways are LonMark certified, BACnet BTL Marked, Metasys compatible and mission-critical tested. M-Bus is a European standard for remote reading of various consumption meters such as gas meters, water meters and heat meters. The M-Bus QuickServer Gateway is configurable to act as both a Master and a Slave M-Bus device. As an MBus Master the number of devices supported is limited to up to 64 devices as the FieldServer provides power to the M-Bus. The M-Bus master interrogates the slave devices as the gateway acts as a Client. It will request information from the slave devices and receive and process only the expected responses. 

How to configure the FieldServer Gateway?

We will configure the Gateway for you based on your requirement and support you during commissioning of the Gateway, so you do not  have to worry about configuring the FieldServer Gateway.
However, it is very helpful to know how to configure the devices. All the required tools and supporting product manuals with be provided completely free of cost with your purchase. Configuration of the FieldServer is done using a '.csv' file. This file can be edited using any text editor (example Microsoft excel). In this file we need to enter information for the Client and Server side interfaces of the FieldServer. This includes but is not limited to:  Node ids of the slave devices MSTP addresses/device address of the slave devices Baud rate, parity, stop bits for serial communication Scan rates And finally we need to create an internal mapping that would map each data value read on the client side to a data value on the server side. For detailed information on configuration please get in touch with us and review the configuration manual on top of this page.

Other Details

• Ability to interface up to 10000 (depending on model and upgrades) points of common BAS protocols
• BTL Mark - FS-QS-1010 Series
• LonMark Certified - FS-QS-1011 Series
• BACnet COV support for fast data communication while reducing traffic over a BACnet network
• Multi-configuration capability; specific configurations selectable via DMSTP switches or software
• Flat panel mount standard, DIN rail mount option
• DMSTP switches to select baud rate or node ID on the fly