Introduction

This is Altus AlnetIv2 Driver for communication between Elipse Software systems and Altus controllers from AL-2000, AL-3000, AL-600, QUARK, PICCOLO, and PONTO series, using the Alnet I version 2.0 protocol.

This Driver is the result of unifying the old AL2000, AL2000MNS, AL2000-Modem, and AL2000 Timestamp Drivers. There has been an effort to keep compatibility with these versions regarding the configuration of Tags. Except for the Tag with the B2 parameter equal to 6000, Reading Data Blocks with Timestamp, which was originally identified by the B2 parameter equal to 2000, all other Tags follow the same standards for previous Drivers and work without changes in existing applications for these versions.

Although this Driver was designed to allow communication on Alnet-I networks, it also allows communication on Alnet-II networks by using a manufacturer's library, which performs a conversion between these two protocols.