Before You Start

• Record the exact manufacturer, model, and variant from the installed AtoN instrument.
• Identify the correct NaviGuard installation and customer name in Emiko.
• Confirm that the controller and AtoN instrument are powered and connected through the selected serial bus.
• Have the instrument address and applicable serial communication details available.

Do This

Choose a profile number

Choose one unused Driver Communication profile number for the connected instrument. Replace # with that number in all six parameters below. The profile number identifies this complete set of communication values; it is not the signalling slot.

Enter Device Model

Open Device Model - Maritime Signalling. Find the exact manufacturer, model, and variant of the installed instrument, copy its DEVMODEL# number, and enter that number in the DEVMODEL# field for the profile selected above. Do not enter the product name.

Select Network Profile

Open Network Profiles, find the profile that matches the instrument connection, and copy its profile number. Enter that number in the DEVNETPROFILE# field for the selected Driver Communication profile.

Select Gateway Profile

Use 0 when NaviGuard communicates directly with the instrument through Modbus RTU. When the documented connection uses a gateway, open Gateway Profiles, copy the required profile number, and enter it in the DEVGWPROFILE# field for the selected Driver Communication profile.

Enter Instrument Address

Enter the configured Modbus address of the physical instrument. Each instrument on the same RS485 bus must have a unique address.

Select the signalling slot

Assign the instrument to an unused NaviGuard Maritime Signalling slot from 1 to 6.

Enable polling

Use 1 to enable the profile without an added wait between reads. Use another supported interval only when the installation design requires it.

Complete setup example

This example configures driver profile 1 for an MSM MCL360 on signalling slot 1. The lantern uses Modbus address 1 on RS485 port 1 at 9600 baud, 8N1.

DEVMODEL1 110117101
DEVNETPROFILE1 1
DEVGWPROFILE1 0
DEVADDR1 1
DEVSLOT1 1
DEVON1 1

For another profile, replace the suffix 1 in all six parameter names with the selected profile number. Then select the model code, Network Profile, instrument address, and signalling slot for the connected instrument.

Verify

• All six parameters use the same profile number.
• The configured signalling slot is unique and is between 1 and 6.
• The model code, Network Profile, and instrument address match the physical instrument.
• NaviGuard receives fresh decoded data from the configured instrument without a model mismatch.
• Only settings supported by the confirmed model are available.

If It Fails

Do not continue to settings until communication works.

• Check power, RS485 wiring, and polarity.
• Check the Device Model, Network Profile, Gateway Profile, and instrument address.
• Confirm that all six parameters use the same Driver Communication profile number.
• Confirm that the signalling slot is unique and DEVON# enables polling.
• Record the configured values and visible result before escalating the issue.

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