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Adding a BACnet Connector

Adding a BACnet Connector

Enabling BACnet extension

Make sure that the BACnet extensions are enabled.

How to add a BACnet Connector

1. Select the App Launcher icon on the top left

2. Select the DB Builder tile under System Integrator Apps

3. Expand BACnet tree then click on BACnet

4. Select on the  then select on Add BACnet Connector

5. After selecting Add BACnet Connector, a pop-up window called Add BACnet Connector will open. 

5. Enter the connectors info to be able to create it. The required fields are:

 

  • Display Name: this is the name that the user wants to choose for his connection

  • Host

  • Device Instance: this is the device id

  • Network Number

  • MAC Address

6. After you are done entering the device information, click on the Add button

7. You will then be able to see your connector and be able to add your points to the DB Builder.

   

How to discover your BACnet devices

1. Navigate to the Connector Tree

2. Then expand it so you can see the Select on BACnet option

3. Will be presented two option on the grid view

  • Discover Settings: Change the settings of the discovery

  • Discover

If the user wants to change the settings of their discovery, select Discover Settings

This will open a pop-up and will include the following:

  • Broadcast Address: Most of the times it will be FF, but the user can broadcast to a specific device if its address is known 

  • Instance Number Start: It is set to 0 by default and can be changed if needed to narrow down the discovery

  • Instance Number End: It is set to 4194303 by default and can be changed if needed to narrow down the discovery

  • Network Number: It is set to 65535 by default and can be changed if needed

  • Timeout: this is how long it should try to discover

 

4. Select any of the discovered devices and select the Add button on the bottom right corner to add them to your connectors panel.

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