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How to add a BACnet Connector

1. The user needs to make sure that the Bacnet extensions are enabled in the Settings app > ext

          

2. The user will navigate to the connector tree

  • Select on the (plus)
  • Then select on Add BACnet Connector

3. After selecting Add BACnet Connector, the user will be prompted with a pop-up window called Add BACnet Connector. 

4. Now the user will 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 
  • Com-Port: this is the com port where communication wires are tied to the device
  • MSTP-Address: the actual MSTP address
  • Device Instance: this is the device id
  • Network Number
  • Hop Count
  • Baud Number: is the rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel

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

6. 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. The user will navigate to the Connector Tree

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

3. The user will be presented two option on the grid view

  • Discover Settings
  • 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:

  • Serial Port (MS/TP): this is the com port where communication wires are tied to the device
  • Baud Rate (MS/TP): is the rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel
  • 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 Start: 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. Then after that, you can 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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