BACnet Driver

In this section, topics are included to help you add, start, and configure a BACnet driver among other tasks.

Complete the following procedures as needed:

Adding a BACnet Driver
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is required (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers
  • Object Configurator displays in the Primary pane.
  1. In the Object Configurator tab, click New , and select New BACnet Driver.
  1. In the New object dialog box, enter the Description.
  1. Click OK.
  • The BACnet Driver object appears in System Browser but is not running.
  1. Click the BACnet tab (which finishes configuring the BACnet driver).
  1. Click the Extended Operation tab.
  1. In the Manager Status property row, click Start.
  • The BACnet driver starts and is now ready to use.

 

Configuring Basic Driver Settings
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is located (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > [name of driver]
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers > [name of driver]
  1. Click the BACnet tab.
  1. Expand Settings.
  1. In the Management Station section, enter the Instance Number. The Instance Number is the BACnet Device Identifier to assign to the driver as a BACnet client (default is 9998).
  1. In the Management station name field, accept the default name or enter a new name.
  1. In the Default alarm class field, click the drop-down arrow and select an alarm class to be used for status messages for this driver.
  1. In the Max APDU length field, accept the default message size of 1476 bytes or click the drop-down arrow and select a smaller size if the network requires it.
  1. Default process IDs of 0 and 600 are provided. Consult vendors you are integrating with to obtain their process IDs. To add a vendor ID, enter the number in the blank field, and then click Add.
  1. In the Acting as Supervised Fire Client, check Enable if you have a fire panel that supports client supervision, and then enter the corresponding number in the Client Number field.
  1. Click Save.

Related Topics

For overview topics, see BACnet Driver.

 

Configuring the BT BACnet Stack
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • A BACnet driver has been added and started.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is located (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers
  1. Click the BACnet tab.
  1. Open the BT BACnet Stack Config expander.
  1. In the BT BACnet Stack Gateway Port Table section, click Add and then select BACnet/IP or Ethernet.
    NOTE: You can create a maximum of 30 physical connections. If you need more, contact Technical Support.
  1. In the Port Properties expander, set the Network Number where your management station is connected (typically =1).
  1. Leave the Attached check box selected if you want the router port attached and accessible to other devices on the BACnet network.
  1. In the Adapter drop-down list, select the hardware adapter this driver will be using.
  1. Accept the default IP address and UDP Port settings.
  1. (Optional) To add a Virtual Port, click Add and then select Virtual.
  1. (Optional) Configure the Physical Port as BBMD or Foreign Device.
  1. Click Save .

 

Configuring Threads
  • You have contacted Technical Support and have been instructed to change one or more settings for threads.
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is located (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > [name of driver]
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers > [name of driver]
  1. Click the BACnet tab.
  1. Expand Threads and modify the default values according to information from Threads, and from instructions from Technical Support:
  • Polling threads
  • Pinging threads
  • Alarm threads
  • Backup threads
  • Trend threads
  • Request threads
  1. Click Save .

 

Configuring Driver Devices as Cloaked
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is located (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > [name of driver]
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers > [name of driver]
  1. Click the BACnet tab.
  1. Expand Driver Devices.
  1. To hide BACnet devices in System Browser and elsewhere in the system, and to prevent auto discovery from re-adding hidden devices to a BACnet network, select the Is a Cloaked Device check box that corresponds to the devices you want to hide.
  1. Click Save .
  • A confirmation message box asks if you want to hide the selected item.
  1. Click Yes.

 

Configuring Time Synchronization
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on where the BACnet Driver is located (Desigo CC server or FEP station), select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > [name of driver]
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers > [name of driver]
  1. Click the BACnet tab.
  1. Expand Time Synchronization.
  1. To synchronize time between devices and the management station, configure the following:
  • Time sync interval. Set the panel synchronization delay in minutes. Default is 1440 (24 hours).
  • Align intervals. Select the check box to start the periodic time synchronization on the hour.
  • Interval offset (minutes). Use the arrows to indicate the amount of time between the time sync interval and the actual time sync.
  1. Click Save .

 

Deleting a BACnet Driver
  • You have already deleted the BACnet network linked to this BACnet Driver.
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Depending on the location of the BACnet driver you want to delete, select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > Drivers
  1. Select the BACnet Driver you want to delete.
  1. Select the BACnet tab.
  1. Click Delete .
  • A confirmation message box asks if you want to delete the selected item.
  1. Click Yes to confirm the operation.
  • The object is removed from System Browser.

Related Topics

Deleting a BACnet Network