FieldServer FS-8700-16 instruction manual Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet Server

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5.Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet Server

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a BACnet Client.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for BACnet communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to the clients needs to be mapped in the “Server Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

5.1.Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters

Section Title

 

 

Bridge

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Title

FieldServer name

Text

 

Specify a unique network number

1-65535

Network_number*

if there are multiple virtual Server

5

 

nodes.

 

Example

 

 

//FieldServer Driver specific parameters Bridge

Title,

 

Network_number

Bacnet Server,

 

6

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Contents Applicability & Effectivity FS-8700-16 Bacnet PTP SerialTable of Contents Description BACnet DescriptionHardware Connections Data Arrays/ Descriptors Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet ClientClient Side Connection Descriptions RDBC, WRBC, Wrbx AI, AO, AV, BI, BV, MIReadproperty Map Descriptor Example Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet ServerServer Side Connection Descriptions AI, AO, AV, BI, BV, MI, MO FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor ParametersServer Side Map Descriptors MapDescriptors Analoginput Appendix B.2. BACnet Priority Arrays Appendix B.4. Network number Appendix B.5 BACnet State Text Preload Appendix C.2 BACnet Specific Statistics Trane Specific TipsAppendix D. Units KVA KvarMvar PSI GPMVAR