FieldServer FS-8700-73 instruction manual Client Side Node Descriptors

FS-8700-73 BACnet MSTP Driver Manual Page 9 of 24

4.4.Client Side Node Descriptors

Section Title
Nodes
Column Title		Function		Legal Values
Node_Name	Provide name for node			Up to 32 alphanumeric
				characters
Node_ID	Specify the BACnet Device object instance. 6		1 - 4194303
Protocol	Specify protocol used		BACnet_MSTP
Port	Specify port			P1-P87, R1-R28
				1-127 (for Master
MAC_Address	MAC_Address of the physical server node.6			Nodes)	(for	Slave
			1-254
				Nodes)
	Use this parameter if the remote MSTP server device			1,2,3.... 16 bit positive
Network_Number*	is on another BACnet network connected via a router.			numbers.
			5
Example
// Client Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name,	Node_ID,	Protocol,		Port
BCU_1,	1,	BACnet_MSTP,		R1

6Either Node_ID OR MAC_Adddress must be specified. If the Server Node supports Who-Is and I-Am

then it is better to use the Node_ID parameter.

7 P1 to P8 will require the optional RS-485 converter (Part # 4301-00)

8 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.

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