Liebert FS-8704-02 1. BACnet Ethernet Description

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1. BACnet Ethernet Description

The BACnet Ethernet driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over

Ethernet using BACnet Ethernet protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or

Client.

The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the

configuration files included with the FieldServer.

Contents

Main Page 1. BACnet Ethernet Description 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver 2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3 2.2.1. Hardware 3. Hardware Connections 4. Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet Ethernet Client 4.1. Data Arrays 4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptions 4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters 4.4.2. Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters 4.4.3. Timing Parameters 4.4.4. Map Descriptor Examples 5. Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet Ethernet Server 5.1. Data Arrays 5.2. Server Side Connection Descriptors 5.3. Server Side Node Descriptors 5.4. Server Side Map Descriptors 5.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters 5.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Page 5.4.3. Map Descriptor Example Appendix A. Advanced Topics Appendix A.1. BACnet Object Names Appendix A.2. FieldServer implementation of BACnet priority Arrays Appendix A.3. Accessing Priority Array information from other protocol drivers FS-8704-02_BacnetEthernet.doc Driver Manual Page 16 of 20 Appendix B. Troubleshooting Appendix B.1. Debugging a BACnet connection: Hints and tips Appendix B.2. BACnet Specific Statistics Appendix C. Units