Chapter 10 - Create/Edit

Common Editor Fields and Buttons

The Object Identifier field in the Web Server user interface shows the two components separated by a comma.

The following Object Identifier represents a Binary Value object, instance 6:

The Object Identifier field can be left blank on creation, and the controller will automatically assign an appropriate value.

If you want to enter a specific instance number, you can enter the desired instance number integer in the Object Identifier field.

For instance, if you want to create a Binary Value object with instance 100, you would enter the following in the Point Editor Object Identifier:

Upon successful creation of this object, the Object Identifier field will show both components:

The Object Identifier field cannot be modified after creation.

Object Reference

Some BACnet objects have properties that reference other BACnet objects.

For instance, an Event Enrollment object has a Reference Point field. This field can be filled by selecting the drop-down arrow, and selecting an object from the list, or by selecting the ? (question mark) button and manually entering an Object Reference.

The drop-down arrow option:

The ? (question mark) button option:

Manually entering an Object Reference requires entering the instance of the Device Object containing the desired object, and the Object Identifier of the desired object. The above picture indicates a reference to a Binary Value object with instance 100, on a Device with instance 1021.

 

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