Add (and Edit) export history window

This window prepares histories for export.
Figure 204.   Add window in Bacnet Log Export Manager
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To open this window expand Config > Drivers > BacnetNetwork > Local Device, select a history in the Local Objects pane and click Add. The Add window contains a number of properties with either default or empty values.

Property Value Description
Name read-only
Identifies the object (point, export folder, etc.) including an Object Id and Instance Number or property identifier, which ensures a unique name.

This name is in the format: objectType_<instance number> For example and Event State may be named: AHU1–Frz_Stat-eventState.

Refer also to Object Id, Instance Number.

Object Name text
Identifies a BACnet object. This name should be unique within this specific device.

For components, this name includes the entire component path under the station’s Config using period (.) delimiters between parent.child levels. This enforces (externally) the BACnet requirement for unique names for all objects in a device.

For a proxy point, this is the default name in the station.

You can shorten or edit Object Name, however, each Object Name must be unique among all server descriptors under the Export Table.

In an export folder this is the name for the SVO (Structured View Object) that the export folder represents. This name must be unique at this level in the structured view hierarchy.

Type drop-down list (defaults to Boolean Writable)
Identifies the type of BACnet object, for example, Analog Input, Analog Output, Calendar, Schedule, Structured View, File, Trend Log, BooleanWritable or other.

Writable components typically offer more type selections than read-only points, such as:

  • Two read-only: input or value type, e.g. Binary Input or Binary Value object.
  • Two writable: output or prioritized value type, e.g. Binary Output or Binary Value Prioritized object.

    The screen capture shows an example of type selections when exporting an NdioBooleanWritable point.

Object Type read-only
Reports the type of object.
Inst Num number in the range from 0 to 4194302
Provides a unique number to combine with a device’s Object Id. Together, these properties form the Device Id.

The Instance Number must be unique within the BACnet internetwork for each entity: components, devices, points, schedules, analog inputs, files, groups, multi state inputs, trend logs, SVO (Structured View Object), etc.

The driver automatically increments this value when adding multiple entities.

Refer to Object Id.

Export Ord chooser
Defines the location of the source component or file using standard file Ord notation. In an Edit window, you can access a more meaningful ord by clicking the right-side folder control. This produces a popup Select Ord window, showing the component’s location in the station’s component tree hierarchy.
Description text
Provides additional information, which could include the camera’s geographical location or other unique information.