Rather than discover devices, you may add them individually. This feature makes it possible to set up devices in the database
even when the network is offline.
Prerequisites: You are working in a controller station that has a BacnetNetwork.
- In the Nav tree, expand and double-click the BacnetNetwork.
The Bacnet Device Manager view opens.
- In the Bacnet Device Manager, click the New button.
The first New window opens.
- In
Type to Add property, select the BacnetDevice.
- Enter the number of devices to add (default value is
1), and click OK.The second New window opens.
- If needed, edit the configuration of the BacnetDevice component(s).
This New window is like the Add and Edit device windows, but in this case, values are not pre-populated from any discovery. Configure the properties based on device
connection requirements.
- To complete configuration, click OK.
The driver adds the device to the station database, and it appears in the Database pane.
Once the station is online with the devices, run a discovery job to locate the devices, select each device in both the Discovered and Database panes and click Match. This associates the actual device with its database record.