EDE Bacnet Device Manager
This EDE (Engineering Data Exchange) view works in a similar manner to other device managers that support online device discovery.
The bacnet module provides this manager.
Figure 167. EDE Bacnet Device Manager
To open this view, expand , right-click BacnetNetwork and click .
Discovered pane
As in other manager views, when you click Discover this manager goes to Learn mode, splits into two panes, and executes a discover job. Discover returns multiple objects, each of which occupies one row in the table.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Device name | Displays the device name. |
| Device ID | Displays the device ID. |
| Network | Displays the network number. |
| MAC Addr |
Displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
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| Vendor | Displays the name of device manufacturer. |
| Model | Displays the device model name. |
| Objects | Displays BACnet objects. |
| Firmware Rev | Displays the firmware version in use. |
Database pane
This section displays the newly added devices either from Discovered pane or by using New button.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Displays the name of the BACnet device. |
| Type | Displays the device type. |
| Exts |
Displays the device extension’s hyperlinks, including: Points, Alarms, Schedules, Trend Logs and Config.
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| Device Id | Displays the assigned ID to the device. |
| Status | Display the current status of the device. |
| Network | Displays the network number. |
| MAC Address |
Displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
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| Vendor | Displays the name of the device manufacturer. |
| Firmware revision | Displays the version of firmware in use. |
| Model | Displays the device model name. |
| Health | Displays the current status of the device. |
| Enabled | Displays the enabled status. |
| Use COV | Displays the status of COV property. |
Buttons
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Cancel ends the current discovery job.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.