Add/Edit device
These windows add and edit device records. This topic documentsonly some of a device component’s properties. It uses the BACnetAws device window as an example of the type of information required to configure a device.
To open this type of window, expand , double-click the network node in the Nav tree, click Discover, select a one or more discovered device(s) and click Add.
The Add window is nearly identical to the device Edit window, but allows you to edit Type as well as other device properties. Often, device address properties in the Add window already have acceptable values for operation (otherwise, communications to that device would not have occurred). Usually, you change only Name unless you know of other properties that need to change. You can always edit the device component(s) after you click OK and add them to your station database.
), as
well as the New and Edit commands in the Manager menu. Also, you can
simply double-click a discovered device to open its Edit window.| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | text | Provides a name for the object.
Editing this property is equivalent to the right-clicking Rename command on the component. In this case, the object is a device. |
| Type | drop-down list | Specifies the type of object. In this case, the type is a device. When a single device is selected in the Edit window, you can edit any property except Type because its value was fixed when you created the new device. |
| Device Id, list and instance | drop-down list and text | Provide a name for the device.
The two values together ensure a unique name. These values do not change the device’s ID in the station database. |
| Netwk | network | This is exclusively a BACnet feature. For more information, refer to the Niagara 4 BACnet Driver Guide |
| Mac Addr | text | Specifies the data link
layer MAC address of the device. |
| Enabled | true (default) false | Activates (true)
and deactivates (false) use of the object (network,
device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.). |
| Use Cov | true or false (default) | Enables (true) and disables (false) a device’s support for COV (change of value) as a way to monitor
proxy point values. This is exclusively a BACnet feature. For more information, refer to the Niagara 4 BACnet Driver Guide |
| Use Cov Property | true or false (default) | Configures a tuning policy to process COV notifications. This is exclusively a BACnet feature. For more information, refer to the Niagara 4 BACnet Driver Guide |
| Max Cov Subscription | Text (defaults to max) | Specifies the maximum number of COV (change of value) subscriptions
that the database attempts to use with this device. This is exclusively a BACnet feature. For more information, refer to the Niagara 4 BACnet Driver Guide |