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Adding a BACnet network in a Supervisor station

The driver supports only one BACnet network of any type in a Supervisor station. This procedure adds a network component from a BACnet palette and configures the minimum number of properties to establish the connection.
Prerequisites: You are using Workbenchrunning in a PC and connected to the Supervisor station.
  1. To open the palette side bar in a new installation, click Window > Sidebars > Palette and open the palette for the type a Supervisor station:
    • bacnetaws (Advanced Workstation) or
    • bacnetows (Operator Workstation)

    At this point there are several ways to add the network component. This procedure drags the network component from the palette.

  2. Expand the station’s Config container and drag the network component (BacnetAwsNetwork or BacnetOwsNetwork) from its palette to the station’s Drivers container.
    The Name window opens.
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  3. Rename the network, or use the default name, and click OK.
    The added BACnet network is available under your Drivers container.
  4. Right-click the BACnet network in the Nav tree and select Views > Property Sheet.
    The Property Sheet opens.
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  5. To set up the Supervisor station as a local device, click the arrow symbol next to Local Device or use the Nav side bar and double-click Local Device.
    The Local Device container opens.
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    By default, a new BACnet network contains a Bacnet Comm (Bacnet Stack) component that supports Bacnet/IP

  6. In the numerical Object Id property, change the entry from -1 to a valid, local device instance number, which must be unique across the entire BACnet internetwork (range is 0 to 4,194,302) and click Save.
     NOTE: A Supervisor station is a device on a BACnet network. This instance number must unique for for this Supervisor device. 
    The Local Device Status should change from {fault} to {ok}, and the Fault Cause should change from Invalid Object ID to blank.
  7. Expand Bacnet Comm, double-click Network and confirm that Routing Enabled is set to true.
    The Network (Bacnet Network Layer) properties become available.
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    If the Supervisor cannot connect to the controller station, it may automatically disable this property (set it to false), which prevents the station log from being filled with redundant messages. Setting Maintain Routing Enabled to true keeps routing enabled, but may flood the station log with messages.

  8. To set up the network port, expand or double-click Ip Port and change Network Number from -1 (disabled) to the BACnet segment number.
    The Ip Port properties open.
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  9. To identify the type of adapter and define the IP address, expand Link.
    The Link properties open.
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  10. Select at least the Adapter and define the PC’s Ip Address and click Save.
    Notice the Udp Port. You will need this value later.

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  • Network setup (Parent Topic)

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