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Adding a BACnet network in a controller station

The driver supports only a BacnetNetwork in a controller station. This procedure adds a network component and configures the station as a local device on a BACnet network segment.
Prerequisites: You using Workbench and are connected to a controller station.
  1. Expand the station’s Config container and double-click Drivers.
    The Bacnet Driver Manager view opens.

    At this point there are several ways to add the network component. This procedure uses the New button on the Bacnet Driver Manager.

  2. Click the New button.
    The Name window opens.
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  3. Rename the network, or use the default name, and click OK.
    The added BacnetNetwork is available under your Drivers container.
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  4. Expand BacnetNetwork and double-click Local Device.
    The Local Device properties become available.
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  5. 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 controller is a device on a BacnetNetwork. An instance number must be unique for each device in the network. 
    The Local Device Status should change from {fault} to {ok}, and the Fault Cause should change from Invalid Object ID to blank.
  6. Expand Bacnet Comm > Network > Ip Port
    The Ip Port properties open.
  7. Change Network Number from -1 (disabled) to the BACnet segment number.
  8. To define the IP address, expand Link.
    The Link properties open.
  9. Enter the IP address and click Save.

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