About the Bacnet Schedule Import Manager

Double-click Schedules under any BacnetDevice to access its Bacnet Schedule Import Manager. Figure 44 shows this view in “Learn mode” after a discover, with BACnet schedules added.

Figure 44. Bacnet Schedule Import Manager (Learn mode shown)


Bacnet Schedule Import Manager (Learn mode shown)

Imported schedules and calendars are Niagara schedule components with a BacnetScheduleImportExt. Events in an imported schedule (or calendar) are obtained from that BACnet device, and are read-only. By default, the Schedules device extension also contains a Retry Trigger, for automatic usage as needed. For details see “About the Retry Trigger” in the Drivers Guide.

Note that the Schedules device extension can also contain BacnetScheduleExport components. These correspond to Niagara schedules or calendars that are “pushed” to specific BACnet Schedule or Calendar objects in the remote device. See Bacnet Schedule Export Manager for related details. Also, see the next section Notes on Bacnet Schedule Imports.

Notes on Bacnet Schedule Imports

The Add (and Edit) dialog for importing BACnet Schedules and Calendars is shown in Figure 45.

Figure 45. Add dialog in Bacnet Schedule Import Manager


Add dialog in Bacnet Schedule Import Manager

The default name is the BACnet object’s name, and you typically leave this and other properties at defaults. Upon adding, the object’s configuration is uploaded to the read-only Niagara schedule component. Note that the default import (read synchronization) from the device’s object is “Manual”, meaning that you must use the Import button in the Bacnet Schedule Import Manager to refresh the Niagara schedule. Alternatively, you can also set the trigger time of the BacnetScheduleImportExt to be either Daily or Interval, if you anticipate ongoing changes in the BACnet object’s configuration.

NoteWhen the remote BACnet schedule is imported, if it contains a reference to a Calendar object in the device, the Calendar object will also be brought in as a schedule import, in order to keep the schedule in Niagara self-complete.

Figure 46 shows the property sheet of a BacnetScheduleImportExt for an imported schedule.

Figure 46. Property sheet of BacnetScheduleImportExt


Property sheet of BacnetScheduleImportExt

Note that the BACnet property “Priority for Writing” is included—however, this means little in the Niagara (station) usage of this imported schedule.