Table 1 lists the types of objects in the station (components, files, histories) that you can export as BACnet objects. Export any component using the Export Table’s Bacnet Export Manager view. To export files and histories, you use the Bacnet File Export Manager and Bacnet Niagara Log Export Manager views, respectively.
Table 1. Niagara objects for export as BACnet objects
| Station component, file, or history type | BACnet object choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm Class | Notification Class | See Sending Alarms to BACnet. |
| BooleanPoint, BooleanWritable, various kitControl components (i.e. Logic) | Binary Input | Proxy points under any driver are supported. |
| Binary Value | ||
| BooleanWritable (additional choices) | Binary Output | |
| Binary Value Prioritized | ||
| EnumPoint, EnumWritable | Multi State Input | Proxy points under any driver are supported. Note that the Facets, range, ordinal (integer) in the exported EnumPoint or EnumWritable must begin with 1, and not 0. The range must also be contiguous up to the maximum value (gaps in the range are not allowed).Otherwise, the object does not export to BACnet. |
| Multi State Value | ||
| EnumWritable (additional choices) | Multi State Output | |
| Multi State Value Prioritized | ||
| NumericPoint, NumericWritable, various kitControl components (i.e. Math) | Analog Input | Proxy points under any driver are supported. |
| Analog Value | ||
| NumericWritables (additional choices) | Analog Output | |
| Analog Value Prioritized | ||
| LoopPoint | Loop | Loop object export is default. |
| Analog Input | ||
| Analog Value | ||
| BooleanSchedule, EnumSchedule, NumericSchedule, StringSchedule | Schedule | In addition, you can selectively export the configuration of a standard Niagara schedule or calendar into an existing Schedule object or Calendar object in a client BACnet device, using the Bacnet Schedule Export Manager view of that BacnetDevice’s Schedules extension. |
| CalendarSchedule | Calendar | |
<file> (any)
|
File | Files under the station folder can be exported. |
<history> (any)
|
Trend Log | Two different methods exist for exporting Niagara histories. See About Trend Log exports. |
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