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At this point, you should open the csv file and make any changes you want. The file will look
like the example below if the XIF for WattNode Plus is processed. Editing this CSV file can
be an in-depth exercise, and is described here.
CSV File Editing
Do you need to do any editing?
Note the Y or N under the Enable column. If "Y", this object will be included. If "N", this
object will be excluded. Certain things found in a LonWorks device are not suitable for
mapping to a BACnet object, such as nvoFileDirectory commonly found in most devices (it is
a pointer to LonWorks configuration properties, and these are not accessible from BACnet.)
If you do not need the network variable listed, replace Y with N. If you believe you want a
variable that defaulted to N, determine whether you can appropriately interpret that value
as a BACnet object before changing it to Y. DO NOT change NVindex or Direction. A
mismatch here will cause unpredictable results, including failure to communicate.
All scalar network variable types will have their conversion recognized automatically by
Babel Buster X2. The term "scalar" means it is a single data element, such as integer,
floating point, enumeration, etc. Some network variables are structures, meaning a single
"network variable" contains several data elements. These structures are mapped to multiple
Modbus registers and require explicit interpretation using the fields in the 7 columns
following the SNVTindex (which is set to 0 for a structure). More detail about this follows
below.
The NV name is taken from the XIF file, and this will be shown as the register name in the
Babel Buster X2. You may change this to any name that is meaningful to you, and it may be
up to 40 characters in length.
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