Configuring The Fieldserver As A Bacnet Client; Setting The Fieldserver Node_Id; Client Side Connection Parameters - SMC Networks FieldServer FS-8700-16 BACnet PTP Driver Manual

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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A BACNET CLIENT

For detailed information on FieldServer configuration, refer to the FieldServer Instruction Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration
files included with the FieldServer (see ".csv" sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with a BACnet PTP Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to
enable the FieldServer for BACnet communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to
be declared in the "Data Arrays" section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the
"Client Side Nodes" section, and the data required from the Servers needs to be mapped in the "Client
Side Map Descriptors" section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
NOTE: In the following tables, * indicates an optional parameter and bold legal values are default.
5.1

Setting the FieldServer Node_ID

Section Title
FieldServer
Column Title Function
System_Node_ID Configure Node_ID of FieldServer.
Example
// FieldServer
FieldServer
Title , System_Node_ID
BACnet_PTP , 11
5.2

Client Side Connection Parameters

Section Title
Connections
Column Title Function
Port Port Name.
Baud* Specify baud rate.
Parity* Specify parity.
Data_Bits* Specify data bits.
Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits.
Protocol Specify Protocol Used.
Example
// Client Side Connections
Connections
Port , Baud
P2 , 9600
2
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports
available on specific hardware.
Legal Values
P1-P2
110; 300; 600; 1200; 2400; 4800; 9600; 19200; 38400;
57600; 115000
Odd, Even, None
7, 8
1,2
BACnet_PTP
, Parity , Data_Bits , Stop_Bits
, Even , 7 , 1
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Legal Values
1-255
2
, Protocol
, BACnet_PTP