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Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8704-06 BACnet/IP APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after March 2011 Sierra Monitor Company Driver Version: 2.01 Document Revision:...
FS-8704-06 BACnet IP Driver Manual BACNET IP DESCRIPTION The BACnet/IP driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over Ethernet using BACnet/IP protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or Client. All information in a BACnet system is represented in terms of objects. The Object_Identifier is a 32-bit code that identifies the type of Object (also identified by the Object_Type Property) and its "Instance"...
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT hub This cable is necessary for connection to the driver. It is shipped with the FieldServer and not separately with the driver. Not all FieldServer models support 100BaseT. Consult the appropriate instruction manual for details of the Ethernet speed supported by specific hardware.
Not all ports shown are necessarily available on the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a BACnet/IP Server. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for BACnet/IP communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays”...
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a BACnet/IP Client. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for BACnet/IP communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays”...
5 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 14 of 57 Legal Values...
See the BACnet DFS to determine if a particular object supports this property FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com create...
IP/MAC address. The default Network number of a FieldServer is 5. If there is more than one FieldServer on a BACnet intranet with multiple nodes, the default network number of the additional FieldServers will need to be changed and a unique number allocated to each.
Appendix A.4. FieldServer implementation of BACnet priority Arrays When BACnet Output objects are written to the Server side of the FieldServer, an associated write priority is given to each write value. When the FieldServer receives the write value, it stores it to the Map Descriptor Priority Array Table at the specified priority. The Priority Array Table is then scanned and the value with the highest priority is stored to the Data Array location specified by the Map Descriptor.
A BBMD (BACnet Broadcast Management Device) is used to allow devices on different subnets to communicate to one another. BACnet/IP requires that a BBMD be defined on every subnet. The FieldServer can act as a BBMD for the subnet that it resides on. Setting the Connection_Type to BBMD will enable this functionality on the FieldServer.
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, 47808 Configuration of the FieldServers is shown in the following examples. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Mask Mask...
FieldServer supports COV services. This only applies to BACnet Objects - Property subscribes are not supported by the FieldServer. COV only works for BACnet Map Descriptors with length set to 1. If length is not specified, then it defaults to 1, so this is only a problem where length has been specified as greater than 1.
A permanent static RecipientList may be configured directly on the FieldServer, eliminating the need for a remote workstation to modify the RecipientList in order to receive Event Notifications. Using this option makes the RecipientList read-only, i.e. it can then only be modified via the FieldServer config.csv file. Refer to Appendix A.8.7 ...
Map Descriptor Example – Set up a Permanent Static Recipient List A permanent static RecipientList may be configured directly on the FieldServer, eliminating the need for a remote workstation to modify the RecipientList in order to receive Event Notifications. Using this option makes the RecipientList read-only, i.e. it can then only be modified via the FieldServer config.csv file.
When neither Condition 1 nor Condition 2 is met, the Reliability property is set to NO_FAULT_DETECTED (0) FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 33 of 57...
The ReadPropertyMultiple (RPM) and WritePropertyMultiple (WPM) BACnet services allow many objects and attributes to be read and written in a single transaction. Since FieldServer Map Descriptors can only refer to a single object type and address range, a RPM or WPM transaction can be constructed by linking multiple Map Descriptors.
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CMD WPM 5 , BO FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 35 of 57 , DA WPM , N1 1 Configure a Map Descriptor for each Object and Property.
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Message segmentation is not supported. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 36 of 57 , DA RPM , N1 1...
Mode of Operation when used for the Relinquish_Default property: When the FieldServer starts up, the standard BACnet operation for AO, AV, BO and BV objects is that the Present_Value of the object is set to the configured Relinquish_Default value. This may not be desirable in Gateway situations where the BACnet communications module (i.e.
Appendix A.13. Using a .ini file to set the Vendor_ID and Vendor_Name of the Device Object The vendor.ini file can be used to change the BACnet Vendor Name and Vendor ID if desired. A file with the following format must be created and downloaded to the FieldServer using the Ruinet “Download Configuration” command.
Appendix B. Troubleshooting Appendix B.1. Debugging a BACnet connection If duplicate Object_Instances are configured in the FieldServer, the second call of the Instance will overwrite the first one. This may cause a BACnet Object to be “lost.” If the Node Name configured on the BACnet Server Side of the configuration is not being indicated as the Device Name on the BACnet SCADA system, then the FieldServer is not communicating with the SCADA system.
Security Services FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Suggested Resolution Take action only if the error This typically occurs when a...
McQuay Units are shipped with a default Device instance of the last 6 digits of the McQuay Serial number. Appendix C.2. Trane When new points are added to the FieldServer it is important to restart the Summit Workstation or BCU, otherwise these new points may not be seen by the FieldServer.
To change the protocol, remove the current one and add a new one as shown below. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
Appendix C.6. Trending using OniconTrend Log Objects The FieldServer BACnet driver has been updated to support trending using Trend Log objects. A Map Descriptor is required for each Trend log to be added to the device. The following parameters are specific to this application.
The blue LED will flash periodically when an event log is stored to the disk, this light should not be on all the time, otherwise we might be building up a back-log of outstanding writes. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 47 of 57 , Passive...
Also note that the latest Ruinet will automatically set the system time if it connects to a Camry with an uninitialized system time. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
TRUE, as if those changes had occurred in the physical input. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 49 of 57...
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Description Present_Value property. Firmware_revision The firmware revision of the application. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 50 of 57...