Managing BACnet/IP definitions

BACnet/IP is a communication protocol typically used by facility or building level assets. Hyperview allows the creation of BACnet/IP definitions to handle the monitoring of such equipment separate from auto-discoveries.

A BACnet/IP definition can be assigned to any number of assets to enable monitoring on those assets if they share the same object mapping, but only one definition can be applied to an individual asset at a time.

Adding a BACnet/IP definition

  1. Go to Settings → Definitions → BACnet/IP Definitions.

  2. Click Add. Alternatively, if you have no BACnet/IP definitions, click Add new BACnet/IP definition.

  3. Enter a Name and Asset Type for the definition. You can optionally enter a Description. Click Save.

A success message will appear, and the Overview page of the new BACnet/IP definition will be displayed. Proceed to add sensor definitions.

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Tip

Refer to the “Adding a single asset” section in Adding assets for steps to manually add assets with a BACnet/IP monitoring profile.

Adding a numeric sensor definition

  1. While editing or adding the BACnet/IP definition, click the Numeric Sensors tab.

  2. Click Add. Alternatively, if there are no existing sensor definitions, click Add Numeric Sensor.

  3. Provide values for Object Instance, Type, Sensor Type, Sensor Name, and Sensor Unit. Note that the Sensor Unit field will only appear once you have selected a Sensor Type.

  4. Under Data Interpretation, choose the Order of Operations and provide a Multiplier and Offset to apply to raw values. A Formula Preview shows how the raw value will be transformed.

  5. Click Save.

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A success message will appear, and the numeric sensor definition will be listed in the grid. Repeat the steps to add additional sensor definitions as appropriate.

Adding a non-numeric sensor definition

  1. While editing or adding the BACnet/IP definition, click the Non-numeric Sensors tab.

  2. Click Add. Alternatively, if there are no existing sensor definitions, click Add Non-numeric Sensor.

  3. Provide values for Object Instance, Type, Sensor Type, Sensor Name. Additionally, you can modify Value mappings (for all types) or add Value mappings (for non-binary types).

  4. Click Save.

A success message will appear, and the non-numeric sensor definition will be listed in the grid. Repeat the steps to add additional sensor definitions as appropriate.

Updating a BACnet/IP definition

  1. Go to Settings → Definitions → BACnet/IP Definitions → Edit.

  2. Update values from the Overview or Numeric Sensors tab as required, and save your changes.

A success message will appear for each change, and the current page will reload to reflect the change.

Updating or deleting a sensor definition

While on the Numeric Sensors tab or the Non-numeric Sensors tab for a BACnet/IP definition:

  • Click Edit to update values for an existing sensor definition. Click Save to save the updated sensor definition.

  • Click Delete → Delete to delete an existing sensor definition.

A success message will appear in each case, and the current page will reload to reflect the change.

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Deleting a BACnet/IP definition

You can see which assets use a definition on the definition’s Associations tab. You cannot delete a BACnet/IP definition that has associated assets. After you have updated associated assets (from each asset’s Information → Monitoring page):

  1. Go to Settings → Definitions → BACnet/IP Definitions.

  2. Click Delete → Delete for the intended definition.

A success message will appear, and the current page will reload to reflect the change.