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5) Check BACnet Interoperability of all BACnet devices
that need to be integrated
• Compare BACnet “PICS” of all products to be
integrated:
o Do all devices use the same character set,
e.g. ANSI X 3.4 or ISO Latin 1?
o Limit interoperability requirements to those
BIBBs that are mandatory for a BACnet
Client and a BACnet Server to interoperate.
Be aware that most job specifications
define more BIBBs on Client/Server side
that are necessary for interoperation, or for
the need functionality of the system.
Remember that BIBB A on the Client-Side
must equal BIBB-B on the Server side.
o Agree on the notification class settings on
the jobsite. For 3
rd
Does the BACnet client
automatically subscribe to
recipient-List, or needs the client
added to the CARE project.
party integrations
following settings and properties needs to
be aligned in the system:
Instance number of the
notification classes
Name of the notification classes
Priortities
Ack-Required
o Check for the following fall-back
mechanisms in the BACnet client devices.
If these fall-back mechanisms exist, a
BACnet client device will be able to
interoperate with nearly any BACnet server
device:
Does the BACnet client make use
of polling with “ReadProperty” if
the BACnet server does not
support “COV”?
Typically BACnet/MSTP devices
do not support COV reporting.
Does the BACnet client make use
of “ReadProperty” if the BACnet
server does not support
“ReadPropertyMultiple”
Does the BACnet client make use
of “ReadProperty” with
ArrayIndex, if the BACnet server
does not support “ReadProperty”
of the complete Array (e.g.
because of APDU size
restrictions)?
o Verify that the „CreateObject“ is done in a
way supported by the BACnet server
device. Not all properties can be defined in
CreateObject message.
o Check if the BACnet client is able to read &
write the schedules and calendars.
o Check if the BACnet client is able to read
the trendlogs from the controller.
o Verify how lists are written: Is
„WriteProperty“ used in order to write the
complete list, or is „AddElement” used in
order to write single entries if the list?
o Verify how arrays are written: Is the array
size set and single elements are written, or
is the complete array written?
o Verify the version of the BACnet standard
that is supported: Typically BACnet devices
supporting the version 135-2001 are not
compatible with BACnet devices supporting
version 135-2004. In this regard the most
critical areas are schedules and trend,
because here the 135-2004 version has
defined many enhancements which are not
compatible to the 135-2001 version.
• BTL Listed products will guarantee that that part of
the BACnet functionality that has been implemented
has been implemented as per BACnet standard.
BTL listed products will however not guarantee
interoperability in every detail, and BTL listed
products will not replace the detailed checks that
are outlined in this document.
6) Inform yourself about the customer´s network security
concept
• Are there any V-LAN‘s (Virtual LAN´s) designed?
Will you get a V-LAN only for BACnet?
7) Agree upon – or inform yourself about – network
infrastructure
• Network structure and media
• Per HVAC electrical panel a network switch (ideally
panel-rail mounted) should be installed in order to
allow parallel network access for Excel Web to the
BACnet network, for an Internet Browser (e.g.
Touch-panel operator unit), and for a laptop (CARE
start-up and downlowds, debugging via FTP)
• Responsibility of network installation
• When you have V-LAN‘s keep in mind that, maybe,
you must send information from one to the other V-
LAN (for reference points).
8) Agree on BACnet networking issues
• Are all BAcnet devices talking BACnet/IP
• Who provides the necessary routers for
BACnet/Ethernet and/or BACnet/MSTP devices in
the network?
• Get IP addresses (or address range) from the
Customers IT group and allocate IP addresses (or
an address range) to every vendor
• Define only one BBMD (BACnet Broadcast
Management Device) per IP subnet.
• Define only one BACnet router between two
BACnet networks (tree structure of networks. There
is always only one path between two devices)
• BACnet network numbers must be unique in the
whole BACnet internetwork
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