Schedule (Schedule)

'Present value' indicates the present value of the virtual variable.

Property ID: 85

"Effective period" indicates the time when the scheduler program is active.

Name

Value

Description

BACnetDateRange
SttD
EndD

*
*

The scheduler program is always active.

2021-04-03
2022-06-03

If the present date is within the specified start and end date range, the scheduler program is active.

If the present date is outside the specified start and end date range, the scheduler program is not active (e.g. present value = the last value when scheduler program was active).

"Weekly scheduler" contains one daily schedule for each weekday (Monday through Sunday).

Exception days (exception scheduler) at higher priority overwrites the weekly scheduler.

Name

Value

Description

BACnetArray_7_OfBACnetDailySchedule
BACnetDailySchedule

7

7 daily schedules (Monday through Sunday), consisting up to 20 switching commands.

BACnetDailySchedule
Values
BACnetTimeValue
Time
Value

0..20

12:00:00 AM
Real value

Daily schedule.
Up to 20 switching command entries for each week day.
Switching command entry.
Command time.
Command value at set priority for writing.
The value remains valid until overwritten by another switching command entry, at the latest, however, until midnight.

Value
null_value

Null value
NULL

"NULL" releases the current switching command value in the daily schedule. The default value of the scheduler becomes active.

Value
bool_value

Boolean value
False/True

i.e. Present value of Binary Output object.

Value
unsigned_value

Unsigned value
+ 0..999999999

“Unsigned value” to command multistate objects.

Value
real_value

Real value
+/- 3.402822E+38

“Real value” to command analog object.

Value
enum_value

Enumerated value
+0...9999

“Enumerated value” to command binary objects.

"Exception scheduler" includes all exception day entries. The highest switching priority (i.e. the lowest number) applies in the event of multiple, valid exceptions.

The first switching entry has priority in the event of multiple exceptions at the same priority.

Name

Value

Description

BACnetARRAY_N_OfBACnetSpecialEvent
BACnetSpecialEvent

0..48

Up to 48 exception day entries, consisting of a period, values and priority.

BACnetSpecialEvent
Period
Values
Prio

Exception day entry.
Calendar value or calendar reference.
Up to 20 switching command entries for each exception day.
Switching command priority.

Period

Calendar value

CalendarEntry
SingleDate

Single date
*-*-*-*

The exception day is active on a particular date.
Each day.

*-*-*-1
*-12-24-*

Each Monday
Each year on December 24.

CalendarEntry
SttD
EndD

Date range
*
*

The exception day is active during a date range.
Each day.

2017-04-02
2017-04-20

If the present date is within the specified start and end date range, the present day is an exception day.

CalendarEntry
WeeKNDay

Weekday
*,*,*

The exception day is active on a particular weekday.
Each day.

July, Third, Tuesday
*, First, Monday

Tuesday in the third week of July.
Monday in the first week of each month.

Period
Reference value

Reference value
CLN,0

The exception day is active as defined in the calendar reference.

Date and time formats are not based on the Windows regional settings.

On the automation station, date entries are always limited to the value range of 01.01.1970 to 31.12.2037.

Values

0..20

Up to 20 switching commands.

BACnetTimeValue
Time
Value

12:00:00 AM
Real value

Each switching command entry consists of a switching time and command.

Value
null_value

Null value
NULL

"NULL" releases the current switching command value in the daily schedule. The default value of the scheduler becomes active.

Value
bool_value

Boolean value
False/True

i.e. Present value of Binary Output object.

Value
unsigned_value

Unsigned value
+ 0..999999999

“Unsigned value” to command multistate objects.

Value
real_value

Real value
+/- 3.402822E+38

“Real value” to command analog object.

Value
enum_value

Enumerated value
+0...9999

“Enumerated value” to command binary objects.

Prio

1..16

Priority of all switching commands on the exception day.

The default value applies:

• No switching command entry is active on the weekly or exception day schedule.

The present day is outside of the effective period.

Name

Value

Description

BACnetAnyValueType
null_value

Null value
NULL

"NULL" releases the current switching command value in the daily schedule. The default value of the scheduler becomes active.

BACnetAnyValueType
bool_value

Boolean value
False/True

i.e. Present value of Binary Output object.

BACnetAnyValueType
unsigned_value

Unsigned value
+ 0..999999999

“Unsigned value” to command multistate objects.

BACnetAnyValueType
real_value

Real value
+/- 3.402822E+38

“Real value” to command analog object.

BACnetAnyValueType
enum_value

Enumerated value
+0...9999

“Enumerated value” to command binary objects.

"List of object property references" writes changed switching values together with priorities to the reference list below.

Name

Value

Description

BACnetList_OfObjectPropertyRef_16
BACnetDeviceObjectPropertyReference

0..16

Up to 16 BACnet objects.

Property reference.

ObjIDRef

Unassigned

BACnet object identifier.

PrpId

Present value

Target property.

ArrayIdx

65535

DevIDRef

Unassigned

TagForAC

~

"Priority for writing" indicates priority for writing as well as schedule value as commanded in the priority array of the referenced BACnet object properties (List of object)

Priority 2: Safety priority enable.
Priority 5: Critical equipment enable.
Priority 14: Specific command control.

Use priority 2, 5, 14 for referenced objects with a priority array.

Priority 16

Use priority 16 for referenced object without priority array.

Priorities 1, 4, 6, 7, 15

Illegal priorities.

Priorities 3, 9 to 13

Not used.

"State flag" represents four boolean flags ("Out of service", "Overridden", "Fault", "In-Alarm") that indicate the general status of an object.

'Reliability' indicates whether the property value 'Present value' is reliable. If the 'Present value' is not reliable, the property 'Reliability' indicates the cause of the fault and the bit "Fault" of the state indication is set to 'True'. In a normal case, the property 'Reliability' is set to "No fault".

Property ID: 103

"Out of service" allows decoupling the object from being modified by a control program, system program or peripheral device.

• If "Out of service" is TRUE, the properties "Present value" and "Reliability" will no longer be updated by the respective control program, system program or peripheral device.
• If "Out of service" is TRUE, the properties "Present value" and "Reliability" can be modified for simulating and testing purposes.
• If "Out of service" will be changed from FALSE to TRUE, the properties "Present value" and "Reliability" keep their values. Nevertheless, they can be individually modified afterwards.
• If "Out of service" will be changed from TRUE to FALSE, the properties "Present value" and "Reliability" keep their values. They will be modified by the next update of the producer.

Property ID: 81

"Next value" indicates the next value and the time until the schedule object schedules the next value.
The values are determined every minute for at least the next 48 hours.

Next value and the time till the next value will be scheduled by the schedule object.
The values will be determined every minute looking ahead at least 48 h.

"Object access level" defines the instance-specific object access level. "Object access level" is used for generic filtering and processing an object by a client application.

• "Object access level" is a configuration property which can only be set up offline (ABT, application configuration).
• "Object access level" is evaluated by client applications such as Technical Operator, DB-Import, and APOGEE Point Team mapping.

Access level

Name

Description

7

Basic operation

Access to BACnet objects and properties for a room user e.g. data points visible on a room unit.

6

Standard operation

Access to BACnet objects and properties for standard operation and monitoring (daily business), .e.g. room and plant information on a management station.

5

Extended operation

Access to BACnet objects and properties for extended operation and monitoring such as network and device objects. All I/Os are visible

4

Administrator

Not used by HQ solutions yet.

3

Basic service

Access to BACnet objects and properties used for commissioning, e.g. configuration value extensions, I/O extensions, etc.

2

Extended service

Not used by HQ solutions yet.

1

Internal

Access to all BACnet objects and properties for very specialized actions e.g. during development.

"Object usage" indicates whether the object is used or unused. The "Object usage" property can hide or display respective objects and their functionality in a client. For example, room functionality can be marked for flexible room arrangements as used/unused. An object that is marked as unused behaves as if the object does not exist.

Property ID: 4930

"Description" is a string of printable characters whose content is not restricted.

"Object identifier" is a numeric code that is used to identify the object. It must be unique internetwork-wide.

"Object name" represents a name for the object that is unique internetwork-wide. The minimum length of the string is one character. The set of characters used in the "Object name" are restricted to printable characters.

"Object type " indicates membership in a particular object type class. E.g. "Analog input", "Binary output", "Event enrollment", "Trend log", etc.

"Building automation profile" is an enumeration that indicates a particular type of Siemens proprietary object. Siemens objects are based on standard BACnet objects. For example, Siemens Analog Input, Analog Output, Analog Calculated Value, and Analog Configuration Value are based on standard Analog Input, Analog Output, and Analog Value BACnet objects.

"Profile name" indicates the name of an object profile to which this object conforms. To ensure uniqueness, a profile name must begin with a vendor identifier code followed by a dash. All subsequent characters are administered by the organization registered with that vendor identifier code. The vendor identifier code that prefixes the profile name indicates the organization that publishes and maintains the profile document named by the remainder of the profile name.

A string of printable characters whose content is not restricted. (property is only used in ABT Pro)

Version of a copied object (copied from a library). (property is only used in ABT Pro)

Source of a copied object (copied from a library). (property is only used in ABT Pro)