BACnet objects

The BACnet objects task allows to edit all engineered BACnet objects of the entire automation station.

Standard view	Reworked view

1	Task selector	2	Plants navigation view
3	Toolbar	4	Device functions and filters
5	Object list	6	Properties

① Task selector

Task	Description
I/O configuration	I/O configuration
Modbus	Modbus
M-bus	M-bus
KNX PL-Link	KNX PL-Link
BACnet references	BACnet references
BACnet objects	BACnet objects
Programming	Programming

② Plants navigation view

The Plants navigation view shows the plant hierarchy of the devices and the Special objects shows the list of alarmable objects .

Command	Description
	Expand/collapse plants folder structure.

③ Toolbar

Command	Description
State	Indicates the state of the application. The green color indicates that the application is online and running or paused. Gray: Engineering session not active, Not connected Green: Application running Orange: Download required Red: Download in progress, Backup in progress or Busy
Check	Checks for duplicate names, numbers of I/Os, trend limits, etc. The check is performed automatically before loading a device. Showing data point limits when compiling
(Play)	Only visible when the device is online. Activates an online session and loads changes for the selected device. Using play/pause function
(Pause)	Only visible when the device is online and an online, session is started. Deactivates an active online session.
(Alarming)	Temporarily suppresses all alarms for testing purposes. Suppressing alarms during commissioning or maintenance

④ Device functions and filters

Command		Description
Device functions	Set hierarchical descriptions	Creates the entire hierarchical description of these data points according to the object name structure. For example, Ahu'FanEh'Cmd to Air handling unit - Exhaust air fan - Command. INFO: The used separator can be changed in the project settings: select the menu Settings, the task selector Naming defaults, the Naming rules tab and the Separator for hierarchical description text field. To undo all changes, select the Undo command in the Component selector.
	Set default descriptions	The description of an object is derived from its part name. If the part name is not picked from the text catalog, the description cannot be updated. To undo all changes, select the Undo command in the Component selector.
	Synchronize trend descriptions and names	Extend name and description of trend objects with name and description of the trended objects. To undo all changes, the Undo command must be selected in the Component selector.
Predefined filters		Use the predefined filters I/Os, Network peripheral device points and BACnet references to limit the view to the objects. Additionally, the column filters can also be applied.
Additional properties		Options to enable more properties in the table. Note: The additional properties is applicable only in the Plant view.

⑤ Table view of the BACnet objects for Plants and Special objects

The objects can be sorted by selecting a column. By entering a filter below the column title, the view of the objects can be restricted. Note: When the function Set hierarchical descriptions is performed, it affects all objects.
Note: The Additional properties functionality in the Plants view can be shown as columns in the table view.

Column header	Description
Description	Describes the name of the object.
Object name	Shows the entire path of the technical designation, for example, Ahu'FanEh'Cmd.
Type	Shows the object type, for example, AO = Analog output.
Parent	Shows the parent name of the object.
Name	Shows the last part of the technical designation.
Extension	Extension of the Name.
 (Alarming)	Enables intrinsic alarming for the BACnet object. Select True to filter for objects with activated alarming function.
((Trending)	Creates trend for the selected BACnet object. Select True to filter for objects with activated trending function.
Notification class	Displays the alarm-generating objects.

⑥ Properties

The Properties view shows the properties of the selected element. The items displayed in the Property view depend on the selected object type. By selecting Compact view or BACnet view, the number of properties displayed is limited or expanded. If necessary, the individual properties can be changed within the selected view. If required:

A corresponding alarm can be defined in the Alarm tab.
A Trend log object can be created in the Trend tab.