Notification Class object (NotifClass)

The Notification Class (NotifClass) object type defines a standardized object that represents and contains information required for the distribution of event notifications. The NotifClass object properties are:

✳ Indicates a Siemens proprietary property.

Notification class

 

 

"Notification class" holds a reference to a "Notification class object", and indicates which "Notification class object" to use when generating notifications for this object.

Recipient list

 

 

"Recipient list" conveys a list of one or more recipient destinations to which notifications are sent when event-initiating objects using this class detect the occurrence of an event.

Priority

 

 

"Priority" is an array of unsigned values conveying the priority to be used for event notifications for TO-OFFNORMAL, TO-FAULT, and TO-NORMAL events, respectively. Priorities range from 0 - 255 inclusive. A lower number indicates a higher priority.

Acknowledgement required

 

 

"Acknowledgement required" conveys three separate flags that represent whether acknowledgment are required in notifications generated for TO-OFFNORMAL, TO-FAULT, and TO-NORMAL event transitions, respectively

State flag

 

 

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

Reliability

 

 

'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

Object access level

 

 

"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

 

 

"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

 

 

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

Object name

 

 

"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 identifier

 

 

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

Object type

 

 

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

Building automation profile

 

 

"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

 

 

"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.

Comment

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

Version

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

Library reference

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