Details pane of the device version ≤ 1.5

The device Details pane has the following tabs:

Details
Check out packages
Activities
Touch panel assignment

Details tab > Naming

You can define the default device name prefix, and the device description in Settings > Address defaults > BACnet.
Address defaults

Setting	Description
Name	Name of the device.
Description	Description of the device.
Location	Location information of the device. The location information is composed of the parent building element names, e.g. B_1'Flr_2.
Equipment ID	Equipment designation of the device housing.

Details tab > Assignment

Shows a list of operating and monitoring devices, and devices with web interface where the device is used.

Details tab > Assigned devices

Shows a list of automation stations which are assigned to the operating and monitoring device or device with web interface. Values in the target family column can be ABT devices, XWP devices, and Assigned online.

Details tab > Localization

Setting	Description
Engineering unit	Shows the used engineering unit. Engineering Units
Active language	Defines the active language.
Runtime languages	Defines the language during runtime.

Details tab > Browser port

Used to configure touch panel settings. Contains a direct link to the Engineering component, and a list where you can add and delete favorites.
Touch panels offer a browser functionality. You can define browser favorites to internal sites e.g. to view weather station information.
Engineering

To add a favorite to the list, click Add favorite. The URL must be entered in the format http://... or https://... for example https://www.siemens.com.

Setting	Description
URL	URL of referenced Desigo Control Point device. Note: Clicking Go to engineering opens the to local engineering of the referenced Desigo Control Point device (only for fixed IP addresses).
Orientation	Screen orientation of the touch panel.
Keyboard layout	Keyboard language setting of the touch panel.
Screensaver	Screensaver setting of the touch panel.
Screensaver timeout	Idle time before the screen saver is activated.
Keep user logged in	If selected, the user is not logged out automatically when closing the browser. Default: disabled.
Brightness	Screen brightness. Values: 0 to 100%. Default: 50%
Brightness mode	You can set the brightness to be automatically adjusted.
VNC enabled	If selected, VNC (virtual network computing) is enabled. Default: disabled. Note The VNC property is not supported for PXM.. devices.

Details tab > BACnet

You can define the default BACnet settings in Settings > Address defaults > BACnet.
Address defaults

Manually entering or changing device instance number values and device instance number ranges can result in duplicate device instance numbers, when application templates or ABT Pro projects have already been created. Make sure that the entered values are accurate.

You can check for duplicate device instance numbers in Building > Device list.
Checking for duplicate device properties

Setting	Description
Object name	Name of the device.
Device instance number	Device serial number (device instance number) that is associated with the BACnet Device.
APDU retries	Specifies the number of retries when an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit) transmission fails.
APDU segment timeout	Specifies the timeout value in milliseconds from 1000 to 10000, when the APDU is sent in multiple segments.
APDU timeout	Specifies the timeout value in milliseconds from 1000 to 10000, when the APDU can be sent in one transmission
Max. APDU length	Specifies the maximum length of the APDU for network devices in Bytes. The following values are available: BACnet LonTalk = 206 BACnet MS/TP = 480 BACnet/IP, no fragmentation = 1024 BACnet/IP = 1476
Object structure on BACnet	Object hierarchy defined for the device that can be changed. Creates the structure view object (object-type 29) in the export file. Does not create the structure view object (object-type 29) in the export file. This object hierarchy defines the project listed in the project settings. Building > Settings > Device defaults. Device defaults Note: Old devices do not support this feature, however the checkbox is checked, but grayed out.

Details tab > MS/TP (Routing)

ABT Site supports MS/TP routing. You can configure the MS/TP manager port properties here. When enabling the COM port, ABT Site uses the default MS/TP values configured in Settings > Address defaults > MS/TP.
Address defaults

When enabling MS/TP routing you need to configure a valid network number in the IP area of the device (Details tab > IP > Network number).

Setting	Description
MS/TP	Select a COM port to enable MS/TP routing. The list only shows available COM ports. If a COM port is used by the Modbus interface, the used port will not appear in the list. Default: Disabled.
Baud rate	Specifies the rate at which data is sent to the bus.
Network number	Number that identifies the network.
Auto addressing	When enabled, the MAC address settings are obtained automatically.
MAC Address	MAC address of the device.
Max. manager address	Set the Max manager address to prevent the passing of the token to unused MAC addresses situated after the manager.
Max. info frames	The maximum number of information requests to other devices. Range 1‑25. Default is 10.
Enable large frames	Extends the frame length in MS/TP trunk of router.

Details tab > MS/TP

You can define the default MS/TP settings in Settings > Address defaults > MS/TP.
Address defaults

Setting	Description
Baud rate	Specifies the rate at which data is sent to the bus.
Network number	Number that identifies the network.
Auto addressing	When activated, the MAC address settings are obtained automatically.
MAC Address	MAC address of the device.
Max. manager address	Set the Max manager address to prevent the passing of the token to unused MAC addresses situated after the manager.
Max. info frames	The maximum number of information requests to other devices. Range 1‑25. Default is 10.
Enable large frames	Extends the frame length in MS/TP trunk of router.

''Enable large frames" checkbox is applicable in MS/TP property of PXC5, PXC7, PXC4.M & DXR2.M devices only.

Details tab > IP

You can define the default IP settings in Settings > Address defaults > IP.
Address defaults

Setting	Description
Ethernet Port state	Shows the current port state of the device. To get the information visible, an upload of the device configuration must be performed. PXC7 PXC5 and PXC4E DXR2 app type and PXC3 DXR2 from ABT Pro (including MS/TP types)
Hostname	Dedicated hostname for the device.
UDP Port	Specifies the UDP port in hexadecimal format from BAC0 to BAD4.
Web access	Determines the HTTP connection setting of the web interface port. HTTP uses port 80. HTTPS uses port 443. HTTPS and HTTP (insecure) Redirect HTTP to HTTPS HTTPS only HTTPS and HSTS
Use DHCP	If selected, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used to automatically configure the device port. Clear the check box to manually enter the IP address values.
IP address	IP address of the device.
Subnet mask	Specifies the subnet within the larger network.
Default gateway	Specifies a node on a TCP/IP network that serves as an access point to another network.
Preferred DNS server	The address of the preferred domain name server.
Alternative DNS server	The address of the alternative domain name server.
Domain name	Name of the domain, for example, siemens.net.
Network number	Number that identifies the network.
BACnet routing	BACnet routing allows routing between BACnet/SC and BACnet/IP. It should be on only on hubs basically.
Web certificate Certificate authority	When creating the automation station, the entry is taken from Settings > Address defaults > IP. Specify the certification authority: None No project root certificate is created. There is no certificate functionality. No operational certificate created for devices at the time of download. The user’s browser shows a warning stating that the connection to web server is not secure. Internal (default) Certificates functionality is available with project root certificate. Operational certificates are created per device. User is able to engineer devices in a browser using https without risk warning or error. External Root certificate is for the external certification authority. User needs to explicitly import the certificate signed by an external certification authority per device. User is able to engineer devices in a browser using https without risk warning or error. Do not use the option External, when a fix IP address is used. This functionality is not supported. Operational certificates
Certificate valid until	Shows the valid date for the assigned certificate. A Renew certificate information appears, if the date expires.
Local broadcast UDP port	UDP port for local broadcast setting (Default 0xBB02 = 47874). Local broadcast UDP is used for messages that do not need to be routed by BBMD, for example, for grouping commands.

Details tab > WLAN port

ABT Site allows for wireless connections to devices which have built-in wireless access points.

There is a WLAN time-out on the device. After 15 minutes idle time the wireless access point of the device shuts off. To manually re-enable the WLAN on the device, press the service button.

Make sure to change the default wireless password of the device (usually the serial number) during engineering. Any change of the device settings requires a full load of the device. Alternatively, you can activate the settings in web interface after the usage of play/pause function for delta downloads.
Configure and download
Using play/pause function

When you create a device, these default project settings are used. Modifications on the project settings at a later stage do not affect already existing devices. You can set the WLAN settings for each device separately. To change the default project settings, go to Settings > Address defaults > WLAN.
Address defaults

Property	Description
Enable	Select to enable the WLAN port via the out-of-service BACnet property.
SSID	Enter the SSID used by the WLAN port of the device. Max. 32 characters. Or, click Set to factory settings to fetch the value from the device factory settings.
Password	Enter the password, used by the WLAN port of the device. Max. 63 characters. To set the password to factory settings, chose Device default from SSID options list and confirm with Set to factory settings. To view the default factory settings, scan the QR code on the device. QR code information: WIFI:S:PXC4.E16_0000550;T:WPA;P:1400052738;; Then SSID = PXC4.E16_0000550 and password = 1400052738 Determine manually: Use the information from the Date/Series/SN block: Date/Series: 20190423A0000550, S/N: 1400052738 SSID = <ASN>_<Consecutive number after the series letter> and password = <S/N>
Channel	Set the channel, used by the WLAN port of the device.

Details tab > Cloud

Configure the settings for cloud connectivity of your devices. When enabling the cloud port, ABT Site uses the default cloud values configured in Settings > Address defaults > Cloud.

Property	Description
Enable cloud	Select to enable the cloud port via the enable-connectivity BACnet property. If enabled, the device will connect automatically if internet is available. Note: The cloud gateway application must be run to get a proper connection.
Enable BACnet tunnel	Select to disable the BACnet tunneling via enable-BACnet-tunnel BACnet property. It is used for the ABT Site remote engineering. Opens the connectivity between the device, cloud and ABT Site. Verify the connection with the web interface Object view > Device > Infrastructure > Network port for cloud.
Reconnect delay	Set the reconnect delay time in seconds. Default: 300. Range: 30…86400 s.
Retry attempts	Set the number of retry attempts for the cloud object if connection is lost. Default: 10. Range: 1…100 s.
Network number	Read-only. BACnet property which indicates the BACnet network number. Default: 55489
Registration URI	Read-only. BACnet property which includes the cloud registration URI the cloud agent uses to register the device in the cloud. https://bootstrap.connectivity.siemens.com
Activation key	The key is visible after the first read-back. Use the Copy to clipboard button to copy the Activation key and paste it in the Devices application. For more information on how to manage sites and devices in the cloud, please refer to the Devices User Guide (A6V12060067). https://www.siemens.com/download?A6V12060067 For more information to onboarding the automation stations, please refer to the Desigo Engineering Tool Access documentation (A6V12096474). https://www.siemens.com/download?A6V12096474

Details tab > BACnet/SC

When setting the BACnet/SC node or hub in the device details, the default UDP port and IP network number are applied to the device. You can set the default UDP port and IP network number for BACnet/SC nodes and hubs in Settings > Address defaults > BACnet/SC.
Address defaults

Setting	Description
BACnet/SC	Defines the function of the device within the BACnet/SC network. Disabled BACnet/SC is not activated for this device. Node Defines the device as a node. Hub Defines the device as a hub. This function is not available for PXC4. Failover hub Defines the device as a failover hub. A failover hub is used, if the normal hub is not available. This function is not available for PXC4.
Disable BACnet/IP	When checked, BACnet/SC communication is disabled. This function is not available for PXC4.
SC network number	Assignment of a BACnet/SC network number in the private network or in another network over internet.
Primary hub	For devices defined as a node: assignment of the device to a primary hub.
Failover hub	For devices defined as a node: assignment of the device to a failover hub (optional).
Connect timeout	Shows the time [s] until the node receives a confirmation message when connecting to a BACnet/SC network.
Disconnect timeout	Shows the time [s] until the node receives a confirmation message when disconnecting to a BACnet/SC network.
Min. reconnect timeout	Min. time [s] before reconnect after closing or losing a connection to a BACnet/SC hub.
Initiating heartbeat timeout	Max. time [s] before a heartbeat request message is triggered by the node, when there are no messages in the connection to the BACnet/SC hub.
Number of accepted hub connections (BACnet/SC: Hub/Failover hub)	Max. number of accepted hub connections from other BACnet/SC nodes.
Hub listener port (TCP) (BACnet/SC: Hub/Failover hub)	TCP port of the web socket that the server is using for the BACnet/SC hub function.
Reverse proxy (BACnet/SC: Hub/Failover hub)	Function not yet supported
TLS mode (BACnet/SC: Hub/Failover hub)	Indicates how the TLS protocol version is selected for incoming hub connections. Currently supported TLS protocol versions are 1.2, 1.3 or flexible (nodes will be connected depending on their preference between 1.2 and 1.3, applicable for 3^rd party integration).
Certificate authority	Internal: ABT Site is the authority for the device certificates. External: A 3^rd party is the authority for the device certificates.
Certificate valid until: Expiry warning period	Defines the time span [days] for a expiry warning of the device certificate.

Details tab > System

Property	Description
Device type	Device type designation e.g. PXM50.E.
Serial number	Serial number of the device.
Application template	Name of the application template the device is based on.
Template version	Version of the application template the device is based on.
Application type	Name of the application type the device is based on.
Type version	Version of the application type the device is based on.
Product version	Product version number.
Application architecture	Software application architecture.
Time zone	The used time zone of the device. The default time zone is the time zone used by your computer. You can set the time zone for the project in Settings > Localization. Localization

Details tab > Usage

The Usage page displays a table of rooms, central functions and segments where the automation station is used. The displayed data is read-only.

Column	Description
Name	Name of the room, segment or central function.
Location	Location information of the automation station. The location information is composed of the parent building element names, e.g. B_1'Flr_2.
Description	Description of the room, segment or central function.

Details tab > I/O bus

In the I/O bus page it is possible to choose between two Communication modes for PXC4, PXC5 and PXC7 devices.

Switching of the communication mode requires a full load again.

Communication modes for PXC4, PXC5 and PXC7

Event mode: Supports up to 8 TX-I/O modules. Only modules with revision D or higher are supported. Event mode is for special fast applications, for example, cooling machines, lighting, and so on.
Polling mode (default): Supports up to 64 TX-I/O modules. Only modules with revision B or C or higher are supported. Polling mode is sufficient for typically HVAC applications.

Column	Description
Name	Name of the I/O bus.
Type	Type of the I/O bus, also listing the used module and channel of the I/O address, e.g. 1.2 stands for digital input D2. DXR2.. Pins and addresses

Details tab > Network field devices

Column	Description
Name	Name of the device.
Type	Type of the device.
Serial number	Serial number of the device.
Device Info	Read-only. Firmware version of the device. Note If a value for the firmware version is displayed, you can be sure that the device has been commissioned and read back.

Details tab > Instance parameter

The Instance parameter page displays the default values of the device as configured in Configuration > Default values.
Default values
The parameter values can be edited. Edited values are emphasized in bold font. Right-click a value and select Reset value to template to overwrite the current value with the value defined in the parent application template.

Only properties based on application templates can be reset to template. Objects and properties for routers and gateways are defined in meta data, not in the application configuration.

Column	Description
Description	Description of the object.
Property	Description of the parameter.
Value	Description of the room, segment or central function.
Unit	Unit of the parameter.
Object	Designation of the object type.

You can only view and change parameter values in ABT Site if the Avail. on AS check box for the selected parameter is selected. The Avail. on AS check box is set in Configuration > Default values.
Configuring default values (template)
If selected, the corresponding object parameters are available in the following areas:

Device details > Instance parameter page
Application template details > Instance parameter tab
Building > Device list > Load instance parameter
Checkout report

Details tab > Objects

List of all BACnet objects and their properties within a device. The list is built dynamically and depends on the selected device and the created control program structure. The properties on the right side are read-only.

All displayed objects are visible in Desigo CC > System Browser > Management View.

Shows the outside air temperature in the details pane.

Shows the outside air temperature within the chart.

Show changed objects	Shows only objects that have been changed compared to the corresponding room application template or automation program.
Show all objects	Shows all objects of the device.

For more information on BACnet object properties, see the BACnet object topics.
BACnet objects (Programming)

Details tab > Time sync

You can allow a device to synchronize time with other devices that require time.

Setting	Description
Time zone	The used time zone of the device. The default time zone is the time zone used by your computer. You can set the time zone for the project in Settings > Localization. Localization
UTC offset	Read-only. The difference in time between UTC time and a location's observed time.
Time sync window	After a power failure, the device waits for a time synchronization message. Time sync window is the time span before a time synchronization message is sent to the device after a power failure. The property is only valid if there is no correct date and time available after a power failure.
NTP address	When specified, the device reads time from the indicated NTP server and ignores BACnet time synchronization. The device requests the time from the NTP server every 12 hours, after a restart of the device, and when the NTP address is changed.
Time manager extension	Activate to allow time synchronization with other devices that require time. Every synchronized device must have only 1 time manager. When Time manager extension is enabled, a default entry (Local broadcast) is added to the UTC time synchronization recipient list below and the icon is displayed next to the device in the Building structure table. Without any entry, the time manager functionality does not work.
Time sync interval	Specifies the time periods between synchronization events. Default: 150 minutes. Synchronization also occurs when the manager time has changed. When set to zero, time synchronization is disabled.
Align intervals	Activate to enable clock-aligned periodic synchronization. When disabled, intervals start with last time change.
Interval offset	When Align intervals is enabled and the intervals exactly fit into 24 hours, this setting specifies how many minutes after the calculated time the synchronization shall occur.
Support legacy devices	Activate if there are devices which do not support UTC time synchronization. If activated also local time synchronization is used.

UTC time synchronization recipient list

You can add devices and networks to the UTC time synchronization recipient list. The list contains devices to be synchronized. It is a one column table containing a device instance number or the network number.

Column	Description
Device/Address	Device instance number or the network number. When Time manager extension is enabled a network with number 0 is added. In the table it is displayed as Local broadcast.

Command	Description
Add network	Opens a window where you can add a network number and enable local broadcast.
Add device	Opens a window where you can enter the device instance number of the device directly.
Delete	Removes the selected device from the UTC time synchronization recipient list.

Details tab > Supervision

A supervisor is one or more dedicated device(s) in a site which checks the reachability of BACnet devices (life-check). If a device cannot be reached during the life-check, a message is sent to a recipient.

The table of supervised devices contains the device instance number and the device name. The name is not available for 3^rd party devices. Siemens legacy devices such as Desigo Xworks are also considered as 3^rd party devices.

When you add a device to the supervised devices table, an icon is added next to the supervisory device.

A device that is defined as a supervisor device can be monitored by another supervisor device. This means that all devices in a building can be monitored with the life-check.

Command	Description
Add from project	Opens a window where you can select a device from the project's building structure.
Add	Opens a window where you can enter the device instance number of the device directly.
Delete	Removes the selected device from the supervised devices table
Delete all	Removes all devices from the supervised devices table.

Details tab > BBMD

If your BACnet devices are interconnected via IP routers broadcast messages will be blocked by the IP router. The main purpose of BBMDs is to redistribute the broadcast messages that BACnet requires for discovery.

ABT Site supports the use of BACnet/IP Broadcast Management Devices (BBMD).

Setting	Description
Enable ^BBMD	Select to enable the device as a BBMD device. When enabled, it is indicated next to the device in the Building structure table.
Accept foreign device registration	Allows a device to register with a BBMD, join a BACnet/IP network, and send its broadcast messages to the BBMD.

Broadcast distribution table (BDT)

Column	Description
IP address	IP address of the device.
UDP port	Drop-down list. Specifies the UDP port in hexadecimal format from BAC0 to BAD4. Default is BAC0.
Mask	Broadcast distribution mask. Default is 255.255.255.255. Indicates how broadcast messages are to be distributed on the IP subnet.
BBMD reference	BACnet reference name of the device. The name corresponds to the project name of the device. Not available for 3^rd party devices.

Command	Description
Add	Opens a window where you can add a device by entering IP address, mask and UDP.
Delete	Removes the selected device from the Broadcast distribution table (BDT).
Copy table	Copies the table content.
Paste table	Pastes the table content.

Details tab > Substitution strings

List of substitution strings (read-only) and the corresponding replacement strings. Default values are marked in italics. Changed values are marked in bold.

Checkout packages tab

Check-out packages are displayed for building elements, areas, and devices. Check-out packages indicate the corresponding project paths that have to be writable. This allows the identification of the directories to be checked in or out from a project repository in a distributed engineering environment with Branch Office Server (BOS).

Only the top folders are listed because only the top folders have to be checked out.

Column	Description
Folder	Relative path to the folders where the application templates stations are saved.
Description	Name of the application template.
Type	Type of project or template, e.g. application template or ABT Pro project.

Activities tab

Lists actions performed on devices in a table.

Column	Description
Activity	State of the activity. The activity states correspond to the content of the Status column of the building structure table. Activity states
Date	The date and time when the activity was performed.
Comment	Comment as entered in the Comment field e.g. of the Pack & Go file.
User	The user who started the activity.
Computer	The name of the computer which performed the activity.

Touch panel assignment tab

Lists available touch panels with detailed information. Allows you to assign a touch panel to an operating and monitoring device such as PXG3.W100.

Column	Description
Assigned	Select the check box to assign the touch panel to the operating and monitoring device.
Name	Name of the touch panel.
Description	Description of the touch panel.
Address	IP address of the touch panel.