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FS-8700-16 BACnet PTP Serial Driver Manual        Page 16 of 20 
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Appendix B.5.  BACnet State Text Preload 
Method 1 – Using a Single Data Array: 
Data_Arrays     
Data_Array_Name, 
Data_Format, 
Data_Array_Length
DA_MI_01,  UINT16,  100 
DA_STATE_TXT,  BYTE,  200 
Preloads       
Data_Array_Name, 
Preload_Data_Value,  Preload_Data_Format, 
Preload_Data_Index
DA_STATE_TXT,  MyState1 MyState2 MyState3 MyState4 MyState5 MyState6,  STRING,  0 
Map_Descriptors                 
Map_Descriptor_Name,
Data_Type,
Object_ID,
Function,
Data_Array_Name,
Data_Array_Index,
Node_Name,
Length,
State_Text_Array
CMD_MI_01,  MI,   1  Server  DA_MI_01,   0,  N1 11,  1,  DA_STATE_TXT 
Method 2 – Using an Offset/User Table: 
//set up a look up table
Offset_Table,     
Offset_Table_Name,  Table_String,  Table_Index_Value
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  SYSTEM READY,
0 
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  ALARM,  
1 
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  MAINTENANCE,
2 
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  OFF-LINE, 
3 
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  IN SERVICE,
4 
FIRE_ALRM_TEXT,  OTHER, 
5 
Data_Arrays     
Data_Array_Name, 
Data_Format, 
Data_Array_Length
DA_MI_01,  UINT16,  100 
Map_Descriptors                 
Map_Descriptor_Name,
Data_Type,
Object_ID,
Function,
Data_Array_Name,
Data_Array_Index,
Node_Name,
Length,
State_Text_Array 
CMD_MI_01,  MI,   1  Server  DA_MI_01,   1,  N1 11,  1,  FIRE_ALRM_TEXT










