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5. Configuring the FieldServer as a BACnet Server
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration
Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the
configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with a BACnet Client.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to
enable the FieldServer for BACnet communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to
be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual node(s) needs to be declared in the
“Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to the clients needs to be mapped in the
“Server Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
5.1. Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters
Section Title
Bridge
Column Title Function Legal Values
Title FieldServer name Text
Network_number*
Specify a unique network number
if there are multiple virtual Server
nodes.
1-65535
5
Example
// FieldServer Driver specific parameters
Bridge
Title, Network_number
Bacnet Server, 6