User Guide

Chapter 3 - User Interface Navigation
Common Editor Fields and Buttons
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BACnet Field Panel Web Server User Guide
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Common Editor Fields and Buttons
Many of the editors have common fields and buttons. Some fields represent common
properties of BACnet objects including Object Identifier, Object Name, and Object
Description. For more information on field panel BACnet support, see the APOGEE
BACnet ALN Field Panel User's Manual
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Object Identifier
A BACnet Object Identifier value consists of two components: BACnet Object Type,
and an instance number. The BACnet Object Type is an enumeration list. The table
below shows the BACnet Object Type values supported at the field panel.
BACnet Object
Type Name
BACnet Object Type
Enumeration Value
Analog Input (AI)
0
Analog Output (AO)
1
Analog Value (AV)
2
Binary Input (BI)
3
Binary Output (BO)
4
Binary Value (BV)
5
Calendar
6
Commander
7
Device
8
Event Enrollment
9
Multistate Output (MO)
13
Notification Class
15
Schedule
17
Multistate Value (MV)
19
Trend Log
20
The instance number specifies which unique instance of that object type is being
described.
The
Object Identifier field in the Web Server user interface shows the two components
separated by a comma.
The following Object Identifier represents the sixth Binary Value object in the database:
The Object Identifier field can be left blank on creation, and the controller will
automatically assign an appropriate value.
If you want to enter a specific instance number, you can enter the desired instance
number integer in the
Object Identifier field.