User Guide

Chapter 10 - Create/Edit
Point Editor Application
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BACnet Field Panel Web Server User Guide
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2017-07-31
● The Point Editor window displays on the right side of the screen.
● The
Object Name field allows you to name the point using up to 30 characters.
This field is required for the creation of a point and cannot be edited.
● The
Object Identifier field displays the point Object Identifier information. An Object
Identifier consists of an object type and instance number. The object type is the
BACnet standard object type enumeration value (see table above). You can enter
an instance number on point creation in this field, or leave it blank. If you do not
enter an instance number in the Object Identifier field on creation, the controller will
automatically enter the next available instance number. After creation, the Object
Identifier field cannot be edited and the field will show the object type and instance
number separated by commas.
● (
Optional ) The Description field allows you to describe the point using up to 16
characters. This field can be edited.
● The
State Text Table drop-down menu allows you to choose the text to be
associated with the various states of the point object. The state text table being
displayed resides in the field panel on the ALN.
If you create custom state text tables in the field panel, those state text tables are
not automatically available in the Field Panel Web Server. To make these custom
state text tables available, follow the instructions in
Chapter 14 - Troubleshooting to
clear the Field Panel Web UI browser cache [➙ 259] or to clear the Launch Pad
cache [➙ 260], exit the Field Panel Web Server and logon again. This action will
trigger the loading of State Text Tables.
NOTE:
If the point object is being created in a UEC, any state text tables used must reside in
the UEC before they can be applied. This can be done by doing one of the following:
• Use only default state text tables, which already reside in both the UEC and
the field panel on the ALN.
• Using Commissioning Tool or the HMI, recreate custom state text tables
in the UEC to match those in the field panel on the ALN.
● The Alarmable check box, if checked, allows you to activate BACnet intrinsic
alarming for the point. If not checked, the related alarm properties are inactive and
are grayed out. This check box defaults to unchecked.
● The Update button (PTEC and UEC devices) opens the Database Manager.
Other fields, such as Address settings, Data Type, and so on. are available depending
on the point type. For more information on point characteristics, and for a more
inclusive list of point characteristics, see the
APOGEE BACnet ALN Field Panel User's
Manual
(125-3020).