BB2-7030 User Guide – Rev. 1.0
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6.
Using
the
BB2
7030
as
a
BACnet
Client
The BACnet client is used to query other BACnet devices, obtain their Present Value data, and
store a copy of that data in the BB2-7030’s own local objects. From there, the data may be
accessed by Modbus TCP or SNMP devices, or other BACnet devices when application specific
reasons make this approach more preferred than direct routing.
Setting up the BACnet client consists of identifying one or more BACnet devices, then listing the
objects that should be queried (whether read or written). The client configuration pages are
illustrated below.
Device number simply shows you where you are on the device list. Click "next" and "prev" to
scroll through the list.
Remote BACnet devices to be accessed by this device are specified here. Enter the
Device Instance of the remote device, a name to reference in other pages, a poll rate, default
reply timeout, and default write priority. Enter static address if applicable. Then click "update".
The gateway broadcasts a "who-is" looking for this device when a read or write map wants to use
this device. When (if) it responds, its IP address or MS/TP mac address is listed here simply as a
diagnostic. Timeouts resulting from inability to reach this device are tabulated on this page as
well, and may be cleared by clicking the Clear button. To cause the who-is process to be
repeated, click Clear Cache.
BACnet IP or MS/TP slave devices that to not support Who-Is/I-Am can still be supported here.
When this is the case, enter the slave device's Mac address in the Static Mac window and check
