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The main screen for the Configure Controller List tool is shown in Figure 15. Before this screen
appears, the BACdrop Setup Wizard reads the configuration file out of the BACdrop gateway and
makes a copy in the PC’s memory.
Any changes made to the configuration exist only in the PC’s
volatile memory until they are saved by clicking the Finish button.
When changes are saved, they are
written directly to the BACdrop gateway’s non-volatile memory. (It is not possible to save a
configuration file to the PC hard disk with this tool.)
Adding a Controller to the Configuration File
Click the Add button to add a new controller to the configuration. When you do this, the Configure
Controller List edit screen appears. See Figure 16. Following are descriptions of the data-entry fields:
MicroTech
Address
The MicroTech network address for the controller. Each MicroTech network
address must be unique on the MicroTech network. The wizard will warn you
if you inadvertently enter a duplicate address. For more on MicroTech
addresses, see “
About the Network Address
” in the “Network
Commissioning” section of this manual.
Device Type
The type of the MicroTech controller, which from the perspective of the BAS
is a BACnet Device. Select the Device type from the drop-down list box. The
Device type entries come directly from the BACdrop PMF. The first part of
each entry is the prefix of the MicroTech software IDENT. The IDENT code
is listed to help you quickly identify the proper controller type.
Device Instance
The instance number for the BACnet Device. This number becomes part of
the Device object’s Object_Identifier property. The BAS system integrator
may provide Device instance numbers. If you know the Device instance
number, enter it over the default value. Otherwise, just use the default value
which the Setup Wizard automatically increments. (The BACdrop Setup
Wizard arbitrarily starts the numbering at 10,000.) If necessary, Device
instance numbers can be changed later. Each BACnet Device instance
number must be unique on the entire BACnet internetwork.
Location
The physical location of the MicroTech controller or BACnet Device. The
Location information is optional. It is not needed or used by the BACdrop
gateway, but if entered, it will be visible on the BACnet network as the
Location property of the Device object.
After you have entered the new data on the Configure Controller List edit screen, click Done to
accept the changes or click Cancel to cancel the changes. When you accept the changes here, the new
configuration is held in PC memory;
it is not permanently saved yet
.
Figure 16. Configure Controller List Tool, Edit Screen
