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BACnet MS/TP Slave Configuration
Click the
BACnet MS/TP Slave
button to access the primary configuration page for this device.
1)
Enter a
Device Label
. This is an internal device alias used during data mapping.
2)
Serial Port
: Select which serial port is being used for communication. This port must be
configured on the Port Configuration page. If it has not yet been configured, it will display
Disabled
after the Port descriptions in this dropdown.
3)
Enter a unique
MAC ID
for the gateway. This MAC ID must be unique on the BACnet MS/TP
network.
4)
Max Master
: Enter the maximum MAC ID that the gateway will communicate with on the
BACnet MS/TP network. This value should be equal or greater than the largest MAC ID on the
MS/TP network.
5)
Enter a unique
Instance
identifier for the gateway. This value must be unique across the BACnet
network.
6)
Inactivity Timeout
: Enter the amount of time, in milliseconds, the gateway should wait before a
timeout state is declared. If the BACnet MS/TP master does not initiate communication within
this time frame the BACnet MS/TP LED will flash red and the timeout counter will increment.
Enter zero to disable this feature.
7)
Enter a
Name
,
Description
and
Location
for the gateway. These are used to identify the gateway
on the BACnet MS/TP network.
8)
Bit Pack
: Select the formatting of the Binary Input/Output. Automap will use this packing size to
map binary objects to/from the other protocol.
NOTE
: For optimal performance, the MAC IDs on the BACnet MS/TP network should be sequential,
starting from 0. The Max Master should be set to the highest MAC ID on the BACnet MS/TP network.
