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Advantech AE Technical Share Document Date 2015 / 12 / 31 SR#
1-2392138661
Category ■ FAQ □ SOP Related OS Microsoft Windows7
Abstract How to setup WebAccess BACNet Server and Client
Keyword WebAccess, BACnet Server, BACnet Client, BACBeat
Related Product WebAccess
Problem Description:
This document describes how to setup WebAccess BACnet Server,
then use both BACbeat and
WebAccess BACnet J driver to read.
System Structure:
WebAccess BACNet Server (192.168.0.101) – TCP/IP – 3rd Party
(192.168.0.102)
Software:
- WebAccess BACNet Server (step 1)
- BASPro (step 2 ~ 3)
- BACBeat (step 4 ~ 5)
- WebAccess BACNet Client (step 6 ~ 10)
Brief Solution - Step by Step:
1. WebAccess BACNet Server Configuration
Enter “Name” and “NodeInstance”
Note: Node Instance is Device ID, and this ID must be
unique.
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Name: abc1 (this tag name should already exist in this
project)
AO Object: Instance Number = 1
Name: abc2 (this tag name should already exist in this
project)
AO Object: Instance Number = 2
Name: abc3 (this tag name should already exist in this
project)
AO Object: Instance Number = 3
Remember to download the project when configuration is
completed.
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2. BASPro (Advantech BACnet device programming tool)
Detect WebAccess BACnet Server and confirm its Device ID.
Successfully detect WebAccess BACnet Server
Note: BACnet Explorer and BACbeat can’t run at the same time.
The second one will fail in detect
WebAccess BACnet Server.
3. Turn off BACnet Explorer
4. Run BACbeat (3rd party BACnet client software)
To detect WebAccess BACNet Server:
Define BACbeat its own Device Instance and IP Address:
Modify BACDOC.INI in c:\windows
Note: Device Instance is an unique ID for each BACnet
device.
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Enter “Device Instance” of WebAccess BACNet Server Number
(NodeInstance)
Click “ReadAll” will be able to get all device info
Click “Object List” will be able to find out all IO tags
Read Object Instance 2 (e.g. AO Channel 2) value
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Modify Object Instance 2 value to 30
Note: success will return “OK”
WebAccess Tag Info
5. Turn off BACBeat
6. and start to configure WebAccess BACnet Client
Important: WebAccess BACnet Server and WebAccess BACnet Client
CAN run in the same computer.
7. Comport Configuration
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8. Device Configuration
9. Tag Configuration
10. WebAccess ViewDAQ Tag Info of get_ABC1 value
