BACnet/IP

Product Overview

The BACnet/IP device driver for KEPServerEX is intended for use with Building Automation and Control Networks. This product supplies data access to any HMI, SCADA, Historian, or Enterprise application that supports OPC, DDE, Advanced DDE, FastDDE, or SuiteLink. It provides connectivity to equipment using the BACnet protocol over Ethernet (often referred to as ("BACnet/IP" or "Annex J"). Devices on other BACnet network types may be accessed using BACnet gateway devices. 

Features

• Automatic Device Discovery
• Supports Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU), which affects message segmentation
• Supports Command Priority, which prioritizes write requests
• Supports subscription to the Change of Value (COV) event notification for many properties
• Includes Automatic Tag Database Generation for BACnet supported object types
• Includes the following supported Objects, with most properties of the standard object types supported, including Analog Input, Analog Output, Analog Value, Averaging, Binary Input, Binary Output, Binary Value, Calendar, Command, Device, Event Enrollment, File, Group, Life Safety Point, Life Safety Zone, Loop, Multi-State Input, Multi-State Output, Multi-State Value, Notification Class, Program, Schedule, and Trend Log.

A driver is a software component that enables KEPServerEX to meet the communication requirements of a specific device, system, or other data source. The driver handles all proprietary communications between the data source and KEPServerEX; KEPServerEX handles all OPC or proprietary client communications between the driver and the client application(s).

Drivers may be licensed individually or in suites. Additional drivers can be licensed on demand as connectivity needs evolve. All OPC client interfaces can connect to KEPServerEX without additional charge.