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BACnet/IP - Device Compatibility

What devices is the TOP Server BACnet/IP driver compatible with?

The primary thing to consider with the TOP Server BACnet/IP driver is that it supports Annex J of the BACnet protocol specification. BACnet has "services/commands" referred to as BIBBs (BACnet Interoperability Building Blocks) which are the BACnet services that a particular device or software supports. If a master (such as TOP Server) supports the corresponding BIBBs for a slave device, they will work together.

That is what actually defines whether TOP Server will work with a particular device or not. TOP Server BACnet/IP supports the following BIBBs.

Supported Services:

 BACnet Service

 BIBB

 Initiate

 Execute
 Who-Is
  DM-DDB-A

 X

 
 Who-Is  DM-DDB-B

 

 X
 I-Am  DM-DDB-A

 

 X
 I-Am  DM-DDB-B

 X

 
 ReadProperty  DS-RP-A

 X

 
 ReadProperty  DS-RP-B

 

 X
 ReadPropertyMultiple  DS-RPM-A

 X

 
 ReadPropertyMultiple  DS-RPM-B

 

 X
 WriteProperty  DS-WP-A

 X

 
 WritePropertyMultiple  DS-WPM-A

 X

 
 SubscribeCOV  DS-COV-A

 X

 
 SubscribeCOVProperty  DS-COVP-A

 X

 
 ConfirmedCOVNotification  DS-COV-A  

X
 UnconfirmedCOVNotification
  DS-COV-A  

X

ConfirmedEventNotification1
Supported Event Types:

  • Change-of-state
  • Change-of-value
  • Command-failure
  • Out-of-range
  • Unsigned-range
 AE-N-A   X

UnconfirmedEventNotification1
Supported Event Types:

  • Change-of-state
  • Change-of-value
  • Command-failure
  • Out-of-range
  • Unsigned-range
 AE-N-A   X
1 Support for Confirmed and Unconfirmed Event Notifications for several Event States including Changes of Value, Changes of State, Out of Range and Unsigned Range was added in TOP Server 5.20.396.0.
 
Every BACnet device will have a PICS (Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement) that defines what parts of the BACnet specification it supports.  We would just need to confirm that a BACnet slave supports the BACnet services corresponding to the above list.  That is the way we determine if a particular device will work with TOP Server.

If there is any question whether a BACnet device is compatible with TOP Server, you can submit the PICS statement for your device to support@softwaretoolbox.com for assistance in determining compatibility.