The window features following controls:
1.Auto search - automatic search. Searching for any available device across all available networks.
2.1:1 search - searching for devices within specified range of BACnet addresses (e.g. from 1 to 10).
3.IP search - searching for devices located at a specified IP address.
4.Import device - when clicking button, device selected in the device panel is applied, utility closes and settings are imported into OPC.
5.Device panel - all found BACnet devices are added to this panel.
Note. In certain cases the same device can be added to the panel more than one time. If this is the case, you can select any of them for import.
6.Property panel - property panel of the selected device. The property panel shows basic properties (IP address, MAC address, device address, network number) and additional properties that can be used to simplify identification of the device - name, type, manufacturer, location and description. Additional settings for further operation are not used.
7.Status bar - shows polling status of the utility. The right side features search cancel button.
General principle for device search and identification
For BACnet device identification, utility sends broadcast (for auto search or 1:1 search) or IP address-specific WhoIs broadcast requests (for IP-based search). Network devices should monitor such requests and respond to them with a special response - I am Device Number. When this response is received, the utility adds this device to the found device list and then proceed with polling of its basic parameters - MAC address, device number and network number. When clicking on the device located in the device panel, program read out additional properties and displays them in the property panel.
When device was successfully found and selected, you need to open tag import window.