The following notes refer to the Manual Discovery import file for BACnet:
- The fields may be separated by commas or semicolons.
- Row 1 is reserved as a column header row. The column header names and case sensitivity must identically match what is specified in the table below.
Header name | MSIB usage |
|---|---|
FromIP | IP address of device for IP devices. IP address of router for MSTP devices. |
Port | Port to use for communication. |
SNET | Network number for MSTP devices for any device on a remote network. "nil" for IP devices on the local network. |
SADR | MAC address for MSTP devices or any device on a remote network. The MAC address must be specified in decimal, not hex. "nil" for IP devices on the local network. |
SLEN | Byte length of the MAC address (SADR). "1" for MSTP devices. "2" for BACnet LON devices. "1" or "6" for IP devices on a remote network. "nil" for IP devices on the local network. |
Object_Type | 8 for all devices. |
Instance | Instance number for the device. |
Max:APDI_Length_Accepted | Normally 1476. |
Segmentation_Supported | Normally 3. 0 = SEGMENTED BOTH 1 = SEGMENTED TRANSMIT 2 = SEGMENTED RECEIVE 3 = NO SEGMENTATION |
Vendor_ID | 7 for Siemens devices. |