Metasys® BACnet® System Integrator (BSI) …

1 Issue Date November 20, 2003 2003 Johnson Controls, Inc. Code No. LIT-6295097 Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning TECHNICAL BULLETIN Commissioning the BSI Key Software Architecture Commissioning Database BSI Communicator Initialization Progress BSI Configurator Menu Bar and Object Metasys System Point BACnet Object System Setup ..30 Units 34 Priority Broadcast Management ..38 Notification Procedure Detailed Deleting Metasys System Points from the Editing Metasys System Points within the Adding Metasys System Points to the Mapping Metasys System Points with a.

2 Csv Exporting Metasys System Point Data to a .csv Mapping BACnet Objects with a .csv Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 2 Creating a .ddl File .. 59 Mapping BACnet Objects without a .csv File .. 60 Deleting BACnet Objects from the Database .. 61 Editing BACnet Objects within the Database .. 62 Setting System Parameters .. 63 Modifying the Units 65 Mapping Priorities .. 67 Configuring Broadcast 69 Setting Up Event Notification .. 72 Setting Up Metasys System Message Routing for Event Notification .. 74 Troubleshooting .. 77 BSI Configurator Error Log File .. 78 Appendix A: Standard BACnet Properties.

3 79 Appendix B: BACnet Engineering 83 Appendix C: BSI Initialization Parameters .. 87 Recipient List Initialization Parameters .. 88 Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 3 Commissioning the BSI Communicator Introduction Commissioning involves manipulating data on the various screens of the Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Configurator. These processes build databases used by the BSI Communicator to relay information between the Metasys Building Automation System (BAS) and BACnet System . This document describes how to: delete Metasys System points from the database edit Metasys System points within the database add Metasys System points to the database map Metasys System points with a.

4 Csv file export Metasys System point data to a .csv file map BACnet objects with a .csv file create a .ddl file map BACnet objects without a .csv file delete BACnet objects from the database edit BACnet objects within the database set System parameters modify the Units Table map priorities configure broadcast management set up event notification set up Metasys System message routing for event notification Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 4 Key Concepts Software Architecture Review The BSI software consists of the BSI Communicator, the BSI Configurator, and the BSI Viewer. As the main component of the BSI software, the BSI Communicator relays and translates information between the Metasys System and the BACnet System .

5 The BSI Configurator is a software support tool for the BSI Communicator. It is used for initial BSI Communicator setup, which includes: defining which Metasys System points are available to foreign BACnet devices defining which BACnet objects are available to the Metasys System setting System parameters in the Metasys System device object mapping priority differences between Metasys and BACnet systems establishing a data table for the different ways engineering units are represented in Metasys and BACnet systems configuring the BSI BACnet broadcast management feature setting up BACnet event notification for Metasys System points The BSI Viewer is another software support tool for the BSI Communicator.

6 Which provides the means to verify that communication is taking place between the Metasys and BACnet systems. Communication occurs by allowing data about the communication process, stored within the BSI Communicator, to be viewed. The viewable data includes: information relating to the interaction between databases and the creation of original read and write messages information regarding the transmitting and receiving of messages runtime point statistics of the BSI Communicator s cache of BACnet objects mapped into Metasys System information relating to the acknowledgment of messages information on the BSI Notification Class Objects Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 5 Separate user screens display each aspect of this information.

7 The Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Monitoring Technical Bulletin (LIT-6295098) explains the use of the BSI Viewer. Commissioning Overview Figure 1 illustrates the commissioning process for the BSI Communicator. The referenced figures show the specific process flow charts for each of the processes. Build Metasys System Point Database (Figure 7) Build BACnet Object Database (Figure 9) Adjust System Database (Figure 11) Adjust Analog Units Database (Figure 13) Adjust Priority Database (Figure 15) Configure Broadcast Management (Figure 17) Setup Event Notification (Figure 21) Figure 1: Commissioning Process Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 6 Database Files The BSI Communicator needs the information in database files (built in the BSI Configurator or by auto-configuration) to communicate between the Metasys and BACnet systems.

8 The default database (.dat) file names cannot be changed or renamed; however, the data contained within them can be modified. Each time changes, additions, or deletions are made to the databases, the database files must be saved to the hard disk, so that when the BSI Communicator is shut down and restarted with Person-Machine Interface (PMI) or Metasys System Application Enabler (MAE), it has the current databases to relay data between the Metasys and BACnet systems. Refer to the Operator Workstation Technical Bulletin (LIT-636013) for details about shutting down and starting PMI. Refer to the Metasys Application Enabler (MAE) Technical Bulletin (LIT-636016) for details about shutting down and starting MAE.

9 Table 1 lists the screens on which the databases are accessed and the database file names and descriptions. Table 1: BSI Configurator Databases BSI Configurator Screen File Name Description BACnet Metasys Mapping Contains Metasys System points available to the BACnet System . BACnet Object Mapping Contains BACnet objects available to the Metasys System . BACnet Priority Mapping Contains BACnet to Metasys System priority mapping data. Metasys Device Object Contains the BSI Communicator s device object data. BACnet Units Table Contains BACnet to Metasys System analog unit conversion data. BACnet Broadcast Management Contains BACnet broadcast management data.

10 BACnet Notification Class Object Setup Contains data for reporting alarm events on Metasys System points to BACnet System . (Not Configurable) Contains language-specific text strings used by the BSI Communicator to decode Metasys System Change-of-State (COS) messages. Can be configured for a country using a hex editor if the character spacing is unchanged (no inserting, deleting, moving). (Not Configurable) Contains a list of Metasys Network Control Modules (NCMs) to be used when auto-configuring the Metasys System points to be made available to the BACnet System . Metasys BACnet System Integrator (BSI) Commissioning Technical Bulletin 7 Auto-Configuration Users can choose to commission the BSI Communicator by auto-configuring database information to save time and prevent errors.