Manually Adding Properties

You can manually add properties to a BACnet device objects. This might be useful for preconfiguring BACnet networks or when a BACnet device does not support reading properties.

GENESIS also allows you to define a custom property in the property library, and then add it to a specific object.

To manually add a property:

1. Open Workbench and in the Project Explorer pane, expand your project > Data Connectivity > BACnet > Channels.
2. Expand the desired channel, network, and device.

3. Expand the desired object type, right-click the desired object, and select Add Property.

   To view the object's current properties, right-click the object and select View Property Sheet.

4. In the new property settings dialog, enter the desired Name and Description (optional).

   

5. In Property ID, select the property type and its designated ID from the drop-down list.

   If you are adding a custom property, you must first create it in the property library to be able to see it in the drop-down list.

   

6. In Array Index, specify the array element to be used by the array-type property. The default value -1 means that the index is not specified.

7. Edit the default Read and Write Settings as needed, and then click Apply. Select the checkbox for each setting to activate the options in the drop-down list. Learn more