Configuring a BACnet Channel Overview

Before adding any BACnet devices to your GENESIS project, you need to configure at least one BACnet channel. By default, you can store your devices in the pre-configured Default Channel. Adding other channels is optional.

The default channel is also used for partial compatibility when upgrading from BACnet Classic.

Follow the links in the table to learn how to set up each part of the channel configuration.

Configuration Area	Describes how to...
Setting Up the Channel Root Options	Edit the types of browsing data to be displayed in the Data Browser tree structure. Set up the global counters for all channels.
Adding a Channel and General Settings	Add a new channel. Open an existing channel. Set a channel as default. Change the device time zone.
Custom Device ID and Name	Set up a custom device ID instead of the automatically assigned ID. Set up a custom device name.
Read and Write Services	Select the desired read service type. Select the desired write service type. Set up the write priority.
Alarms, History, and Trends	Enable and set up collecting historical data (trends and historical alarms.) Enable and set up sending and receiving alarms.
BACnet/IP communication	Set up the connection with BACnet/IP networks. Enable and configure a foreign device. Enable and add BACnet Broadcast Management Devices (BBMDs.)
BACnet/SC communication	Set up the connection with BACnet/SC networks. Add the BACnet device certificates. Enable and configure the hub function. Enable and configure the direct connect settings.
Communication	Set up various parameters of network communication. Enable routing to set up the channel as a router.
Notification Class	Set up the type of notifications to be sent. Specify the time period for sending notifications. Specify how the notifications are processed and communicated.
Periodic Time Synchronization	Set up the time synchronization interval. Add devices to be synchronized by the local time. Add devices to be synchronized by UTC time.
Channel Reinitialization	Enable and configure the channel reinitialization. Add devices to be notified about the restart.
Diagnostics	Set up the logging options. Set up the statistics options.

What's Next?

Adding Devices to a Channel