Virtual Offline Discovery
Using the Virtual feature you can view the online and offline points
of the device.
To view the online and offline points of the device:
- Expand the Bacnet device on the Nav sidebar.
- Right-click Virtual and choose Actions.
- Select Online Discovery to view the online points of the device.
or
Select Offline Discovery to view the fixed, mandatory, and offline points
of the device.
Note:
The points in online or offline discovery mode are automatically
unloaded after a specific time.
A point which is left expanded in offline discovery mode, is not
unloaded.
The mode of operation can be restored from offline discovery to online discovery in the
following two ways.
- Choose Virtual > Actions > Online Discovery and forcibly change
the mode.
- Click Virtual when one of the points in offline discovery mode is
unloaded. The mode is restored to online discovery.
The online/offline point properties can be used in a Px view.
To create a new Px view:
- Right-click the Bacnet device on the Nav sidebar.
- Choose Views > New View. The New Px View dialog box
appears.
- Type the View Name and click OK. The screen displays
the new view.
To use the offline point properties onto the Px view:
- Create an application logic on the wiresheet under ControlProgram.
- Right-click Virtual and select Offline Discovery.
- Expand Virtual to view the online points on the Nav sidebar.
- Expand the point and drag the required property from the Nav sidebar
onto the Px view.
- Right-click the Bacnet device and select Views to view the Px view you
have created.
To view the online values from the device:
- Download the application logic to the controller.
- Right-click Virtual and select Online Discovery.
- Right-click the Bacnet device and select Views.
- Select the Px view you have created to see the online values.