Object Setpoint

The Object Setpoints are Analog Value Setpoint, Binary Value Setpoint and Multi-State Value Setpoint.

Adding an Object Setpoint

You can add an NCI from:

  1. Object Configuration View
  2. HoneywellSpyder Palette

Adding an Object Setpoint from the Object Configuration View

To add a new Object Setpoint:

  1. Browse to Station > Config > Drivers > BacnetNetwork > BacnetSpyder.
  2. Select ControlProgram > Views > Object Configuration View. The summary page appears with a list of pre-programmed Mandatory, Fixed, and Custom Objects.

Note: If adding an Object Setpoint to an Application, browse through to the appropriate Application on the Nav palette.

  1. Click Add Object. The New Object dialog box appears. Select an Object Type (Analog Value, Binary Value, Multi-state Value).
  2. Select the Select Point Type as Setpoint.
  3. Click OK. The Advanced(Network Input) dialog box appears.
  4. Fill the necessary information in the fields and click OK to complete adding an Object Setpoint. The Object Setpoint is displayed in the Objects table.

Note: You cannot add an Object Setpoint to a macro. You can only add a Object Input with Point Type as Constant to a macro.

Exposing an Object Setpoint from the Object Configuration View

To expose the Object Setpoints you have added:

  1. Select the object you want to display on the wiresheet from the objects table and click the Show on wiresheet as Points button.
    or
    Drag the object you want to display on the wiresheet on to the Software Points available on wiresheet list at the bottom of the Object Configuration View. The Add Points dialog box appears.
  2. Click OK. The object you have selected appears on the Software Points available on wiresheet list at the bottom of the view. The field name displays the Object Name. Field Name information. If you do not select point to be displayed on the wiresheet, the Object is added but is not visible on the wiresheet.
  3. Click Cancel if you do not wish to continue adding an Object Setpoint.
The following table defines the fields shown in the dialog box.
Name Definition
Object Name The name of the Object Setpoint. This field is editable.
Object Type Indicates if the object input is of type AV, BV or MSV. This field is non-editable.
Object Instance A unique number that is automatically assigned to the object. This field is editable. If you try replacing the instance value with a value of your choice, the replacement is successful only if the value of your choice is not in use by any other object.
Update Interval The rate at which the controller compares the last value propagated to the network against the current value to determine whether significant change has occurred that warrants the new value to be propagated. If the NetworkSetpoint object is accessible for editing via the SBus wallmodule, then it is recommended that update interval be configured as 0 second (which is the default value), else it is recommended to be configured as 15 seconds.
Object Category Displays the unit of measurement for the object setpoint.
Unit Displays the engineering unit based on the object category.
Sub-Category Displays the enumeration type for the object inputs. The field Unit is renamed as Sub-Category if the object category selection is unitless.

Adding an Object Setpoint from the Spyder Palette

While in the midst of creating an ControlProgram/Application, if you need to quickly add an Object Setpoint, use the Network Setpoint item on the Spyder Palette.

Note: You cannot add an Object Setpoint to a macro. You can only add a Software point with Point Type as Constant to a macro.

You cannot add a Object Output to a macro.

To add an Object Input to an ControlProgram/Application:

  1. On the Spyder Palette, expand the SoftwarePoints folder.

Note: If the Spyder Palette is not visible on the left side of your screen, on the Menu bar, click Windows > Sidebars > Palette to display the Spyder Palette.

  1. Drag a Network Setpoint to the wiresheet of an ControlProgram/Application. The Name dialog box appears.
  2. Type a name for the point and click OK.
  3. Right-click the Network Setpoint point you have just added and select Configure Properties. The Configure Properties dialog box appears.
  4. By default Network Setpoint is the Point Type. If it is not, select Network Point from the Point Type field.
  5. Type or select the following:
  1. Click OK to complete adding an Object Setpoint.

Connecting Object Setpoints

Once you have created an Object Setpoint, you can connect a point of an Object Setpoint to an Object Output/Function Block or Physical point by left-clicking on the output of an Object Setpoint and dragging your mouse to the input of an Object Output/Function Block or Physical point.