Installation and Startup Guide | Envision for BACtalk

Defining device profiles

Each device in a BACnet network must have an entry in Device Manager. If a
BACnet device does not appear in Device Manager, Envision for BACtalk will
not communicate with it, and certain features will not be available for the device.

Device Manager is a database, a master table of the BACnet devices in a system.

Each record in the database is a device profile. The device profiles consists of
three major components:

• Identification includes the information that describes and distinguishes

one device from another, such as its device instance, MAC address,
location, object name, and description.
• Capabilities are the attributes and features that a device supports, such
as schedules, trendlogs, and DDC.
• Preferences include the UTC setting, the DDC application that controls
the device, and the host device that stores trendlogs, schedules, and
communication alarms for the device.

Identification
You set up device profiles in Device Manager using the Add/Edit Device Profile
dialog box. The Identification tab allows you to enter or display the following
information about a device.

Device instance A unique identifier for the device. Each device on

the BACnet internetwork must have a unique
device instance. Device instances appear in lists
and are referenced throughout Envision for
BACtalk. Read only.
Unit type Identifies the type of the device - workstation,
global controller, building controller, advanced
unitary controller, unitary controller, viewport,
gateway, or router. What you select here appears
under Unit Type in the Device Manager window.
Description Additional descriptive information that helps users
identify a device and its function.
Object name A unique name for the device, which along with
the device instance, identifies the device
throughout the BACnet internetwork.
Device location Additional descriptive information that identifies
the device location, for example, “Air handler on
roof.”
Network The Ethernet or MS/TP network where the device
resides. Each individual BACnet network must
have a unique address number throughout the
internetwork.

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