Bacnet binding and how to configure the .cfg file

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Dear friends hello
I downloaded from github a backnet addon and put it in the add on folder. But I don’t know how to configure the .cfg file. Has anyone ever used this addon?? I want it so I could read the data from a schneider electric server . Because it is not an official addon you think that it would be easy or should I find another way and if you know anyone.
Thanks in advance
Papadimitriou NIkolaos

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If the information in the README.md is not enough for you to use it you will need to contact the author of the binding. We have no insight into unofficial bindings.

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I have a need for this binding too can someone pick this back up or fork it.

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Hi
I finally made it to read values.
As it comes to the .cfg file you only have to give the ip that means something like this.

############################### Bacnet Binding################ #######################################
#Refresh interval in milliseconds (optional, defaults to 60000ms)
bacnet:refresh=60000

#Set the bacnet network address
bacnet:hostname=

But also you have to put the new bacnet items in the .items file. The readme file that is on the github is wrong

example item
Switch reflectors_west_2 "Reflectors West Center" <reflector> (Reflector) {bacnet="701105:5:3"}

-deviceID–>701105
-objectType–>5
-objectID–>3

  • deviceID is the instance ID (integer) of the device as configured on your local network (it is not the IP address of the device)
  • objectType is one of the following:
  • analogInput = 0
  • analogOutput = 1
  • analogValue = 2
  • binaryInput = 3
  • binaryOutput = 4
  • binaryValue = 5
  • objectIDis the instance ID (integer) of the object you want to tie to this openHAB item

I found how to configure the .items here

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when setting bacnet hostname you are setting the ip address of the device to be controlled with no port number?
I did notice when the bacnet binding starts it sends a broadcast to discover bacnet nodes on the network.

######################### Bacnet Binding################

#Refresh interval in milliseconds (optional, defaults to 60000ms)
bacnet:refresh=60000

#Set the bacnet network address
bacnet:hostname=192.168.71.166
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Sorry for taking so long time to answer . I didn’t use any port number.I used Yabe to find the devices without giving any parameter in the port. So I did the same thing in the .cfg file. Important: Bacnet demands to be in the same subnetwork to read the values. By that I mean that if you have installed bacnet on a cloud VM it may not be so easy to read the values, unless your VM has an ip like 192.168.71.XXX

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I have got the binding to work as well. but I have need for a different objectType as well to complete the integration.

19 : Object Multi State Value
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Whan the BACNET binding starts up it sends out a broadcast looking for devices all the devices that the OpenHAB device is going to control needs to be on the same subnet for thewm to work.
This is what I did to get BACNET set up, it looks like this

.CFG file

######################### Bacnet Binding################

#Refresh interval in milliseconds (optional, defaults to 60000ms)
bacnet:refresh=10000

#Set the bacnet network address
bacnet:hostname=54321

.ITEMS file

Group Assembly (All)
Group Shipping (All)
//Switch Pole_Light1 "Parking Light Pole Light"  (Autani) {bacnet="12345:3:592"}
Number Shipping_Temp1 "Shipping Temp [%.1f °F]" <temperature> (Autani,Temperature,Shipping,Building_Temp) {bacnet="12345:0:752"}
Dimmer Light_Assembly_Supervisor_Dim "Assembly Supervisor Dimming" (Autani,Lights,Assembly) {bacnet="12345:2:871"}
Switch Light_Assembly_Supervisor "Assembly Supervisor" (Autani,Lights,Assembly) {bacnet="12345:3:864"}
Switch Light_Assembly_Highbay1 "High Bay Lights"  (Autani,Lights,Assembly) {bacnet="12345:3:704"}
Switch Light_Assembly_Overhead2 "Overhead Line-A" (Autani,Lights,Assembly) {bacnet="12345:3:592"}
Switch Light_Assembly_Overhead1 "Overhead Line-B" (Autani,Lights,Assembly) {bacnet="12345:3:624"}
Dimmer Shipping_Fan1 "Shipping Fan Speed [%%d]" <fan>	(Autani,Fan,Shipping) {bacnet="12345:2:823"}
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Is anyone using bacnet on OH 2?

I want to use it but I am in the process of upgrading to OH 2 and don’t know if bacnet will work and how to configure it in OH 2. Any help or suggestions would be useful.

Thanks Mike

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Sorry for late reply, I use OH1 binding I rewrote from scratch with OH2. I just updated to OH 2.1 and made binding compatible as well.