Re: [Bacnet-developers] Newer to BACnet stack

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Hi Weiping,

If you look at the readrange demo program, run that in server mode and it will serve up a full 
selection of objects.

Regards,
Peter


On 26 Feb 2010 at 18:17, wps2 wrote:

> Hi peter,
> 
> Thanks very much for your answer, and also to Mark.
> 
> Now I think i understand the role for server. It act like a simulator 
> for physical devices.
> 
> There is another question need your help:
> 
> I can only set the device id for the server demo. Could I add some 
> objects, properties, etc.? If could, how to do this? I cannot find any 
> documents for this.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Weiping
> 
> pe...@se... wrote:
> > Hi Weiping,
> >
> > The purpose of the server app is to allow you to see a working bacnet device using just a 
> > PC(s). This is the simplest way to expirement with BACnet and the stack as there is no 
> > special equipment required.
> >
> > Usually a BACnet server type device would be an ambedded device which performs some 
> > specific purpose (temperature sensor, actuator, hvac controller, datalogger etc) which 
> > provides an interface to the outside world via BACnet. 
> >
> > More sophisticated embedded devices would also implement some client type functionality to 
> > allow them share data with other devices autonomously. There are some examples of ports 
> > of the stack to various embedded systems in the ports directory.
> >
> > If you want to try the BACnet stack on a non PC device you would need to either get one or 
> > more of the devices mentioned in the ports or port the stack to some other hardware 
> > platform. 
> >
> > I have a port of the stack to the Rabbit BL4S100 single board computer working using 
> > BACnet/IP under the Dynamic C language which provides another way to expirement with 
> > the BACnet stack.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Peter
> >
> > On 26 Feb 2010 at 16:50, wps2 wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Sorry for these basic and simple questions:
> >> I run the demo server on one PC and it seems work fine. But I still do 
> >> not understand the role for server? Does it forward messages from client 
> >> to physical devices? Why the client demos could not communicate  with 
> >> special physical devices?
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Weiping
> >>
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