BACnet Fire 3rd Party Library

The BACnet Fire 3rd Party extension is the common library required to allow integrating BACnet Fire 3^rd party devices in Desigo CC.

Safety functions

Observe all applicable standards for the country as well as regional or local regulations when integrating safety functions.

Dependencies

The BACnet Fire 3rd Party extension is configured to depend on the following extension, which will be automatically added, if it is not already installed in the system, when the BACnet Fire 3rd Party installation feature is selected:

Fire Domain Libraries Common

To be able to work with EDE files, you must manually add the following extension:
- Desigo System (Core)

Engineering for BACnet Fire 3^rd Party Devices

BACnet Fire 3^rd party devices data can be configured in Desigo CC in one of the following ways:

Online engineering. In online mode, the panel must be connected to the management station and from there you can start the discovery of the devices online data. For instructions, see Integrating BACnet Fire 3rd Party Devices Through Online Discovery.
Offline mode. In offline configuration, you prepare an Engineering Data Exchange (EDE) file that contains BACnet devices project data and then you import the configuration. For instructions, see Integrating BACnet Fire 3rd Party Devices Through Offline Configuration.

Before performing the online discovery or offline configuration, a BACnet driver and network must be created.

Avoid potential data loss

Use the same configuration type for each manufacturer and network to avoid potential data loss.

Type of Configuration	Engineering	Advantage	Disadvantage
Online discovery	For online engineering, Desigo CC is connected to the devices and you perform an online discovery of project data.	You import the latest online configuration. Extensive coordination with the project engineer is not required. NOTE: The following information must, however, be clarified in advance: PICS, device ID, device name, and UDP port.	Scanning the network can take quite a long time. The hierarchical structure to be displayed in System Browser is not influenced. Only Management View is generated in System Browser. Data is alphabetically displayed regardless of object type.
Offline import	For offline engineering, you must edit and import an Engineering Data Exchange (EDE). An online connection with the BACnet device is not required.	Engineering can take place in the office. The following views are supported in System Browser: Management View (generated automatically by the system). Logical View (determined by the configuration file) User View (only if already created in Desigo CC. It can then be set through the configuration file) Graphic engineering can be completed in advance at the office.	Project data might not be up-to-date. Requires more coordination to receive the EDE data from the project engineer.

PICS

The Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) document lists all devices of the manufacturer and describes the supported BACnet Interoperability Building Blocks (BIBBs), object types, characters sets, and options of communication. PICS of the respective manufacturers are listed here:

The following PICS documents are available for vendors’ devices:

BACnet Advanced Operator Workstation (B-AWS)
BACnet Building Controller (B-BC)
BACnet Advanced Application Controller (B-AAC)
BACnet Application Specific Controller (B-ASC)
Other BACnet Devices (B-Oth)

Supported Object Types

Both online discovery and offline import support standard BACnet objects only. This means that BACnet extensions made by the manufacturer are not supported by these Desigo CC features. The current version supports the defined BACnet objects in the following library: Project > System settings > Libraries > Fire (HQ) > Devices > BACnet > Object models.

Object Models and Object Types in the Library Fire_Device_BACnet_HQ_1
Object Model	Short Name	Full Name
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_AI	AI	Analog Input
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_AO	AO	Analog Output
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_AV	AV	Analog Value
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_BI	BI	Binary Input
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_BO	BO	Binary Output
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_BV	BV	Binary Value
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_DEV	DEV	Device
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_LSP	LSP	Life Safety Point
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_LSZ	LSZ	Life Safety Zone
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_MSI	MSI	Multistate Input
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_MSO	MSO	Multistate Output
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_MSV	MSV	Multistate Value
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_NC	NC	Notification Class
GMS_BACNET_EO_FI_SV	SV	Structured View

Supported EoTypes and Functions from EDE File

The EDE file contains a list of items where you can set a specific Function and EoType for fire objects.

For details, see BACnet Fire 3rd Party EDE File Formats.