Discover BACnet Points (& Creating BACnet Tiles)

In this article, you will perform a "Point Discovery" on an existing BACnet/IP device. Each point will then be converted into a Motion Tile.

Prerequisites

Before attempting to discover BACnet points, make sure:

1. You've already added your BACnet device to Motion

2. The device you added supports BACnet/IP or uses a BACnet router to be bridged to a BACnet/IP network

3. The BACnet device is connected to the same local area network as the Motion Hub with which it is associated

Discover BACnet Points

Step 1: Navigate to Devices view

Follow these steps to initiate a BACnet point discovery:

Steps	Screenshots
From anywhere in the Motion Platform, click "Controls" on the left-hand side vertical menu (red box)
Under the "Controls" drop down menu, select the "Devices" option. This will direct you to the Devices view.

Step 2: Identify devices to perform a Point Discovery

You are now in the "Devices" view. This view contains all of the devices that you have added at any earlier point in time.

Steps	Screenshots
You can search for already-added devices in the top right hand "Search Bar" After clicking the preferred device, you will be able to perform a "Point Discovery". You will click the "Discover Points" button

Step 3: Start Point Discovery

You are now on the "Point Discovery" view, which contains three inputs:

1. Device

2. Timeout

3. Start Discovery / Abort

Inputs	Screenshots
Device Only the BACnet/IP devices you've already added or which another user has shared with you appear here Click the drop down menu to locate the device you wish to discover points on.
Timeout The timeout setting defines the amount of time before the Motion Hub will stop waiting for a response from a device when attempting the point discovery. Some devices require more time than others to return their sets of discoverable points due to several factors including point quantity and link speed. Click the appropriate timeout setting to accommodate the respective factors.
Start Discovery After the above options are selected, click "Start Discovery" to discover points on the preferred device.

Step 4: Convert Discovered Points into Motion Tiles

After clicking "Start Discovery", a list of "Points Found" will appear. Out of this list, you will be able to convert individual device points into tiles.

Details	Screenshots
Total Points Found In the example here, there are "113 Points Found" from that single point discovery.
Search Within Results You can search for a specific point by using key words (i.e humidity, temperature, temp setpoint, etc.) in the top right search bar.
Columns You will see that the "Points Found" view contains five columns: Point Name: Name of the point, as provided by the manufacturer Value: Output value of that point Unit: Defines the unit that the point is in, which can then be converted during Motion Tile configuration Address: TBD Type: This will be one of three states Analogue Binary Multistate
Make Tile Locate the point that you wish to convert into a Motion Tile. Click the "Make Tile" button Depending on the point's data type (binary, multistate, or analog), you will be presented with one to three options: Create numeric tile Create multistate tile Create toggle tile Choose the appropriate tile type.