Installation and Startup Guide | Understanding Device Manager

MAC address The unique MAC address for this device. All
Device model
Firmware version
Application software
Commissioning status
devices on a BACnet internetwork must have a
unique MAC address/Network number
combination. For global controllers, BACtalk
control modules, expandable controllers, and
operator workstations, this number is hard-coded
in the network interface card.
The model name assigned by the manufacturer.
Read only.
The firmware version assigned by the
manufacturer. Read only.
The application software (ROC file) loaded on the
device. Read only.
The date this device was commissioned and the
technician who commissioned it.

Note Each BACtalk control module (BCM) has its own device instance and
each is set up separately as a global controller in Envision for BACtalk. (The
BCM-PWS and BCM-MDM are exceptions; they do not have device instances
and do not appear in Envision for BACtalk’s Device Manager.)

Device capabilities
A device profile also includes the capabilities or attributes that a device supports.
If a particular capability isn’t selected for a device in Device Manager, the device
cannot support it in Envision for BACtalk. On the Capabilities tab in the Add/
Edit Device Profile dialog box, you can select attributes for devices in one of
four ways:

• Poll the device to automatically assign capabilities that apply

(recommended for Alerton devices)
• Assign capabilities based on the device type by scanning for the device
• Manually select the applicable capabilities that the device and ROC
version support
• Assign default capabilities by selecting one of the device types from the
Auto-Select menu

Capabilities tell Envision for BACtalk how to talk to connected devices. Default
capabilities are assigned when you select a device type from the Auto-Select
menu on the Capabilities tab in the Add/Edit Device Profile dialog box. These
are the minimum capabilities for the device type selected. You may need to
modify the selections, depending on the specific device you are defining. Default
capabilities are used when upgrading from BACtalk for Windows 3.1x.
Capabilities are assigned based on the device unit type previously defined in the
Device Manager table. Incorrectly selected capabilities results in inoperable
schedules, trendlogs and alarms. Make sure you are using the correct ROC
version. See “Device capability descriptions” on page 48 for a brief description
of each capability.

Note The most accurate method to set capabilities for any device is to either
scan or poll the device. If working offline, poll the device once you are
connected to ensure that the correct capabilities are selected.

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