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SmartStruxure Solution 1.6
BACnet Architecture ES/AS
Reference Architecture - Multiple Automation Servers
StruxureWare Building Operation
Software
Hardware poweredNetwork Server Layer
by StruxureWare Building Operation
Field Controllers
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System Architecture StruxureWare
> Client / Server system
> Clients
> Workstation
> WebStation
> Servers
> Automation Server
> Enterprise Server
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Enterprise Server
Live Features
Global view and access
Enterprise Server
Program runtime environment
Centralized alarms and data management
Manage alarms from multiple servers
View extended trend logs from multiple server
View event logs from multiple servers
Store historical data from multiple servers
Capable of monitoring BACnet field bus:
Connects to BACnet field bus through a BACnet/IP router
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StruxureWare Building Op. Architecture
LonWorks/IP
BACnet/IP
Modbus/IP
AS
IO Modules
Automation IO Modules Automation IO Modules
Power Server Power Server
Supply Supply
b3920
b3850
LONWorks
Modbus
FT-10A
b3867
RTU
b3867
Square D
MNB300 MNB300 Lighting Panel
Variable Speed
SE8000 Drive
SE8000
BACnet
MS/TP
Power
Meter
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250 Automation Servers and 1 Enterprise Server per system
BACnet Architecture
LonWorks/IP
BACnet/IP
Modbus/IP
AS
•600 BACnet devices total 30000 BACnet
Objects Per ES
b3920 •250 AS w/BACnet fieldbus per ES
b3850
•127 BACnet devices (incl. b3:s) per AS
b3867
b3867 MS/TP
• 2 MS/TP Bus per AS
MNB300 MNB300
SE8000 SE8000
BACnet
MS/TP
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Some rules… - BACnet
> AS and ES are considered BACnet Devices
> StruxureWare Workstation is certified as a BACnet Operator Workstation
> Max 250 AS
> Max 254 BACnet devices (incl.B3’s) /AS
> Com A and/or Com B for the MSTP port
> MSTP must be daisy chained and terminated
> See Application notes for MS/TP practical limits
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More rules… - BACnet
> BBMD functionality in both the AS and ES
> BACnet IP router functionality on AS and ES
> Unique Network Numbers
> Unique Device ID’s
> Discovery of 3rd Party Devices
> Default settings are usually default for a reason
> The BACnet Interface Applications Folder is your friend….
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The AS – what can it do
Examples of Field Bus architecture
10 Lon 64 Lon 64 Lon 10 Lon
127 10 BACnet 31 modbus 127 BACnet
BACnet
31 modbus 31 modbus 31 modbus 127 BACnet
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