Starting the BACstac service - Industrial IoT 5.0.1.1 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager

Industrial IoT Plugin Guide 5.0.1.1
Applies to
Industrial IoT 5.0.1.1 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager
Last updated
2023-02-09
Content type
Guides > Plugin and extension guides
Language
English
Product
Industrial IoT
Version
5.0

For the Industrial IoT plugin to communicate with BACnet devices, you must ensure that the BACstac (BACnet protocol stack) service is running and that the BACnet protocol is enabled in the plugin.

What you should know

  • The Industrial IoT plugin installation package starts the BACstac Windows service.
  • The BACstac service is installed with the Server version of the Industrial IoT plugin.
  • The BACstac service is required for the plugin to communicate with BACnet devices.
  • The BACstac service must run automatically on the server that hosts the Industrial IoT plugin.

Procedure

  1. In Windows, open the Services application.
  2. Find BACstac Protocol in the Services list.
    Services window showing BACstac service with its recommended settings.
  3. If you are configuring the plugin server, make sure that the Service status is Running and the Startup type is set to Automatic.
  4. From the Config Tool home page, open the Plugins task.
  5. From the entity browser, select the Industrial IoT plugin role and click the Protocols tab.
  6. In the Protocols list, turn on the BACnet switch.
  7. In the BACnet section to the right, configure the following settings and click Apply.
    Polling interval
    The period (in milliseconds) at which Security Center polls the device.
    NOTE: The polling interval is only used when the device does not support the change of value (COV) notifications.
    Out-of-service warnings
    Enable this option to provide users with a warning message when the device is out of service (when the Status is displayed in yellow). You can override this setting on a per-device basis.
Parent topic: Adding BACnet devices to Security Center