Honeywell FALCON User Manual

FALCON User Guide

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Software License Advisory This document supports software that is proprietary to Honeywell GmbH, Honeywell

Trademark Information CentraLine and ´close to you` are trademarks of Honeywell Inc.

Control Systems Ltd. and/or to third party software vendors. Before software
delivery, the end user must execute a software license agreement that governs
software use. Software license agreement provisions include limiting use of the
software to equipment furnished, limiting copying, preserving confidentiality, and
prohibiting transfer to a third party. Disclosure, use, or reproduction beyond that
permitted in the license agreement is prohibit ed.

Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional and Word are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corp.

Echelon, LON, L
LonTalk, LonUsers, LonPoint, Neuron, 3120, 3150, the Echelon logo, the LonMark
logo, and the LonUsers logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in
the United States and other countries. LonLink, LonResponse, LonSupport, and
LonMaker are trademarks of Echelon Corporation.

ONMARK, LONWORKS, LonBuilder, NodeBuilder, LonManager,

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CONTENTS

CENTRALINE CARE DEVICE LIST ........................................................................................................................... 6

SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE VERSIONS ........................................................................................................................... 9

NETWORK SECURITY ........................................................................................................................... 9

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 10

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 11

EXCEL WEB HTML INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................... 22

WEB BROWSER ACCESS VIA MODEM ........................................................................................................................... 22

WEB BROWSER ACCESS VIA SERIAL INTERFACE (RS 232) ........................................................................................... 32

USER ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................... 39

DATAPOINTS ........................................................................................................................... 42

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General............................................................................................................... 11

Versions and Firmware....................................................................................... 11

Browser Access / Operater Interface .................................................................. 11

Network .............................................................................................................. 14

Operation and Application Software ................................................................... 16

Backup/Restore .................................................................................................. 18

Diagnostics ......................................................................................................... 19

System Architecture Examples ........................................................................... 19

Setup Modems ................................................................................................... 23

Make Modem Connection................................................................................... 23

Physical Datapoints ............................................................................................ 42

Value Datapoints ................................................................................................ 42

Reference Datapoints ......................................................................................... 43

Mapped Datapoints ............................................................................................ 44

Datapoint Properties ........................................................................................... 44

Properties Descriptions .................................................................................. 45

Ackn. (Acknowledged Transitions) ................................................................ 46

Active / Inactive Text...................................................................................... 46

Alarm Delay ................................................................................................... 46

Alarm Text ..................................................................................................... 47

Alarm Type .................................................................................................... 47

Alarm Value ................................................................................................... 48

Alarm Value Enable ....................................................................................... 48

Auto ............................................................................................................... 48

BACnet Instance ............................................................................................ 48

BACnet Object (Type).................................................................................... 49

BACnet Object ID .......................................................................................... 50

Change of Value Increment ........................................................................... 51

Bit Mask ......................................................................................................... 51

Bit String(s) .................................................................................................... 51

Characteristic ................................................................................................. 51

COV Period ................................................................................................... 51

Current Value ................................................................................................ 52

Datapoint Name ............................................................................................. 52

Deadband ...................................................................................................... 52

Description ..................................................................................................... 53

Descriptor ...................................................................................................... 53

Direction ........................................................................................................ 54

Engineering Unit ............................................................................................ 54

EOV / EOV Optimization ................................................................................ 54

Event ............................................................................................................. 54

Event Enrollment ........................................................................................... 55

Event State .................................................................................................... 55

Fault............................................................................................................... 56

High Limit Enable .......................................................................................... 56

In Alarm ......................................................................................................... 57

Increment ....................................................................................................... 58

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Initial Value .................................................................................................... 58

Input NV ........................................................................................................ 58

IO Configuration ............................................................................................ 59

Is Alarm Condition ......................................................................................... 59

Is Fault Condition .......................................................................................... 59

Last Transition ............................................................................................... 60

LON Point ...................................................................................................... 60

Low Limit Enable ........................................................................................... 60

Manual........................................................................................................... 61

Manual Life Safety ......................................................................................... 61

Mapping......................................................................................................... 61

Notification Class ........................................................................................... 61

Notify Type .................................................................................................... 62

NV Name ....................................................................................................... 62

NV Type ........................................................................................................ 62

Out Of Service ............................................................................................... 62

Output NV ...................................................................................................... 63

Period ............................................................................................................ 63

Priority Level .................................................................................................. 64

Polarity .......................................................................................................... 65

Property ......................................................................................................... 65

Read Access Level ........................................................................................ 65

Reference ...................................................................................................... 66

Reliability ....................................................................................................... 67

Relinquish Default ......................................................................................... 67

Relinquish Priority ......................................................................................... 67

Reporting ....................................................................................................... 68

Reset to ......................................................................................................... 68

Runtime (Active Time) ................................................................................... 68

Scaling Factor ............................................................................................... 68

State Text ...................................................................................................... 69

States ............................................................................................................ 69

#States .......................................................................................................... 69

Time Delay .................................................................................................... 69

Time of Last Reset ........................................................................................ 70

Transition Events ........................................................................................... 70

Type .............................................................................................................. 70

With Switches / 3 Position Output ................................................................. 70

Write Access Level ........................................................................................ 70

Datapoint Properties Overview ........................................................................... 71

Analog Input .................................................................................................. 71

Analog Output ............................................................................................... 74

Analog Value ................................................................................................. 76

Binary Input ................................................................................................... 78

Binary Output ................................................................................................ 80

Binary Value .................................................................................................. 82

Multi-State Input ............................................................................................ 84

Multi-State Output ......................................................................................... 86

Multi-State Value ........................................................................................... 88

Pulse Converter ............................................................................................. 90

Reference Input ............................................................................................. 92

Reference Output .......................................................................................... 92

I/O Pull-up Resistor Handling ............................................................................. 93

I/O Initializiation .................................................................................................. 93

Input Datapoints (AI, BI) ................................................................................ 93

Output Datapoints (AO, BO) .......................................................................... 94

Reference Inputs ........................................................................................... 94

Summary ....................................................................................................... 94

Setting Datapoints into Manual Mode (Manual Override) ................................... 95

Setting and Detecting Manual Overrides of Analog, Binary, and Multi-State

Outputs .......................................................................................................... 95

Setting and Detecting Manual Overrides of Analog, Binary, Multi-State, and

Pulse Inputs ................................................................................................... 97

Status Flag Indications ....................................................................................... 98

Input Point Status Flags ................................................................................ 98

Output Point Status Flags.............................................................................. 98

Alarm and Event Priority Classification .............................................................. 99

ALARM HANDLING ........................................................................................................................... 100

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Alarm Behavior of Datapoints............................................................................. 100

Alarm Settings and Alarm Display for Analog Inputs and Outputs ................. 102

Analog Input .................................................................................................. 104

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Analog Output ................................................................................................ 104

Analog Value ................................................................................................. 105

Binary Input ................................................................................................... 105

Binary Output ................................................................................................. 106

Binary Value .................................................................................................. 106

Multi-state Input ............................................................................................. 107

Multi-state Output .......................................................................................... 107

Multi-state Value ............................................................................................ 108

Pulse Converter ............................................................................................. 108

Notification Class Manager ................................................................................. 110

TIME PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................... 113

Schedules and Calendars .................................................................................. 113

TRENDING ........................................................................................................................... 115

PLANTS ........................................................................................................................... 115

CONTROL LOOPS ........................................................................................................................... 115

Parameters ......................................................................................................... 116

Cycle Time Category .......................................................................................... 116

SYSTEM SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 116

Diagnostics ......................................................................................................... 117

EMAIL ALARMI NG ........................................................................................................................... 117

EVENT ENROLLMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 118

Event Enrollment Objects / Algorithmic Change Reporting ................................ 118

OPERATING THE EXCEL WEB HTML INTERFACE ............................................................................................................ 119

Start Excel Web HTML Interface ........................................................................ 119

Main Screen Description and Basic Functions ................................................... 120

Main Screen Description ................................................................................ 120

Basic Functions ............................................................................................. 124

User Administration ............................................................................................ 127

Invoke User Administration ............................................................................ 127

Create Access Rights List .............................................................................. 128

Create User ................................................................................................... 129

Edit User ........................................................................................................ 133

Delete User .................................................................................................... 134

Display Project Information ................................................................................. 135

Display Controller Information ............................................................................ 136

Device Name ................................................................................................. 139

Display Plant Information.................................................................................... 139

Fast Access Lists ............................................................................................... 140

Create Fast Access List ................................................................................. 140

View / Modify Fast Access List ...................................................................... 151

Delete Fast Access List ................................................................................. 153

Schedules ........................................................................................................... 154

View Existing Schedules ................................................................................ 154

Create Schedule ............................................................................................ 155

Calendars ........................................................................................................... 170

View Calendars ............................................................................................. 170

Create Calendar ............................................................................................ 171

Copy Calendar ............................................................................................... 174

Edit Calendar ................................................................................................. 176

Delete Calendar ............................................................................................. 180

Show Calendar References ........................................................................... 181

Datapoints .......................................................................................................... 182

View Datapoint List ........................................................................................ 182

View / Edit Datapoint Details ......................................................................... 183

General Procedure ........................................................................................ 184

View General Properties ................................................................................ 185

View / Edit Alarming....................................................................................... 186

View / Edit Values .......................................................................................... 188

View / Edit Command Priorities ..................................................................... 191

View / Edit Event Enrollment Alarming .......................................................... 192

System Settings ................................................................................................. 204

View/Change Clock Settings ......................................................................... 204

View/Change Cycle Time Categories ............................................................ 205

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View/Change Communication Sett ing s ......................................................... 207

View LON Diagnostic Data ............................................................................ 211

View BACnet Diagnostic Data ....................................................................... 216

Search Using “Who Has” ............................................................................... 217

Trend .................................................................................................................. 218

Alarms ................................................................................................................ 230

View Alarm Details ........................................................................................ 232

Control Loops ..................................................................................................... 235

View Control Loop Information ...................................................................... 235

Parameters .................................................................................................... 236

Change Parameter ........................................................................................ 239

Enable Event Enrollment Alarming ..................................................................... 241

Enable Event Enrollment Alarming for Plant.................................................. 241

Enable Event Enrollment Alarming for Controller System Status .................. 244

Enable Event Enrollment Alarming for Controller Email Alarming ................. 246

E-Mail Alarming .................................................................................................. 249

AUTOM ATIC SAVING OF ONLINE CHANGES ..................................................................................................................... 256

CONTROLLER OVERLOAD INDICATORS ........................................................................................................................... 256

CONTROLLER BOOT AND WATCHDOG BEH AVIOR ......................................................................................................... 257

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................... 259

INDEX ........................................................................................................................... 260

Excel Web Controller and Communication Failures ........................................... 256

Modem Trouble Shooting .............................................................................. 259

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Mode for this CARE)

this CARE)

CENTRALINE CARE DEVICE LIST

This user guide refers to different target audiences, CentraLine and Honeywell. In the functional descriptions and screenshots,
the Honeywell product names are shown and used, whereas in the CARE software, the Honeywell product names are replaced
with the selectable CentraLine product names. Please refer to the following cross-reference table when using CentraLine
products and applying CARE functions that are described in this user guide using Honeywell product names.

Device

XL800 CPU XL800 LION LION
XL50 CPU XL50 XL50/PANTHER PANTHER
XL80 CPU XL80 XL80 Not visible
XL100 CPU XL100 XL100 Not visible
XL500 CPU XL500 XL500/TIGER TIGER
XL600 CPU XL600 XL600 Not visible
XL500 Smart CPU XL Smart XL Smart Not visible
Excel Web Excel Web Falcon Not visible
Analog Input (LON) XFL821A CLIOL821A CLIOL821A
Analog Output (LON) XFL822A CLIOL822A CLIOL822A
Analog Output (LON, with

manual override)
Binary Input (LON) XFL823A CLIOL823A CLIOL823A
Relay output (LON) XFL824A CLIOL824A CLIOL824A
Relay output (LON,

with manual overrides)
Analog Input (Panel Bus) XF821A CLIOP821A CLIOP821A
Analog Output

(Panel Bus)
Analog Output

(Panel Bus, with manual
override)

Binary Input (Panel Bus) XF823A CLIOP823A CLIOP823A
Relay Output (Panel Bus) XF824A CLIOP824A CLIOP824A
Relay Output

(Panel Bus, with manual
override)

Floating Actuator
(Panel Bus, with manual
override)

Analog inputs, analog
outputs, binary inputs,
and relay outputs (Panel
Bus)

ELink, XLink, OLink, OPS ELink, XLink, OLink, OPS ELink, XLink, OLink, OPS Not visible

Name in Honeywell CARE
(or in Demo Mode for this

XFLR822A CLIOLR822A CLIOLR822A

XFLR824A CLIOLR824A CLIOLR824A

XF822A CLIOP822A CLIOP822A

XFR822A CLIOPR822A CLIOPR822A

XFR824A CLIOPR824A CLIOPR824A

XFR825A CLIOPR825A CLIOPR825A

XF830A CLIOPR830A CLIOPR830A

Name in CentraLine System
Integrator CARE or in Demo

Name in CentraLine Partner
CARE or in Demo Mode for

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SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE VERSIONS

This user guide is valid for the following software versions:

• Linux 2.04.04

• Excel Web 2.02.12

NETWORK SECURITY

When operating Excel Web in IP networks, either private (e.g., VPN) networks must
be used or protection against the open Internet (e.g., with external firewalls) must be
ensured.

Honeywell hereby expressly states that the Excel Web controller is not inherently
protected against cyber attacks from the Internet and that it is therefore intended
solely for use in private, protected networks.

Unprotected Internet connecti ons can expose the Excel Web controller to cyber
attacks from third parties who can then damage it and connected facility com­ponents or cause them to malfunction, or who can misuse it for illegal purposes
for which the operator may then be held liable.

When directly connected to the Internet, the Excel Web controller automatically
becomes a potential target for cyber attacks. Corresponding protective measures
are therefore essential if safe and reliable operation is to be ensured.

If it is not necessary for the Excel Web controller to be accessible from the Internet,
it should be isolated from the Internet via a suitable firewall.

If it is necessary for the Excel Web controller to be accessible from the Internet (e.g.,
in order to perform remote maintenance), the use of a coded VPN connection is
indispensable. Suitable VPN routers are available from numerous third-party
manufacturers in a wide variety of designs, for operation at 230 V or 24 V.

For details, see also Excel Web Networking Whitepaper (Product Literature No.:
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To operate the Excel Web HTML Interface via touch panel PCs or any other
standard PC platform, the following requirements must be fulfilled:

Web browsers PC

• Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher

• Firefox 15.0 or higher

• Safari

• Google Chrome

Android

• Standard Web Browser

• Firefox 15.0 or higher

• Safari

• Google Chrome

IOS

• Safari

Touch panel PC Hardware

• Minimum 12,1“

• SVGA color display

• 800 x 600 dpi resolution or higher

• No cooling fan

• IP 54 or better

• Power supply: ideally 24V ACDC

250V AC or 24V DC acceptable

• 1 x Ethernet 10/100 Base Tx, RJ45

• 1 x USB (optional)

• 1 x RS232 (optional)

• Memory: no hard disc drive, 64 MB RAM or more

64 MB Compact Flash card or more.

• CE compliant

Operating system

• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher pre-installed

• Soft keyboard in order to allow numeric and alphanumeric input

• Microsoft platform builder must use latest 2004 Microsoft QSEs for Internet

Explorer

• The following features of the operating system image must already be pre-

defined as factory defaults:

a. Internet explorer pre-set in auto-start group
b. Hyperlinks in Internet Explorer always underlined
c. Customer specific settings (see next paragraph) can be easily stored in the

registry

• A Honeywell service technician must be able to easily make the following

customer specific settings:

a. Network settings (IP address, Mask and Gateway)
b. Enter the customer’s Excel Web IP address as Start page for Internet

Explorer

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW

General

The Excel Web® is a BACnet/IP-based, freely programmable building automation

controller.
Excel Web® incorporates the two major open standards in building automation:

BACnet® and L
As a native BACnet® building controller, Excel Web® integrates into any 3

BACnet® system and can integrate 3
Furthermore, Excel Web® is a full L
enabling you to use of Honeywell’s complete LONWORKS® product portfolio and 3rd­party LON products.

The Excel Web® can host a huge variety of building management applications, be it
traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications, energy
management functions, includi ng optim um start / st op, night pur ge, and maximum
load demand, supervisory functions for lighting, sunblind, heat and energy metering
and many other applications.

By virtue of its "peer-to-peer" concept, Excel Web® is not dependent upon the
availability of super ordinate centrals or application network controllers.

Excel Web® seamlessly integrates into Honeywell’s Enterprise Buildings
Integrator™ (EBI) and SymmetrE® front-ends.

ONWORKS®.

rd

rd

party BACnet devices and controll ers.

ONWORKS® controller. This gives the benefit of

-party

Versions and Firmware

Excel Web Versions XL1000B50 / XL1000C50
52 physical datapoints and 50 Schedule Objects, 128 trend objects

XL1000B100 / XL1000C100
104 physical Datapoints and 50 Schedule Objects, 128 trend objects

XL1000B500 / XL1000C500
300 physical Datapoints and 50 Schedule Objects, 128 trend objects

XL1000B1000 / XL1000C1000
600 physical Datapoints and 100 Schedule Objects, 128 trend objects

For more details such as RAM size, please refer to Product Data EN0443-GE51.
Excel Web Firmware Linux operating system

Updating Firmware If, at some later point in time, i.e. after the release of a new version of the firmware,

XLWebExe-H-MM-LL.xwa, including firmware itself, BACnet driver and HTML pages
(H-MM-LL are version numbers).

the user wishes to download the new firmware into the Excel Web, this can be done
either via USB or Ethernet, using the CARE.

Browser Access / Operater Interface

Operator Interface The Excel Web® is operated via a standard web browser (Excel Web HTML

Interface). By default, an integrated web server provides all operation pages for a
full browser-based operation. Through the consequent use of software standards,
any PC platform can be used as an operator interface (client). In addition to laptops
and desktop PCs, panel PCs can also be used for direct flush mounting into panel
doors. Other than the operating system and Internet Explorer® or Netscape®, no
software needs to be installed on the client PCs.

Alternatively – or in addition – Excel Web can be operated with the Excel Touch

operator interface, which is a 5.7” touch-screen device (order number “XI882” For

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Excel Web Controller B

Excel Web Controller A

BACnet Client

Desktop PC, Notebook

Excel Touch

more details please refer to the Excel Touch product data sheet, form no.
EN0B0615-GE51) or/and to the Excel Touch User Guide, form no.

Access Modes to Excel Web Controller Any Excel Web controller on the network can be accessed via the browser-based

The controller can be accessed in one of the following ways:

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Excel Web HTML Interface, both locally and remotely. The Excel Web HTML
Interface can reside on any PC platform client such as:

• Desktop PC

• Notebook, Laptop

• Touch panel PC

• LAN (remote access)

Fig. 1. Access to Excel Web controller via LAN

Permanent IP address, allocated by I.T. department

The Excel Web controller can be accessed remotely via LAN by allocating a valid

and permanent IP address to the controller, which is reachable within the LAN.
Procedure:

See Establish Remote LAN Connection section in CARE User Guide

EN2B0182GE51 / 74-5587. Alias IP address, factory default

For access via Ethernet, the Excel Web has a permanent factory default IP

address 192.168.253.20 and Netw or k Mask 255.255.2 55. 0 . Your PC's IP

address must match the Excel Web controller's default IP address. We

recommend using 192.168.253.21 and Network Mask 255.255.255.0.
When using this default address, you must ensure that you have only one

powered-up Excel Web controller on your Ethernet; otherwise, communication

will fail because all Excel Web controllers have the same permanent default IP

address. Alternatively, you can use an Ethernet cross-over cable between your

PC and the Excel Web controller rather than having your PC and the Excel Web

controller both connected to a LAN. Standard Ethernet Interface of your PC

Change the (factory -set) configuration of the integrated Ethernet card so as to

match the Excel Web IP address and IP subnet.
NOTE:

In order to (subsequently) operate on your standard Ethernet network (again),

you will have to change the configuration back to the previous settings. Dedicated Ethernet Interface of your PC

If the laptop or PC with which you wish to access the Excel Web via Ethernet/IP

is not already equipped with an integrated Ethernet Card, or if you want to leave

the IP settings of the integrated network card unchanged, you can buy and install

(into your laptop or PC) an external Ethernet network card.

• Crossover cable (lo cal ac ces s)

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Fig. 2. Access to Excel Web controller via crossover cable

To locally connect to the Excel Web controller via Ethernet, a crossover cable

can be used. Hence it has temporarily no connection to any other network and
the Excel Web controller is not reachable in the network.

The crossover cable connection type has the highest transfer rate (100 Mbit/s),

but when applied, the IP address settings of the client need to be changed.

Procedure:
See Establish Local Ethernet Connection via Crossover Cable section in CARE

User Guide EN2B0182GE51 / 74-5587.

• USB (local access)

Fig. 3. Access to Excel Web controller via USB

To locally connect to the Excel Web controller via USB interface, a D-Link DUB-

E100 USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet adapter can be used.

The USB connection type is recommended for the initial setup of an Excel Web

controller due to a reasonable transfer rate (2 Mbit/s) and because no IP address
changes are necessary after installation. In addition, the LAN connection can be
used in parallel and uninterruptedly.

Permanent IP address, factory default For access via USB, the Excel Web has a permanent factory default IP address

192.168.252.20 and Network Mask 255.255.255.0. Your PC's IP address of the
Belkin USB network adapter must match the Excel Web controller's default IP
address subnet: We recommend using 192.168.252.21.

Procedure:
See Establish Local Connection via USB Cable section in CARE User Guide

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IP Address Allocation To establish any of the described connections, IP addresses must be allocated to

the relevant network components such as BACnet client, Excel Web controller(s)
and USB network adapter.

For further information, please refer to "Setup Excel Web Controller" section in
CARE User Guide EN2B0182GE51 / 74-5587.

• Internet (remote)

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Excel Web Controller A

Internet

BACnet Client

Desktop PC, Notebook

Provider

Firewall

Telephone network

Modem

Excel Web Controller A

BACnet Client

Desktop PC, Notebook

Modem

Dial-up

Fig. 4. Remote Access to Excel Web controller via Internet

• Web Browser access to Excel Web controller via modem

Without using an Internet provider, dial up access via modem is possible by using

two modems. One must be connected to the telephone network at the Excel Web

controller and one at the BACnet client or PC with Internet Browser.

Fig. 5. Web Browser access to Excel Web controller via modem

• CARE access to Excel Web controller via modem

You can work with CARE on an Excel Web controller via modem by connecting

remotely to the modem attached to the Excel Web controller. When the

connection is established, CARE can connect to the Excel Web controller via IP

address. LON-Commissioning can then be done by using a NIC IP (Loytec)

additionally.

Communication Settings Communication settings in the Excel Web HTML Interface comprise:

• Interface settings such as serial baudrates, IP address, neuron chip ID, MAC

address, automatic logout time of web server

• Modem settings

• Remote central (front-end) settings

Bus-Wide Operation Any user can operate all Excel Web controllers residing on a BACnet network.

Based on its design as an IP device (see also "Communication Protocols"), the

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Excel Web controller "speaks" BACnet over IP (Internet Protocol) and hence, can be
integrated smoothly and without the need for additional devices into any network
infrastructure having regard to the corresponding network security mechanis m.

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Application layer

Application layer

Presentation layer

Session layer

Transport layer

Transport layer

Network layer

Network layer

Data link layer

Physical layer

Link layer

BACnet *

IP *

Ethernet

BACnet
Functions

Physical

Protocol

Ethernet

OSI Model

TCP / IP Model BACnet over IP*

Fig. 6. Networking model of Excel Web controller

Network Load The network load for one Excel Web controller in combination with one EBI central

is about 1 % network load in a 10 Mbit network.

These figures are based on the following assumptions:

• 20 BACnet properties per display

• BACnet properties are updated by 5 EBI displays simultaneously

• Each property is updated every 5 s. One update message for a simple property

needs 100 bytes, for a complex property 200 bytes.

Calculation: 5 displays * 20 properties/display * 150 bytes/property *

1 update/5 s = 30000 bits per second.

If alarms should be received and properties should be in trend, everything should
not consume more than 100 Kbits/s, which is 0,1 % in a 100 Mbit network.

Communication Protocols BACnet/IP - ISO 16484-5 – ENV 13321-1
Communication with other Excel Web® controllers, with 3

with Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator™ and SymmetrE® front-ends, and

rd

-party BACnet® front-ends is based on the international BACnet® Protocol.

with 3

rd

-party BACnet® devices,

More details on the BACnet® Interoperability can be obtained from the Excel Web®

Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS).

LonTalk®
Communication with physical I/O modules, with room and zone controllers, and with

Excel 50/500 controllers is based on LonTalk®.

A Free Topology Transceiver (FTT-10A or FT-X1) allows a communication speed of

78 KBaud.

In typical cases, field devices are controlled via Honeywell Distributed I/O

(XFL52xB) or Smart I/O (XFCxxx) modules. Maximum cable lengths are 320 m to
2,200 m.

HTTP
Excel Web® can be operated using a standard Internet Explorer (5.5 or higher) or

Netscape (6.2.1 or higher). The required minimum screen resolution is 800 x 600
pixels. For more details, please refer to the "Operating the Excel Web HTML
Interface" section.

FTP

The firmware and application are downloaded via the standard FTP (File Transfer
Protocol).

Telnet

Telnet access to the Excel Web controller is possible for the purpose of service and
diagnostic of the Linux operating system and the Excel Web firmware. In case this is
needed, please contact your Honeywell representative.

SMTP

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Time Synchronization BACnet clients such as EBI or 3rd-party BACnet front-ends, can time sync the Excel

EBI Compatibility The Excel Web controller communicates with BACnet front-ends only.

web controller via the standard time sync or UTC time sync BACnet service. When
having multiple Excel web controllers on a network without any BACnet client being
the time master, the time must be set for any controller separately and correctly
before downloading the application.

Supported BACnet front-ends are:

• EBI / SymmetrE Software

For more information, please refer to the following software release bulletins:

− EBI R300.1 with Excel Web / BACnet Software Update

− SymmetrE R300.2 with Excel Web Software Update

− EBI / SymmetrE R310.1 or later

• XFI Software

The XFI has not been tested yet with Excel Web, but supports BACnet

functionality.

Operation and Application Software

Programming The Excel Web® is freely programmable using the CARE Engineering Tool and is

This allows making use of standard, pre-tested and pre-documented application and

Application Control Four selectable control loop speed classes (multitasking) with defined cycle times

User Administration Your control system is protected by defined user access rights. This ensures that

Datapoints Datapoints are the basis of the Excel Web – BACnet system. Datapoints contain

Alarm Handling Alarm handling is defined and realized in the application. BACne t alarming

thus ideal for all Building Control and Building Management tasks.

control strategies.

and switching tables allow tailored and highly effective applications control.

only authorized persons have access to the system data. There are six pre-defined
user levels. The predefined user levels are arranged hierarchically and the
sequence with descending priority is as follows:

• System Admin (128)

• Project Admin (115)

• Building Engineer (96)

• Operator (64)

• Tenant (32)

• Guest (0)

Excel Web® allows the definition of up to 128 user levels by default. The above
mentioned user levels are available. Each user level can have different read and
write rights assigned, e.g. Display Communication Settings, Create and Delete
Calendars, Change clock settings, etc. Several users with individual passwords can
be defined for each user level.

NOTE: There is no limit to the number of users per user level.

system-specific information such as values, status, limit values, and default settings.
The user has easy access to datapoints and the information they contain.
The user can recall and modif y informatio n in the datapoi nt s.

On datapoint level, alarming is done by the BACnet intrinsic reporting service.
The following point changes may generate alarm messages:

• Exceeding limit values (analog points and pulse converter point)

• Changes of state (binary and multi-state input and value datapoints)

• Faults (due to, e.g. LON communication errors or e.g. sensors breaks)

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Alarming is further supported by notification class objects, which contain information
required for the distribution and segregation by time and addresses of alarm/event
notifications within a BACnet system.

Notification class objects allow up to 256 alarm priorities. By default, CARE provides
3 notification class objects matching the EBI alarm priorities:

• Urgent

• High

• Low

IMPORTANT

Excel Web does also support the BACnet algorithmic alarming service.
The algorithmic alarming uses the standard BACnet “Event Enrollment Object” and

is used to provide the following functionality:

LON alarming

As LON does not know "devices" but only NVs, I/O module alarming must be
realized by mapping a particular NV to the appropriate "alarm" datapoint in CARE.
Then for the alarm datapoint, the alarm settings are to be defined as usual.

Remote LON Commissioning Excel Web Controllers on a LON bus can be commissioned remotely via LAN / WAN

using CARE or Excelon (can be used as LonWorks protocol analyzer via LAN). Time Programs Time programs comprise schedules and calendars. Schedules

Schedules are daily and weekly time programs. Whenever you want, you can use schedules to enter the setpoint or status for any

datapoint.
Schedules are assigned to plants. Each plant of a controller can have multiple

schedules assigned and each schedule can comma nd datapoints of that plant.

Each schedule specifies a list of datapoint properties to command (switchpoints) on

a weekly basis. The week program defines the normal daily activity of the system by

specifying which switchpoints are to be commanded each day of the week. The

week program applies to a definable time period. There is only one-week program

per schedule.

Schedules offer 16 write priorities that define the priority for writing to the present

value of output and value datapoints. Note that only priorities 9 to 16 are allowed in

the controller.

The write priority applies only to the present value property of virtual points and

output points. The write priority is ignored for all other types of properties.

For every schedule (week program), specific programs called exceptions can be

created. Exceptions have higher priority than the week program and will overwrite

the week program for a definable time period. Exceptions can be one of the

following four time periods:

• Specific Date

e.g. Christmas Eve or 5.5., the whole of May, or the whole year of 2004

• Date Range

e.g. Summer holidays from 29.7-7.9.2004

• Recurring Event

e.g. every last Friday of every month

The internal ring alarm buffer takes max. 100 alarms.

• Warning limits for analog datapoints (Min. and Max. warning limits, in
addition to the Min and Max Alarm limits)

• Alarming for datapoint change between “auto” and “manual”

• Alarming for missing or late acknowledgement of alarms

• Maintenance alarming, based on elapsed runtime of datapoints or number

of state-changes of datapoints.

• Alarming for unsuccessfull transmission of Email alarms

• Alarming for stopped or started plants within Excel Web

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• Calendar Reference
A project-wide calendar provides dates, e.g. regional holidays and

public/religious festivals or any other particular date. The time period can be a
specific date, a date range or a recurring event.

Calendars contain exception days or periods, e.g. Christmas, holidays. Calendars

Trending Trending can be performed via the Excel Web HTML Interface residing on any PC

Controller Based Trending A Compact Flash Card (type 1 or type 2) or micro drive allows memory extensions

Protocolling In the context of the Excel Web controller, "protocolling" means creating a log of the

Calendars are valid for the whole project, and are executed in each controller but apply only to

those schedules, which reference calendars. Changes in multiple particular
controller schedules can be quickly made by simply changing a calendar in one
controller. Thus project-wide s ched uli ng can be influ enced.

platform and via BACnet clients. Trend data is stored on an 2 MB integrated Flash
memory which can hold a maximum of 64,000 trend records distributed among 125
trend log objects. In addition, three trend log objects are used for LON statistic
trending. A single trend log object can include max. 2.880 trend records (max. trend
buffer size). One trend record equals 30 bytes. Extended trend memory is possible
by using a 3
can be in ´Ringbuffer` mode or in ´Stop When Full` mode. Trend data are
dynamically created in the controller and can be saved in a .CSV file.

Trend data have unlimited lifetime and survive an application download. Trend
objects must be explicitly deleted via Excel Web HTML Interface or BACnet. This
deletes also the corresponding trend records. The trended object may be a local or
a reference point in the same controller and the trended property may be integer or
floating point, e.g. point value, point state, alarm limit, time stamp.

Trending via BACnet Client

BACnet clients like EBI will use the BACnet ´read range service` to readout trend
values from the Excel Web controller. Trend recovery for BACnet clients, specifically
EBI and SymmetrE optionally provide an automated recovery mechanism which
allows to "backfill" missing trend data on the BACnet client side with trend values
from the Excel Web controller.

for the purpose of expanding integrated trend memory and increasing historical data
storage. The integrated on-board trend memory allows saving of max. 64.000 trend
values.

values or states of the datapoints, which have been assigned to this particular Excel
Web controller. Using the Excel Web HTML Interface, the user must place the
corresponding datapoints into "trend". If, at some later point in time, i.e. after lengthy
operation, a protocol of the Excel Web controller's history is desired, the
corresponding trend data can be generated, viewed, and downloaded (in CSV
format) via the browser interface. For the storage of larger amounts of trend data
(more than 64,000 trend entries – corresponding to approx. 2 MB), a CF card or
micro drive can be used. The trend data can even be downloaded into a BACnet
client if this client supports this BACnet service.

When connected to the Excel Web controller via Internet Browser, all other Excel
Web controllers of the same project can be operated without the necessity of a new
login.

rd

-party standard Compact Flash card or micro drive. Trend data storage

Backup/Restore

The Excel Web controller supports the BACnet Backup/Restore functionality by the
backup/restore of the application files.

When performing a backup/restore of the appli cat ion fil es, th e fol low ing must be
noted:

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• Online changes may not be considered circa 1 minute before the backup is
started.

• Do not restore the application if the LON interface of the controller has been
changed via CARE.

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Diagnostics

LON Diagnostics The Excel Web HTML Interface allows trending and display of LON specific

BACnet Diagnostics The Excel Web HTML Interface allows display and analysis of BACnet services

Modem Diagnostics Modem diagnostics is based on open LINUX and the Excel Web offers the standard

parameters, e.g. messages receiv ed and tran smi tted , com m unicat io n error s, etc.

which have been initiated or executed by Excel Web.
Furthermore the Excel Web HTML I/F allows searching for BACnet objects in a
BACnet network.

LINUX modem log functionality .

System Architecture Examples

See next pages.

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Fig. 8. Open BACnet / LON System Architecture for Room Control

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EXCEL WEB HTML INTERFACE

The Excel Web® controller is operated via a standard web browser.
By default, an integrated web server provides all operation pages for a full browser-

based operation.
Through the consequent use of software standards, any PC platform can be used as

an operator interface (client). In addition to laptops, desktop PCs or panel PCs can
also be used for direct flush mounting into cabinet doors (IP65).

Other than the operating system and Internet Expl orer® or Netscape®, no software
needs to be installed on the client PCs.

For detailed information on the operation of the Excel Web HTML Interface, please
refer to the "Operating the Excel Web HTML Interface" section, p. 119.

WEB BROWSER ACCESS VIA MODEM

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Telephone Network

http://192.168.253.20

Excel Web

Controller

IOIO 3

Modem

PC

Notebook, Touch panel PC, Desktop

Modem

COM

Without using an Internet provider, dial up access to the Excel Web controller via
modem is possible by using two modems. One must be connected to the telephone
network at the Excel Web controller and one at the BACnet client or PC with Internet
Browser.

Fig. 9. Web Browser access to Excel Web controller via modem

Setup Modems

Connect the Westermo TDW 33 modem to the port 3 of the Excel web controller and
to the telephone network.

Connect and install a Westermo TDW 33 modem or a comparable model of another
manufacturer according to the relev ant mod em docum entation and the Microsoft
Windows documentation. After successful installation, the modem must be available
in the Phone and Modem Options program group of the Control Panel.

Make Modem Connection

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NOTE: The following description applies to Windows XP. For Windows 2000, the

screenshots and options are similiar. Please refer to the Windows XP
Online Help for detailed descriptions.

Procedure 1. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then Network Connections and

Network Connection Wizard.
RESULT: The New Connection Wizard displays.

2. In the Network Connection Wizard, click the Next button.

3. Select Connect to the network at my workplace, and then click the Next
button.

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4. Select Dial-up connection, and then click the Next button.

5. In the Company Name field, enter a name for the modem connection, and then
click the Next button.

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6. In the Phone number field, enter the phone number of the modem connected
to the Excel Web controller, and then click the Next button.

.

NOTE: For the phone number, please contact the telephone network

administrator.

7. Select the connection availability under Anyone´s use or My use only, and
then click the Next button.

.

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8. Check Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop, and then click the
Finish button.

9. In the User name field, enter ´xwadmin` and in the Password field, enter the
password.

10. Check Save this user name and password to the following users, and
select Me only or Anyone who uses this computer.

11. Click the Properties button.

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12. On the General tab, click the Configure button.

13. From the Maximum speed (bps) drop-down list box, select ´115200`, and then
click the OK button.

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14. Slect the Networking tab.

15. Check and highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the list and click the
Properties button.

16. On the General tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically, and then click
the OK button.

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17. Click the OK button.
RESULT: The Connect… dialog box redisplays.

18. Click the Dial button.
RESULT: You will be connected to the Excel web controller. If successfully

connected, a tooltip in the system tray shows this with a message.

19. To view connection details, hover over the connection icon in the system tray.
RESULT: A tooltip shows connection details such as connec t ion name,

speed, etc.

20. Click on the connection icon.
RESULT: The Status dialog box displays showing more details about the

connection.

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21. Click Close button.

22. To operate the Excel Web controller via HTML Interface, start your web browser
and enter the following IP address:

http://192.168.253.20

RESULT: The Login screen displays (see next page).

For detailed information on the operation of the Excel Web HTML Interface,

please refer to the "Operating the Excel Web HTML Interface" section, p. 119.

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Null Modem Cable

http://192.168.253.20

Excel Web

Controller

IOIO 2

PC

Notebook, Touch panel PC, Desktop

COM

WEB BROWSER ACCESS VIA SERIAL INTERFACE (RS 232)

NOTE: This function is not supported by Windows 7.
The Excel Web controller can be connected to the PC via the RS232 interface.
Connect the free COM port of PC to the port 2 of the Excel web controller by using a

null modem cable.

Fig. 10. Web Browser access via serial interface (RS 232)

Procedure 1. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then Network and Dial-up

Connections.

RESULT: The Network and Dial-Up Connections window displays.

2. Double-click on Make New Connection.

3. In the Network Connection Wizard, click the Next button.

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4. Select Connect directly to another computer and click the Next button.

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5. Select the Guest option.

6. Click the Next button.

7. Select the connection availability under For all users or Only for myself.

8. Click the Next button.

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9. Enter a name for the connection.

10. In the User name field, enter ´xwadmin` and in the Password field, enter the
password.

11. Click the Properties button.

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12. Select the Networking tab.

13. Check and highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the list and click the
Properties button.

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14. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, selec t Obtain an IP
address automatically and click the OK button.

15. Click the OK button.
RESULT: The Connect… dialog box redisplays.

16. Click the Connect button.
RESULT: You will be connected to the Excel web controller. User name

password, and authentication are verifi ed.

17. If the following message box displays, check the Do not request the failed
protocols next time checkbox and click the Accept button.

18. Check if you have been successfully connected to the Excel Web controller by
clicking on the connection in the Network and Dial-up Connections window.

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RESULT: If the connection was successfully, the … Status dialog box is

displayed.

If you are not (successfully) connected to the Excel Web controller,

the Connect… dialog box redisplays where you can connect again.

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19. To operate the Excel Web controller via HTML Interface, start your web browser
and enter the following IP address:

http://192.168.253.20

RESULT: The Login screen displays.

For detailed information on the operation of the Excel Web HTML Interface,

please refer to the "Operating the Excel Web HTML Interface" section, p. 119.

USER ADMINISTRATION

The user administration (user access manager in CARE) is used for defining user

rights according to the required functions. These definitions are done in CARE firstly
by creating the users and issuing the functions they should have permis sio n for in

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Access Right

User Level

the Excel Web HTML Interface. In addition, the user administration (user access
manager) is used for defining the language and decimal places of values the Excel
Web HTML Interface should display. User rights can be changed in the Excel Web
HTML Interface dependent on the predefinitions of the user in CARE.

Access Rights List An access rights list for a complete project will be created by assigning predefined

User Profile For each user within a project, a user profile with the following properties will be

NOTE: All users can operate all controllers of a project.

Changes in the user administration will be automatically synchronized
among all Excel Web controller s in the same project.

user levels to all executable functions (access rights) of the Excel Web HTML
Interface. An access rights list may look as follows:

Change Communication Settings System Admin
Create and Delete Schedules Building Engineer
Create and Delete Trends Building Engineer
Display Diagnostics Tenant

The predefined user levels are arranged hierarchically and the sequence with
descending priority is as follows:

• System Administrator (128)

• Project Administrator (115)

• Building Engineer (96)

• Operator (64)

• Tenant (32)

• Guest (0)

Example:
When assigning ´Operator` to ´Create & Delete Calendars`, a user having a user

(access) level below ´Operator`, for example ´Tenant` or ´Guest`, is not able to
create and delete calendars. A user having a user level equal to or higher than
´Operator`, for example ´Building Engineer` or ´Project Admin` is able to create and
delete calendars.

NOTE: When creating a project in CARE, the System Admin level is automatically

assigned to the user who has created the project.
Only the user who has System Admin user level can create new
users and edit or delete ex istin g users.

created:

• User name

• User (access) level

• Language

• Decimal places

• Password

• Access rights

• Email address(es)

A user is identified by its user name. One of the predefined user levels will be
appropriately assigned to the user (name).

Due to the access rights list definitions, this assignment automatically determines
the set of access rights, which the user is allowed to execute in the Excel Web
HTML Interface.

All users having a user level higher than or equal to the assigned user level will have
this access right enabled in the Excel Web HTML Interface, all others will not.

NOTE: A user can carry out his/her assigned access rights in all controllers of the

project.

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ACCESS LEVEL

ACCESS RIGHTS (

FUNCTIONS)

Create and Delete Calendars

Create and Delete Trends

Display Diagnostics

etc

.

USER NAME

SystemAdmin

Building Engineer

Tenant

etc.

John Q

. Public

etc

.

USER PROFILE

LANGUAGE

English (U.S.)

etc

.

DECIMAL

PLACES

2
3

etc.

PASSWORD

**********

Email Address

JohnQ.

Public@yahoo.

com

„second email address

„max

. 5

email addresses“

In addition, the user profile includes the settings of the language in which the Excel
Web HTML Interface is displayed and the number of decimal places of values to be
displayed in the Excel Web HTML Interface.

For the email alarming function, the user must have an email address assigned
which allows receiving alarm emails generated by the Excel Web controller. For
each user, max. 5 email addresses can be assigned .

Finally, a password for each user must be issued for secure operation of the Excel
Web HTML Interface.

Fig. 11. User Profile Creation

Implications of CARE Settings For some items such as datapoints and control loops, access rights can be

predefined in CARE only. Dependent on the settings done in CARE, some items
may not be visible in the Excel Web HTML Interface.

Example: When assigning the read access level ´building engineer` to all analog

inputs, no analog inputs are visible for users having a user access level
assigned which is lower than the ´building engineer` level, e.g. for users
with the user access levels ´operator`, ´tenant`, or ´guest`.

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DATAPOINTS

An Excel Web® controller supports up to 600 physical datapoints and an unlimited
number of value datapoints.

A datapoint has different properties according to its type. Properties are displayed
and can be modified via a standard browser on operator interfaces such as laptops,
desktop PCs, or panel PCs. Properties contain information about the given
datapoint. Among many more, this information could be:

• Present value

• Transition events

• Descriptions

• Input limits values

• Operating status

• Elapsed run time

The following sections provide more-detailed information about the different kinds of
datapoints and datapoint properties and explain which properties are assigned to
which datapoints.

In addition, the Excel Web controller has two Integrated I/Os:

Binary Output

• potential-free relay, SPST (single pole single throw), normally open, 24 Vac +/­20%, max. 2 A permanent load

• application-driven

• 1 "active" LED, illuminated when contacts closed

The binary output can be used for connecting an alarm buzzer.

Binary Input

• potential-free contact, max. 36 Vdc

• application-driven

• 1 "active" LED, illuminated when contact closed

Physical Datapoints

Physical datapoints are inputs and outputs attached to hardware devices like
sensors and actuators.

The following are examples of physical datapoints:

Analog Inputs NTC, PT 1000, PT 3000, BALCO Sensors (PT 3000/BALCO), standard 0...10 V / 0

Analog Outputs Outputs with a continuous 0...10 V output signal for controlling continuous actuators
Binary Inputs Inputs for processing voltage-free signals (switches, contacts, counters).
Binary Outputs Outputs for driving three-position actuators, for example, a damper motor; two

Multi-State Inputs Inputs used for equipment feedback (Automatic, On, Off)
Multi-State Outputs Outputs controlling multi-stage fans (0, 1, 2, 3)
Pulse Converter Digital inputs for processing pulsed signals up to 20 Hz (depending on I/O module

(4)...20 mA input, to connect outside air temperature sensors, for example.

position devices, for example, a circulation pump; and pulsed outputs

specifications), for example, metered energy consumption.

Value Datapoints

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Value datapoints are values (interm edia te resul ts and parameters) computed while
the application program is running. In contr ast to phy sical da t apoi nts, value
datapoints are not directly connected to hardware devices.

A typical example of a value datapoint is a room temperature setpoint.

Access via datapoint name During system operation, you may need to access these values. To simplify this

Analog Value Datapoints Analog value points are software points contai ning an analog value in the user

Binary Value Datapoints Binary value points are software points containing a binary value in the user

Multi-state Value Point Multi-state Value datapoints allow switching 32 stages (including the “off stage“) of

A typical example would be a multi-state electric heater or a multi-stage fan.

process, you can include value datapoints in the datapoint list, where you can
access them directly via their datapoint name.

Like physical datapoints, value datapoints, too, can have different properties; for
example, they can specify a manual value, set minimum and maximum values, or
log trends.

The following are types of value datapoints:

• Analog value points

• Binary value points

• Multi-state value points

program.
An analog value point could, for example, contain a flow temperature setpoint cal-

culated from the room setpoint and the outside air temperature via the heating
curve.

program.
For example, logical AND operation:

The AND operation provides a logical 1 output when all input conditions are also
logical 1. Otherwise the output is a logical 0. If the user program contains such an
AND operation on different input conditions, then the output could be available as a
binary value datapoint.

physical digital inputs or outputs. Depending on the number of stages, the multi­state value point provides up to 32 editable stage texts, e.g., stage 1, stage 2, stage
3, etc, to be edited in CARE.

Reference Datapoints

If your control and monitoring system contains more than one controller, the con­trollers communicate with one another via the BACnet bus. This enables one con­troller both to read and set the datapoints from other controllers, and to read values

rd

-party BACnet devices of the project and external BACnet devices which are

of 3
not in the project.

This data communication is realized via so-called reference input/output points.
They always originate in or write to another plant and may originate in or write to
another controller.

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BACnet bus

LON

LON

CF

3

2

1

LonWorks

LON

LON

CF

3

2

1

Excel Web Controller Excel Web Controller

Router

Fig. 12. Data exchange via reference datapoints on the BACnet bus

Datapoint Refreshing The following properties will be simultaneously refreshed to an EBI central or the

Please refer also the datapoint property description in the "Reference" section.

The Excel Web controller may have I/O devices connected via the LONWORKS
network. L

ONWORKS network variables (or individual fields of struc tured network

variables) can be mapped to the property "Value" of physical datapoints (AI, BI, AO,
BO, MI, MO). Analog value, binary value, and multi-state value points are also
supported for NV mapping. Note that multi-state points on BACnet start counting
from 1 while enumerated NVs start counting from zero. So a +1 conversion table
must be applied for NVI mapping and a -1 conversion table must be applied for NVO
mapping.

For more information on L
please refer to the CARE User Guide, EN2B-0182GE51.

Each datapoint type has associated with it various parameters, which allow the user
to set, e.g., the datapoint name, the level of access protection, alarm behavior, and
other options. These parameters are called properties. Each property performs a
specific function related to the datapoint.

Not all properties are available for every datapoint type.

Excel Web HTML Interface:

• Present value

• Operating mode

• Reliability

• Status flags

• Event state

Mapped Datapoints

ONWORKS network variables and datapoint mapping,

Datapoint Properties

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Editing

• Event time stamp

• Acknowledged transition

• Command priorities

• Active/Inactive texts

• Elapsed active time

• Time of active time reset

• State texts

• Feedback value

• Time of present value reset

NOTE: A complete list of all properties associated with the various datapoint types

Operating Mode The user is able to switch each datapoint between manual and automatic operation.
Automatic

Under automatic operation, the controller processes the values at the inputs, for

instance from temperature sensors. For outputs, under automatic operation, the
status shown by the user/time switch program is adopted, e.g., ´Heating circuit
pump off`.

Manual
During manual operation, the controller uses the manual values, for example, ´flow

temperature setpoint = 60°C`. Outputs adopt the preselected condition, for example,
´Heating circuit pump on`.

Local Manual Override If manual override controls are present on either the analog out put or digita l out put

modules connected via a L
(automatic/manual override) is displayed in the Excel Web HTML Interface.

can be found in the section Datapoint Properties Overview.

ONWORKS network, then the status of these controls

Properties Descriptions

How to Read the Datapoint Properties Description

In the following, all datapoint properties which exist in the Excel Web HTML
Interface and in CARE are described. Each property description starts with a table
that explains:

• which datapoints the property applies to

• where the property is available, either in CARE or in the HTML Interface or in

both of them

• if the property is editable and where (HTML Interface and/or CARE) it can be
changed.

• the corresponding equivalent name, if the property name is different in the HTML
Interface and in CARE

All valid items are highlighted in gray. Non-valid items remain in white.

Examples: The following table explains the Active / Inactive Text property.

In this case the property applies to the BI, BO and BV datapoint
types. It is available in the HTML Interface and in CARE. It can
be edited in CARE but not in the HTML Interface. In the HTML
Interface the property is not called Active / Inactive Text but is

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

Equivalent Auto, Manual

The following table explains the Ackn. (Acknowledged

displayed as Auto or Manual property.

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

- X

Transitions) property. In this case the property applies to all
datapoints except the RI (reference input). It is available in the

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Datapoint Type

Editing

Datapoint Type

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Unit

Number of states

State (0)

State (1)

HTML interface only. It cannot be edited at all and there is no

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Equivalent

In some exceptions, remarks in quotation marks are added. In

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Equivalent

equivalent.

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"assigned to value" means that the engineering unit is not
available as property but is assigned to the current value of the
datapoint.

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Ackn. (Acknowledged Transitions)

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Shows whether a transition has been acknowledged or not. By default, each
transition will be acknowledged by the Excel Web controller and the Ackn. Property
is checked in the Excel Web HTML Interface. On the EBI central, transitions can be
set to be asked for acknowledgement by the operator manually.

Active / Inactive Text

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Auto, Manual

To binary points, texts can be assigned in CARE to display the corresponding active
or inactive state of the point in the Excel Web HTML Interface. The texts include
active/inactive (passive) descriptions with unit, and number of states.

Example: Active / Inactive text assigned to binary output for switching a pump.

1 2 OFF ON
2 2 Stopped Running

The actual state is displayed as present value in the Excel Web HTML Interface.
See also "Auto" and "Manual" sections.

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The alarm delay determines how long a ´To-Off-Normal` or a ´To-Normal` transition

must exist before an alarm is generated. Entering an alarm delay time of 10 seconds
means that the limit value must be exceeded for at least 10 seconds before this
datapoint generates an alarm. If the limit value only lasts for 7 seconds, then no
alarm occurs. The alarm handling for a datapoint can be completely disabled by
setting the alarm delay time to a value of 100000 or higher.

Alarm Text

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For the property ´Alarm text`, CARE allows entering personalized alarm texts for the
different event states of an analog or digital point. The assigned alarm text is shown
with the alarm, which is caused by the corresponding transition event.

Alarm texts can have 256 characters at maximum with no restriction on the used
character type.

Analog points have twelve, Digital points have six possible event states. The
following table shows the event states and examples for alarm texts:

Nr. Analog Event States Alarm Text Example Digital Event States Alarm Text Example

1 High Limit to Normal Value below High Limit Fault to Normal Input OK
2 Low Limit to Normal Value above Low Limit Normal to Fault Input Failure
3 Fault to Normal Sensor OK Off-Normal to Nor mal Input back to Normal
4 Normal to High Limit Value above High Limit Normal to Off-Normal Input Change to Alarm
5 Normal to Low Limit Value below Low Limit Fault to Off-Normal
6 Low Limit to High Limit Off-Normal to Fault
7 High Limit to Low Limit
8 Fault to High Limit

9 Fault to Low Limit
10 Normal to Fault Sensor Break
11 High Limit to Fault Sensor Break
12 Low Limit to Fault Sensor Break

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Notify Type

According to the BACnet Specification, events can be of the type ´alarm` or ´event`.
On the EBI, alarms will be graphically indicated by blinking in the status line and
shown in the alarm summary. Events will not be indicated in the status line and will
be shown in the event summary.

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The notify type can be defined and changed in CARE. In the Excel Web HTML
Interface, the notify type (alarm type) is displayed only.

For all notification classes, notify type ´Alarm` must be used.
See also "Notify Type" section.

Alarm Value

Please refer to the "Alarm Value Enable" section.

Alarm Value Enable

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Alarm Value

Defines the alarm condition of a binary input or value point when an alarm should be
reported in case of binary input changes. The alarm condition can be either the
active state or the inactive state of the point e.g. 0 or 1, ON or OFF, Up or Down. If
the present value is equal to this condition for at least the alarm delay time, then an
OFF-Normal event is generated. In addition an alarm delay can be entered.

Auto

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Sets the datapoint in automatic (Auto) operation mode. In Auto operation mode, the
datapoint shows the present value processed by the controller (sensor input values,
time program output values).

See also "Active / Inactive Text" section.

BACnet Instance

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The BACnet instance number is part of the internal BACnet addressing in every
BACnet system (BACnet communication). The BACnet instance number of
datapoints is not visible in the Excel Web HTML Interface and the user does not
need the BACnet instance number in order to operate the Excel Web controller.

The BACnet instance number of a device object is visible in the Excel Web HTML
Interface.
When creating objects in CARE such as datapoints, schedules or calendars, CARE
assigns an instance number to each object. The instance number is unique within
the same object type but the same instance number may also exist in other object
types. The instance number of the device object is unique on the whole BACnet
network.

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The following table shows examples of instances, which CARE automatically
assigns to the corresponding BACnet objec ts while they are created:

Object Type Instance Number

Analog input 1 1
Analog input 2 2
Analog input 3 3
Analog input 4 4
Analog input 5 5
Binary input 1 1
Binary input 2 2
Binary input 3 3
Binary input 4 4
Binary input 5 5

The instance number in combination with the BACnet object type information is one
method in creating and adding a 3

rd

party BACnet device to the BACnet bus (see

also "BA Cnet Object ID" section).
This information must be provided by or to the project engineer/vendor who is

responsible for the 3
is responsible for integrating the Excel Web controller into a 3

rd

party BACnet device to be added to the CARE project, or who

rd

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system.
NOTE: In Europe it is common using the EDE data format for interchanging

information between BACnet objec ts. For fu rther inf o rmat ion , please
access the BACnet Interest Group Europe e.V. at:

http://www.big-eu.org

BACnet Object (Type)

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The BACnet object type is part of the internal BACnet addressing in every BACnet
system (BACnet communication). The BACnet object type is not visible in the Excel
Web HTML Interface and the user does not need the BACnet object type in order to
operate the Excel Web controller.

In the BACnet standard, BACnet objects are classified in types.
Example: Analog inputs are of BACnet object type "analog input(0)", binary inputs

are of BACnet object type "binary input(3)", devices such as the Excel web
controller and 3

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party BACnet devices are of BACnet object type

"device(8)”

The BACnet object type information in combination with the instance number is one
method in creating and adding a 3

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party BACnet device to the BACnet bus (see

also "BA Cnet Object ID" section).
This information must be provided by or to the project engineer/vendor who is

responsible for the 3

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is responsible for integrating the Excel Web controller into a 3rd party BACnet
system.

The BACnet Object type defaults according to the BACnet convention are as follows
(see next page):

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Life safety zone

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Multi-state input

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Program

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Trend log

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Anlog input 0
Anlog output 1
Anlog value 2
Averaging 18
Binary input 3
Binary output 4
Binary value 5
Calendar 6
Command 7
Device 8
Event enrollment 9

File 10
Group 11
Life safety point 21

Loop 12

Multi-state ourput 14
Multi-state value 19
Notification class 15

Schedule 17

BACnet Object ID

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The BACnet object ID is part of the internal BACnet addressing in every BACnet
system (BACnet communication). The BACnet object ID is not visible in the Excel
Web HTML Interface and the user does not need the BACnet object ID in order to
operate the Excel Web controller.

The BACnet object ID is a unique ID within a BACnet device.
BACnet Object IDs must be provided by or to the project engineer/vendor who is

responsible for the 3
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system.
The BACnet object ID will be kept unique within a CARE project and is calculated

within CARE by the following Standard BACnet formula:

BACnet object ID = BACnet object type x 2

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+ Object Instance number

The typical object addressing within a BACnet system is done by using the device
ID and the Object ID.

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Change of Value Increment

See "Increment" section.

Bit Mask

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The bitmask shows the values/conditions that are observed.
See also "Bit String(s)" and "Event Enrollment"sections.

Bit String(s)

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Equivalent List of Values

Bit String(s) shows the possible logical values (true, false) resulting from the
comparison of the selected values/conditions and the underlying bitstring mask.

See also "Bit Mask" and "Event Enrollment"sections.

Characteristic

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If the datapoint should be mapped to a NV (see LON Mapping property) and the
engineering units of both do not match, for example, the NV has °C and the
datapoint has °F, a characteristic (conversion table) must be assigned.
Default characteristics are delivered with the CARE software.

Examples: 2-10 V = 0-100 %
Linear input
Direct out 0-100 %
+1

-1
etc.

For example, the characteristic “Linear input” converts volts (NV value) into percent
(datapoint value) as follows:

NV value DP value

0,000 0,000
10,000 100,00

COV Period

See "Period" section.

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Current Value

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Shows the current accumulated value of the pulse converter. The current value can
be changed by reset.

Datapoint Name

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Name assigned to each point for operator use in locating and commanding the
point. This name must be unique within a controller, and this is guaranteed by
CARE.

The temperature of a room is recorded at a sensor input, and then the associated

Example:

datapoint name could be as follows:
Room_Temp.1.10 (Room temperature, 1st floor, room 10)
The datapoint can be accessed directly by selecting this name in the Excel Web

HTML Interface or the EBI.
Point names can have a maximum of 40 alphanumeric characters. They must not

include Tabs, double quotes, space characters and the following characters, ?, *, : ,
/ , \ , < , > . All other printable characters are allowable (A-Z, 0-9, +, -, _,
дцьЯДЦЬйи@§$%&#, etc). For example, 12A is a datapoint name, but 12 is not.

It is not recommended to use quotes or double quotes!
A project may use

network should use the same character set (Honeywell and 3rd party devices).
IMPORTANT

It is recommended not to use characters, which are not part of ANSI X3.4
(US-ASCII). Note that the max. length of the datapoint name for Lon points
should not exceed 13 characters (see Lon point property). But the BACnet
Datapoint name may be longer.

ISO 8859-1 or ANSI X3.4 characters. All BACnet Servers on a

Deadband

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Defines the value of the deadband in order to set off an alarm of event type ´To­Normal`. For this, the present value must, for at least the defined alarm delay (time),
remain within the range:

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Low limit plus deadband and high limit minus deadband

Fig. 13. Deadband (1) of analog datapoints

Description

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Descriptor

Shows the descriptive Text, which has been entered as Descriptor for the datapoint
in CARE.

A controller contains up to 600 physical datapoints and an unlimited number of value

datapoints. When creating datapoints, an individual datapoint name is assigned to
each of these datapoints.

Plain-language descriptors can be created with an unlimited number of characters
each. These descriptors are then assigned to datapoints via the property
"Descriptor".

Descriptors complete the information concealed behind the datapoint name. They
can contain, for instance, a reference to a section of a building.
The following list is an example of the relationship between datapoint names and
descriptors:

Datapoint Name Descriptor

Room temp floor 1 Heating circuit, West wing
Room temp floor 3 Heating circuit, West wing
Room temp floor 10 Heating circuit, East
Room temp corridor Heating circuit, East
Flow temp floor 1 Heating circuit, West wing
Lights floor 1 Building section V
Lights corridor B uild ing se ctio n V

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Direction

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Lon Point

Shows whether a mapped datapoint is mapped to an input NV (NV in) or an output
NV (NV out).

See also "Lon Point" section.

Engineering Unit

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Engineering units are pre-defined by the BACnet standard and will be assigned to
datapoints in CARE. In the Excel Web HTML Interface, the present value is
displayed with the assigned engineering unit.

Examples:
If, for instance, the external temperature is measured by an analog datapoint, the

engineering unit of this datapoint must be set to "°C" or "°F". If the electrical load is
detected by a pulse converter input, the engineering unit must be set to "kWh" for
kilowatt-hours.

In the Excel Web HTML Interface, engineering units are displayed read only.

EOV / EOV Optimization

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Defines whether the datapoint should be optimized or not, if the datapoint is used as
setpoint for energy optimized heating or ventilation (EOH or EOV).

Event

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Reporting

Shows the transition types that can be selected for reportin g:

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The alarm reaches off-normal state, that is, the datapoint value exceeds
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− Back To-Normal
The alarm is going to normal state, that is, the value of the datapoint
remains under the high limit, or exceeds the low limit.

− To Fault
The alarm originates in a fault such as sensor break, etc. (depends on
point type).

IMPORTANT

In the Excel Web HTML Interface, the transition type is selected by checking the
Reporting checkbox.

See also "Transition Events" and “Alarm and Event Priority Classification” sections.

Always enable both options, ´To Off-Normal` and ´Back To-Normal`,
otherwise you will miss one of the corresponding alar ms.

Event Enrollment

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The primary purpose of the Event Enrollment object is to define an event and to
provide a connection between the occurrence of an event and the transmission of a
notification message to one or more recipients. The Event Enrollment object
contains the event-type description, the parameters needed to determine if the event
has occurred (Algorithmic Change Reporting), and a device to be notified.
Alternatively, a Notification Class object may serve to identify the recipients of event
notifications. A device is considered to be "enrolled for event notification" if it is the
recipient to be notified or one of the recipients in a Notification Class object
referenced by the Event Enrollment object. Event Enrollment objects are the basics
for algorithmic change reporting.

See also "Bit Mask" section.
See also "Bit String(s)" section.
See also "Time Delay" section.

Event State

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For any datapoint type, an application and/or product specific value range is defined

in which the point is in the operating (event) state ´Normal`. If the point value has
changed due to exceptional situations, the ev ent state of a dat apo int can be eith er
´Off-Normal` or ´Fault`.

The event states can be shortly described as follows:

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Point is in normal operating state.

Off-Normal

Point value is out of normal range.

Fault

Point is prevented from proper operation. Point value can be in normal or out of
normal range. Due to the maloperation of the point, the value is unreliable.

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Causes for a fault can be, for example sensor and cable breaks. See “Status Flag
indications for details.

High Limit

Point value has exceeded the high limit. Special case of the Off-Normal sta te of
analog inputs, analog outputs, and analog value points (see also Alarm range
properties in the table below).

Low Limit

Point value has dropped below the low limit. Special case of the Off-Nor mal sta te of
analog inputs and outputs (see also Alarm range properties in the table below).

Fault

NOTE: The Fault property exists twice. In one case, it displays the actual status of

Display of actual status

Indicates the fault status of the datapoint. When the ´Fault` status flag is enabled,

the datapoint or the physical input is not reliable, e.g. in case of sensor break (Open
Loop). See “Status Flag Indications” for details.

NOTE: Multiple flag indications may be possible.

Alarm reporting of Faults:

The ´Fault` status of a point will generate an alarm if a notification class is selected.
Example: A ´To-Fault transition` will always enable the ´In Alarm` flag. Hence both,

Definition of fault condition

Defines the state which indicates and sets off a ´Fault` event. If enabled, the fault
text of the corresponding transition event is displayed.

Example:

See also "Is Fault Condition" section.

certain datapoints, in the other case; it allows selecting which condition
should be the fault condition.

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States Fault Fault Text Display

1 NO NO
2 YES YES

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High Limit Enable

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The High Limit Enable property defines if high limit alarms are generated on the
BACnet bus. The following conditions must be true for the system to generate an
alarm:

• High limit is exceeded and this condition remains present for at least the defined
alarm delay (time)

• Transition events ´To-OffNormal` and ´To-N orma l`ar e ena ble d

• Notification class (urgent, high or low) is allocated to this point

• Notify type is set to ´Alarm` (not ´Event`)

If all of these conditions are true, then an alarm of event type ´To-Off-Normal` is set
off.

The high limit can be predefined in CARE and changed in the Excel Web HTML
Interface later.

NOTE: According to the BACnet standard, disabling the High Limit does only

With Excel Web it is possible to disable both High and Low Limit alarms at the same
time, if the alarm delay time is set to 100,000 sec or longer.

disable the reporting of the High Limit Alarm onto the BACnet bus. When
the High Limit is exceeded, the datapoint will still be “in Alarm”, and if a
BACnet front-end is polling the alarms of a BACnet controller, also
datapoints with High Limit disabled will be displayed on the BACnet front­end as being “in Alarm”.

In Alarm

NOTE: The In Alarm property exists twice. In one case, it displays the actual status

of certain datapoints, in the other case, it allows selecting which condition
should be the alarm condition.

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Displays the alarm status of the datapoint, which can be caused by faults and Off­Normal conditions.

NOTE: Multiple flag indications may be possible.
Example: A ´To-Fault transition` will always enable the ´In Alarm` flag. Hence both,

the ´In Alarm` and the ´Fault` status flags are enabled.

See also "Fault" and "Out of Service" sections.

Definition of alarm condition

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Defines the state which indicates and sets off an ´alarm`. If enabled, the alarm text
of the corresponding transition event is displayed.

Example:

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1 NO NO
2 YES YES

See also "Is in Alarm" section.

Increment

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Change of Value Increment

The change of value increment (COV increment) specifies the minimum change in
present value that causes the controller sending the present value to recipients on
the BACnet bus (e.g. Excel Web HTML Interface, EBI).

The COV increment is also used as the minimum change in the present value for
value-based trending.

NOTE: For the pulse convertor point type, a time-based COV increment is

Usage with Reference Inputs When using reference input points which read input values, the inputs can be reside

either in different plants of the same controller (internal referencing) or in plants of
different controllers (external referencing).

If the reference input point reads values from an internal referencing plant, the
original datapoint value of the input will be taken.

If the reference input point reads values from an external referencing plant, a copy
of the original datapoint value of the input will be taken. Please note, that in this
case, the COV value must be set to appropriate (low) values in order to minimize
falsification of the transmitted value.

possible.

Initial Value

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For reference input points, an initial value can be entered, which will be utilized at
system startup if the reference input has not yet received a value from the
connected point.

Input NV

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Is Fault Condition

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YES

IO Configuration

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The I/O configuration is not visible in the Excel Web HTML Interface, but only in
CARE.

Analog input and output points must be configured prior to their assignment to a
particular terminal on a module in CARE. This is done by selecting the appropriate
configuration such as NTC, PT100 Type F, etc., for the datapoint. The assignment
of the configuration results in the automatic setting of the configuration properties for
the datapoint.

For pull-up resistor handling, please refer to the "Pull-Up Resistor Handling" section.

Is Alarm Condition

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Defines the state which enables the ´Alarm` flag. If enabled, the alarm text of the
corresponding transition event is displayed.

Example:

State Text Is Alarm Condition Alarm Text Display

1 NO NO
2 YES YES

See also "In Alarm" section.

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Defines the state which enables the ´Fault` flag. If enabled, the fault text of the
corresponding transition event is displayed.

Example:

1 NO NO

See also "Fault" section.

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Last Transition

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Shows the date when the last transition was performed.

LON Point

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Direction

Defines in CARE if the datapoint should be mapped to a NV.
Input points can only be mapped to input NVs and output points can only be

mapped to output NVs.
NOTE: If an output point is defined as "with switches", CARE will automatically

map an input NV to that output point. The input NV will be used for sending
the manual switch state a value from the I/O-board to the Excel Web
controller. The value of the manual switch is reflected at priority 1 in the
priority array of the datapoint.

See also "Direction" section

Low Limit Enable

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The Low Limit Enable property defines the low limit for the creation of alarms of
analog points. The following conditions must be true for the system to generate an
alarm:

• The present value falls below the low limit and this condition remains present for
at least the defined alarm delay (time)

• Transition events ´To-OffNormal` and ´To-N orma l`ar e ena ble d

• Notification class (urgent, high or low) is allocated to this point

• Notify type is set to ´Alarm` (not ´Event`)

If all of these conditions are true, then an alarm of event type ´To-Off-Normal` is set
off.

The Low Limit can be predefined in CARE and changed in the Excel Web HTML
Interface later.

NOTE:
According to the BACnet standard, disabling the Low Limit only disables the
reporting of the Low Limit Alarm onto the BACnet bus.
When the Low Limit is exceeded, the datapoint will still be "in Alarm", and if a
BACnet front-end is polling the alarms of a BACnet controller, also datapoints with
Low Limit disabled will be displayed on the BACnet front-end as being “in Alarm”.

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AI

AO

AV

BI

BO

BV

MI

MO

MV

PC

RI

RO

Editing

Datapoint Type

Editing

User Interface

Equivalent

User Interface

Equivalent

With Excel Web it is possible to disable both High and Low Limit alarms at the same
time, if the alarm delay time is set to 100,000 sec or longer.

Manual

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

x

Equivalent

Sets the datapoint in manual operation mode in which the present value will be
overwritten with a desired value manually entered by the user.

See also "Active Text / Inactive Text" section.

Manual Life Safety

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

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x

Equivalent

Shows the status of the manual override switch or potentiometer of the LON
module.

Mapping

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing -

Shows the mapping type of a mapped datapoint. For example, if the datapoint is
mapped to the present value property, PV = Present Value is displayed.

Notification Class

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing - x

The notification class can be defined and changed in CARE. In the Excel Web
HTML Interface, only the name of the notification class is displayed.

The notification class enables alarming for the datapoint by selecting a notification
class with a given priority. By default, the following notification classes with
descending priority can be selected:

- Urgent

- High

- Low

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Editing

Datapoint Type

Editing

User Interface

HTML Interface

CARE

Equivalent

User Interface

These default notification classes match the default notification classes of the EBI
central.

Each recipient assigned to a notification class will receive the datapoint alarm
triggered by the selected notification. But, alarms will only be generated for the
enabled transitions (To-Normal, To-OffNormal, and/or To-Fault) of a recipient. Each
enabled transition will be propagated with the selected notification (see also “Alarm
and Event Priority Classification” section).

This connection has not to be mixed up with the transitions selected under
Transition Events (see "Transition Events" section).

Notify Type

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

- x

Equivalent Alarm Type

The notify type can be defined and changed in CARE. In the Excel Web HTML
Interface, the notify type (alarm type) is displayed only.

For all notification classes, the notify type ´Alarm` must be used.
According to the BACnet Specification, events can be of the type ´alarm` or ´event`.

On the EBI, alarms will be graphically indicated by blinking in the status line and
shown in the alarm summary. Events will not be indicated in the status line and will
be shown in the event summary.

See also "Alarm Type" section.

NV Name

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

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- x

Equivalent

Shows the name of the NV, e.g. NViInsideAirTemp , that is mapped to the
datapoint.

NV Type

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Editing - x

Input NV, Output NV

Shows the type of the mapped NV, e.g. SNVT_temp.
See also "Input NV" and "Output NV" sections.

Out Of Service

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

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Datapoint Type

Editing

User Interface

x

Equivalent

Generates and indicates the ´out of service` status of the datapoint. The ´out of
service` property allows decoupling the physical input or output from the datapoint.

For inputs the decoupling is done by manual override. For outputs this is done by
checking the ´Out of Service` flag.

The ´out of service` property is suited to fix the physical input or output state, e.g. in
case of maintenance checks.

In the following, the states of the ´out of service` flag/property of the various BACnet
objects are listed:

AI, BI, MI
Out Of Service = unchecked:
Present value has not been overwritten

Out Of Service = checked:
Present value has been overwritten
Present value is decoupled from the physical input and will not track changes to the
physical input.

AO, BO, MO
Out Of Service = checked:
Changes to the present value are decoupled from the physical output.
The present value property is still controlled by the prioritization mechanism (Priority
Array, Relinquish Default)

AV, BV, MV
Out Of Service = checked:
Present value is prevented from being modified by the application.
The present value property is still controlled by the prioritization mechanism (Priority
Array, Relinquish Default)

Pulse Converter
Out Of Service = unchecked:
Present value has not been overwritten

Out Of Service = checked:
Present value has been overwritten
Present value is decoupled from the Count property and will not track changes to
the input.

See also "In Alarm" and "Fault" sections.

Output NV

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Equivalent NV Type

Defines the network variable type (NVT) of the Lon point in CARE, e.g.
SNVT_lev_percent for an analog output point (NV - Output).

See also "Input NV" section.

Period

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Equivalent

Priority Level

Value

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

x x

Equivalent COV Period

Defines the amount of time in seconds between the periodic transmissions of the
present value. This property can be used alone or in combination with the Increment
property.

When the period property is used in combination with the increment property, the
present value will always be updated periodically independent on the transmissions
of the present value due to the COV setting.

Example:

Increment Period Present Value Update

0,2 K

3 s every 3 s
0,2 K 3 s

when present value has
changed by 0,2 K or more

every 3 s and when present
value has changed by 0,2 K or
more

Priority Level

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing -

The value of the present value is controlled by a command prior itiz at ion me cha nis m
which is based upon a fixed number of priorities that are assigned to command –
issuing entities (BACnet tasks, control strategy, time program, manual operator
inputs). Each of these entities writes to the present value with its assigned priority
level. The number of priorities is arranged in a priority list of descending priority.

Example (see next page):

Manual Life Safety -

-

-

­Critical Equipment Control 19,5 °C
Minimum On Off

Manual Operator 21,0 °C

-

-

-

-

-

­Control Program -

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Value

16

User Interface

Equivalent

Polarity

Present Value

Physical State of Input

Physical State of Device

Datapoint Type

Editing

Datapoint Type

Editing

­Relinquish Default 20,0 °C

The priority list can include max. 16 values and will be continuously updated by
written values caused by the command-issuing entities.

The value of the highest priority level is always written to the present value as long
as the priority list is not empty. If the list is empty, the user-definable relinquish
default value is written to the present value.

For the example in the table, Critical Equipment Control has the highest priority and
is written to the present value. As soon as the priorities 5 and 8 are relinquished e.g.
via BACnet service, the relinquish default of 20,0°C will be valid for the present
value.

Polarity

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing - x

The polarity indicates the relationship between the physical state of the input and
the logical state represented by the present value. If the polarity is NORMAL, then
the ACTIVE state of the present value is also the ACTIVE or ON state of the
physical input. If the polarity is REVERSE, then the ACTIVE state of the present
value is the INACTIVE or OFF state of the physical Input.

NORMAL INACTIVE OFF or INACTIVE not running
NORMAL ACTIVE ON or ACTIVE running
REVERSE INACTIVE ON or ACTIVE not running
REVERSE ACTIVE OFF or INACTIVE running

Property

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

-

Equivalent

By default, the present value is selected as property of a reference input point in
CARE.

Read Access Level

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

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- x

Equivalent

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BACnet-Bus

Plant A1

Source Point

Plant

A2

Receiver Point

Physical Point or

Value Point

Reference

Input Point

CONTROLLER A

Data

Data

Plant B1

Source Point

Physical Point or

Value Point

CONTROLLER B / 3rd Party DEVICE

NOTE: Controllers / 3rd Pary Devices can be in the sa me or in dif ferent projects.

The read access level can be defined and changed in CARE only. In the Excel Web
HTML Interface, the read access level is displayed only.

The read access level assigned to a datapoint determines which user level can read
values (properties) of that particular datapoint on the Excel Web HTML Interface.

A user who has a user level equal to or higher than the assigned read access level
of the datapoint, will have this access right enabled in the Excel Web HTML
Interface, all others will not (for further details, please refer to the User
Administration section).

Reference

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing x

The reference property of a reference input point provides the source (BACnet
object) which passes the value to the reference input point. The reference property
of a reference output point provides the source (BACnet object) which passes the
value to the reference output point.

Sources can be any point of any Excel Web controller and 3
of the project.

Reference Points Reference points are a type of software point that can share point information

across plants. If plants are located in different controllers, the point information will
be automatically transferred across the BACnet bus.

Reference Input Points Reference input points receive information from a point in another plant of the same

controller (internal reference) or of another plant in another controller or 3
device (external reference). Controllers and 3

rd

- party devices can reside in the
same or in different projects (for detailed procedure see CARE User Guide EN2B­0182GE51).

Each reference input is associated with a physical or value datapoint (source point)

somewhere in a plant residing in a controller on the bus. The source point cannot be
a receiver point and source point and receiver point cannot reside in the same plant.

rd

-party BACnet device

rd

- party

Fig. 14. Data exchange between plants via reference input points

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Equivalent

No Error Detected

Loop is in proper condition, that is, present value is
reliable; that is, no other fault has been detected.

No Sensor

Sensor may be not connected

No Output

Hardware may be not connected

Unreliable Other

The controller has detected that the present value is

Input is not cycling as expected.

Datapoint Type

User Interface

Equivalent

Datapoint Type

Editing

Reference Input Point Operation If the reference input point reads values from an internal referencing plant, the

original datapoint value of the input will be taken.
If the reference input point reads values from an external referencing plant, a copy

of the original datapoint value of the input will be taken. Please note, that in this
case, the “Change of Value” (COV) value of the source point must be set to
appropriate (low) values in order to minimize falsification of the transmitted value.

Reliability

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface

Editing -

Shows whether the hardware assigned to the data poi nt is in proper con dit ion or not .
Depending on the datapoint type, the following conditions may be displayed:

unreliable, but none of the other conditions describe
the nature of the problem. A generic fault other than
those listed above has been detected, e.g., a Binary

NOTE: For binary output datapoints, the reliability will work only if the service type

of the corresponding NVo in CARE is set to ´acknowledged`.

Relinquish Default

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing x x

Defines the value that will be written to the present value, if the priority list is empty
which means that no other value is present in the priority list. The relinquish default
value allows starting up a control system with a defined status/value.
The relinquish default value is predefined in the application in CARE and can be
changed in the Excel Web HTML Interface.

For further information on priority levels and command priorities, please refer to the
"Priority Level" section.

Relinquish Priority

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Datapoint Type

AI

AO

AV

BI

BO

BV

MI

MO

MV

PC

RI

RO

Editing

Datapoint Type

Editing

User Interface

HTML Interface

CARE

Equivalent

User Interface

Equivalent

Defines the value that will be written to the present value, if the priority list is empty
which means that no other value is present in the priority list. The relinquish default
value allows starting up a control system with a defined status/value. The relinquish
default value is predefined in the application in CARE and can be changed in the
Excel Web HTML Interface.

For further information on priority levels and command priorities, please refer to the
"Priority Level" section.

Reporting

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

x x

Equivalent Transition Events

Defines, which transition type will be reported, that is, which transition should be
saved in the alarm buffer and in the alarm list in the HTML Interface.

See also "Transition Events" section.

Reset to

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

x

Equivalent

Resets the current value of the pulse converter or the runtime counter of a binary
output to a specific value. The counting will restart.

See also "Current Value" section.

Runtime (Active Time)

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

Editing "Reset to"

Shows the runtime of the connected device. The runtime (active time) can be
changed by reset.

The runtime can be reported as follows:
In CARE, use the IDT statement to read the ´Elapsed Active Time` property of a

datapoint. Compare this value to a limit value and use an additional point to report
an alarm.

Scaling Factor

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User Interface

Equivalent

Datapoint Type

Editing

Input pulses from utility meters (gas, water, heat, etc.) transmitted via LonWorks can
be connected to pulse converter inputs using the property "Scaling Factor". The
pulses supplied by the meters are multiplied by the scaling factor and are then ready
to be read as pure consumption values. The "Scaling Factor" thus always indicates
the value of each pulse received.

The adjustable range is 0.0 through 100,000, 000. 0,
The number of decimal places depends on the selected engineering unit.
Example: A heat meter supplies 10 pulses per kWh "consumed". Accordingly, the

scaling factor (= value of a pulse) is 0.1 kWh/pulse.

State Text

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing - x

State Texts

Multistate datapoints allow switching 256 states (stages) including the “off sta ge" of

physical digital inputs or outputs. For each state, a state text can be created and
assigned to the point in CARE. The state text is displayed on the Excel Web HTML
Interface when the point switches the input or output to the corresponding state
(stage).

Example: Multi-stage fan with state texts: stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.

States

See "#States and State Text" sections.

#States

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing - x

States

Shows the number of states of a multi-state datapoint.

Time Delay

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

x x

Equivalent Alarm Delay

The time delay determines how long a ´To-Off-Normal` or a ´Back-To-Normal`

transition must exist before an event enroll ment alar m is sent to the rec ipi ent.
Entering a time delay of 10 seconds means that the limit value must be exceeded
for at least 10 seconds before this event enrollment sends an event notification to
the recipient. If the limit value only lasts for 7 seconds, then no event notification is
sent.

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Datapoint Type

Editing

Datapoint Type

Editing

Datapoint Type

User Interface

Equivalent

User Interface

Equivalent

Time of Last Reset

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing -

Shows the time of the last reset of a binary output or pulse converter datapoint.

Transition Events

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

"see Reporting" x

Equivalent Event

Defines which transition type (To-Off-Normal, Back To-Normal, and/or To Fault) will
be reported and tracked by time stamping. The timestamps can be seen in the Excel
Web HTML Interface .

See also "Event" and "Reporting" sections.

Type

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

User Interface HTML Interface CARE

-

Equivalent

Shows the datapoint type, e.g. analog input, digital output, etc.

With Switches / 3 Position Output

AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing x

The With Switches / 3 Position Output options are not visible in the Excel Web
HTML Interface, but only in CARE.

Defines whether the point transmites a continuous signal and is on a board with
switches (AO, BO), or if the point is a 3 position output (AO).

Write Access Level

Datapoint Type AI AO AV BI BO BV MI MO MV PC RI RO

HTML Interface CARE

Editing - x

The write access level can be defined and changed in CARE only. In the Excel Web
HTML Interface, the write access level is displayed only.

The write access level assigned to a datapoint determines which user level can write
values (properties) to that particular datapoint on the Excel Web HTML Interface.

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Datapoint Name

-

+

GENERAL

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

under Reporting, see

Reporting:

Normal

+

+

A user who has a user level equal to or higher than the assigned write access level
of the datapoint, will have this access right enabled in the Excel Web HTML
Interface, all others will not (for further details, please refer to the User
Administration section).

Datapoint Properties Overview

Each point in a controller has associated properties such as datapoint name,
notification class and descriptor. Point properties may not be available for editing in
BACnet front-ends such as the EBI central, or in the Excel Web HTML Interface.
Contrariwise in CAREm, some online properties such as present value, statuses,
etc. are not available in principle.

This chapter contains tables for each point type. The tables list point properties and
presents the following information for each:

• Pro perty denotation specifies either the attribute name in the related CARE
Datapoint Properties tab and/or in the Excel Web Datapoint Details tabs.

• Whether or not the property is available for off-line editing. “Off-line” editing
refers to changes made to database values while the controller is not active in
the system. In other words, when you are using CARE to change copies of
controller files, not the files in the actual controller.

• Whether or not the attribute is available for on-line editing. “On-line” editing
refers to changes made to controller files while the controller is active. For
example, if you are using the Excel Web HTML Interface or a BACnet client to
change field values in a controller while it is operating.

Analog Input

Property Denotation Online-Editing Offline-Editing

Excel Web HTML

Interface

Description Descriptor description - + +

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

CARE BACnet

generated by

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to

Excel Web

HTML Interface

BACnet CARE

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Offline-Editing

Interface

HTML Interface

Reporting”

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

High limit enable

High limit Reporting

high-enable

+ + +

Low limit enable

Low limit Reporting

low-enable

+ + +

Deadband

Deadband

deadband

+ + +

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual

“n.a.” + -

Minimum Present Value

Min Present Value

min-pres-value

- + +

Maximum Present Value

Max Present Value

max-pres-value

- + +

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Increment

Change of value
increment

cov-increment

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

IO Configuration

-

+

“n.a.”

Characteristic

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Deadband

Deadband + +

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

CARE BACnet

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

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Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Notify type

Notify type

notification-class

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

notify-type

+ + +

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.”

event-enable

- + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

High limit enable

High limit Reporting

+

+

Low limit enable

Low limit Reporting

high-enable

+ + +

Deadband

Deadband

low-enable

+ + +

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

deadband

+ + +

time-delay

+

VALUES

Auto, Manual

“n.a.” + -

Minimum Present Value

Min Present Value

-

+

Maximum Present Value

Max Present Value

min-pres-value

- + +

Manual Life Safety

“n.a.”

max-pres-value

- + -

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Increment

Change of value
increment

cov-increment

+ + +

COMMAND PRIORITIES

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

relinquish-default

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

IO Configuration

-

+

“n.a.”

Characteristic

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

With Switches

-

+

“n.a.”

3 Position Output

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object

-

-

Analog Output

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Description Descriptor description - + +

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offine-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

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Interface

HTML Interface

Type

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Deadband

Deadband + +

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offine-Editing

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HTML Interface

"Datapoint name displayed
in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

High limit enable

High limit Reporting

high-enable

+ + +

Low limit enable

Low limit Reporting

low-enable

+ + +

Deadband

Deadband

deadband

+ + +

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual

“n.a.” + -

Manual Life Safety

“n.a.” - -

EOH/EOV Optimization

EOH/EOV
Optimization

+

+

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Increment

Change of value
increment

cov-increment

+ + +

COMMAND PRIORITIES

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

relinquish-default

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

Analog Value

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Description Descriptor description - + +

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

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Interface

HTML Interface

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Deadband

Deadband + +

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

Alarm value enable

Alarm value

alarm-value

+ + +

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + -

Polarity

Polarity - +

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

Runtime (active

Time of last reset

-

-

Alarm text, “displayed in

alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

Binary Input

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Description Descriptor description - + +

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

“n.a.”
“n.a.”

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

time)
Reset to

+

-

-

-

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Interface

HTML Interface

High Limit

High Warning Limit

x

x

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

x

x

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

x

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

x

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay x x

Notify type

Notify type - x

Notification class

Notification class

-

x

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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Datapoint Name

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” -

Mapping

“n.a.” -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV +

NV type

Output NV +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

-

ALARMING

-

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

-

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-state

- + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” -

Last transition

“n.a.” -

VALUES

+

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + -
Manual Life Safety

“n.a.” - -

Feedback value

“n.a.” - +

Polarity

Polarity + +

In alarm

“n.a.” -

Fault

“n.a.” -

Overridden

“n.a.” + -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

Runtime (active

Time of last reset

-

-

-

COMMAND PRIORITIES

-

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

Relinquish-default

- + +

-

-

Alarm text, “displayed in

Alarm text -

-

+

"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

+

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

Binary Output

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Description Descriptor description + +

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

“n.a.”
“n.a.”

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

time)
Reset to

-

-

alarm buffer"

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Interface

HTML Interface

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

-

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

-

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

+

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay - +

Notify type

Notify type + +

Notification class

Notification class

+

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

-

+

Reporting

Reporting - +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” + -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” + -

Read access level

Read access level

+

+

Write access level

Write access level

+

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write acc ess level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

Alarm value

Alarm value enable

+

+

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + ­Manual Life Safety

“n.a.” - -

EOH/EOV Optimization

EOH/EOV
Optimization

+

+

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

COMMAND PRIORITIES

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

Relinquish-default

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Binary Value

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Description Descriptor description - + +

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

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HTML Interface

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Description

Descriptor

description

- + +

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

State Text

State Texts - +

State Text:
Is Fault Condition

States:
Fault

alarm-values
fault values

+

+
+

+

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + ­In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Characteristic

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Multi-State Input

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

#States States - -

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

generated by

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

Offline-Editing

BACnet CARE

Is Alarm Condition

In Alarm

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HTML Interface

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write acc ess level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Description

Descriptor

description

- + +

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

Alarm delay

Alarm delay + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + -

Manual Life Safety

“n.a.” - -

Feedback value

“n.a.” - +

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Characteristic

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

COMMAND PRIORITIES

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

relinguish-default

+ + +

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Multi-State Output

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

#States States - -

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

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Interface

HTML Interface

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

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HTML Interface

"Datapoint name displayed
in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

Type “datapoint type”

“n.a.” - -

Description

Descriptor

description

- + +

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

State Text

State Texts - +

State Text:
Is Fault Condition

States:
Fault

alarm-values
fault values

+

+
+

+

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Auto, Manual
Active / Inactive Text

“n.a.” + ­Manual Life Safety

“n.a.” - -

EOH/EOV Optimization

EOH/EOV
Optimization

+

+

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

COMMAND PRIORITIES

Relinquish default

Relinquish default

Relinquish-default

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text - +
"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Characteristic

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object

-

-

Multi-State Value

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

#States States - -

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

generated by

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

Offline-Editing

BACnet CARE

Is Alarm Condition

In Alarm

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Interface

HTML Interface

Instance

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT
ENROLLMENTS

+

+

Name

Name - +

Description

Description - +

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

+

+

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

+

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

+

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

+

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay + +

Notify type

Notify type - +

Notification class

Notification class

-

+

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

+

+

Reporting

Reporting + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” + -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offline-Editing

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

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Interface

HTML Interface

"Datapoint name displayed
in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

Description

Descriptor

description

- + +

Mapping

“n.a.” - -

NV Name

"automatically
CARE"

-

-

NV type

Input NV - +

NV type

Output NV - +

Direction

Lon Point - +

Read access level

Read access level

-

+

Write access level

Write access level

-

+

ALARMING

Notification class

Notification class

notification-class

- + +

Notify type

Notify type

notify-type

- + +

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

event-state

+ + +

Reporting

Reporting

event-enable

+ + +

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” - -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

High limit enable

High limit Reporting

high-limit

+ + +

Low limit enable

Low limit Reporting

low-limit + +

+

Deadband

Deadband

deadband

+ + +

Alarm delay

Alarm delay

time-delay

+ + +

VALUES

Present Value ("Reset to")

“n.a.” + -

Reset to

“n.a.”

Time of last reset

“n.a.” - -

In alarm

“n.a.” - -

Fault

“n.a.” - -

Overridden

“n.a.” - -

Out of Service

“n.a.” - -

Increment

Change of value
increment

cov-increment

+ + +

Period

COV Period

cov-period

+ + +

Alarm text, “displayed in
alarm buffer"

Alarm text

relinquish-default

- + +

"assigned to value"

Engineering unit

-

+

“n.a.”

Scaling factor

-

+

“n.a.”

Point role (EDK)

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Type

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object ID

-

-

“n.a.”

BACnet Object
Instance

-

-

EVENT ENROLLMENTS

EVENT x x

Pulse Converter

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

GENERAL

Type “datapoint type” “n.a.” - -

CARE BACnet

generated by

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offine-Editing

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

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Property Denotation

Interface

HTML Interface

ENROLLMENTS

Name

Name - x

Description

Description - x

Event type

Event type - -

High Limit

High Warning Limit

x

x

Low Limit

Low Warning Limit

x

x

Deadband

Deadband x x

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Status Flags

-

x

Bit Mask, Bit String(s)

Event Parameters

-

x

Bit String(s)

List of Values

-

-

Time delay

Alarm delay x x

Notify type

Notify type - x

Notification class

Notification class

-

x

Event:

Reporting”

Reporting:

x

x

Reporting

Reporting x x

Ackn(owledged)

“n.a.” x -

Last transition

“n.a.” - -

“n.a.”

BACnet object ID

-

-

Event state

“n.a.” - -

Object type

“n.a.” - -

Read access level

Read access level

-

x

Write access level

Write access level

-

x

Excel Web HTML

To Off-Normal, To Fault,
Back to Normal “selectable

under Reporting, see

CARE BACnet

To Off-Normal, To
Fault, Back to
Normal

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offine-Editing

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Interface

HTML Interface

"Datapoint name displayed
in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Instance

-

-

“n.a.”

Initial value - +

“n.a.”

Property - +

CARE

BACnet

BACnet

CARE

"Datapoint name displayed
in title line of dialog"

Datapoint Name

-

+

“n.a.”

BACnet Instance

-

-

“n.a.”

Initial value - +

“n.a.”

Property - +

Out of Service flag

“n.a.” + -

Reference Input

Excel Web HTML

Property Denotation

CARE BACnet

Online-Editing

Excel Web

BACnet CARE

Offine-Editing

“n.a.”

“n.a.” BACnet Object ID - -

“n.a.” Reference - +

NOTE: Comments are written in Italic and in “quotation marks”

BACnet Object
Type

- -

Reference Output

Property Denotation

Excel Web HTML

Interface

“n.a.”

“n.a.” BACnet Object ID - -

“n.a.” Reference - +

BACnet Object
Type

- -

Online-Editing

Excel Web

HTML Interface

Offine-Editing

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A

D

18.2 kOhm
(pull-up)

100 k

Ù

100 kOhm

5 V

A

D

24.9 kOhm
(pull-up)

150 k

Ù

49.9 kOhm

10 V

Case 1 Case 2

pull-up

load-free volt age

configured

for voltage

input

Smart I/O
XFC

(1

by using CARE ≥ 7.01, by selecting I/O characteristic "No Pull-up" in the analog input datapoint.
automatically by using CARE ≥ 7.01

I/O Pull-up Resistor Handling

The following diagram and table shows the pull-up resistor handling when using XFL
und XFC modules with the Excel Web controller.

Fig. 15. Input circuit diagram

Table 1. Pull-up resistor handling

device

voltage hardware

XFL521A/B 10 V

optional

switch-off

Can be

deactivated

b y DI P

(1)

switch

configured

by plug-in

YES NO YES YES

activated

for DI on

5 V case 3 5 V

(2

Start BACnet input datapoints will be initialized with the value ´zero`. After initialization,

the field devices values will be read. If no value is received after the set heartbeat
time (default = 60 s), the Excel Web controller polls the input module.

Alarm behavior At the beginning, all input points are not in alarm by default except those of which

input values have caused an alarm.
After the start alarm time has expired, an alarm will be saved in the alarm buffer,

shown in the alarm list and reported to the EBI as long as the alarm exists.

Restart, Reset, Power Failure, Application- and Firmware Download The following values/statuses will always be saved in the battery retentive RAM and

restored after restart, reset or power failure of the Excel Web controller.

• Runtime counter

• Last reset time

• Elapsed active time

• Out of Service flag

• Points in manual operating mode

The advantage here is that these values will survive an application and
firmware download.
When an Excel Web controller is replaced, these values cannot be transferred
to the new Excel Web controller.

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input

circuit
diagram
(Fig. 15)

(2)

with NTC

or low-

impedance

input

input or

high-

impedance

case 1 8.89 V

0 V

I/O Initializiation

Input Datapoints (AI, BI)

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I/O Initialization

Output Datapoints (AO, BO)

Start BACnet output datapoints will be initialized with the relinquish default value. After

In principle, the value with the highest BACnet array priority (2 – 8) w ill be saved in

Alarm behavior At the beginning, all output points are not in alarm by default except those of which

Restart, Reset, Power Failure,

Application- and Firmware Download

Manual Override The value with the highest BACnet array priority (2 – 8) will be saved in the battery-

the first heartbeat, the relinquish default value or the present value created out of
the application will be sent to the LON bus.

The output priority 1 “Manual Life Safety” represents the status of a local manual
override switch at the LON module (XFL and XFC modules). This information is read
from the Lon Module override switch after every start of the controller.

the battery-retentive RAM (see "Manual Override" section below).

output values have caused an alarm.
After the start alarm time has expired, an alarm will be saved in the alarm buffer,

shown in the alarm list and reported to the EBI as long as the alarm exists.

The following values/statuses will always be saved in the battery-retentive RAM and
restored after restart, reset, or power failure of the Excel Web controller.

• Runtime counter

• Last reset time

• Elapsed active time

• Highest output priority of the priorities 2 to 8

NOTE: The datapoint value and the status of the ´Out of Service` flag will not

be transmitted to the LON bus and will not be saved in battery
retentive RAM.

retentive RAM and will then be restored after restart, reset, or power failure of the
Excel Web controller.

Reference Inputs

Start Starts with the ´Start Value` defined in CARE. Later the referencing input value will

be taken. For more information on the COV value, please refer also to the "Change
of Value Increment" and the "View / Edit Values" sect i on s) .

NOTE: Reference inputs are not visible in the Excel Web HTML Interface.
Reference inputs will try to subscribe COV. If the source device supports COV, COV

will be subscribed with a life-time of 1800 seconds, and will be re-subscri bed ev er y
900 seconds. If the source device does not subscribe COV, the source object (data­point) will be polled.

Summary

The following table gives an overview of the I/O initialization of the various
datapoints regarding alarming, manual override and behavior at start, restart and
power failure.

Inputs Outputs Values Pulse Converter

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I/O Initialization

Inputs

Inputs Outputs Values Pulse Converter

Initialization (Initial
value)

Alarming

Battery-retentive
RAM Storage /
Restorage after
Restart, Reset,
Power Failure

Manual Override

´0`. Continued
with value
transmitted from
field device

After start alarm
time has
expired, alarm is
saved in the
alarm buffer,
shown in the
alarm list and
reported to the
EBI as long as
the alarm exists.

Runtime
Counter
Last reset time
Elapsed active
time
Out of Service
Manual value

Value saved in
battery-retentive
RAM

´Relinquish
default`. With first
heartbeat,
´Relinquish default`
or application value
is sent to LON bus.
Manual Override
switch is read from
LON module

After start alarm
time has expired,
alarm is saved in
the alarm buffer,
shown in the alarm
list and reported to
the EBI as long as
the alarm exists.

Runtime Counter
Last reset time
Elapsed active time
Value with highest
BACnet array
priority (2 – 8),
includes Manual
value

Saved in the
battery-retentive
RAM

´Relinquish
default`.

After start alarm
time has
expired, alarm is
saved in the
alarm buffer,
shown in the
alarm list and
reported to the
EBI as long as
the alarm exists.

Last reset time
Elapsed active
time
Value with
highest BACnet
array priority (2
– 8), includes
Manual value

Saved in the
battery-retentive
RAM

Count value
Reset time

Reference

´Start value`
defined in CARE.
Continued with
referencing input
value.

Setting Datapoints into Manual Mode (Manual Override)

A datapoint´s current value can be overridden manually either by:

• Entering the manual value in the datapoint´s dialog box in the Excel Web HTML
Interface or EBI central (applies to all datapoi nts). This is often called “fixing a
point”
Or,

• Using manual override controls on the analog output (XFL522) or digital output
(XFL524) modules (applies to analog and binary output datatpoints only).

See also "Feedback Valu e" se ctio n.
NOTE: If AO and BO datapoints are created with switches, the manual override

NOTE: Switching a point between Auto and Manu operating mode only causes an

Setting and Detecting Manual Overrides of Analog, Binary, and Multi-State Outputs

Procedure 1. In the Details dialog box of the selected datapoint, select the Values tab.

control of the modules are reflected in the command priorities (level 1 =
manual life safety).

alarm if the value or state is in the Off-Normal range or status, and if the
alarming is enabled.

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2. Click the Manual radio button and enter the value into the field.
Or, to override an analog or binary output datapoint physically, adjust the

override control on the module.

3. To detect if a datapoint is in manual override, select the Command Properties
tab.

RESULT: The priority level ´8 Manual Operator` shows the manual value

which is overwritten via value input in the Excel Web HTML
Interface or EBI central (all datapoints). This is often called “fixing a
Point”.

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