Now that your Agent is connected, let's get it communicating with the Building Automation System!
Configure the BAS Network
- Select the App Drawer icon and then select IoT Hub.
- From the IoT Hub dashboard, on the BAS Agent card, select Manage BAS Agents OR select the BAS Agent icon from the left navigation.
- Select the ellipsis icon to the right of the agent name.
- Select Manage Agent.
- On the Agent Dashboard, on the action panel card, select Configure BAS Network.
BACnet IP Configuration
To allow a Building Optimization Broker BAS Agent to retrieve data from the BACnet, the IP information needs to be set up. This requires the basic Scanning BAS Networks steps with the addition of finding which BACnet device is the BBMD (BACnet Broadcast Management Device).
In Building Optimization Broker, select the IoT Hub application from the app drawer.
Select Manage BAS Agent on the BAS Agents card.
From the list of BAS Agents available, select the ellipsis icon to the right of the agent from which you want to scan a BAS, and select Manage Agent. If you haven't created an agent yet, see Adding a BAS Agent.
On the Agent Management page, under the Agent Actions card, select Configure BAS Network.
On the Network Configuration page, under the BAS System Driver dropdown, select BACNet-IP. See BACnet-IP Configuration.
Under the BAS Agent BACnet Settings, enter the BAS Agent BACNet Device ID to the desired value if you wish to set up the Agent as a BACnet device, otherwise leave blank. BAS Agent UDP Port and Subnet Mask can typically be left at their default values of 47808 and 255.255.255.0. Only change these values if your BAS configuration requires.
(Optional) Under the BACnet Network BBMD Settings, enter the BBMD IP address and BBMD UDP Port of the BACnet device that is has been assigned to be the BBMD (if applicable), otherwise, leave blank.
Select Save, if applicable.
Select the BAS Agents icon from the app tray and again select Manage Agent for your agent. This can also be done by selecting your agent name in the breadcrumb trail at the top of the Network Configuration page, select the Agent.
Under Agent Actions, select View BAS Inventory.
On the BAS Inventory screen, select Refresh Inventory. Refreshing inventory will perform a background scan. This scan may take a few minutes depending upon the inventory size. You can check the agent connect status to see the progress of the scan. The status displays "inventory scanning" while the scan is in progress. See Working with BAS Inventory and Viewing Logs for more information.
Tridium Niagara (oBIX) Configuration
The Network information needs to be set up to allow a Building Optimization Broker BAS Agent to retrieve data from a Niagara system.
In Building Optimization Broker, select the IoT Hub application from the app drawer.
Select Manage BAS Agent on the BAS Agents card.
From the list of BAS Agents available, select the ellipsis icon to the right of the agent from which you want to scan a BAS, and select Manage Agent. If you haven't created an agent yet, see Adding a BAS Agent
On the Agent Management page, under the Agent Actions card, select Configure BAS Network.
On the Network Configuration page, under the BAS System Driver dropdown, select Tridium Niagara (oBIX). See Tridium Niagara (oBIX) Configuration.
Under Niagara Network Settings, enter the following:
Niagara Station IP Address: Enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address or web address.
Niagara HTTPS/HTTP Port: Enter the port number.
oBIX Lobby Path: This is typically obix.
Select the Authentication Type.
Mark This is a device I trust. BOB will download any certificates presented by the host. The Save button is disabled if this checkbox is not marked.
Under Niagara Credentials, enter the Username and Password for the Niagara connection.
In the Advanced Security Settings section, mark the appropriate security checkboxes. See Tridium Niagara (oBIX) Configuration for more information.
Select Save.
Select the BAS Agents icon from the app tray and again select Manage Agent for your agent. This can also be done by selecting your agent name in the breadcrumb trail at the top of the Network Configuration page, and then select the Agent.
Under Agent Actions, select View BAS Inventory.
On the BAS Inventory screen, select Refresh Inventory. Refreshing inventory will perform a background scan. This scan may take a few minutes depending on the inventory size. You can check the agent connect status to see the scan's progress. The status displays "inventory scanning" while the scan is in progress. See Working with BAS Inventory and Viewing Logs for more information.