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5.5.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Node_Name

Name of Node to fetch data from

One of the Node Names specified in
“Server Side Node Descriptors”

Object_Type
(Alias = Data_Type)

Data type in Controller

AI, AO, AV, BI, BO, BV, MI, MO, MV, NC.
Refer to Appendix D.1.

Object_Instance
(Alias = Address)

Instance of the Object on the Device.

0, 1, 2, 3, …4194303

Units*

The object units

Refer to Appendix D.3, m2

Data_Array_Low_Scale*

Scaling zero in Data Array

-32767 to 32767, 0

Data_Array_High_Scale* Scaling max in Data Array

-32767 to 32767, 100

Node_Low_Scale*

Scaling zero in Connected Node

-32767 to 32767, 0

Node_High_Scale*

Scaling max in Connected Node

-32767 to 32767, 100

Active_Text

5

*

Specify the Active Text property of the
Object

Any text string of length up to 40
characters, Active

Inactive_Text

5

*

Specify the Inactive Text property of the
Object

Any text string of length up to 40
characters, Inactive

Relinquish_Default

5

Specify the value to be returned as
Present_Value on startup or when control
is relinquished. Must be specified for
outputs. Refer to Appendix D.2

Any Float value

Length*

Used to create an array of sequential
Object_Instances on an Object_Type.

1 to max point count of the FieldServer,
1

Notification_Class*

Specify the Mapdescriptor_Name of the
Notification_Class Object that manages
Intrinsic Reporting for this Map Descriptor.
Refer to Appendix A.6.

One

of

the

configured

Mapdescriptor_Names of type NC
(Notification Class). Objects are not
available to any NC if left out.

Ack_Required*

For a Notification_Class Object, specify
whether EventNotifications require a user
Acknowledgement. Refer to Appendix A.6.

Yes, No

COV_Increment*

For a Server Map Descriptor of type AO or
AI, initialize the COV_Increment property.
Refer to Appendix A.6.

Any Float value, 0

Input_alarm_State*

For binary points the user can specify
which of the states (0 or 1) to regard as an
alarm state.

0, 1

Description*

Specify the object’s description property.
Eg Room Temp – Refer to Appendix A.6.3

Any text string of length up to 40
characters, If not configured, defaults
to Object_Name.

5

See the BACnet DFS to determine if a particular object supports this property