ETC Unison Paradigm Central Control Server BACnet Interface Reference Guide - Manual (Page 13)

Object Types 9
1.8 ETC Group Object Type
ETC Group: BACnet Properties List
Is the Object Type Proprietary?
Yes
Does the Object Type contain any Proprietary Properties?
Yes, all but the first eight properties.
General Description of Object Type
The ETC Group object type is an ETC proprietary construct to encapsulate all the
properties of a Paradigm Channel "Group" and its associated values. Paradigm channel
groups are collections of one or more channels to be controlled together, simultaneously.
Groups may span multiple spaces. Each object instance for this "Object_Type" has an
"Object_Identifier" that is unique for this type and "Object_Name".
The BACnet object instance is managed by the Paradigm Central Control Server (P-CCS),
based on the configuration using Paradigm LightDesigner software. The maximum number
of objects is 5,000.
The "Present_Value" property will always have the objects "Group_BCID"
(EtcBACnetCID); a value that will always be a unique identifier within the storage of the
BACnet interface device and the P-CCS sub-system.
Property Identifier Property Datatype Property Brief Description
Object_Identifier BACnetObjectIdentifier Numeric code uniquely identifying this object
Object_Name CharacterString Alphanumeric string identifying this object
Object_Type BACnetObjectType Always: "OBJECT_ETC_GROUP" or decimal 156
Present_Value Unsigned8 Current value of the Group intensity
Group_BCID EtcBACnetCID Unique 16 byte identifier assigned by P-CCS
Description CharacterString Alphanumeric description of this object
No_Of_MetaData Unsigned16 Number of MetaData Structures that follow
Meta_Data EtcMetaData MetaData structures for this Group (see 2.7 ).