A Node-RED node that reads and writes to BACnet devices.
Use the procedures below to install the Bitpool-Edge BACnet node onto your running instance. Then either use the Node-RED help, or read the wiki page to get you started on your next new project.
- Examples are available using the Import->Examples->Flows menu.
Install using the Node-RED manage palette,
1. Click the 'Hamburger' icon at the top right corner.
2. Select the 'Manage palette' option.
3. Click the 'Install' tab and type '@bitpoolos/edge-bacnet' into the search field.
4. Find the latest version and click to install.or using NPM from the command line.
$ npm install @bitpoolos/edge-bacnetThe module can be updated via the Node-RED pallette manager, or via the npm cli.
Upon updating to the latest version, we highly recommend:
- Check out the changelog for latest feature notes and updates
- Remove all @bitpoolos/edge-bacnet nodes from all flows
- Deploy all flows
- Restart Node-RED
- Insert and reconfigure new @bitpoolos/edge-bacnet nodes.
- Restart Node-RED again if no devices are discovered.Main reason being, the behaviour of the bacnet client binding to network interfaces can remain stagnent if the Node-RED service is not restarted. This also ensures that all of the nodes are correctly configured as there are often properties added and removed from nodes.
This project is still in development and by no means perfect.
Gateway node changes require a restart of Node-RED. This includes any networking or interface adapter changes.
If you are using this node in a linux environment, using the 'All interfaces : 0.0.0.0' can be more reliable with a greater range of BACnet devices.
Note your broadcast address, compatibility can vary from 255.255.255.255 (all subnets) and 192.x.x.255 (locked down to your current subnet).
This node utilises v1.0.0-beta.2 of the node-bacnet package (https://github.com/HILA-TECH/ts-node-bacstack). None of the functionality here would be possible without the fantastic work done by the contributors of that project, and the original node-bacstack implementation (https://github.com/fh1ch/node-bacstack).
This project is under the MIT license agreement. For more details, see the LICENSE file.