PLCnext BACnet Gateway

Important : this build will not run without an SD card addtional memory, due to storage requirements -Minimum 2GB Memory stick for AXC F 2152 (Part# 1043501 or 1061701)

Part 1 - Installation of Docker https://github.com/PLCnext/Docker_GettingStarted

This is part of a series of articles that demonstrate how to install Balena-engine on PLCnext controller and work with OCI containers. In this article, we will install the Balena-engine and start OCI containers.

Installation

Establish the Connections

1. Connect the AXC F 2152 controller to Internet-Provider and Linux OS via LAN-cable.
2. Start the terminal on Linux OS and establish the SSH-Connection to PLC via command line "ssh admin@192.168.1.10".
3. Change to root via "su -" (root password have to be setup LINK)
4. Make sure your Internet connection is intact, via command-line ping 8.8.8.8

Download Balena to the controller

Download the balena-engine app from the PLCnext Store and install in the WBM.

https://www.plcnextstore.com/#/

Part 2 - Installation of BACnet gateway container

Install the container from https://hub.docker.com/r/dclark3774/bacnet

If you are having issues installing please refer to the additional information in the PDF

root@axcf2152:~# balena-engine run -it --network=host --privileged --name=bacnetgw dclark3774/bacnet:v005

This command will install and create your container which will run with the balena-engine after download.

To exit, you must close the terminal and re-open a new session.

Now you can start and stop your BACnet gateway container anytime by using the following commands.

root@axcf2152:~# balena-engine start bacnetgw
root@axcf2152:~# balena-engine stop bacnetgw

Part 3 - Auto Start BACnet gateway at device boot-up

this set of commands will create the necessary scheduling task with Balena Engine.

balena-engine container update --restart unless-stopped bacnetgw

Part 4 - Set up the gateway

View the PDF in this repository for setup and use of the BACnet gateway once it is installed and running.

Logs:

To view the log file from the container, type the below command:

balena-engine logs bacnetgw