Configure Event Parameters

Where You Can Find the Dialog Box

From the system tree, expand your BACnet device. Select an Event Enrollments object, and then in the Property Name column, double-click event-parameters.

What You Can Do with the Dialog Box

The Configure Event Parameters dialog box allows you to edit event parameters for several event types. The dialog box contains nine tabs to represent the nine event types.

 

Field/Button

Description

Change of Bit String
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Bitstring Values. Allows you to select a bitstring value such as normal, fault, or offormal.

Change of State
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Property State Type. Allows you to enter a state type—such as binary, Boolean, etc.—from a drop-down list.
  • Value. Allows you to select a value for the state type.

Change of Value
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Property Increment. Allows you to enter a value for the property increment.

Command Failure
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Setpoint Reference. Allows you to enter the Device Instance number, the Object Type, the Object Instance number, the Property name, and the Array Index number, where -1 represents not applicable.

Floating Limit
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Low Diff Limit. Allows you to enter a value for a low difference limit.
  • High Diff Limit. Allows you to enter a value for a high difference limit.
  • Deadband. Allows you to enter a value for the deadband.
  • Setpoint Reference. Allows you to enter the Device Instance number, the Object Type, the Object Instance number, the Property name, and the Array Index number, where -1 represents not applicable.

Out of Range
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Low Limit. Allows you to enter a value for the out-of-range low limit.
  • High Limit. Allows you to enter a value for the out-of-range high limit.
  • Deadband. Allows you to enter a value for the deadband.

Change of Life Safety
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Mode Property Reference. Allows you to enter the Device Instance number, the Object Type, the Object Instance number, the Property name, and the Array Index number, where -1 represents not applicable.
  • Life Safety Alarm Values/Alarm Values. Allows you to select alarm values for life safety and non-life safety applications.

Buffer Ready2
  • Notification Threshold. Allows you to enter a value for the notification threshold.
  • Previous Notify Count. Allows you to enter a value for the previous notify count.

Unsigned Range
  • Time Delay. Allows you to enter a value for the time delay.
  • Low Limit. Allows you to enter a value for the unsigned low limit.
  • High Limit. Allows you to enter a value for the unsigned high limit.

OK

Confirms the modifications and exits the dialog box.

Cancel

Cancels the function and exits the dialog box.