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· Verify communication between the AcquiSuite and other devices on the BACnet network.
· General debugging and exploring.
6.4 BACnet Discover
→ Objects → EPICS
"EPICS" is a file-format describing a BACnet device's features. See
After viewing a device’s objects using the “objects” link discussed above, the EPICS button may be
used to cause the AcquiSuite to generate an
template EPICS file for the BACnet device (either local or
remote).
Note that this EPICS file will need to be edited to fill in details which the AcquiSuite is not able to detect.
6.4.1 Typical Uses of the EPICS
· Provide meter info in standard format to other BACnet tools.
· Assist in generating EPICS files for AcquiSuite meters, for Q/A testing with tools such as VTS
or
Visual Test Shell
.