BACnet Server Example C#

A basic BACnet IP server example written in C# using the CAS BACnet Stack. Includes various sample BACnet objects and services.

Releases

Build versions of this example can be downloaded from the Releases page.

Installation

Download the latest release zip file on the Releases page. Copy CASBACnetStack_x64_Release.dll from the CAS BACnet Stack into the release folder. Please contact Chipkin Automation Systems for access to the CAS BACnet Stack. Launch server by using the following command:

dotnet BACnetServerExample.dll

Requires .NET Core 3.0+

Usage

Run the executable included in the zip file. Pre-configured with the following example BACnet device and objects:

• Device: 389001 (Device name Rainbow)
  • analog_input: 0 (AnalogInput Amber)
  • analog_input: 1 (AnalogInput Bronze)
  • analog_input: 2 (AnalogInput Chartreuse)
  • analog_output: 0 (AnalogOutput Diamond)
  • analog_output: 1 (AnalogOutput Emerald)
  • analog_output: 2 (AnalogOutput Fuchsia)
  • analog_value: 0 (AnalogValue Gold)
  • analog_value: 1 (AnalogValue Hot Pink)
  • analog_value: 2 (AnalogValue Indigo)
  • binary_input: 0 (BinaryInput Kiwi)
  • binary_input: 1 (BinaryInput Lilac)
  • binary_input: 2 (BinaryInput Magenta)
  • binary_value: 0 (BinaryValue Nickel)
  • binary_value: 1 (BinaryValue Onyx)
  • binary_value: 2 (BinaryValue Purple)
  • multi_state_input: 0 (MultiStateInput Quartz)
  • multi_state_input: 1 (MultiStateInput Red)
  • multi_state_input: 2 (MultiStateInput Silver)
  • multi_state_value: 0 (MultiStateValue Turquoise)
  • multi_state_value: 1 (MultiStateValue Umber)
  • multi_state_value: 2 (MultiStateValue Vermilion)

The following keyboard commands can be issued in the server window:

• H: Display help menu
• Up Arrow: Increment Analog Input 0
• Down Arrow: Decrement Analog Input 0
• Q: Quit the program

Build

A Visual Studio 2019 project is included with this project. This project also auto built using Gitlab CI on every commit.

1. Copy CASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.dll, CASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.lib, CASBACnetStack_x64_Release.dll, and CASBACnetStack_x64_Release.lib from the CAS BACnet Stack project into the /bin/netcoreapp2.1/ folder.
2. Use Visual Studio 2019 to build the project. The solution can be found in the /BACnetServerExample/ folder.

Example Output

Starting BACnetServerExampleCSharp version: 0.0.1.0
https://github.com/chipkin/BACnetServerExampleCSharp
FYI: BACnet Stack version: 3.16.0.1107
FYI: CAS BACnet Stack Setup, successfully
FYI: Starting main loop
FYI: Recving 12 bytes from 192.168.1.8:56014
FYI: Request for CallbackGetUnsignedInteger. objectType=8, objectInstance=389001, propertyIdentifier=62, propertyArrayIndex=0
FYI: Sending 13 bytes to 192.168.1.8:56014
FYI: Recving 17 bytes from 192.168.1.8:56014
FYI: Sending 188 bytes to 192.168.1.8:56014

BACnetServerExampleCSharp version: 0.0.1.0
BACnet Stack version: 3.16.0.1107
https://github.com/chipkin/BACnetServerExampleCSharp
H  - Display the help menu
Up Arrow - Increment the Analog Input 0 property
Down Arrow - Decrement the Analog Input 0 property
Q - Quit the program