Comm Ports - Vantage Point

The Comm Ports section identifies the connections to the smart controllers which communicate directly with the connected devices from which you want to retrieve data. It begins with <CommPorts> and ends with </CommPorts>. A configuration file will have only one Comm Ports section.

Section Parameters

PortID – This is a number value that you assign to a controller. It can be any integer and numbering does not have to be consecutive. However, each controller must have a number that is unique from the others.
IP Address – This is the IP address of the controller. It must be static or have a DHCP reservation.
Port – This is the port on which the device listens. Although you can configure the device to receive on any port, we recommend using the defaults
- ACC: 33487
- BACnet: 47808
- Modbus: 502
- SNMP: 161
- SQL: set to 0
Additional Parameter – Some devices required an additional parameter for a connection. For example...
- SNMP: Use this to specify the community, if it is other than the default "public."
- SQL: Use this to to provide all the information necessary to connect to a SQL database (ie, connection string). Be sure to include the database name if it is not the default database for the user. The SQL connectino string must be in double-quotes (").
- BACnet: Use this to set the network number, though by default a network number is not used.
Notes – Use this section to provide a brief description of the device.

Comments are denoted by a single-quote (') and may be ended by a single-quote or a line break.

Values containing spaces or tabs must be enclosed in double-quotes (") before and after.



    
        
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            <CommPorts>                                                                                                                                                                          
        
        
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            'PortID    IP Address     Port      Additional Parameter    Notes
        
        
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            '------    -----------    ------    --------------------    -----
        
        
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            1         10.0.21.200    33487                             'ACC
        
        
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                  2         10.0.22.200    47808                             'BACnet
        
        
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                  3         10.0.23.200    502                               'Modbus
        
        
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                  4         SNMP           161                               'SNMP
        
        
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                  5         SQL            0         "Connection String"     'SQL
        
        
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            </CommPorts>

Section Parameters

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