BACnet HMI Basics

The WinCC OA BACnet HMI (Human Machine Interface) acts as an interface between the user and the BACnet driver, which manages the BACnet devices/objects.

The most important tasks of the WinCC OA BACnet HMI are:

  • Browsing for BACnet devices (online or offline)
  • Browsing a BACnet device for objects (online or offline)
  • Creating WinCC OA DPT, DPs and address configs for the devices and objects found.
  • Handling and visualizing devices and objects via faceplates

These and other tasks can be performed with the aid of two explorers - WinCC OA BACnet Engineering Explorer and WinCC OA BACnet Device Explorer.

Both explorers are opened via the System Management > BACnet tab.