Tutorial
i.CanDoIt® Guided Tour
BACnet IP Servers
This set of pages will provide a brief overview of i.CanDoIt® features and functions. Cruise through using the Next and Previous buttons, or skip around using the links at the bottom of the pages.
i.CanDoIt® Guided Tour
Table of Contents
1. Background
2. Device Overview
3. I/O Configuration
4. I/O Data and BACnet Objects
5. Calculations and I/O Cascade
6. Data Trending and Plotting
7. Thresholds or Event Rules
8. Data Logging
9. Event Logging
10. Email notifications
11. Time & Date Scheduling
12. XML Configuration Files
13. PL/i Programming
14. Internet Network Configuration
15. BACnet Port Configuration
16. BACnet IP Client
17. Modbus/RTU Gateway
18. User HTML/JavaScript and CGI
i.CanDoIt® Guided Tour (p.12)
XML Configuration Files

Most configuration information is stored in an XML file in the device's internal Flash file system. The only exceptions are things like the device's IP address, the name of the XML file from which to load configuration at boot-up, and things needed to get as far as loading that file in the first place.

Since configuration is stored in XML format, it is easily ported from one system to another. It is also easy to review the configuration - simply click on the file name, and your browser will display XML. You load a configuration file from your PC, or save it back to your PC.

The first few lines of XML viewed in the browser look like this...