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.2)
Device Overview
"You got all that in there?"
--comment from recent visitor
The top of the line AddMe III with Advanced i.CanDoIt® includes 32 I/O points. AddMe Junior has 14 I/O points. Watch for additional configurations announced as they become available.

The Model AM3-IP-BN is shown here, and features a BACnet IP client and server.

Hardware Details

• 18 Analog/universal inputs
• 0-10VDC, Thermistor, dry contact
• Software selectable input type
• 0.1% reference, up to 16-bit resolution
• Continuously self-calibrating sigma-delta converter
• 4 Analog outputs
• 4-20mA (0-20mA)
• 8-bit resolution
• 8 Discrete outputs
• Form A relay, 5A @ 120VAC
• HOA switches & LED status indicators
• 2 Pulse/Discrete inputs
• TTL to 24VDC
• Rate or totalizing count input
• Modbus RTU Gateway Built In
• 10/100BaseT Ethernet
• Data and event logger, email & trap notifications
• Real time scheduler including astronomical clock
• Web interface including user HTML wrapper
• User programmable using PL/i
• Powered by 18-30VDC or 24VAC 50/60 Hz
• Power Consumption: 0.3A @ 24VDC max.
• DIN rail mounting, 100mm H x 155mm W x 60mm D
• LED indicators for power, status, Tx/Rx, comm error
• Pluggable screw terminal blocks
• Operating temperature -40°C to +70°C
• Humidity 5% to 90%

 i.CanDoIt® Features a Dual Processor Architecture

An ARM7 (32-bit RISC) processor is dedicated to server and supervisory functions, including web server, data logging, scheduling, email notification, etc. A PIC18 processor (high performance 8-bit RISC) is dedicated to hardware interface and control.