BACnet MS/TP Troubleshooting: 10 Common Problems and Solutions
MAC address conflicts, Max Master, baud rate, bias and termination, duplicate device IDs, timeouts, cable length and grounding — diagnosed in the order that finds the fault fastest.
Series 02 — Integration in Practice
About this webinar
MS/TP problems look alike from the head-end: devices drop out, values freeze, discovery misses half the bus. This session goes through the ten causes that account for most of them, with the symptom each one produces and the measurement that confirms it.
What you will learn
- MAC address conflicts and Max Master settings on a shared bus
- Baud rate and token passing: why one wrong device slows the whole segment
- Bias, termination and cable length — the physical layer checks, in order
- Duplicate device instances and how to plan numbering across contractors
- Grounding and noise: the faults that only appear when the plant runs
- Using BACnetScan and the gateway’s own diagnostics to narrow the search
Who should attend
- System integrators
- Commissioning engineers
- Project managers responsible for integration scope
- Service teams supporting installed systems
Agenda
- 5 min — The project situation and what goes wrong
- 10 min — Design rules: sizing, segments and point capacity
- 15 min — Live demonstration on real hardware
- 10 min — Fault finding: how to narrow it down quickly
- 5 min — Q&A with the MILESGO technical team
Speaker
MILESGO Technical Academy — industrial connectivity and IIoT engineers, with partner speakers for the industry sessions.
How to attend
Sessions run live per region and on request for a single company or project team, in English or Chinese. Contact MILESGO to be put on the list for the next session, to request this webinar for your team, or to ask for the recording once a session has been held.