Baler — Connectors

A connector polls one controller on a building network (BACnet or Modbus) through a Windrow edge node and sends its points to Baler. Remote systems that already hold data (SkySpark, SQL, weather) are Sources instead. How to add a connector

Edge nodes

Connectors on this node

Protocol	Device	Equipment (topic prefix)	Points	Poll	Status	Login	Actions

Devices found (by scans; pending ones aren't connected yet)

Protocol	Address	Vendor / product	Status	Last seen	Login	Actions

Announced devices (devices that told this node where they are)

Name	Address	Services	Last seen	Online	Connectors following it

Add connector

How to add a connector

Protocol BACnet/IP Modbus TCP

Device address Device instance

The controller's IP (and port, if not 47808) and its BACnet device instance number. Press Enter to read its point list.

Search Object type

	Name in Baler	Object	Value

Connectors read every point you pick. Commandable points (outputs and values that aren't sensors) are also marked writable, so an operator can command them from Baler.

Host Port Unit id

Name in Baler	Function	Register	Type	Word order	Scale	Offset	Unit	Write	Remove

Device name (for announce)

Optional. When a device with this name announces a new address (or, failing that, when this DNS name resolves to one), Windrow re-points the connector to it. Leave empty to keep the address fixed.

Topic prefix Poll every (s)

Connectors

Edge nodes

Connectors on this node

Devices found (by scans; pending ones aren't connected yet)

Announced devices (devices that told this node where they are)

Add connector

Device login

Sweep a subnet for Modbus devices

Sign in

Edge nodes

Connectors on this node

Devices found (by scans; pending ones aren't connected yet)

Announced devices (devices that told this node where they are)