BACnet Polarity Relationships - BCPro - LIT-12011905 - Server - BCPro Data Server - 4.0

BCPro Data Server

Product
Building Automation Systems > Databases and Data Servers > BCPro Data Server
Document type
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12011905
Version
4.0
Revision date
2020-03-27

The relationship between the Present Value of an object and the physical state of the object is determined by the Polarity attribute.

The table below describes this relationship as defined by BACnet standards. Johnson Controls Polarity is always Normal.

Table 1. BACnet Polarity Relationships

Present Value

Polarity

Physical State of the Hardware Input

Physical State of the Monitored Device

Inactive

Normal

Off or Inactive

not running

Active

Normal

On or Active

running

Inactive

Reverse

On or Active

not running

Active

Reverse

Off or Inactive

running