Engineering Data Exchange file structure

The EDE file serves to integrate the Aranet PRO BACnet service into third-party systems through offline import. This file defines the structure of BACnet project data for a device. When changes are made to the object list in the Aranet PRO base, the outdated EDE file, which contains information about available objects, is removed. Users can then request the base to generate a new EDE file, which is in CSV format. The first six rows of the file provide descriptions about the BACnet project that generated it. The EDE file structural components is in the table below.

Column name	Requirement	Description
Keyname	Mandatory	BACnet specific object type combined with instance identifier
Device object instance	Mandatory	Device object instance ID which owns this object
Object name	Mandatory	Name of the object
Object type	Mandatory	BACnet specific identifier used to identify object type
Object instance	Mandatory	Object instance identifier
Description	Optional	Object description auto-generated by BACnet upon object creation
State text reference	Optional	Not used
Present value default	Optional	Not used
Supports CoV	Optional	Does object supports Cange-of-Value
Commandable	Optional	Is commandable (using priority array)
Min. present value	Optional	Not used
Max. present value	Optional	Not used
High limit	Optional	Not used
Low limit	Optional	Not used
Unit-code	Optional	BACnet specific identifier used to identify the measurement unit
Vendor specific address	Optional	Not used
Element	Optional	Additional field which contains object description