From 6a811d32e1f1eb16229f27fadc75c5a38750c0f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: skarg Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:24:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated readme for address_cache info. --- bacnet-stack/bin/readme.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/bacnet-stack/bin/readme.txt b/bacnet-stack/bin/readme.txt index ad10cbc4..942c7df6 100644 --- a/bacnet-stack/bin/readme.txt +++ b/bacnet-stack/bin/readme.txt @@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ devices, but can also use a static binding file address_cache. Most of the tools have help (--help option), and use environment variables to configure the datalink. +The Client Tools use WhoIs to bind to target devices. +The WhoIs can be eliminated by using the address_cache +file, which is read by each client tool from the current +working directory. Having the device address from the +address_cache file will greatly improve the throughput +and speed of the client tools. The address_cache file +can be generated using the standard output of the bacwi tool. + +EXAMPLE: +bacwi -1 > address_cache + Client Tools: bacrp - BACnet ReadProperty service bacwp - BACnet ReadProperty service