brayraBACnet Tools are binary demo application command line utilities that use BACnet/IP to perform a variety of BACnet services. Some tools use BACnet WhoIs to bind to 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 bacarf - BACnet AtomicReadFile service bacawf - BACnet AtomicWriteFile service bacdcc - BACnet DeviceCommunicationControl service bacrd - BACnet ReinitializeDevice service bacwh - BACnet WhoHas service bacwi - BACnet WhoIs service bacepics - BACnet EPICS for Device object. bacts - BACnet TimeSynchronization service bacucov - BACnet UnconfirmedChangeOfValue service bacrpm - BACnet ReadPropertyMultiple service Server Tools: bacserv - BACnet Device Simulator Router Tools: baciamr - BACnet I-Am-Router to Network message bacinitr - BACnet Initialize Router message bacwir - BACnet Who-Is Router to Network message Capture Tool: The mstpcap tool is used for capturing MS/TP traffic from an RS-485 serial adapter and saving the packets in a file for viewing by Wireshark. The source code for the BACnet-Tools can be found at: http://bacnet.sourceforge.net/