BACnet Thermostat

Add a BACnet thermostat to the Crestron Home system.

Add a BACnet Thermostat

To add a BACnet thermostat:

  1. In the Select a room menu, select a room for the device.

  2. Select Other from the Device Types menu.

    Pair Devices Screen

  3. Select BACnet Thermostat and then + Add.

  4. Enter a descriptive name for the BACnet thermostat and then select OK.

  5. Tap OK. The BACnet thermostat is added to the room.
  6. Configure the BACnet thermostat after it is added to the room. Tap  Settings next to the device name to display a Settings dialog box. For details, refer to Device Settings.

Add Third-Party Thermostat

Add a third-party thermostat that is controlled using a Crestron control processor that is programmed to control the third-party thermostat using a SIMPL module. The Crestron Home processor and the Crestron control processor communicate using the BACnet network to control the thermostat.

To add a third-party thermostat:

  1. Register the Crestron control processor as a BACnet Remote Device.
  2. Create a hosted BACnet object for the thermostat items that will be controlled.

  3. Create a SIMPL program that ties tie the BACnet objects to the third-party thermostat controls. BACnet objects to the third-party thermostat controls is a 1-to-1 relationship. For example, you could create a hosted analog value object and tie it to the current temperature on the third party thermostat.

  4. Add a BACnet network thermostat to the Crestron Home system. For details, refer to Add a BACnet Thermostat.
  5. Configure the BACnet thermostat after it is added to the room. Tap the gear button next to the BACnet thermostat to display a Settings dialog box. For details, refer to Device Settings.

Remove a BACnet Thermostat

To remove a BACnet thermostat:

  1. Select a BACnet thermostat device.
  2. Select < Remove.