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[KB427]Newron Systems BACnet driver and Windows Server 2008 R2

Tags: BACnet, Installation

Data acquisition
15 years ago
By ACHT
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Applies to:

PcVue version 9.0 to version 11.1.
BACnet communication in PcVue version 11.2 onwards uses different technology to which this article is not applicable.
Summary:

This article explains how to manually install the Newron Systems BdsServer in W2008 R2 environment.
Details:

It has been noted that BDS BACnet driver from Newron System is not installed correctly in W2008 R2 environment. The BdsServer does not appear in the services list and it is impossible to start it.

First method:

Use RegAsm.exe and InstallUtil.exe.

Procedure:

  1. Launch a CMD prompt with Administrator rights.
  2. From the C:\Program Files (x86)\Newron System\BACnetDataServer\ directory, type: “C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe” BdsSdk.dll /tlb /codebase.
  3. From the C:\Program Files (x86)\Newron System\BACnetDataServer\ directory, type: “C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe” BacnetCatalog.dll /tlb /codebase.
  4. From the C:\Program Files (x86)\Newron System\BACnetDataServer\ directory, type: “C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil.exe” BdsServer.exe.

BdsServer will then be installed and launched automatically

Second method:

Download below “bds.exe.txt”, rename it as “bds.bat” and launch it with administrator rights.

Download attachments: bds.exe.txt

Third method :

If you have, the RDS services install on  Windows, use the Install Application on Remote Destop Session Host wizard to install bdsserver.

Created on: 22 Feb 2011 Last update: 04 Sep 2024