Applies to:
All PcVue Versions
Summary:
An error dialog appears after selecting the EDE file. It explains the EDE file is not compatible, but the reasons of this error could be more various.
Details:
When using the Smart Genrator BACnet, sometimes, after selecting the EDE file, the following dialog appears :
The first reason explained is about the csv-delimiter used in the EDE file.
In this case, you just have to change this parameter in the advanced options: 
Also, the problem could come from the contained of the EDE file :
- According to KB 1101, if the device-object type is not present in the EDE file, PcVue won’t be able to create a device and associate objects to it.
- As an EDE file is mainly provided by a manufacturer software, the format and structure of column could be different as expected, for example :
- The column title “Supports Cov” have to be written without dash between “Supports” and “Cov”.
- Extra columns could be presents but are not expected such as “schedule-type”,”schedule-state-text-reference” or “schedule-unit-code”. These columns are not defined in the EDE specification.
- Some mistakes (a title column is missing or not well written)
N.B : The v2.2 (released in 2007) and v2.3 (released in 2017) layout are supported.
Attached to this article, you will find a template of an EDE file provided by the BIG-E.U which can be perfectly imported in PcVue.
You can us it and compare it to your EDE file.
Created on: 22 Sep 2025