A BacnetVirtualComponent is the AX-3.2 BACnet driver implementation of a Baja “virtual point”, where each BacnetVirtualComponent represents a BACnet object. You find these by expanding the property sheet of the BacnetVirtualGateway under each BacnetDevice and BacnetWsDevice. The property sheet of each BacnetVirtualComponent provides dynamic property values of that object.

Virtual components reside in the station’s “virtual component space,” and are not persisted in the station’s database in its component space (Config), like regular components. For a general explanation about Baja virtual components, refer to “About virtual component spaces” in the Drivers Guide.

AX-3.2 or higher is required for virtual components. Starting in AX-3.3, the BACnet design for virtual points changed such that BacnetVirtualComponents are replaced by BacnetVirtualObject components, each with BacnetVirtualProperty components.

BacnetVirtualComponents can provide basic monitor access in Px views, or be used for one-off” read/write access to configuration properties. For details, see Bacnet virtual points.