They will all be on the same network, Each network will have 50-80 objects to pass over BACnet, so the LM will be handling 350-560 Bacnet objects.
If using different multicast address's would it still be possible to have communication between floors? This is really just for common functions such as time schedule signals and PE cell.
Would it be better in this scenario to use TP Line Couplers on each floor, and use the LM as an ethernet Area coupler on each level? The reason for using Ethernet couplers was redundancy, so each line was independent, however in each scenario the LM with BACnet is still a central point, so it may not make a big difference to use TP couplers and LM as Ethernet area coupler.
1.0.0 - LM ETHERNET
1.1.0 - TP
1.2.0 - TP
1.3.0 - TP
1.4.0 - TP
1.5.0 - TP
1.6.0 - TP
1.7.0 - TP
2.0.0 - LM ETHERNET
2.1.0 - TP
2.2.0 - TP
2.3.0 - TP
2.4.0 - TP
2.5.0 - TP
2.6.0 - TP
2.7.0 - TP
If using different multicast address's would it still be possible to have communication between floors? This is really just for common functions such as time schedule signals and PE cell.
Would it be better in this scenario to use TP Line Couplers on each floor, and use the LM as an ethernet Area coupler on each level? The reason for using Ethernet couplers was redundancy, so each line was independent, however in each scenario the LM with BACnet is still a central point, so it may not make a big difference to use TP couplers and LM as Ethernet area coupler.
1.0.0 - LM ETHERNET
1.1.0 - TP
1.2.0 - TP
1.3.0 - TP
1.4.0 - TP
1.5.0 - TP
1.6.0 - TP
1.7.0 - TP
2.0.0 - LM ETHERNET
2.1.0 - TP
2.2.0 - TP
2.3.0 - TP
2.4.0 - TP
2.5.0 - TP
2.6.0 - TP
2.7.0 - TP