Why are my devices down?

Why are my devices down?


  • Where do I view my down devices?

    • Navigate to the Network Status widget on the building dashboard.

    • The yellow bar shows down devices, hovering over it will show you the number of down devices.

    • Clicking on the yellow bar will display a list of down devices.


  • What action should I take to resolve this?


If devices are down in the platform but online in the Jace.


  • Click into Data Sources from the main site dashboard and you will see a three dots button on the page that opens up.


  • Click on the three dots button and click on the Refresh Cache option.

  • This will refresh your cache and bring the device back up.

  • The device should now be back up on the platform.


If devices are down in the platform and down in the Jace


  • Please, contact your temperature controls service provider to investigate the communication failure with the devices.

  • Provide the list displayed from the Network Status widget to your services provider.


  • What are common causes for down devices?

    • Network issue

    • Poor RS485 BACnet MSTP installation

    • Failed controller (local device)


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