Methods for setting addresses in a building management system and installation tool for such a system

A building management system installation tool for the installation of an addressable networked building management device on a network wiring of the system, the system comprising:

• a portable electronic device comprising:
• a code scanner for scanning a machine-readable code information from an addressable networked building management device;
• a locator for sourcing location information of the installation tool at the point of installation of the device;
• and
• a communication interface for downloading the code information and the location information to a network loop controller, and the network loop controller configured to:
• generate a network address for the device based at least on the downloaded location information;
• and
• set that network address into the device via the network wiring.

A method of installation of a network device of a building management system, the building management system having network wiring on which devices are to be installed, the method comprising:

• at the point of installation of the device on the network wiring, operating a code scanner of an installation tool to scan a code on the device, the information in the code including the serial number of the device;
• collecting location information in the installation tool from a geolocator device at the point of installation;
• connecting the installation tool to a network loop controller after the device has been installed;
• and
• downloading the code information and the location information onto the network loop controller,
• whereby the network loop controller generates a network address for the device based at least on the downloaded location information.