## BACnet Unit abbreviations and numbers Several microblocks have a two-part Units field—a scrolling list and a number field. If the unit of measure that you need is not available in the scrolling list, type the BACnet number for the unit of measure you need in the number field.
Unit | Abbreviation | BACnet number
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amperes | A | 3
bars | bar | 55
bits per second | bps |
btus | BTU | 20
btus-per-hour | BTU/hr | 50
btus-per-pound-dry-air | BTU/lb | 24
centimeters-mercury | cm Hg | 60
centimeters-of-water | cm H2O | 57
cubic-feet | ft3 | 79
cubic-feet-per-minute | cfm | 84
cubic-meters | m3 | 80
cubic-meters/hour | m3/hr | 135
cubic-meters/second | m3/sec | 85
cycles-per-hour | cycle/hr | 25
cycles-per-minute | cycle/min | 26
days | day | 70
degree-days-Celsius | dd-°C | 65
degree-days-F | dd-°F | 66
degrees-angular | deg | 90
degrees-Celsius | °C | 62
degrees-Celsius/hour | °C/hr | 91
degrees-Celsius/min | °C/min | 92
degrees-Fahrenheit | °F | 64
degrees-F/minute | °F/min | 94
degrees-Fahrenheit/hr | °F/hr | 93
degrees-Kelvin | °K | 63
degrees-phase | deg | 14
feet | ft | 33
feet-per-second | ft/sec | 76
feet-per-minute | ft/min | 77
foot-candles | ft-candle | 38
gallons-imperial | gal(UK) | 81
gallons US | gal | 83
gallons/minute UK | gpm(UK) | 86
gallons-per-minute US | gpm | 89
grams-water/kg-dry-air | gH2O/kg | 28
hectopascals | hPa | 133
hertz | Hz | 27
horsepower | HP | 51
hours | hr | 71
inches | in | 32
inches-of-mercury | in Hg | 61
inches-of-water | in H2O | 58
joules | J | 16
joules/degree-Kelvin | J/°K | 127
joules/kilogram- K | J/kg- °K | 128
joules/kilogram-dry-air | J/kg | 23
kilo-bits-per-second | kbps |
kilo-Byte | KByte |
kilohms | kOhm | 122
kilograms | kg | 39
kilograms-per-hour | kg/hr | 44
kilograms-per-minute | kg/min | 43
kilograms-per-second | kg/s | 42
kilohertz | kHz | 129
kilojoules | kJ | 17
kilojoules/kilogram | kJ/kg | 125
kilometers-per-hour | k/sec | 75
kilopascals | kPa | 54
kilovolts | kV | 6
kilovolt-amperes | kVA | 9
kilovolt-A-reactive | kVAR | 12
kilowatt-hours | kW-hr | 19
kilowatt-hours/ ft2 | kW-hr/ft2 | 138
kilowatt-hours/ m2 | kW-hr/m2 | 137
kilowatts | kW | 48
liters | L | 82
liters-per-hour | L/hr | 136
liters-per-minute | L/min | 88
liters-per-second | L/sec | 87
lumens | lum | 36
luxes | lux | 37
megavolts | MV | 7
megahertz | MHz | 130
megohms | MOhm | 123
Mega-bits-per-second | Mbps |
Mega-Byte | MByte |
megajoules | MJ | 126
megajoules/ ft2 | MJ/ft2 | 140
megajoules/ m2 | MJ/m2 | 139
megavolt-amperes | MVA | 10
megavolt-A-reactive | MVAR | 13
megawatts | MW | 49
meters | m | 31
meters-per-second | m/sec | 74
miles-per-hour | mi/hr | 78
milliamperes | mA | 2
millibars | mbar | 134
millimeters | mm | 30
millimeters-of-mercury | mm Hg | 59
milliseconds | msec |
millivolts | mV | 124
milliwatts | mW | 132
minutes | min | 72
months | mo | 68
Ohms | Ohm | 4
parts-per-billion | ppb | 97
parts-per-million | ppm | 96
pascals | Pa | 53
per-hour | /hr | 131
per-minute | per min | 100
per-second | per sec | 101
percent | % | 98
percent/second | % per sec | 99
percent-rel-humidity | %RH | 29
pounds-force/inch2 | psi | 56
psi/degree-Fahrenheit | psi/°F | 102
pounds-mass | lbm | 40
pounds-mass/hour | lbm/hr | 46
pounds-mass/minute | lbm/min | 45
power-factor | PF | 15
radians | rad | 103
revolutions/minute | rpm | 104
seconds | sec | 73
square-feet | ft2 | 1
square-meters | m2 | 0
therms | therm | 21
ton-hours | ton-hr | 22
tons (weight) | ton | 41
tons-refrigeration | ton | 52
volt-amperes | VA | 8
volt-amperes-reactive | VAR | 11
volts | V | 5
Volts alternating current | Vac |
Volts direct current | Vdc |
watt-hours | W-hr | 18
watts | W | 47
watts-per-square-foot | W/ft2 | 34
watts/square-meter | W/m2 | 35
watts/ m2- K | W/m2- K | 141
weeks | wk | 69
years | yr | 67