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George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, December 2019

The MN-S series of LCD Display Sensors are a popular choice due to their simplicity and flexibility.  Did you know that you can also use the sensor to view the serial address of the UNI, VAV or Stat Interface Board that the MN-S sensor is connected to?

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, November 2019

Using CO2 sensors with VAV-B We were recently asked if it would be possible to utilize CO2 sensors with the VAV-B in order to control CFM setpoints. At this particular site, they want to add CO2 sensors to some of the VAV-Bs and command the CFM setpoint to the MAX

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, October 2019

Did you know that you can simulate your logic programming without having to go into Real Mode or wiring up controllers? This can be really handy, especially when testing central plant operation without having to do it live.

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BAS Education
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, September 2019

What is Priority in CBAS? When you look at the list of points, either in Text View or Hardware View, you see the point name on the left. To the right of that is the status of the point, and to the right of that is the priority of the

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, August 2019

New BACnet Settings Editor In July of 2018, I wrote an article about The Importance of Probe in BACnet. As a quick recap, when you probe a BACnet Controller in CBAS, the resulting probe file allows points to be imported into the database easily with minimum manual data input. Probing

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, July 2019

CBAS Graphical Workstations (GW) Explained CBAS software can be started in several different modes, one of which is GW Mode, also known as Graphical Workstation Mode. On the DPU, also known as the Automation Server or Front End PC, CBAS software runs the database for the building in Real Mode

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, June 2019

Traditionally, most CBAS Graphics are generated on the CBAS Server.  Did you know that you can edit CBAS graphics on a different computer, then restore only the graphics changes back to the CBAS Server?  This requires CBAS version 17 or later.

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, May 2019

Updated for CBAS 20! Did you know that you can set up groups of users in CBAS that have the same rights as individual users? To add users and groups in CBAS, go to System, then Program Passwords and you will see the user list: It’s good practice to create

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, April 2019

One of the great features about Computrols Building Automation Software (CBAS) is there are a number of built-in reports that you can easily generate and export. If you go to the Reports menu, the third section down is all reports about how your database is programmed.

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