
George’s CBAS Tips, June 2022
George explains what the Binary Status text summary is and how to get the most out of this feature in CBAS 20.

George explains what the Binary Status text summary is and how to get the most out of this feature in CBAS 20.

“I have been working in commercial high-rise buildings since 1992 at all levels of Building Engineering. I have worked with all types of Energy Management Systems. Honestly, the best and easiest to work with is Computrols.”

Units in CBAS are the words that describe the value of points. Like DEG F or %OPEN. George explains how to utilize this feature.

For the past year our team has worked diligently to combat the challenges presented to our organization as a result of the global chip shortage. There is not a day that goes by where we are not faced with a fresh issue related to the availability of the raw materials/components required to manufacture our products…

CBAS/CBAS Web Email Alarm Changes.
Please read this important announcement to see how your CBAS or CBAS Web Email alarms might be affected.

New BACnet Diagnostics are now available using LX host controllers with CBAS version 20 dated March 23 2022 or newer. The channel must be programmed in CBAS and it must be BACnet “On Controller”. These new Diags show controllers on the channel that haven’t even been programmed in CBAS and gives the vendor name for them.

George explains the Text View Summaries in CBAS, which can make things easier for you to see if everything in your building is operating as expected.

VAV (Variable Air Volume) controllers are integral to HVAC systems that require varying cooling and heating loads in different zones. In this article, we will explore some of the most common types of VAV boxes and their specific applications.

The Computrols booth displayed an array of products but none more popular than the recently BTL-Listed LX and the soon-to-be-released Serial Connector. Computrols CEO Drew Mire added, “we’ve been known for our integration solutions for over 3 decades, and we are excited to continue to innovate on this front to provide customers a viable pathway from old, proprietary systems.”
Simply put, Computrols provides the most economical-to-own building automation solution on the market today. We empower our users by providing robust yet simple solutions that allow our customers to largely manage their building automation systems in-house.