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George Hingle

Setting Up CBASweb for Overtime Air & Lighting

The CBASweb product was originally introduced so that tenants can schedule their own Overtime air andlighting. The platform also makes the billing of these services simplistic for building management. Getting CBASweb configured for this usage is easy and I share all of the details to get you started in this

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

Improved BACNet Diagnostics

New BACnet Diagnostics are now available using LX host controllers with CBAS version 20 dated March23 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 andgives the Vendor

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, August 2023

CBAS 20 Email Alarms Setting up Email Alarms couldn’t be any easier in CBAS 20. All you have to do is setup the Alarm on a point, check the Acknowledge box, and select Contacts. There is no acquiring an email account or settingup a program to send the email. Before

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, July 2023

Did you know that Schedules on both Analog and Binary Output points can have up to 24 “cycles”? A Cycle is any time that the Schedule commands the point. A Binary point is just 2 possibilities, meaningOn\Off, Start\Stop, Normal\Alarm. With 24 cycles that means you can turn a piece of

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, June 2023

CBAS Workstations: How Many, How to Program, and How to Connect The term for a Workstation in CBAS is GW. Some people think that means gateway, but it really means Graphical Workstation. On the DPU or Automation Server, CBAS runs the Database for the building in Real Mode and communicates

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, May 2023

Wet Bulb and Dry Bulb Calculations in CBAS I was asked recently how to setup a Wet Bulb calculation in CBAS. Any Analog Input Calculation point can be setup as Wet Bulb. But first, a little info on Wet Bulb and Dry Bulb Temps. Definition: A Wet bulb measures the

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, April 2023

Dual Monitor Setup I was recently asked for help with setting up a secondary monitor with Graphics View. There is a feature in CBAS20 to launch Graphics or Activity view on a second monitor. Some engineering groups in larger buildings like to have a large monitor showing their most important

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CBAS Tips
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, March 2023

Programming Schedules with the Graphical Schedule Editor There are a few different ways to program a Schedule on a point in CBAS. Go to any output point in CBAS, click the point and go to Program. Then click the Program Schedule button. The most apparent way is to click on

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