An experienced building engineer knows that quick access to key information is important when dealing with changing building conditions. CBAS allows users to highlight critical points in their system and have this data displayed persistently. Depending on your monitor size and point name lengths, CBAS Header Points allow you to
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
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
This month’s article is a recycle from at least a few years ago, but I think it is a very important thing toknow if you are going to program CBAS Graphics. Here are some essentials to speed up the process andget the job done faster. Are you familiar with the
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
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
Computrols founder, Roy Lynch authored the article below in 1999. The article was published in the September/October 1999 edition of the Energy Manager magazine. In this article Roy details how simplicity results in savings. All of the principles outlined within still apply to this day and Computrols continues to focus
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
We use various tools in the name of temperature control automation and one of the most widely used methods is the PID, which is an algorithm designed to apply accurate and optimal control of a process variable, such as space temperature. PID stands for Proportional-Integral-Derivative, which are the three main
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.
