The Importance of the Probe in BACnet When setting up 485 communication to a BACnet device like an AHU, it is important that you Probe it. This gets you some important information: Instance number is a good thing because if you add it to the program screen of the
Disabling Heat on a VAV for Summer During the Summer, you might want to make sure that your heat is disabled on VAVs so that you don’t waste energy. This is especially true if you have electric heat strips as opposed to hot water coils, because you won’t have
Alarms in CBAS All points in CBAS give you the ability to setup an Alarm to show when the point is in a condition that it shouldn’t be in, or at least warrants a notification. Alarms are always on a red banner at the top of the CBAS program
As a part of our services, Computrols offers 24/7 phone support to all of our customers. If you have ever taken advantage of this offering, you have likely spoken to our Technical Support Manager, George Hingle. George has been employed by Computrols for over 15 years and is one of
As a part of our services, Computrols offers 24/7 phone support to all of our customers. If you have ever taken advantage of this offering, you have likely spoken to our Technical Support Manager, George Hingle. George has been employed by Computrols for over 15 years and is one of
Optimal Start/Stop is used to anticipate the heating or cooling needs of a space by starting equipment early enough to reach setpoint just at the beginning of scheduled occupancy. The Optimal Start/Stop function in CBAS does this by calculating the difference between the actual temperature and the occupied temperature setpoint.
A Look Back at 2017 2017 was another strong year for Computrols. In February, Computrols’ administrative staff moved from the Harvey location to the new facility in Gretna, LA. With the office area still under construction, the team is borrowing space in the manufacturing area for the time being. The
Despite a political climate that is pushing towards bringing manufacturing jobs back to America, many Fortune 100 companies continue to do their business elsewhere to avoid higher employee wages and U.S. taxes. While this continues to be the case, U.S.-based manufacturers are forced to compete on, what some would consider,
At Computrols, we believe that building automation should be kept simple, and that is why we continue to build on the most intuitive BAS software on the market today. CBAS 17’s new features follow this theme while giving users better security, more control, and an improved visual interface.
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.
