Show Point Relations Did you know that you can easily discover how points are related to each other through Logic or PID? This can come in handy when you have an Output point that has been commanded but you don’t know exactly where the command is coming from. Find a
As I’m sure you know, power companies charge a premium when a certain demand threshold is reached. Load shedding during high electrical demand periods is a good way to lower electrical consumption and avoid paying premium prices for exceeding peak demand limits. Metering or monitoring the load for the
Alarm Point Colors Did you know that it is possible in CBAS for certain points to show different background colors? This works on any Binary software point that is programmed into the DPU. Under the Program Alarm screen, you will see an option to “Change Point Color ONLY”.
On March 21, 2018, Computrols Director of Research and Development, Mike Donlon, presented on the topic of “Optimal Virtual Metering In Building Automation” at the Globalcon Conference in Boston, MA. The below information is a transcribed excerpt from his session.
How to Set Up Tenants to Schedule Overtime Air and Lights The CBAS Web product was originally introduced so that tenants could schedule their own overtime air and lights while making it easy for building management to bill them these services. This is still true and it’s really easy to
We are excited to announce our first ever open webinar reviewing the capabilities and benefits of Computrols Building Automation System. The webinar will be lead by Computrols’ Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Mike Clayton, and will cover features of Computrols hardware and software solutions. The webinar will begin at 12pm CT
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
The building automation industry is growing, and the trend doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon. According to research by IHS Technology via this Buildings.com article, the market for building automation equipment is projected to grow by more than 40% over the next five years. If you are familiar
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.
