CBAS 20, features several user interface refinements and customization options, one of which is a completely redesigned Dark Theme option.
The CBAS 20 installer program selects Dark Theme by default, but you can easily toggle between Dark Theme and the Classic theme as desired by following the steps below.
Continue reading George’s CBAS Tips October 2020Tell us a little about yourself…
I’ve been a Chief Engineer for fourteen years. I worked at Greenway Plaza from 2001-2019 where I began working with Computrols, and now I am at 600 Congress with Endeavor Real Estate.
Did you know that you can add notes to any Point, Channel or Controller in the database and have those notes displayed first whenever you click one of those items? This is true in Text View, Hardware View or Graphics View (if the point is configured as clickable).
Continue reading George’s CBAS Tips, August 2020Formulas and Calculations is a Help feature that can be found on the System Menu > Help. In older versions of CBAS, this was found directly on the System Menu. Currently, there are 4 entries..
The first one is a duct area calculator for use in the Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM) Calculation on a VAV or UNI-B. The VAV-B has this built into its VAV-B Utility Program that is used when you initially set it up. All you have to know is the dimensions of the duct and whether it is round or rectangular. Just enter the size and a value for the area will appear. You can also use this value as the Duct Size on a VAV template for a UNI-B.
Continue reading George’s CBAS Tips, July 2020Computrols Building Automation Software (CBAS) has been a staple in the energy management industry for 30+ years. Since it’s DOS days in the 1990s, its sole intent has been to empower building engineers to manage their BAS in-house. Now, we are releasing CBAS 20 with an updated look and feel and an additional feature set.
Continue reading CBAS 20 is here!We previously covered the topic of enthalpy and dew point in our article Enthalpy as it relates to free cooling in HVAC. In today’s article we will go over how to create these points in CBAS.
Continue reading George’s CBAS Tips, May 2020Most Computrols hardware products include various LEDs – these lights can be very helpful in providing visual feedback of various controller conditions and the status of communication channels.
The LX controller features several differences and improvements over the X-line with regards to LED indicator light functions.
Continue reading George’s CBAS Tips, April 2020With the world coming to what seems like a stand-still as a result of COVID-19, many of us are left wondering how to spend this time most productively. At Computrols, we are proactively offering free, web-based seminars over the month of April. See below for our upcoming webinar schedule and reserve your place today.
The easiest way to program Software Points is by going to Hardware View, finding the controller then going to Points. In Editor Mode or in Live Edit you will see a line at the bottom of the points that says Add A Software Point. Click that to add a point.
Note that all the standard Software Point types are there but there are also a few select System Point types. For example, Controller Run Minutes is a Point that counts the minutes that a controller has been running without a reboot. This can be helpful in determining if a controller’s power is being interrupted
