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1. In the above example the temperature must change by 3 D eg F within 15 30 45 etc minutes for a history save to occur T o get the most realistic looking graph lower these settings to 1 minute and 1 degree Do this only on points that you need to keep an accurate history of Otherwise the History file will become bloated with unneeded data which could lead to problems Also histories need to be purged of old data regularly T his can be done through the H istory M aintenance function on the System M enu System M enu items are discussed in detail in Chapter 5 Note When History is enabled the defaults are 15 M inutes and 3 Deg F or 30 analog counts Graphing Histories T o graph a Point H istory 1 From the Point History screen click to display a graphical representation of a point s history T he window below will appear Bl Lotes a Stang and Ending Date E Today Start Date Stat Time Di Lan Week Fri Date _ Ens Time E Last Moni Sala deny Api 15 2005 oa eas 0600 12 300 AM Modify History Senings for this point Generate Graph 2 In order to make comparisons up to 4 points can be chosen to graph at the same time For example you can see when a unit came on by choosing the Start Stop point and see how the supply air and space temperatures change as a result EH January 2005 by choosing those points for the same graph Click Select Points i for Graph choose your points from the list and then
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3. Veris Meters W hen first added to CBAS in January of 2003 the M odbus channel was only intended for use with Veris H awkeye 8035 and 8036 meters If you program a M odbus channel in CBAS you will find these in the list of controllers to add to the channel T here is also a text file covered later available for the Veris H awkeye 8136 meter CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols 485 vs 422 M ost M odbus devices on the market offer a choice between 4 wire and 2 wire communications J ust like a R S485 channel a M odbus RTU over 485 channel uses 2 wire communications which is a misnomer because it uses 3 wires and shield Some manufacturers use only 4 wire communication also known as RS422 In this situation you will have to use the converter that the manufacturer recommends In some situations you will have to use Computrols RP1 to convert 485 to 232 then a 232 to 422 4 wire 485 converter Master Slave M odbus RTU is a version of RS 485 which is a M aster Slave protocol In CBAS all M odbus devices in the system must act as Slaves T he C BAS Server is the M aster Modbus Generic T he Modbus RTU channel in C BAS started with just 2 controllers T he Veris H awkeye 8035 and 8036 M eters T hese controllers are the Computrols standard for metering and all points offered by those devices are there when you add the controller to the M odbus RT U channel All you haveto do is add the ones you want to use B
4. Corker ho EC Parameters Surtpoini Hame 53 HOST SP Fair rk are Create Auxiliary Setpoint Uem 27 UPEN mood F4 DEG I incut 72 4 EG F Copy To Leef Ale SH Emm Proportional of change X Error Error desired actual Integral T hetimeit takes for the controller to adjust to the error Derivative How far the controller looks ahead to predict error T he larger the derivative the farther the controller looks into the future T o program a PID click the analog point click Program and then click the Program PID button Rate H ow often CBAS runs the PID T he more often C BAS runs the PID the more quickly the setpoint is reached In this example CBAS runs the PID every five seconds Click the rate and either use the arrows to adjust the time see image below or click the number of hours minutes or seconds to type in a new quantity of time Right click inside the window to save changes and return to the PID editor Hours Minutes Seconds Some Default Parameters Click this button to see some tried and true parameters used by Computrols field technicians T here are values for controlling Space T emperature Supply T emperature and Static Pressure It is recommended that you use these numbers before trying Autotune Auxiliary Setpoint T his feature creates a setpoint range rather than a single setpoint When you click this button a window will appear with a list of points from which to c
5. If added to a controller s database this point gives you the amount of time the computer on the controller has been running without rebooting If added to the DPU database it tells you how long the DPU has been running without rebooting T his point type is mainly used for troubleshooting purposes Month of Year Etc M onth of Y ear Day of Week and the rest of the time related points give you information from the calendar or clock of the DPU operating system For example the M onth of Y ear point gives you a 1 12 depending on what month it is and Day of W eek gives you a 1 7 depending on what day it is Sunday is 1 T hese points can be used for many things but here is one example Suppose you wanted a different schedule for each month to control when outside lighting is on C reate a M onth of Y ear point and an Event Sequence for each month with a different schedule on each one and add a Binary O ut Logic with a logic like If M onth of Y ear is X And X Month Schedule Point is O N T hen on Binary O ut Logic point Else if Same thing for next month T he final step would be to add logic to the point that is being commanded T his logic would turn the point on when the Binary O ut Logic point is O n DPU Communications Lost This point works in conjunction with the DPU Comm Lost Timeout point and is mainly a tool for troubleshooting communication problems When added to a controller the Communications Lost point will output a sta
6. e A Default Gateway e A DNS Server Address Each one of these T C P IP requirements is described in the following sections In addition descriptions of Ping N etwork Identification and Workgroup are provided TCP IP Address Every computer on a T CP IP network must have an IP address that uniquely identifies it and distinguishes it from the other computers on the Local Area N etwork LAN An IP address is a 32 bit number that consists of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods We are used to seeing the decimal version which represents the binary form that the computer software understands For example the IP address 168 212 226 204 in binary form is 10101000 11010100 11100010 11001100 A portion of the address identifies the network that the computer is on and a portion identifies the node T he size of the network address depends on the class of the network address Since we will be dealing with mainly Class C addresses here is an example of a Class C address In a Class C address the first 3 numbers identify the network and the last number identifies the node So in the number 192 168 1 200 192 168 1 is the network or subnet and the number 200 identifies the computer T here can be over 2 million Class C networks but each one can only have 254 nodes If we have a building that has more than 254 nodes requiring IP addresses we will either have to create 2 Class C subnets or one C lass B subnet In a class B network th
7. 8750 and the DPU communicates back on the same port Version 1 6 1 is not backward compatible in respect to the GW connection 130 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Router Configuration Instructions Computrols recommends the use of an inexpensive C able DSL router in addition to the modem provided by the Internet Service Provider ISP when connecting C BAS systems to the Internet T his is recommended because it will provide a high level of security against viruses and hacker attacks It does this by blocking packets intended for the internal network on all T C P IP ports except those specifically forwarded to the computers programs or controllers that will accept them In order for computers to work with multiple incoming and outgoing network communication packets the T CP IP protocol uses thousands of ports Standard programs use specific ports called Well Known Ports Some examples of W ell Known Ports are port 80 html W eb pages port 25 smtp email port 110 pop email CBAS uses some of the ports in the range from port 8750 to 8790 See CBAS N etwork Architecture for more specifics about C BAS ports T he router by default is set up to allow all outgoing packets H owever most of the time only port 80 is needed to access the Internet NAT or Network Address T ranslation is used to disguise or hide the computer accessing the Internet T he router does this by changing the source IP address of
8. H igh Cooling Setpoint T hese are software setpoints and can be programmed either individually for each AHU or globally for all AH Us in the database to use T he only other point needed is the space temperature If looking at an existing O ptimal Start the Setpoint is a CBAS Point box would be checked and your Setpoints listed Y ou can still do O ptimal Start that way but now you can enter your H eating and Cooling Setpoints right there on the O ptimal Start screen Just check the Setpoint is internal number box and enter your setpoint numbers T his makes setting up O ptimal Starts on multiple controllers much easier than before Adaptive Optimal Start When you check the box to Allow OPTIMAL START to ADAPTIVELY adjust the Cooling and H eating Slope CBAS will save several parameters about the last 16 Heating and 16 Cooling Optimal Starts T he parameters saved are A Slope B Whatthetemperature difference was when the O ptimal Start began C How long before the Schedule Start time did the O ptimal Start begin Actually not stored but can be calculated from A and B above D Did the O ptimal start reach it s goal If not then what was the temperature difference at schedule start time E Theday the O ptimal Start ran F Wastheunit off for morethan 36 H ours when the O ptimal Start first evaluated T ells you if it was after a H oliday or a M onday Y ou can click on the Show Adaptive H istory button to see the data
9. Inc Nine Story Building With VAV Controllers Floor 9 sg Wed CAT 5 Controller Wiring Floor 8 Floor 7 Floor 6 Floor 5 Floor 4 Floor 3 Floor 2 Floor 1 Basement 1 Basement 2 Basement 3 Basement 4 139 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Tools Section 1 T ools and Software Operating the Computrols Hand Held Terminal T he H and H eld T erminal is very easy to use J ust plug it in to the H and H eld port on the board and it will power up T he first screen gives you the part number and firmware version For example 8 Ver 9 9 Feb 16 2006 14 20 25 T his means that the H and H eld is plugged into an 8X with version 9 9 firmware T he Date of the firmware is 02 16 2006 at 2 20PM Press Enter and Enter again to get to the M odes menu Y ou will see 1 Hardware Points in D atabase 2 D ate System T ime and Date 3 W eb N etwork T C P IP Settings Press 1 and Enter to see a list of points on the board If you see DATABASE NOT LOADED then the controller has not received a database from the server Arrow up or down to see all the points Press Select to command any command able point Press 1 to command and 2 to place the point in Auto Press ESC to return to the M odes M enu Press 3 and Enter to view and change T C P IP settings T he first setting you will see is the T C P IP address Arrow up or down to see other T C P IP settings Please see C omputrols N etwork M anual for
10. To connect from the main office the user would have to connect as a GW separately to each building one at a time Unless the user was connected at the time he would not see alarms as they occur WorldSTAT Enterprise Let s say a management company has 100 or more sites in many cities maybe across multiple time zones With a WorldST AT or other Internet Controller in each location and a D PU in the corporate headquarters W orldST AT Enterprise software would give them the features they need to achieve rapid deployment of new locations and regional management W hile these are just a few of the scenarios that are possible with Internet controllers and C BAS software they cover the main concepts necessary to understand connectivity 135 Inc Example Diagram Below is an example of one way to connect buildings over the Internet It shows a management company that manages three buildings from its office using one CBAS Automation Server and one T CP IP controller in each building A laptop can be connected to the network in any building and log on as a workstation to the Server in the main office Ports Forwarded 8760 DPU to Controller 6770 485 Host Channel 8771 485 2nd Channel Ports Forwarded 4760 DPU to Controller 8770 485 Host Channel 8771 485 2nd Channel 136 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Section 5 Sample Wiring Layouts Sample Nine Story Building Penthouse amp Lo
11. but if you set it up in advance you have added redundancy to the system Limitations e Peer to Peer will work with the following controllers o 8X o 16X o 32X o 64X o VAV Controllers o LC ER32 e Only available on versions of C BAS from 1 5 21 forward Feb 2003 e Point types that can be PEER points o Binary Hardware or Software o Analog Hardware or Software e Point types that cannot be PEER points o Multi state o Meter o Panel o Channel o Fire e Peer to Peer will not work acrossaRouter on T CP IP networks o Mustbeableto send receive broadcast packets e When writing Logic involving a PEER point do not use the is in alarm phrase referring to that point T he packet sent by PEER points does not contain that information e Command able points can be shared as PEER points but the PEER version of Points are not command able A PEER version of the original point resides on the controller s that it is shared with Programming PEER points is easy First go to System and then Peer to Peer Setup and you will see the editor CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Peer To Peer Setup Adil Paint to Sharil LEA Adil Controller ta Desinatiai LEA PJ I ALE RA E HT d AML 1 4 HORTH Biman fummi o8 nme 1 2500 Cry West Central Plant 2 AHU 1 5 SOUTH that must expire before a 2600 City West Blvd Dik Floor 2600 OUTS Am TEMP ROOF status z Papp mb lu xmi 2500 Cryvvest Diet ih Floor 2600 O
12. then click the M odify History Saving Settings for this Point button m gt History Settings For 5X b Setpoint HI tory Enable Dis able Iv History Enabled Disabling the history prevents any new history data from being saved Minimum History Sa Both of these parameters MUST be met before history will be saved Minimum Save Time 00 15 00 This number represents the minumum time that must elapse before a historical save is made Minimum Change Required for History Save 1 0 DEG F This number represents the minimum change in value that must occur before a historical save is made For analog points history is recorded based on parameters set by the user In the H istory Settings screen you can define how often data is recorded Both of the conditions below must be met in order for data to be saved to the history file 44 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Minimum Report Time Sets the least amount of time that must pass before data is saved to the H istory file Click 00 15 00 and then use the arrows to make adjustments In the example on the previous page 15 minutes must elapse before a temperature is recorded Minimum Analog Counts Sets the minimum change in status that must occur before history is recorded Click 3 0 DEG F then type in your desired minimum change In the example on the previous page temperature must change by 3 Deg F before a point in time is recorded
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14. 1000 points for the section that you picked If you press the button again it will read the next 1000 points And so on T he response will be displayed in the T raffic window T hereis also a ST O P button that you can press at any time to cancel one of the aforementioned scans T here is also a Capture T ext button When you press this button it will save everything that is displayed in the Traffic window to a text file T he text file will be C CBAS Data Capturexxx txt Where xxx is the next unused number from 0 to 255 Ii CT Tae AFF i fale D E DES Die BL lia ishi ur s H HHG E im pi E Y Be 2D ga 73 ACAD HOLD G sS Regia Ede Eee RE ARTE MON CUT SACS Been parT Teis FOL ADS fm Fig 123 Sari D ist MALE MULTI SEL Foe ed Bade Thiel ARAL CIL De a w ETC Ages biji pps Dp AI HOL DPI SAIL N CEE Est Zuma 3 BEAD UL LME LE Hrs 7 9 it imeem hl AI pE Tt tesi E dhi burg 23 FEE alt H OLO 4 G Rigii Sie 46 20 DADS LD 240259 D s EA Beki I Sore 23 AFAN HOLHH G E 12599 Hegri Jak Labels HLAD UL Dt MET Hega 242 has J Dga FEE Er stin DD 4 Deag 1 7 SS Z Uere FERT HOLT TES Hee BEET oser HE AIT DL D NG Hate A aad Auge DL AE OLA e HLS Neg EI ida 25379 ACAD HOL OM G eC ss 13 Eit I oem HE STE HTH NMR GES Har ER BAS D Ties HAT 21 POL DHT SALT Here ez 2 Cone DEDE POIL CHIC CES Ti agi cab bid Ege FE ZD OIL 0444 2 4079 Flee Baie 7 ames HE AI IL DM G SL Heed feit F Bes F3 RE AD sai Itten Hepei H Geh Z Sie AGED
15. 109 Router Configuration 121 152 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 R S 485 18 24 95 101 102 BASN et R S 485 17 18 24 117 Schedules 52 Edit 52 Show BASN et T raffic 18 Simulator M ode 10 Software Points 30 60 Analog T ypes 60 Binary T ypes 61 M ulti State 61 System T ypes 61 Stand Alone Controllers 125 Subnet M ask 115 Switches 112 System M enu 62 D atabase Utilities 75 Dialouts 64 Email Alarms 76 H eader Points 63 Peer to Peer 67 Peer to Peer Setup 63 T CP IP 10 17 24 66 67 114 116 132 137 TCP IPAddress 114 TCP IP Diagnostics 133 T emplate 19 27 28 86 99 T emplates 19 26 27 117 T ext View 13 All Points 13 Logical Groups 13 T ext View Point Positioning 13 42 48 T roubleshooting Communications 137 Unit Summary 15 Viewing the Database 12 Windows 104 Creating Shortcuts 104 Log On Automatically 104 2009 Computrols 153 Inc Network Permissions 106 Wiring 9 109 127 135 WorldST AT 125 154
16. Bit point type Or up to 16 of them for each address 40001 for example T hen in the configuration for the M odbus point enter the 1 16 number in the Start Bit Position For each M odbus bit address you would have 1 point each of type 1 Bit all with the same M odbus address T he only difference between them all will be their Start Bit Position Multiple Bit Inputs and Outputs Some manufacturers use multiple bits in the same M odbus register to represent things In CBAS there are M odbus bit point types that represent 1 5 bits out of a M odbus register 2 Bit 3 Bit Inputs and O utputs etc are the same thing as a 1 bit except that they return or send more than 1 Bit from the register e Ifyou have a 1 Bit with starting position 3 it will return the value of the 0000000000000x00 bit value from 0 to 1 e Ifyou have a 2 Bit with starting pos 3 it will return the value of the 000000000000xx00 bits value from 0 to 3 e Ifyou have a 3 bit with starting pos 3 it will return the value of the 00000000000xxx00 bits value from 0 to 7 e Byteisthesameasan 8 bit start at 3 it will return the value of the 000000xxxxxxxx00 bits values from 0 to 255 AIT of these items 1 Bit thru Byte return multiple values out of a single register T ake the following M odbus register for example 40001 aaaaabbbbcccddef LUJ aaaaa is Status 1 bbbb is Status 2 ccc is Status 3 dd is Status 4 eis Status 5 f is Status 6 So th
17. CP IP controllers hosting all the RS 485 channels the GW can be converted to DPU in a matter of minutes T hat s why it is good to keep a copy of the database folder on the GW RAID Level 1 Redundant Array of Independent Disks Level 1 Mirroring Data is written to two drives simultaneously ensuring an up to the minute backup Restoring a Backup If you are restoring a backup from another computer place the backup file in C CBAS Backups folder using Windows Explorer If you already have a database open you will have to close it in order to restore a database T o do this go to the System M enu and click on Close D atabase N ow you will only have Database and System on the M ain M enu From here select Database and then Restore Database T he Restore O ptions window will then open Restore Options Backup File CCOAS echo APM Picea nihin Eg HP Pir nc VERRA SALAMI DEFAULT Rer 27 2004 2 1 1 1 13 Fiance geck a Ile or check pabean bo caninus T he first line is Backup File and in most cases you will find that this line already lists the directory and file name of your most recent backup file saved to the hard drive If you backed up your database to other media such as a floppy disk or CD you will have to manually select the file path and file In order to do this select Pick at the end of the same line A new window will open where you can browse for your backup file Select the zip file you would like to use to
18. Click on this button to easily adjust the O scillation of the damper and speed up the adjustment time while watching the results in real time PID Internals Shows the numbers behind the actual operation of the PID Copy to Another PID Allows you to copy the parameters of this PID to other PIDs in the system Click the button and choose PID points you would like to copy to The Sequencer A good way to tell if you need a sequencer is to ask yourself this question Do have multiple pieces of equipment that combine to control a single entity such as supply temp If the answer is yes then the sequencer is for you even if you don t want to use fancy runtime rules T he simple Point Program Screen BOILER RUNTIME SEGUENCER 1 STAGES by Logic 1 Programming theiory analog quantity is both simpler and works far better Dr On DP eZ n Conceal A sequencer takes several binary points and combines them into a single continuous analog output Show A Tt Mri Vt View Unis Point Que D Pain Display This feature can be found on the Relations F aitiaming IO Point Program Screen of a Software Analog O utput Setpoint Recently Rudy Singh of C amp S Proqram Bree EL M polos Building Services in New Y ork used Gcheduie SI OTT A a nichasdulm ETE TITRE ITO Inc the Sequencer to automate the use of six Boilers in one of the buildings at the Statue of Liberty National Monument H e wanted
19. Close any open programs and click yes to reboot Windows 2000 or XP T o setup a computer using Windows 2000 or X P with Classic View Start M enu and Control Panel 1 From the Desktop right click on M y N etwork Places select Properties and then click on N etwork and Dialup C onnections 2 Right click on Local Area Connection icon and click Properties 3 Double click Internet Protocol T CP IP 4 Check the circle next to Use the following IP address and type 192 168 1 2 for the IP address and 255 255 255 0 for the Subnet M ask 5 Type 192 168 1 1 for the D efault Gateway click OK and OK again 6 Click on Advanced on the main menu 7 Click on Network Identification and then the Properties Button From here you can change the Computer N ame and make the workgroup C BAS 8 Click OK and you will be welcomed to the C BAS Workgroup Y ou will need to reboot CBAS Configuration To configure CBAS 1 If you aren t using a pre existing database you must create a database 2 CreateaTCP IP channel in addition to the one automatically created for workstations T he T C P IP for Workstations channel is actually going to be the same channel because it uses the same NIC and IP address It just provides a way to subdivide the workstations from the controllers To create the TCP IP channel l 2 3 4 Go to Editor M ode H ardware View Click on Add a Channel Give your channel a name that distinguishes it from the T C P IP C ha
20. ERIT LUC Cas AS Hafis iu N sn Flores AB ggf m P e corri Lis ILILIDIEIEIEIEICILDIEIEIEILILIEIEIEILH DIEIEITITILIT zl In the User Rights list on the left side of the window check the box beside the right you want to apply to this operator In this case THEO has no authority to use any features Click the check box to add or remove a feature Use the scroll bar to navigate up or down the list Editing an Operator T o edit an operator s access rights 1 Click the Edit button 2 Click the operator s name from the list and make required changes in the Edit Passwords screen Deleting an Operator T o delete an operator 1 From Password List screen left click the D elete button 2 Click theuser you want to remove Positioning an Operator T o position an operator in the Password List 1 From the Password List screen left click the Position button 2 Move the mouse down until the red bar is located above the field where you wish to re locate the operator name and click Feature Descriptions User Name T ypein the name of the operator to whom you are giving access When that operator signs on he she will type this name under User N ame Password Allows the operator to select and type in a password that is unique to only that operator M ake sure no one else knows that password W hen each operator signs on they will type this in under Password T his will enable you to later analyze all activity by that pers
21. Email Alarms 76 Graphic Workstation 10 73 106 117 124 Graphics Library 23 Graphics View 12 22 23 32 34 GW 10 11 17 72 105 117 121 124 H ardware Points 29 H ardware View 16 Histories Graphing H istories 45 Recording H istories 44 History 42 History Utilities System M enu 66 Holiday 52 H yperT erminal 136 IP Addressing 113 LAN Wiring Standards 110 Logic Programming 85 Basics of Logic Programming 85 If and Else If 92 Logic G rouping 88 Lost Communications 15 M aking a Cable 110 M eters 95 H awkeye M eters 95 Pulse M eters 96 M odbus Channels 101 M odbus G eneric 102 M odes 11 113 N etwork Identification 115 N etwork Interface C ards 111 N etwork T opologies 9 o 2009 Computrols 154 Inc Networking 109 Advanced Networking 120 Note Pad 49 Off Scan 10 17 Optimal Start 54 Optimal Start Stop 52 O vertime Schedules 54 Password Protection 69 Peer to Peer 67 PID 58 Ping 115 Point Program Screen 42 Point Relations 42 Point Relations 46 Position Points 13 19 48 63 Priority Summary 15 87 Program Alarm 43 Program Graphics 34 Align 38 Insert Graphic 34 O bject 36 Program G raphics Layer 38 Program Logic Sequence 43 Program O ptimum Start Stop 43 Program O vertime Schedule 43 Program Schedule 43 Program Summary 15 Programming Points 42 Real M ode 10 Removing Controllers 26 Removing Points 31 Reports 79 Report Descriptions 80 RJ 45
22. HOLD A Beete is I ra NC AD HL DM ee rage Eet Z hoe HE AUF AL CLS Meet Bat 7 Se i FE AL HOLD H tze 3 biis Cos ME Af M OL Dist ad r c5 liege READ HOLDING 40259 Regs 40 T his line in the capture tells you that C BAS is reading registers 40259 thru 40299 all in one message T hat means that you have points programmed on all of the addresses in between When CBAS is polling it checks for continuous addresses and will read all those registers in 1 message T his improves the scan rate Explanation Button In the M odbus address program screen there is also a new Explanation button T his will open a box that gives a brief description of the M odbus protocol as implemented in C BAS Section 5 Attributes Attributes are a way of grouping multiple points or point types together to be commanded at once by a single logic command For example if you wanted to reset all set points in your building at night to help conserve energy you would have to write logic for every point to do so at the predetermined time for each day schedule T his can be very time consuming just on the initial setup and if that set point needs to be adjusted you would have to go through all of the points individually again Instead we can assign an attribute to all the set points and create 1 logic statement to automate the process in a comparatively short time Furthermore any changes can be made by adjusting the one software point instead of each individual set
23. Hardware Report T his report shows all H ardware Software and Child points on all or selected controllers C hoose to show or hide Software points and narrow controllers in the report by C hannel or individual controller IP Address Report T his report gives a list of all T CP IP Controllers in the database in order by IP address T his report will come in handy when adding controllers to a large database or one with multiple T C P IP C hannels Degree Day Report Choose a temperature point and the report will give the M in M ax M ean and Average values for each day in the time period chosen as well as other calculations CSI Event Report T his report was added with the addition of the CSI interface T his report allows you to select specific C SI events to include in the report Y ou can also configure which events you want to show in Activity and the Alarm Bar Meter Report Applies to pulse meters See the following sections for information on this report M eter Reports and Advanced Programming Pulse M eters Extended Meter Report See details in Extended M eter R eport later in this section i CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Alarm Report T his report shows what alarms are programmed on points and how they are programmed It can be sorted the same as T ext View All Points Logical G roups etc Logic Report T his report shows what logic is programmed on points and shows that logic It can be s
24. LS e Adobe Acrobat PDF e Text e HTML e ODBC e And many other types Additionally you can select the D estination by clicking the arrow beside the D estination drop down menu W hen you are satisfied with the Format and Destination click OK If you do not wish to export click the Cancel button Zoom Changes the view of the report on screen by zooming in and out Total T he number of listings a report includes Indicator Percentage of the report that has completed Remember that you can cancel report generating at any time to get a partial report Report Descriptions History Graph Shows the same graph you would get by going to the H istory button on the Point Program Screen of any point Select up to 4 points to graph at a time History Report Gives the user a text listing each time a save is made to the history file Includes D ate T ime and value of point Select as many points as you want Alarm Activity O nly available in Real M ode this report can be run for all points or selected points and shows all alarms that occurred during the specified time period User Activity Report Lists what a given user or users did over the specified time period including viewing and commanding points T hereport includes date time user and command and can be focused by point user and command type Command Report Lists what user commanded what points over the specified time period Choose All Points or points
25. M odbus RTU over TCP IP controller as on a BASnet controller H owever in the case of a M odbus RTU on Controller channel you must go to the Program screen of the controller and check the O ff Scan box to take it Off Scan Y ou must restart CBAS for the change to take effect T o put it back On Scan uncheck the box then restart C BA S Viewing Traffic on the Channel In CBAS version 7 1 9 after 9 24 07 a show traffic button was added to the program screen of the M odbus RTU over T CP IP Channel M odbus Interface It is NOT available on the M odbus on Controller channel It is similar to the traffic screen on a Basnet C hannel and will tell you if the M odbus device is responding back to C BAS see figure below It will also show you the NACK code if the M odbus controller is returning a negative acknowledgement A NACK will bereturned for several reasons like invalid address specified unsupported command etc It will also show you the poll messages to the M odbus devices T here is a Find All Controllers button that will go out and send a REPORT SLAVE ID message to all serial addresses from 1 to 250 T he response will show up in the T raffic window Also there are buttons to Read All Coils Read All Discrete Inputs Read All Input Registers Read All H olding R egisters W hen you press these buttons first it will ask you for the M odbus controller address that you want to read from T hen it will read the first
26. While Pins Cor White Pind Blue 2 E Pin 4 Blue Fins e Diog While Pins Bius White Ping Green 3 gt 1 Ping Crange Pin lt Brown White Pin7 gt Brown White sean Pina gt Brown 6 2 Ping Grown 568A A straight through cable has both ends made with the same standard and is used to go from a computer to a hub or a hub to a hub A crossed over cable has opposite standards on opposite ends and is used to go from a computer directly to another computer or controller without using a hub A hub or switch actually reverses the polarity for you It doesn t really matter which standard is used for a straight through cable but we recommend that you use 568B so that all wall jacks purchased will be the correct standard T o determine which wire is wire number 1 hold the RJ 45 with the open end to you and the clip facing down so that the copper side is facing up When looking down at the copper side wire 1 will be on the far left T o make a cable 1 Strip about 1 inch off the end of the wire 2 Makesurethere are no nicks in the coatings on the wires 120 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Cut the nylon string off completely Untwist the pairs and straighten the wires Place them in the order for the 568B standard with wire one to the left and no space between the wires Cut the wire off so that you have about 1 2 of exposed wire et pr Ur om e H olding the connector with the
27. and the 2 else if sequences are not evaluated If none of the first conditions are met the first else if sequence is evaluated If both conditions are met in the first else if the damper is commanded to 15 O pen and the next else if is not evaluated If one condition is E not met the second else if is then evaluated If one of those conditions is not met nothing changes and the sequence starts onere over at the first If O n the right is a simplified flow chart Start from the top left False IF box and follow the T rue or False arrows All possibilities are covered in this chart Ek apa T Logic Sequence For ETIAM WI WD c herm flea 1f then else 1f then Priode Logie 1 Programming AHU 10 VE OFF or the priority of AHU 10 14 Optimal Start ar AMU lO NIGHT SETOACE Is on ar ARU 10 STRATE TIHER 15 reater than D MINS command Anni l0 MIXxED DAMPER TO MOFFEN ARU 10 Ae GN and Ae 10 DCONOMIZER MODE Is QEF command AHU 10 MIXED DAMPER TO 15 OPEN imu 10 15 ON and A 10 ECONOMIZER MODE 1s DN and the priority Of AHU 10 AYE DAMPER 16 L glc 1 Programming auto AMU 10 MIXED DAMPER Evaluate Every AHU 10 MIXED DAMPER DOPE maconda Notice that the process starts over after execution of the Then sequence or if the final Else If is false The amount of time delay before the process starts again can be determined by changing the Evaluate Every time as shown here Onc
28. back to how it was before you began repositioning Set Start Allows you to left click the graphic title from which you would like to start ordering the graphics For example if you are satisfied with the order of the first three points but you want to change the order of four and five click Set Start then left click the third graphic listed T he next graphic you click will become number four and number four will become number five and so on O ne through three will remain the same Reset Changes the number of the next graphic you select to 1 For example suppose you selected a graphic to be 1 and 2 The number in the box at the bottom of the page will be 3 which means that the next graphic selected will be 3 If you left click Reset you will notice that the number 3 on the bottom right side of the window will change to a 1 which means that now the next graphic you select will become the 1st graphic displayed and will become your M ain graphic CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Enter Saves the changes in positioning and returns you to the graphic you were viewing Duplicate Graphics Ctrl D T his is used to make copies of the current graphic you are viewing T he window from Insert Graphic opens with the name and path are already typed in T he number typed in the R epeats box is the number of copies made Show Hide Art Space Selecting this changes the way the graphic screen appears Selecting it once displays
29. can also be done on single points through the H istory button in the point program screen of any point Edit Automated History Purge Parameters Size If the database has a large number of points and all of the points are set to save history the history file can grow rapidly By default the parameters for saving history are set so that not too many saves are made thus limiting the growth of the history file For example temperature points only save after a minimum of 15 minutes or when a change of 3 degrees occurs But this can lead to incomplete or unrealistic graphs It is recommended that on points where you need a more detailed graph you lower those points only to settings of 1 minute and 1 degree T here are 2 ways to change history saving parameters individually and globally T o change a point individually click the H istory button on the point program screen for that point and click M odify H istory Settings for this Point T o change many points at one time go to the System M enu H istory M aintenance then Edit H istory Parameters C hange your settings on the left side 30 analog counts corresponds to 3 D egrees then choose points to change by clicking the Edit Point List button on the top right T here are also buttons at the bottom of the screen that will populate the list with points that have the Smallest R eport T ime and Smallest R eport Value T hese can be useful if you feel the need to limit the number of
30. can be specified Points Report T his report is a snapshot of T ext View and can be sorted the same way as T ext View All Points Logical Groups etc For each point it shows the N ame Status Priority Condition and whether or not each of the following is programmed Alarm D etail N otepad PID and Schedule Under the Points R eport menu there are three new reports listed T ime of D ay T rend and Daily Schedule Time of Day report T his report allows you to choose pairs of points and choose up to 24 hourly times to report on them T heReport was created to serve hospitals that by law are required to keep a record of temperature and humidity in operating rooms T his Report can be found on the Points R eport submenu Trend Report T his report was also created for hospitals It allows hospital design engineers to select up to 10 points and report the value of those points on a time interval of as little as 15 minutes up to 4 hours T he report can be saved in 2 formats csv and pdf or it can be printed to the screen T his Report can also be found on the Points Report submenu Daily Scheduled Report T his Report exports the selected points into a csv comma separated values format and separates the numbers and units into 2 separate fields It can be scheduled to run daily providing you with an easy way to export information to spread sheets and other document types T his Report can be found on the Points Report submenu
31. change grouping click on the left or right arrow in the Grouping section of the Logic Sequence window shown below T hen click on the line you want to move Evaluate Every HIRI seconds Copy To Clipboard CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc If and Else If H ave you seen or written logic on a point that contains two or more If T hen Else sequences H ave you seen logic that contains an If T hen Else If sequence Y ou might have wondered what the difference is and why you would use one or the other The simple answer is Use an Else If sequence if you want to avoid conflicts between the two sequences In an If T hen Else sequence the T hen is not executed unless the If is true If it is NOT true the Else is executed See the flow chart below True THEH ELSE False The same is true for the If T hen Else If sequence Consider the following logic example AHU 10 isOFF or thepriority of AHU 10 is Optimal Start or AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK isON or AHU 10OVERRIDE TIMER is greater than 0 MINS then command AHU 10MIXED DAMPER to 0 OPEN else if AHU 10 isON and AHU 10ECONOMIZER MODE isOFF then command AHU 10MIXED DAM PER to 15 OPEN else if AHU 10 isON and AHU 10ECONOMIZER MODE isON and the priority of AHU 10MIXED DAM PER is Logic 1 Programming then auto AHU 10MIXED DAM PER In the above example if any of the first conditions are met Start Over the damper is commanded to 0 OPEN
32. communicate using R S 485 protocol there will be no T C P IP information Deleting the Database from a Controller Deleting a controller s database is a way of forcing a download to the controller Also if a controller has been used on a RSRS 485 channel and still holds that database it will be necessary to erase the database A T CP IP database will not download until the RS RS 485 database has been removed T here are four ways of deleting the database from a controller 1 From CBAS in Hardware View locate and click the controller then click Erase D atabase C BAS must be in Real Mode with Normal communications to the controller After rebooting the controller will immediately download the database again 2 From theH and H eld T erminal go to the M ain M enu o Press5 not listed then Enter 143 2009 Computrols o Press Select to Delete o Follow instructions cycle power to controller 3 Connect using H yperT erminal o Typethe command ERASED AT ABASE 4 Using the Address Dials on an 8X 16X 32X or 64X o Set Red Dial address to 999 o Power up the board o ChangeRed Dial address to 990 o ChangeRed Dial address to 900 o Change Red Dial address to 000 o Atthis point the controller would recognize this number sequence and erase the database o Itwill ONLY work if the Red Dial address is 999 after a power up Computrols Commission Program Computrols C ommission Program C ommission exe is a program designe
33. emp is less than 50 F then start VAV heat strips For a complete description of Software Points see C hapter 4 Section 2 Software Points Adding Points Each panel has a given number of hardware points based on the type of controller T he entire database can have up to 60 000 software points O nce a panel is added to the system there are two ways to add a point From D atabase on the M ain M enu or from H ardware View Y ou will be prompted for all of the information necessary to add the points to the system N ote that CBAS prompts you with only choices that make sense based on previous choices T herefore some steps may not be necessary for certain point types T he steps involved in adding points from the main menu are as follows T he best way to add points is from H ardware View To Add Points 1 Click on the channel that contains the controller to which you want to add the points 2 Click on the Controllers button and find the controller in the list 3 Click on the controller and click the Points button 4 On HVAC DDC Internet Controllers any point position can be any of the four point types On VAV Controllers certain positions are allotted for certain point types such as Analog Binary In or O ut From the list of points click Add a Point on the position where you want to add the point Givethe point a unique and descriptive name Choose the C onfiguration type for the point T o add a Software Point click Add a
34. enu and you ll see the following window Inc Header Points Header 1 Point none selected Header 2 Point none selected C lick on H eader 1 Point and select your point from the list Do the same for H eader 2 Point T hese selections can easily be changed at any time Program Dialouts Dialouts is a feature that allows C BAS to send out a message to a pager whenever an Alarm occurs on selected points T his function works with the modem only not high speed Internet services like D SL For notification of alarms using high speed Internet see Email Alarms When you click on Program Dialouts you see the Pager Dialout Alarm List seen below 6 at 52 Actuator Setpoint 8 at 52 Temperature Error 8 at 52 Temp Alarm Point 8 at 52 Actuator Setpoint Dial String 9 9134719 200 Click Insert and a dialog box will appear Click on Click to specify Point and select the point from the list of points Select the point that has the alarm set up In the Dial String field type the phone number of the pager and add a number which will signify that the point is in alarm If a number is required to get an outside line put it in first followed by a comma T he comma pauses the dialing process for a few seconds Y ou might have to adjust the number of commas depending on your phone system Right click or hit Esc to save the changes Program Email Alarms T his feature is very similar to Dialouts except that it sends an emai
35. existing schedule T o modify the existing schedule by adding overtime first find the week you would like to adjust Click Prev W eek to find the week that falls before dates listed on the left side of the graph Click N ext Week to find the week following the dates listed Prev OT and Next OT allow you to scroll through existing overtime schedules After finding the date click and drag the pointer to select a range of time to modify T hen choose from three options OT OFF OT Opt ON and OT ON All but the following buttons work the same way they do in the schedule graphical window except that they are specific to the overtime schedule Clear All Removes all overtime schedules for the selected point Clear OT Removes a span of time selected but not yet designated as start stop or optimal start Text View Lists all existing overtime schedules for the selected point Optimal Start O ptimal Start 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 T he O ptimal Start function in CBAS does this by calculating the difference between the Actual T emperature and the O ccupied T emperature Setpoint Based on a heating or cooling slope determined by the user the unit is started early enough to bring the space temperature to the desired level By doing this you can avoid putting a heavy load on the equipment that would normally occur by
36. hese reports are only available if your C BAS license includes the A ccess C ontrol system add on Fire Input Groups Fire Output Groups T hese reports show fire points that are grouped for alarm notification and their activity history T his is useful for location initiating and signaling devices and their respective areas or zones Meter Reports In order to print a M eter Report you must have your counter and meter points set up correctly T his report only works with pulse meters and a certain type of M eter point For complete instructions see C hapter 7 Advanced Programming Section 2 M eters H owever the same results can be achieved with the Extended M eter Report next page using only a Counter Point To print a report of total KWH usage over a period of time Go to the Reports M enu on the M ain M enu and choose M eter Report Choose a starting date and time Press escape and choose an ending date and time Press Inc escape and CBAS will scan for meter data during that time period and will show the report on the screen Click on Print and the report will be printed An example of a portion of a M eter Report is shown below l aimi Mame Latii KWH Tomi Beginning of metrring period 5 03 2004 O00 09 End of metering p rla d 06 2004 GD 00 06 Neier total for speciled claue spam 434 0244 50 Faint Name eps Total Beginning sl mecering ped AU Ir 2004 DO 00 02 End sf metering perie di ema Zb GO QU Uo Meie
37. history saves by raising the saving parameters O nce you have populated the list click the Copy to Point List button Purging O nce you have set your history saving parameters you should then set up Automated H istory Purging T o do so go to the System M enu History M aintenance then Edit Automated H istory Purge Parameters In the setup screen choose the amount of history you would like to save from 1 month up to a year For large databases it is recommended to keep 6 months of history or less and for smaller databases keep 1 year Click the Browse button and choose a location for the purged history file For the purpose of using the new feature to view purged history it is recommended to save to the database folder C C BAS database name T he purged history files will be saved with a name like Pur010107A rchive dat where the numbers represent the purge date Viewing Purged History T his feature is only available in Editor M ode for a good reason If you opened a purged history file in Real M ode CBAS would begin making history saves to the purged file not the current history file O f course as long as you arein Editor M ode no history saving will happen so you should never stay in Editor M ode for too long In Editor M ode go to the System M enu then D atabase M aintenance and there is a button named Open History File When you click that you will be asked if you want to change from the present history files
38. no longer be viewed in the same place T he following example should make this clear Logical Groups gt gt FREE COOLING gt gt New Logical Group Where N ew Logical Group is a sub group of FREE COOLING a sub group of the Logical Groups M ain M enu N ote the points that make up FREE COOLING can no longer be viewed as a group All Points From the list on the left side click the points you would like to add to the group T o remove from the group click the points again In the example screen the three shaded groups are selected Points in this Logical Group Lists the points in the logical group you are editing Add All Allows you to add all points from the left window to the logical group Sort M odify the All Points list to choose from See Advanced Sort below Remove All Clears the Logical Group of all points Pre set Point Summaries Alarm Summary Lists all points that are currently in alarm Lost Communications Lists all points in the database currently with a lost status Unit Summary Lists all points that share the same OR units of measurement When you click Units Summary you can choose from Analog or Binary units Then select the units by which the points you would like to view are measured Default Options Name Sort _ SSS Binary Status Summary The submenu of this ns Eg Channel item allows you to view all points with a P NC T Panel particular Binary Status such as ON Start Open
39. on the above parameters O nce you have enabled Adaptive O ptimal Start CBAS will determine the slope or amount of time required to change the temperature by 1 degree and adjust on a daily basis T hefollowing applies to versions prior to 3 1 6 O nce these points are programmed go to the Point Program Screen of the point containing the AHU schedule Click the Program O ptimal Start button to get the setup screen Pre 3 1 6 screen shown Click on the buttons next to Analog Input Low Setpoint and High Setpoint and then select the appropriate points from the lists Analog Input Choose the Space T emperature point that applies to the AH U you are programming Low Setpoint Choose the H eating Setpoint you created for this AHU or a global H eating Setpoint for the database High Setpoint Choose the Cooling Setpoint you created for this AHU or a global Cooling Setpoint for the database Cooling and Heating parameters need to be determined unless using Adaptive O ptimal Start The slope parameter is the number of minutes it takes the AHU to change the temperature by 1 degree By looking at histories you should be ableto determine this information Do a History Graph on the AHU Binary O ut and select the space temperature point to be graphed also Look at the time when the unit first comes on for the day In cooling mode you will see the binary point come on and the graph of the space temp will begin to go down By zooming in on
40. one point in C BAS T hey are sometimes called panels or control boards J ust like when adding a point or channel you will be prompted with choices for adding a controller N ote Adding C hannels Controllers and Points must be done in Editor M ode T o add a controller from H ardware View 1 From the Channel View screen click on the channel you wish to add the controller to CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols 2 5 Click on the bottom line Add a BASN et Controller T he following screen will appear T his is an example of adding a controller on a BASN et T C P IP channel SS Add A Controller named To IP Test Channel at Address 192 168 1 75 CREATE A NEW BLANK DATABASE USE A TEMPLATE TO CREATE THE NEW CONTROLLER S DATABASE Add Controller NOW Enter a name for the controller and hit Enter Select a Controller type and hit Enter Put in an IP Address that will work on the channel Select CREATE A NEW BLANK DATABASE or USE A TEMPLATE DATABASE If using a template you must create a template from the same controller type For more information on templates go to the T emplates section Click Add Controller N OW Configured as To add a wider range of controllers add them from the Database menu H owever the preferred method of adding controllers is through H ardware View 1 2 8 From the D atabase menu left click Add a Controller T ype i
41. ormal Blue Scan O ff Gray and Alarm Red Click on a controller to see the following window 8X at Address 53 Normal Save Controller Database As Template Position Points on Controller CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc From here you can take the controller off scan and put it back on scan From the Channels button you can view the channels on the controller and add R S 485 channels If you are planning on adding other controllers with the same points you can Save Controller as a Template T emplates are fully explained in Chapter 3 Section 3 T emplates Click on N ote Pad if you want to write down some information about this particular controller In Real M ode you will see a few more choices See below BX at 51 Lost 0 Fence Doalebh ne Odean ceed to Camina liii Eine Cod Hoi Show Caontraller Dimqmosticu Doi Controller Untlohose Aq A Templole Pain Monts en Contiollet W hen changes are made to a controller s database the new database should download to it automatically If you have made changes to a controller s database and you are not sure if it has downloaded to the controller you can click Force Database Download to Controller Erase Database will do the same thing because a controller with no database will always download automatically Click on Show Controller Diagnostics to see a screen listing diagnostic information on the controller Controller Diagnostics can be a usef
42. point Assigning Attributes 1 With your database open in Editor mode click System and select Program Attributes In the window that opens you will see 5 sections each with a title bar and a lined section underneath 2 Click on the title bar of the first attribute group and enter a descriptive title Let s say this attribute will be used to command groups of points on and off We will name this first group O n Off 3 Next click on the first line of the lined section in the O n Off group T ype AH U in the first line and then move to the second line and type Lighting 4 Now wecan assign the attribute to the appropriate points by selecting Assign Attributes to Points in the bottom right corner T he following window will show you the attribute groups you have programmed 112 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc 5 Click thebox under our new group and a drop down will appear with AH U and Lighting as options Selecting one and right clicking will bring you to a point list where you can start to select the points you wish to assign the attribute group to 6 Onceall points are selected highlighted green right click again and the attribute will be assigned Commanding Attributes With the attribute groups assigned points we now have to add logic which will command the attribute group 1 Select a point to add logic to most cases this is a software point with a unique name such us AH U Comman
43. programmable from this screen Click any point to enter the point programming screen N otice when you move the cursor over any object a pop up widow displays the name of the object Outside Conditions CFM Target CFM Error Temperature 1177 CFM 1200 CFM 11 CFM 743 Min 200 Ma x 1200 E Navigation Stores Roof Upper Level Lower Level Communications Damper Pulse Fan Temp Static Air Flow cams on 56 00egF EE ET AHU 8 System Performance On the bottom left side of the figure above there is a navigation window which allows you to easily maneuver around the facility Each line in this section is a Link to another Graphic In this case there are two floors and a roof that are graphical representations of the actual facility Clicking Stores in this case opens a list of all the stores in this building grouped the way the programmer chooses Each of these click able buttons takes you to a different view of the facility It is basically a blueprint with all mechanical equipment and controllers Chapter 4 Programming Points Section 1 Point Program Screen D escription T he Point Program Screen shown below allows the user to program a selected point and view its properties T he options displayed vary based on the properties of the selected point T his makes it easier for the user by limiting the choices to only those features that are relevant to that particular point type T hePoint Program Screen is divided
44. programs try to send mail as me Setup a valid email account M ozilla s T hunderbird email client program is another good choice for sending email alarms T o download this free program go to http www mozilla com en US thunderbird A fresh install of O utlook 2000 with no updates will allow C BAS to send email alarms without any warnings T he program was later updated to prevent other programs from sending emails and cannot be changed A new mail account can be created and the Exchange administrator can change the security settings for that particular user account 2 accounts could be added in O utlook on the computer T here is a small freeware program called Express C lickY es which will click the yes button in the popup warning box for you For info about this program got to http www express soft com mailmate clickyes html It is recommended that you check with the network administrator before using this option C omputrols does not recommend this as the best option T he Email Alarms feature was added to C BAS in version 1 5 22 Inc Chapter 6 Reports Reports make it easy to keep track of the activity in your facility From the M ain M enu click the Reports menu item to get the R eports gt more Degree Day Report Meter Report gt more Extended Meter Report gt more Alarm Report gt more Logic Report gt more PID Report gt more Schedule Weekly Report gt more Holiday Report
45. prompt type Ping 127 0 0 1 and hit enter If you get a reply it means the NIC is installed properly and T CP IP is set up properly To test a connection to another PC or controller type ping space followed by the IP address of the PC or controller Network Identification Each computer on a network must have a unique Computer N ame also known as N etBIO S N ame It is usually a name that describes the use user or location of the computer Workgroup T o share files in Windows M y N etwork Places the computers should be in the same workgroup or domain Like the Computer N ame this is accomplished in the Identification section of Windows N etwork Configuration TCP IP Computer Settings To set up TCP IP on a computer follow the instructions for either Windows 98 or Windows 2000 XP below T he examples assume an IP address of 192 168 1 2 etc Windows 98 To set up a computer using Window s98 125 Inc 1 From the Windows Desktop right click on Network N eighborhood then click on Properties 2 In thelist of Network Components double click on T C P IP 3 OnthelP Address tab check the circle that says Specify an IP Address and type 192 168 1 2 for the IP Address and 255 255 255 0 for the Subnet M ask 4 Set the Computer N ame and Workgroup by going to the Identification T ab T ype in a descriptive name for the computer and make the workgroup name C BAS 5 Click OK and you will be asked if you want to reboot
46. pt start less than three hours before the set point is desired Snap Minutes Choose the intervals of time for setting schedules Ex a Snap M inutes of 30 means that you can set schedules in half hour intervals Clear All Clears all existing schedules for this point Clear Hol Deletes the schedule for the holidays on this point Copy To Copies this schedule to another point Click this button then choose the point to which you want this schedule applied Copy From Copies a schedule from another point to this one Click this button and choose the point from which to copy a schedule 24 Hour Commands the point ON at all times Undo Deletes all changes made since you entered the schedule graph screen Overtime Schedules O vertime schedules should be set for events that extend or alter an existing schedule For example a tenant requests lights and HVAC for employees working on late night projects during the week of 05 06 06 but the original schedule sets the lights and A C on from 8 00AM to 6 00PM T o program an overtime schedule click on the point and click Program to enter the Point Program screen Click Program O vertime Schedule to open the schedule graph window T his screen differs from the graphical editor for regular schedules in that you can choose a specific date rather than just a day of the week T he pre set weekly schedule will be displayed in the schedule graph window H ere you can add overtime schedules to the
47. public CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 Section 2 CBAS System Architecture MA AHU kt Penthouse CHAS Workstation Floor 7 Floor 6 Floor 5 VAN AP Floor 4 e DO VAV AP VAV AP NA VAM AP VAM A Floor 2 Si VAN AP VAM A Floor 1 42 Lobby AHL amp Lights Basement d To 3rd Party 5 Port Switch quipenen t Controller 64 Chillers AHU amp Lights Gateway Firewall 2009 Computrols Inc Wiring Legend Twisted Pair RS 485 CATS CHAS Workstation on Remote Laptop CRAS d Workstation at Chant Engineers Home CHAS Workstation at Managerment La M ore network topologies can be found later in this manual under Sample W iring Layouts Chapter 2 Getting Around CBAS Section 1 M odes Y ou can run CBAS in Real M ode Editor M ode Simulator M ode or Graphic Workstation GW M ode with each mode allowing different capabilities Real Mode Real M ode is the only mode where communication is enabled between the C BAS computer and the controllers and workstations in the database C onsequently this is the only mode where O n Scan and O ff Scan work Points can be commanded On Off and Auto All programming of Channels Controllers and Points can be done in Real M ode including Logic Schedules PIDs Alarms etc Points can be repositioned in T ext View On the System M enu some statistics and controller information can be obtained T he Dat
48. restore your database At the bottom of the Restore O ptions window you should see a button labeled R estore W hen you click it a new window will open CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols d Ee As Pisara select the directory Ep which you would Mos to restore Pick Hs saved databits Montgomery Lxpress D Ce Sa gie Sieg C3 Prcs lg ers Remote iW 17 Reporte AE C System Log Template Database Femplse Test a Templi es OE esl 3j CI Templsbes cid i 7 Phasen gt E lk NN Please pick a fae e Cho coton En enn rsun This is where you will select the folder of the database you want to restore to Again it should be pointing to your existing database In the case that you had to reinstall C BAS or if you have never opened this database before you will have to create a folder for the database before you start the restore process Use Windows Explorer to make the folder in C CBAS O nce you select the destination folder for the restore click OK and the restore will begin N ow we move on to restoring your graphics While C BAS does not automatically restore the pictures it is fairly easy to restore them manually provided you followed the steps to back them up T his process requires using Windows Explorer to move around the file structure First navigate your way to the CBAS directory and locate your dat
49. right click aun Mon Tue wed mu ii sa 3 Choose a time period for the graph by checking one of the boxes on 22 a 6 E F 8 the left Above is an example with Enter a Starting and Ending D ate 3 10 11 12 13 14 E checked Click on the Starting or Ending Date and a calendar will 16 17 18 13 20 21 Z 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 ich 30 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 To change the M onth click the month and choose from the list T o Today 4 15 2005 change the year click it then the up and down arrows Or you can use the left and right arrows to change the month and year 5 Today s date will be circled in Red Right click anywhere on the calendar to select today s date or click on another date to choose it 6 Click on the Start or End Time to change M ove the time forward and backward by clicking the up and down arrows next to the time 7 Click the Display Graph button to open a History Graph The resulting graph displays the history for the points and time frame selected in step 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 12 30 00 1 03 01 4106101 1 09 01 1 14 01 119 01 T he points are listed at the top of the screen and are color coded to match the units of measurement on the left side of the graph Y axis Across the bottom X axis are the dates Each point has a unique colored line to represent the change in its value over time When you move the cursor you will notice lines pointing to the X and Y axis where the dat
50. see List of Channels in Database N ame Each line lists the channel name channel type and lists how many controllers are online offline and off scan Some communication statistics are also shown See the previous figure T he first channel listed is T CP IP for Workstations channel which contains a list of Graphic Workstations GW T his channel is actually the same channel as the T C P IP Channel containing controllers but is provided as a convenience to separate controllers from workstations CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc If you click on this channel and click Program you will see the IP Address of the C hannel T his is actually the IP Address of the network card in the computer and is configured automatically when the database is created If the IP Address needs to be changed it can be changed here STADE RW EEN TCPIP Channel Normal Start Show C Text Yiew Saving Point Note Pad Point History Relations Positioning Local TCP IP Address 192 168 1 20 If you click on the T CP IP for Workstations C hannel and click Controllers you will see the list of Workstations Y ou will notice that Local GW has the same IP Address as the channel T hat is because it represents the graphic interface of the DPU which is configured automatically A new Workstation can be added here by clicking the last line Add a GW String Server Right click or press ESC to return to Channel View BAS
51. significance of various settings NOTE DHCP and Controller to D PU are used by WorldST AT only Press Select to change a setting then type in the numbers and dots to separate them W hen you enter a 3 digit number the dot will be added for you After completing the number press Enter and you will be prompted to reboot the board T urn the controller off then back on for the W eb settings to take effect Press ESC to return to the M odes M enu Press 2 and Enter to view the controller s T ime and Date T ime and Date are set by the C BAS Server Press Select to change the T ime and Date not advised CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc Advanced Hand Held Use T hereis a hidden menu item on the M odes M enu T his feature is to be used with extreme caution From the M odes M enu press 5 then Enter SELECT TO ERASE DATABASE If you need to erase the database from the controller Press the SEL key Y ou will be prompted to enter a 1 or 0 and press EN T ER to complete the process CAUTION Do not erase the database unless you are sure If the controller has no communication to the server the database will not download again and the controller will not work A database download will be required T o see more advanced menu items press the down arrow SELECT TO ENTER BOOTLOAD CAUTION Do not EVER press SEL here T his will render the controller useless and it will have to be replaced T hefeature is for factory
52. so they can be pasted to a different location T his can be done by holding Ctrl and pressing X Copy Ctrl C Saves selected objects to a clipboard so they can be pasted to a different location T his can be done by holding Ctrl and pressing C Paste Ctrl V Inserts objects that have been cut or copied Within the same graphic pasted object s will be placed slightly up and to the right of the original copied or cut object If an object is pasted into a new graphic it will be placed in the same location of the new graphic as the original copied or cut object was in the original graphic from which it was cut or copied T his can also be done by holding Ctrl and pressing V Paste to Multiple Graphics Ctrl Alt V O bjects can be pasted to more than one graphic Selecting this opens a window with a list of graphics into which you can paste the copied or cut object s Selected vs Focused T here are several ways in which a user can select graphic objects in the active view area Single Click single clicking an object will select it M ultiple objects can also be selected by pressing the left mouse button without releasing dragging the mouse and then releasing when all of the graphic objects needing to be selected have been encompassed Shift Key Shift Mouse Pressing and holding the shift key in combination with a single mouse click enables you to select multiple objects Control Key CTRL Mouse this key combination will alternate
53. t be making the choice to install a hub or switch T hat should be specified in the job T here are only a few things about hubs switches that you need to know T hey may have an uplink port next to port 8 or whatever the highest port is An uplink port is for the wire that goes to the next hub switch down the line It 122 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc takes care of reversing the signal like in a cross over cable If you plug into the uplink port you cannot use the port next to it Instead of having an uplink port some hubs switches have a switch next to one port that allows you to reverse the polarity If the link light is lit on the uplink port or any other port for that matter you havea good connection to the next node If the device at the next node is off or the wire is unplugged then the link light Will stay off M ost switches now sold have auto sensing ports which sense the polarity on the line and adjust to it so that uplink ports are no longer necessary Controllers A few thingsto know about the controllers e Presently the only way to set the IP address etc is by using the handheld device e Controllers come with a default IP address of 192 168 1 199 e Thereis no need to upgrade the handheld to communicate with the new controllers e It is possible to communicate to a RS 485 channel through a 10M bps board In other words the new board can take the place of the C11 card used in older C BAS system
54. the controller Off line On line downloading Passing token but off line etc T his makes it easy to see if there is a controller with a wrong address on the channel e Atthetop there are statistics including various types of errors and explanations for each type of error If error counts are rising you obviously have a communication problem which is narrowed down by the category it is in Example Rising numbers in the M essagesC utO ff category most probably means that there are two controllers with the same address replying at the same time Section 3 Installing Dongle D rivers For the dongle hardware lock to do it s job of allowing you to run C BAS in Real M ode it must be accompanied by a matching license file and the drivers for the dongle must be installed Everything you need to do this should come on a floppy disk that accompanies the dongle and or computer shipped from Production T he license file License txt should be copied from the floppy disk and pasted into the C BAS folder on the D PU computer T he job name on the dongle has to match the job name in the License txt file T he C BAS version on the license file must match the C BAS version for instance C BAS Professional 2 1 X that is running on the DPU but does not have to match the dongle So to upgrade you C BAS version you shouldn t need a new dongle just a license file T he License txt file can be viewed as a text file but cannot be altered in any wa
55. then it could not have been O ff so the first line would have been false T hen the second line would have to be evaluated By the nature of the Ands they must also be evaluated So the entire statement Will evaluate H ere s a flow chart IF U3 Heat ool Mode is OFF OR U3 Heat ool Mode is HEAT ADJUST LI y 2 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC AND Ll Y 2 F acer Bypass Limit is less than 100 SEC ADJUST U2 Face Bypass Limit by 4 SEC AND UV 3 Supply Air Temp is less than UVES Supply Air Setpoint 3 In the second statement the And lines are no longer subordinate to the O r line because they are grouped equally So because of the nature of the Or the second line is not evaluated if the first line is true But by nature the Ands must be evaluated because they are grouped in line with the O r H ere s a flow chart IF QR L 2 Heat Cool L 2 Heaticaal Mode iz OFF Mode iz HEAT AND AND L z 2 Supply Air ds Pc Temp iz less than Bypass Limit iz 23 Supply Air ADJUST U 22 Face Bypass Damper ADJUST U 22 Faces Bypass Limit by 4 hy 4 SEC SEC T he same rules apply to the For statement which adds a requirement that the state be maintained for a period of time before the statement is determined to be true W henever a For statement is added it is always subordinate to the statement it follows If the statement it follows is not true the For statement does not execute In other words it won t wait the s
56. to restrict access to certain users only go to User lirit Ce Maximum allowed the Security tab Allow zi Users T t issions for h thi SE Deeg T fi things Far OFfli t pup cuum PE ge Cancel Apply 41 From there click the Add button and select users from the list of General Sharing Security local users 1 Click Add then OK t Everyone User TECHSUPPDRTNUserl _ Remove 2 Now highlight Everyone click Remove and click OK Ki User2 TECHSUPPORT Userz 3 n this case Everyone means everyone that has a Local User Account on the computer Permissions Allow Deny Now that you have the folder shared let s go through adding Local Users To make it easy on the remote user you should create Local Users that match the username and password of the Local User on the Remote computer For example a user logs into his computer as Userl with a password of user1 H e wants to connect to a share on a network computer that he doesn t have an account on Full Contral Modify Head amp Execute List Folder Contents Head Write ONE M OO LILILILILILI Advanced v Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object OF Cancel Apply 116 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc W hen the user clicks on that computer in M y N etwork Places he will get the following prompt Enter Network Password E KE Incorrect password er
57. to sequence the boilers based on need and lowest run time First he added runtime points to the start stop points for the boilers H e then went to the sequencer and added the six boiler start stop points as well as choosing the type of equipment to sequence see screenshot top left T he next step is to make the range of the units on the point containing the Sequencer 0 6 see screenshot bottom left N ext Rudy created a logic sequence that commands the Sequencer point to the right number of Stages based on need In this case he used a logic sequence Because Runtime is selected in the T iebreaker section of the Sequencer Editor the Boiler with the least amount of runtime will be the first to come on when a boiler is needed T he Boiler with the most amount of runtime will be the first to go off when one is no longer needed If Runtime Auto switch had been selected then a boiler would be shut down and another automatically started when runtime dictates When adding elements to the Sequencer using Auto Switch you will be prompted for the Auto Switch Difference which is the number of minutes that the highest runtime must be over the next highest runtime before it is shut down and another element started Without Auto switch the starting order of the Elements only changes when one with a higher runtime is shut down thus moving the others up in the order Other choices in the Tie Breaker section include e Sequential Order start
58. use only Press the down arrow key SELECT TO OFFSET PORTS T his menu item is used to change the T CP IP port on which its web page is served For more information on this feature see Forwarding a Router to Multiple Controller Web Pages in this M anual and in the M anuals amp Instructions section of C omputrols website http www computrols com files manuals computrols fowarding a router pdf Press the down arrow key HOST T X 000000 R X 000000 On this screen you are seeing live activity on the H ost RS 485 port T X stands for T ransmit and RX stands for Receive If you see no activity on either one then you have a communications problem If you are receiving but not transmitting then the controllers on the channel are talking to you but you are not talking back T his could mean that you have your wires crossed or one wire is loose Below you will see statistics on various categories of packet types Press the down arrow and you will see another page of statistics If the numbers are going up in any category you may have a wiring or other communication problem T he one most important category is FE If numbers are constantly going up here then you are getting Framing Errors which means you have a wiring problem Continue to arrow down Y ou will see more statistics from the T C P IP channel Good luck trying to decipher Press ESC to return to the M odes M enu TCP IP Connection With Controller Or How dol r
59. value of the setpoint is O even though it will be displayed as the lower limit 70 T his causes PID s and O ptimal Starts to not work For example a user created a setpoint and set it s range from 74 to 74 because he never wants the setpoint to change H e then used this setpoint in an Optimal Start The O ptimal Start would come on at the beginning of the scheduled time period every day T he setpoint was showing a value of 74 but really it was 0 As soon as he commanded the setpoint to 74 it started to work PID T he combination of Proportional Integral and Derivative PID produces a versatile and robust sequence that reacts immediately to disturbances has zero steady state error and begins backing off before a set point is overshot C BAS has made many advances in the automation of standard PID control systems O ne of these is the Auto tuning and learning PID This simplifies the automation of many valves and damper systems to maintain precise space chilled water and hot water temperatures A PID is programmed onto any analog output point and needs two additional points a feedback and a set point to complete the PID loop T he feedback usually a temperature sensor must be a hardware analog input T he set point will be an analog software point T hefollowing screen is from the PID editor PID Editor For TA Al DI ACTA Tor FY umtsstamal SR owa hung Mama 5 HOST SPACE TEMP integral ET Gama Dulpul Hare E ai 51 Acbusim Default
60. were in Space bar While in Program Graphics M ode the space bar hides or shows art background picture W hen art is hidden only objects are shown which makes it easier to edit graphics Ctrl E Switches from Program mode to regular viewing mode if you re already in Graphics View Other H otKeys are shown next to their respective button in C BAS Getting Started With Graphics Where do start and what are the possibilities How do make the background pictures A CBAS user may be asking these questions when he gets ready to do graphics for the first time CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols T he first thing the Dealer should do is take a look at the graphics that come with C BAS Demo software T he software comes with 2 databases Ardmore D ata C enter and Esplanade M all Both have very nice graphics and can serve as learning tools Actually the Ardmore Data Center database is included with all new versions of CBAS and is in the Example D atabase a folder inside the C BAS folder In C BAS D emo you will find the Post O ak database listed as Example D atabase B in the C BAS D emo folder It is a good example of what can be done with a multi story building O pen the database go to Graphics View and choose H ome Page Y ou ll see a picture of the building and a column of links for each floor Cooling T ower and Central Plant Click on a floor and you ll see the floor plan with statuses of the various temperature senso
61. will turn to Disabled Click Disabled to re enable the logic Enabled Delete 59 Inc e To delete the logic completely click on D elete Other Features in the Logic Sequence Window Click on the Priority Logic 1 Programming button below the Logic Sequence window and you will see a list of priorities From here you can change the priority of a logic sequence so that it overrides or is overridden by another logic statement schedule etc Lowest Level 1 Sch Weekly Schedule 2 Opt Optimal Start 3 Hol Holiday Schedule m um 4 HolO Holiday Optimal Start For a list of priorities go to T ext View Priority Summary T he list 9 Sch Overtime Schedule is shown here Y ou can click on any line and get a Logical Group D oM MS EE Sa of points commanded by that priority Notice that Logic 3 and 8 Done Finished Tuning PID Logic 4 are the highest priorities and will override any other 2 Umm SOIN 6C 3g pens priority By using these priorities you can make sure that one logic 10 Logi Logic 1 Programmin 11 Log Logic 2 odis sequence overrides the other when 2 sequences command the same 12 TCP Webserver And Dialup point 13 Oper Operator Command 13 HH Hand Held Command 14 Log3 Logic 3 Programming Highest Level 15 Log4 Logic 4 Programming e Next to the Evaluate Every button you can change how often a Logic Sequence is evaluated The default is every 15 seconds e Click on the Evaluate Every bu
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66. 2 2009 2009 Computrols Inc O pen the Schedule for the point in question and you will notice that the first column of the schedule is labeled O ptimal Start Y ou can edit this column or usethe G raphical Editor by clicking the button In the Graphical Editor click and hold the pointer at 2 5 hours before the beginning of the regular schedule and then drag down and to the right to fill up the space see figure below Let up the mouse button and the line around the time period remains Click the O ptimal Start button below and the time period will change to the color of the button Start O ptimal Start and Stop sections are different shades as are the corresponding buttons Exit the Schedule Editor and the Schedule will be saved Y ou will need to monitor the operation by graphing some histories of the space temperature and Start Stop points for the unit to see if any parameters need to be adjusted T here should be no need to shorten time periods during mild weather periods because the schedule will not turn the unit on until it needs to Very Important N ote If using C BAS points for setpoints you have to command your setpoints or they will not work correctly even if you have set the limits to a range of 1 degree on the point program screen W hen you create a setpoint in CBAS and set the range on the setpoint 70 74 the value of the setpoint is 0 until you command it the first time T he
67. 31 Inc Adding More Than 252 IP Controllers to a CBAS System Let s say you have a CBAS server with IP address 192 168 1 2 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 T his means you have a class C subnet and address range of 192 168 1 1 through 254 1 is usually for the D efault Gateway which is the router that allows you access to the Internet With the server on 2 you have 252 more addresses to work with W hat happens if you need more addresses Although most of us will never see this situation there are 2 ways of dealing with it Change Your Subnet to a Class B Subnet If you change the Subnet M ask on the server to 255 255 0 0 you will then have a Class B subnet N ow you can work with IP addresses with different 3 octet numbers like 192 168 2 X 192 168 3 X etc This gives you a possibility of over 64 000 addresses The Subnet M ask on the controllers will also have to be changed to 255 255 0 0 Add another IP Address Subnet to Your Server Adding another Class C IP address to your server s network card will allow it to talk to another subnet of 254 addresses thus giving you over 500 possibilities T his IP address should be something like 192 168 2 2 and the controllers on that subnet would have addresses 192 168 2 3 through 254 Go to Windows N etwork properties Local Area Connection properties and go to properties on T CP IP Click the Advanced button and add an IP address like 192 168 2 X and the subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Click ok et
68. 4 SEC If the M ode is HEAT for 10 minutes then the For amp And statements will be evaluated OR lF UY 2 Heat Cool UY 2 Heat Cool FOR 00 10 00 Mode iz OFF Mode iz HEAT AMD L 2 Face Bypass Limit iz less than 100 SEC L z 2 Supply Air Temp ix lezs than L z 2 Supply Air Setpoint 3 ADJUST ADJUST LI 2 Face Lv 2 Face Bypass Damper Bypass Limit by 4 by 4 SEC SEC Suppose you want the For to apply to all the Or amp And statements in the sequence H ere is an example of how to do that UV 12 H eat Cool M odeis OFF or UV 12Heat Cool M odeisHEAT and UV 12 Face Bypass Limit is less than 100 SEC and UV 12 Supply Air T emp is less than Equation Begin UV 12 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End for 00 10 00 then adjust UV 12 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC Notice that the For is in line with all of the Ors and Ands Because of this the For applies to the Or and both of the Ands In this case the 10 minute requirement applies to both of the Ands and at least one of the Ors O ne more thing should be said about adding For statements to logic sequences T here is a limit of 4 For statements per logic sequence If you try to add a 5 you will get an error message stating that it cannot be saved when exiting the logic editor As you can see grouping can make a big difference in the way your logic is executed and whether or not the sequence of operation is achieved T o
69. 8 1 200 10280 T o access the controller from the Internet outside the router you must first configure the router to forward that port to the internal IP address T his process will not be outlined here because it is different on every router For this example let s assume that the WAN IP address of the router is 216 253 95 36 O nce the port is forwarded to the right internal IP address the web page can be accessed with the following address 132 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc http 216 253 95 36 10280 Since every controller on the LAN will have a different IP address each one will have a different O ffset Port For example LAN IP 192 168 1 50 O ffset Port 10130 LAN IP 192 168 1 99 O ffset Port 10179 LAN IP 192 168 1 120 O ffset Port 10200 N ote T his feature is not available on WorldST AT products LAN IP 192 168 1 155 O ffset Port 10235 LAN IP 192 168 1 254 O ffset Port 10334 327 192 158 1 13 Offset Port 10093 ume Offset Port 10092 323 182 18 1 11 Offset Port 10091 Offset Port 10090 Internet Can access contreller wed pages by the fabenneg virze mn hg 7216 252 85361008 Pg 218 259 I betp 216 253 85 36 10092 ar IR 293 85 28 10083 133 Section 4 C BAS and T he Internet When Computrols introduced its line of Internet Controllers it opened up a whole new way for people to communicate with controllers and auto
70. ACE T EM P falls in the dead band area nothing happens In other words N ight Setback stays in its previous state T he following flow chart shows what happens if the temperature is 83 Ir False OR Then Temp iz 85 Temp iz lt 65 Qn Might Setback Elze If And Then Temp iz lt 82 Temp iz 66 Off Night Setback The For Statement H ere is some additional information about FOR Suppose you want the For to apply to all the O r and And statements in the sequence H ere is an example of how to do that UV 12 H eat Cool M odeisOFF or UV 12 Heat Cool M odeisH EAT and UV 12 Face Bypass Limit is less than 100 SEC and UV 12 Supply Air T emp is less than Equation Begin UV 12 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End for 00 10 00 then adjust UV 12 Face Bypass D amper by 4 SEC Notice that the For is in line with all of the O rs and Ands Because of this the For applies to the O r and both of theAnds In this case the 10 minute requirement applies to both of the Ands and at least one of the O rs O ne more thing should be said about adding For statements to logic sequences T here is a limit of four For statements per logic sequence If you try to add a 5 you will get an error message that it cannot be saved when exiting the logic editor Section 2 M eters Hawkeye Meters M any building management companies are interested in monitoring energy usage either for tenant spaces or for the entire building Sometimes t
71. BAS TCP IP Connection with Controller CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Section 2 O pening and Closing D atabases T o open a database 1 If CBAS is not already open click on the CBAS Editor CBAS Real or CBAS Simulator icon on the Windows Desktop T he last database that was opened will open in the mode you selected If you do not have an icon go to Start Programs CBAS and CBAS T he database will open in the M ode it was opened in last If CBAS is already open hit ESC until you get to the M ain M enu Click on System and click Close D atabase C lick on D atabase and click on the mode that you want to open 2 Thefollowing window will appear after you click O pen Database Instructions Please selectthe way that you would like to interface to a database If connected successfully the connection parameters will be automatically saved and reused the nexttime the program is executed JEDITOR MODE M SIMULATOR MODE M REAL MODE M REMOTE GW M TCPIP CONNECTION WITH CONTROLLER Description This mode is used for safe fast programming Use this mode when doing a large amount of database programming off line While in this mode no network connections are made database sharing is not allowed and no real time processing is done 3 From the connection screen choose the way you would like to interface with the database Editor M ode Simulator M ode Real M ode or Remote GW 4 For Edit
72. Basckwg to Cece Erte Poth f r backup Manual Backup W hen you do a backup in C BAS whether manual or automatic the actual pictures are not backed up only the links labels and points you create It is a good idea to make a manual backup of the pictures also G enerally the pictures are contained in a folder called Graphics located in the database folder in C X C BAS or C C BAS 2000 in CBAS versions before 2 X X Backup the entire Graphics folder You can also backup the entire database folder when doing this e Mostbackups will fit on a floppy disk because the data is compressed e CBAS computers now come with a CD RW standard so periodically copy the entire database and the Backups folder to a CD Inc e You can also copy the entire database folder and Backups to a workstation over the network through Windows M y Network Places or N etwork N eighborhood e Keep a copy on site and a copy off site e Make backups to a USB Flash Drive Servers come with USB ports on the front and back of the case e In case of a major computer hardware failure keep all software and driver disks that came with the computer handy T his will facilitate reinstallation if it comes down to that Workstation as a Backup O ne of the best things about having a Graphic Workstation is that it can be converted to a DPU when needed In the case of older systems with C11 boards in the D PU it was a little harder to convert a GW to a DPU But with T
73. ERO OUT ANTI CYCLE PER DAY MMMM OUTSIDE AIR TEMP A 4 4 4 PENTHOUSE EXHAUST FAN 1 A 4 4 4 PENTHOUSE EXHAUST FAN 1 RT MMMM PENTHOUSE EXHAUST FAN MMMM OUTSIDE AIR HUMIDITY MMMM Sort Left click here to narrow down the list of points shown to those that share some common attributes See A dvanced Sort Search for Anything you type will automatically go into the Search for field T ype the name or a portion of the name you want to locate and press or left click N ext to search down the list Press or left click Prev to search up the list Section 4 Backup Database Let s face it despite all the advancements in computer hardware and software in the last decade computers are still unreliable T hat s why Computrols offers computers now with redundant hard drives sometimes configured with RAID Level 1 Still when considering the stability of your automation system the importance of frequent backups cannot be overstated H ere are some best practices for backing up the database 1 S 79 um e ue IM Do a backup before and after making database changes Set up Automated Backups a new feature Back up the graphics folder manually Copy backups to CD floppy and over the network to the GW Keep some backups off site Keep all software and driver disks handy GW as backup CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Creating a Backup W henever making changes to the database such as adding points
74. Enter At the prompt type ipconfig and hit Enter e Writedown the IP addresses of both computers Close the window First you must set up the DPU to accept the GW 1 In Editor M ode click on Hardware View from the M ain M enu 2 Click theT CP IP for Workstations channel then Controllers 3 Onthelastline click Add A GW Stringserver 4 On the first line enter a name for the GW T he default is N EW GW Enter a name that describes the location or function of the GW computer 5 For Configuration choose GW In the latest versions the IP address of the GW is not needed Click Add Controller N ow 6 Closethe database and reopen in real mode N ow go to the GW computer 7 In CBAS click on System on the main menu then Close D atabase 8 Click on Database O pen Database and Remote GW see next figure 12 9 Enter the IP address of the D PU and the name of the GW as you entered it on the D PU Click Connect and the database should open N ote In the workstation C hannel on the Server there is a Local GW listed T his is actually the Graphic Interface on the Server itself It is added by default when a database is created and cannot be removed or renamed Below isthe GW Connection screen OOOO Los og in Sie TOP P Address UI GV Par siwes i 218 253 9549 gr hall las pti lis Ergeg the rame of theo WV thal yoo eg do sem opt as Erie nhe password for tle A GV si
75. Enter then ESC to return to the Contact List 4 To edit an existing Contact click Edit and then choose a Contact from the list 5 Onceyou have added all Contacts ESC then return to the M ain M enu 6 Now go to System Email Alarms and then Alarm Emails 7 Click Insert and then choosethe point from the list T his point must have an Alarm associated with it CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols 8 Press ESC and you will see the point listed with 0 Contacts next to it 9 Click Edit and then select an Alarm Point from the list 10 Choose a Contact from the list and you will see it listed again on the right side of the window Y ou can choose multiple C ontacts T o remove a Contact click it again 11 Once you have finished selecting C ontacts ESC and you will return to the list of Alarm Points 12 When you have finished adding Email Alarms ESC again to close the list T est by making an Alarm Point go into alarm then you can re open your email client program O utlook Express or T hunderbird and check the Sent Items folder As of CBAS version 2 2 2 and all versions after if you select to Silence Alarms in Configure Workstation Email Alarms will not be sent Setting up an email transmission program T he best choice is to set up CBAS on a dedicated computer and use Outlook Express which comes with Windows Go to the T ools menu then O ptions On the Security tab uncheck the box next to Warn me when other
76. FLASH line If the time listed is prior to making the changes then the database has not downloaded H owever the chances of this happening are slim C BAS automatically checks for differences between the server s database and the controller s database If there is a difference the server s database will download to the controller The TCP IP Diagnostics section could be helpful in troubleshooting communications problems If you have errors here then perhaps you have a network problem like a bad wire switch or a computer controller sending out bad packets T he bottom section below T CP IP Diagnostics lists network settings such as IP Address Default Gateway Subnet M ask and DNS Server Address Y ou can also tell if the controller is set to contact the CBAS Server instead of being contacted by it By default controllers are set for DPU to Controller which means that the Server initiates the communication link Controller to DPU means just the opposite T he controller must also be set up in CBAS for this setting to work Generally this setting works in conjunction with DH CP which allows your controller to receive an IP address dynamically from a DH CP server on the local area network By default controllers are set to not use DH CP and have a static IP address of 192 168 1 199 T he Controller Diagnostics screen for a VAV controller looks a little different but contains much of the same information Since VAV controllers
77. GNRAAS 147 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc R S 485 COMMUNICATIONS me 147 H ow Voltage Drops O ver Long Distances ooccoooccoo00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 148 T roubleshooting BA Snet T raffiC 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 149 Sechon ERT tege ite Dn d 149 Chapter 1 Getting Started Section 1 Read M e First Congratulations on owning the most simple to use software in the Building Automation Industry T he intention of this program is simplicity for the operator All commands can be done with either the mouse or the keyboard T hefollowing terms are used frequently throughout this manual and should be understood prior to continuing Using the Mouse Right clicking is equivalent to pressing the Escape Esc key on the keyboard and left clicking is equivalent to pressing the Enter key T here are very few exceptions to this rule and they will be addressed in the appropriate sections of this help guide Left Click Also referred to as Click When entering information or selecting a field left click or press enter Right Click T o return to the previous screen and save all changes made to the current screen right click or press Esc CBAS Software Versions T his revision of the C BAS M anual was created during the release of C BAS Revisi
78. K CRAS i Workstation P Le Floor 8 Wiring Legend TER AHU Roof CBAS Workstation on Remote Laptop Floor 4 Floor 2 Floor 1 Basement 5 Port Switch VAN AR T CBAS TUE Workstation at Chant Engineers Home CHAS VWworkstation un at Marnagerment La 12X Lobby AHU amp Lights To 3rd Party Eguipenent Controller KAN Chillers AHL amp Lights Gateway 7 Firewall 137 Fully Loaded 25 Story Building Rooftop cl Lea Floor 25 ux To vas gt n Floor 24 an Io VAVS Floor 23 wx Teva a To vA Floor 22 B To VAYS To Vas Floor 21 To VAVs ux Te VAVs Floor 20 ee Te VANS Floor 19 rts p To VANS Floor 18 To VANS ux Te VAM Floor 17 mx To VAVS Lu To VANS Floor 16 Te VAS Floor 15 ag Te VANS Floor 14 Aw ta Soe To vas Floor 13 E Ta VANS Floor 12 ix To VANS Floor 11 To VAS Ton Te VAVS Floor 10 To WANs Le To AM Floor 9 To VA gt To VAN Floor 8 uc Te VA TO VA Floor 7 ay To V Te VAVS Floor 6 ux Te VA Floor 5 ax To VAM Floor 4 Oe VANS Floor 3 xc Te VAVS wx Te VAVS Floor 2 To VAM To VANS Thx TEA Floor 1 To VANS 5 Part Switch 8 Port Switch 64X Boilers NE 64 Chiller 1 NE 64 Chiller 2 138 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols
79. Lost In the list above some of the more obvious point types are not shown because the list is scrolled to the bottom H ere s a brief explanation of the point types on the list Analog Types Analog Output Some of the most obvious point types are Analog O utput Setpoint or Reset Schedule which are actually the same point type By going to the point program screen on either of these points you can convert the point to the other type by clicking a button A Setpoint is pretty obvious but a Reset Schedule is used to change your setpoint automatically based on another input like an O utside Air T emperature point T o set up a Reset Schedule add the point and go to the Point Program Screen then click on the Program R eset Schedule button From the R eset Schedule Program Screen you can choose your input point and temperatures Calculation T he Analog Input Calculation point type is mainly used to calculate a Setpoint Error or an average of several temperature points in a space T o configure this point type go to the Point Program Screen and click the Program Calc button T he logic is programmed just like any other logic Meter T he M eter and M eter T otal points are used in conjunction with pulse meter Counter points to convert the pulses into usable data like KWH or BT Us Setting up these points is somewhat complicated and is another complete article For complete instructions see C hapter 7 Section 2 Pulse M eters Avera
80. M P and lastly enter the IP address obtained at the beginning N ote If you do not know the IP address at the time of programming you can add it later by going to the SN M P controller in the hardware view select Program and enter the address Now weare ready to add points to our controller Select your SN M P device through the H ardware menu and click on Points Add A SN M P Point sand name your point and select the point type and add N ow select the point to bring up the Point Program Screen and click the SN M P box in the lower left hand corner T his will bring up an SN M P Description box and click Edit Address box in the lower right corner T he Community in most cases will be Public unless you have manually configured the device you are trying to talk to T he O ID number should match the point you selected through the M IB browser and adjust the update interval accordingly N ow you are ready to exit C BAS Editor M ode and enter into C BAS Real M ode to check your additions Section 7 CBAS Alarms Play T hrough Sound Card sounds and Multimedia Propert SC xix Normally CBAS Alarms play through the built in speaker inside the computer case T his can be hard to hear in a mechanical room where a lot of noisy equipment is running As of CBAS Version 2 0 1 and later CBAS Alarms automatically play through any installed sound card Also Computrols computers now come with a built in sound card and a pair of powered speakers Sounds A
81. N et T CP IP BASN et R S 485 over T CP IP BASN et and O pto channels are listed in C hannel View and can be added by clicking on the bottom line of the list Add a Channel To learn how to create channels see the C hannels section Clicking on a channel will bring up a window that allows you to take the channel O ff Scan put it O n Scan and Program the channel O ff Scan disables communications with the controllers on the channel On Scan enables communications with the controllers on the channel IP Test Channel Normal Controllers Note Pad W hen you click on the Program button you will see the C hannel Program Screen below which is an example of a C hannel Program window for a BASN et T C P IP channel IP Test Channel Start Show Text View E Create Saving Point Note Pad Point History Relations Positioning Local TCP IP Address 192 168 1 20 Min Status Update Time sec Max Status Update Time sec No Response Time sec Retries Show BASnet Traffic Here you can view or change the IP Address and other parameters of the channel It is recommended that the default parameters not be changed unless recommended by C omputrols T echnical Support By clicking on Show BASN et T raffic you can view information about the packets going back and forth on the channel By clicking on the name of the C hannel in this case IP T est C hannel you can change the name of the channel N ote T o view packets of data
82. S 485 Secondary Y ou will be prompted for the type of channel which will be BA SN et RS 485 A few other channel types are available here Complete the wizard and the channel will now show up in H ardware View Since the advent of Internet controllers there have been changes made to the way GWs connect to the D PU T he database folder no longer has to be shared in Windows in order to connect from a GW Y ou still have the choice of connecting through a network share but connecting without the share creates less traffic because the entire database is copied to the GW and only the changes are updated Setting Up a GW Graphic Workstation In order to set up a GW the Server and the GW must be able to communicate on a network basis In other words if you can see the GW in the N etwork N eighborhood window of the D PU or you can ping the GW it is possible For more information on how to set this up see the previous section W hen connecting as a GW the CBAS version on the GW must be the same or nearly the same as the Server or the Server will refuse the connection Version 1 6 X will not work with 2 0 X which will not work with 2 1 X etc Before you can set up a GW you will need the IP address of the Server and the GW as well as the GW N ame of both T o get this info e In Windows 98 from the windows desktop click on Start Run type winipcfg and enter e In Windows 2000 XP click on Start Run type command or cmd and hit
83. Software Point on the bottom line of the list T he following window will appear Add A HARDWARE Point named Rm 202 Space Temp To 32X at Address 54 at position Point 8 Configured as Deg F 10K Input Add Point NOW 9 Typein a descriptive and unique name for the point It can contain up to 32 C haracters eI Sp m 10 Hit Enter and select a configuration from the drop down list Inc 11 Hit Enter and Enter again then click on the Add Point N OW button T he process is not complete until you reach the Points Program Screen If you press ESC or right click at any time before reaching the Program Screen the point will not be added T he point has been added program the point how you wish If you do not wish to program the point at this time right click to return to the main menu For more information on programming the point after it has been added go to Chapter 4 Programming Points Removing Points N ote It is recommended that you remove any logic on the point you are removing before removing it Also any logic or PID etc that causes a Point Relation to the point in question should be removed In order to remove a point you must be in Editor M ode 1 From the M ain menu click on Database and click Remove a Point 2 From the list that appears select the channel that contains the controller that the point you want to delete resides on 3 From the next list that appears select the controller that co
84. TE This logical group is a group of Logical Groups Main Menu D All Points Paints in this Logical Group AUTO ANTI CYCLE POINT AHU 10 24 E TEST SPACE TEMP AUTO POINTS FOR AHU 10 TO 28 TEST SPACE TEMP SP ZERO OUT ANTI CYCLE PER DAY TEST SPACE TEMP ERROR OUTSIDE AIR TEMP PENTHOUSE EXHAUST FAN 1 PENTHOUSE EXHAUST FAN 1 RT OUTSIDE AIR HUMIDITY AHU SUPPLY TEMP SP OVERRIDE TEST SPACE TEMP TEST SPACE TEMP SP TEST SPACE TEMP ERROR TEST DAMPER PULSE TEST AIR FLOW SENSOR TEST CFM TEST CFM TARGET TEST CFM ERROR TEST CFM ADJUST TEST CFM MIN TEST CFM MAX TEST K FACTOR TEST ROUND DUCT DIAMETER x Add All Sort Remove All Search Point Names For Easily Search through the All Points list by typing in any portion of the point name you would like to add to the logic group T o search down the list press or click N ext To search back up the list press or click Prev Logical Group Name In the top right corner of the Logical Group Editing screen you can name the group Werecommend naming it based on the common attribute that the points in the group share This Logical Group is a Group of M ake your new group a sub group of either the Logical Group M ain M enu or your choice of existing groups Whatever group you select here will have a drop down menu that includes your new group CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc N ote T he points that make up the original group can
85. UTSIDE AF TEMP 29800 City Vest Pid 1h Floor ZU OLET ERAST FAN Grs i m Ciye Did Zi F or ARU CENTRAL PLANT 1 8 SU CENTRAL PLANT TIME GLOW AE lut OM LIHI H Ehe states mi the point does FLOOR 1 Au Canditining Tw change in This aan ui FLOOR 7 Air Condaicring lime states Champs will b FLOOR 3 Air Conditioning MM mmc FLOOR 4 Air Condaicesng ae FLOOR 5 Au Canditipning FLOOR amp Air Canditiseing FLOOR 7 Aur Canthing FLOOR 3 Air Candiiceing FLOOR 9 Air Canditiseing FLOOR 10 Air CandBiseing FELCH TE An Candeigrina Thu Food es quimica FLUCH 17 Ari CtndAcrang calculate and shown here FLOW 18 40 Cant laring ant fir mfermabanal FLOHR 19 Eu Cond vseng pums FLOOR X Sr Cond e Click the Add Point to Shared List button and choose the points you want to share from the list that appears e Once shared highlight a point and you will see a list of controllers it is shared with in the list on the right e Click the Add Controller to Destination List button to choose controllers that will receive status updates from the shared point e Highlight a point in the shared list and use the buttons in the middle of the editor to change the minimum and maximum amount of time that statuses are sent e Click the Generate Report button to see a report that shows each point and the controllers it is shared with With one page per shared point the report can be quite lengthy S e All CBAS reports can either be printed o
86. User Manual computrols 826 Lafayette Street New Orleans Louisiana Phone 504 529 1413 www computrols com CBAS User M anual REV 8 12 2009 2007 Computrols Inc www computrols com 504 529 1413 221 Bark Drive Building C 5 H arvey Louisiana 70058 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Contents Chapter 1 qe 10 secuon L R ad M e PR nana sacs red sito 10 ENEE 10 Section 2 C BAS System Architecture 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 11 Chapter 2 Getting Around CBAS c cccccccccccccccccccoccccccocccccoocccesoocccesecccosoccceseosse D NT POS a ee a le io OO D SCHRETT D Editor M 1e E D full Eil AA Ee a AR E E EEE RO D Graphic Workstation GW M ode cccccccccccccccceco0o0coe00000co0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D TCP IP Connection With C TU te E D Section 2 O pening and Closing D atabases ccco0cc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D Section 3 Creating a N ew D atabase eccccocccco0cc000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 H Section 4 Viewing the Database saines E FERETTEHE ELE VERE irran an urinak annii H BEE EE D PAUL POMAES eege Eeer D Eodical GTOUDS ON Sor Fari ES d E E bu PE ETAT EIE TEE SUE AIR b Pre set Point GEO 17 Addition
87. V AV controller find it in Hardware View e Click the VAV and then click Channels e Click Seibe Channel and then Controllers O riginally the S3 was a Siebe product e Thereis only one address available on the Siebe C hannel hosted by a VAV controller e Click Add Controller e Giveita name that describes its location e For Configuration select S3 T here is only one choice N ow you can add points to the M N S3 Unfortunately you cannot use a T emplate at this time e Click on the controller and click Channels 101 e Click Siebe Channel and click Controllers Y ou will see the Display Stat listed e Click on the Display Stat and click Points Y ou will see a list of points with Add A Point next to each T hese points are standard points but they need to be added in order for them to show up in T ext View e Click Add A Point next to the points you want to use Give the point a descriptive name and select the one available configuration e Click Add Point Now T he functions of the points are pre determined and most are obvious H ere s a description of some of the less obvious ones M ode T here are 4 modes which determine what is seen in the display on the Display Stat itself T emp Stat display shows the Space T emp SPT emp Display shows Setpoint when in O C Cupied status shows Space T emp when in UN O C Cupied status Setpnt Shows Setpoint all the time Altern Display shows Alternate D is
88. View or Hardware view and command able points can be commanded H owever the point program screen is not accessible so schedules or logic cannot be changed CBAS Web Server Now that we ve covered the basics let s get into some more unusual or complex situations First there s the CBAS W eb Server T his product allows engineers and tenants to schedule overtime for their AHU by accessing a web page A separate computer next to the D PU serves the web page T he web page is exposed to the Internet by forwarding a single T CP IP port from the public WAN side of the router to the O vertime Web Server For more details go to www computrols com Stand Alone Controllers Stand alone controller access is another possibility using the Internet Let s say you have a small building requiring only one 32 point controller and the occupants of the building have a LAN with Internet access T hat controller could be placed on the LAN by running a network wire from the controller to a nearby switch that is part of the network T hen one port needs to be forwarded from the router to the controller T he technician would have the database for that controller in CBAS on his office computer or laptop In that database the IP address of the controller would be the IP address of the router and the router would forward communications to the controller Also that database could contain a channel of RS RS 485 controllers like VAVs or a M odbus RTU channel for so
89. W RHT ECON PCSP Full path name for the location of templates CACBAS TE 3 1 Template Database template is a pre programmed database made for a specific type of panel You can also create templates by copying a panels database inta the templates sub directory Cancel C BAS automatically finds templates in C 4 C BAS T emplates controller type folder H owever you can click the Browse button and browse to the T emplate Database folder and CBAS will find all eligible templates CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols 3 Click a Template from the list T he window below will open LLL QQ xj Ire pens mn tae eemplaie da Aug haves reg pr V mes reset in nerve Dem mi Gerbe EDITT Tr IUE T Es een Export Paint Hamas Fd Fepasa with Yes Yes Vus Foppa Al Yas AMAI 2 SMS Yes AH 2 AMPS Yes Aal 2 SPACE GEI Yes AHU 2 SPACE TEMP Vas AMAI 2 SUPPLY SETPOINT Yes AHU 2 SUPPLY TEMP Yes AHUZ CHW VALVE Bech Fresh Cared Anything you type in the Find box will be changed to whatever you type in the Replace With box when you click Replace All 4 Click Show Advanced O ptions Click Replace to replace the selected point highlighted in blue W hat you type in the Prefix box will be the first characters in the name and what you type in the Suffix box Will fall after the name 5 Add to Name Adds the prefix and suffix to the selected point highlighted in
90. You can bold the name of a particular point by highlighting it and pressing F4 Press F4 again to return to normal font Search At any time you can search for a point by typing the name or a portion of it and pressing the key to search down the list and the key to search back up the list Section 6 Hardware View H ardware View uses an expandable tree diagram to represent the automation hardware of the system Unlike the T ext View this starts from the DPU to the channels to the controllers to the points T o expand a tree click the channel name Computrols Building Automation System Editor Mode Controllers Channel Name Channel Type ytes 5ec Scan Rate Online Offline Off Scan Workstation Channel TCP IP for workstations z 4 Ardmore Data Center TCP IP for Controllers i POU Power Meters 1 MODELS ATU over TCP IPR A A POU Power Meters 2 HODBUS ATU ower TCP IP PDU Power Meters 3 HOOBUS ATU cover TCP IP Add A Channel H ardware View is a way of looking at the database logically or topographically First you see the channels connected to the computer As you go deeper you see the controllers connected to each channel By looking into the controllers you see the points Any Channel Controller or Point can be completely configured in H ardware View Channel View W hen you click on H ardware View the first view you see is a list of channels At the top of the channel list you will
91. a rr seu 4 RETURN FAN STATUS o ON AH RETURN FAN STATUS ont arco I ror GAS vezes C _ _ OPF OFF AHU 4 coi ANTI CYCLE STATIS T N iL COMP 1 ANTI CYCLE STATUS EE AMU T COMP Z ANTI CYCLE STATUS ON dana compe Sien E aucme3mmrerr Stars oN ARU Come 3 ANTI CYCLE Mus OFF ant cone rr Ce e au s sens 7 gt gt 08 PRIZ STATUS N 28 s xu rr mra n aus eee or EE u on set S RETURN FAN STATUS ON AH 2 CoWp HOT GAS BYPASS t or AM s co wo cas ves OFF AH 2 COMP ANTE CYCLE STATUS ON as sco iawmrcrie stus cC ON Warrcmei CO S E ARU 3 COMP 2 ANTI CYCLE STATUS e au scmeimwrcesmus _ ON Wurcwi EE ARU 2 COMP 3 ANTI CYCLE STATUS lt _ OFF au scme 3 ANTI CYCLE sms C C ON Wurcm3 e E DEE T ext View allows you to sort and view a list of points that share a common attribute When you click T ext View a drop down menu lets you choose to view all points in the system create or edit a logical group or view a group created by CBAS Items in the menu that have a double arrow beside them display a drop down menu of sub groups from which to select Text View All Points Advanced Sort All Points Display every point in the system in the order that the points were added T he points may be repositione
92. abase M enu does not exist in Real M ode Adding C hannels Controllers Points and Workstations is not possible in R eal M ode Peer to Peer cannot be configured in R eal M ode Editor Mode Editor M ode is used for creating databases adding and removing C hannels Controllers and Points while also configuring Peer to Peer T he computer does not communicate to the controllers in Editor M ode T he Database M enu exists only in Editor M ode Simulator Mode Simulator M ode allows you to test logic and other programming by simulating Real M ode with up to 5 controllers at a time When Simulator M ode is started you are required to select the 5 controllers you want to simulate Graphic Workstation GW Mode Graphic Workstation M ode GW allows a workstation computer with CBAS installed on it to connect to and share its database A GW is used to monitor a database but not to make major programming changes Adding and removing Channels Controllers and Points as well as some administrative functions are not possible on a GW For instructions on opening databases in these different modes see the next section D atabases TCP IP Connection with Controller W hat happens when you get to a site where you only have a standalone controller and you forgot the database because you just moved into a new laptop O ne choice is the Commission Program which is covered in the T roubleshooting section under Commission Program T he other choice is C
93. abase folder In a new window locate the backup copy of the graphics folder you created N ow simply highlight and Copy Ctrl C the backup graphics folder Switch back to the CBAS directory highlight your database folder and Paste Ctrl V the copy in the directory When you return to CBAS all of your graphics should be restored Section 5 Database Utilities Schedule the times for CRAS ta automatically backup the database Change the name off all the points in the database that have a certian group of characters in their name Ramowe all OWERTIMES that ended prior t a Debate Old specified date winimis Change how often all the PIO evaluate PID Rate Change Database Utilities is where you go to make global changes to the database purge old overtimes and schedule Automatic Backups The first section is Automated Backups From here you can schedule a recurring automatic backup For more information on this see C hapter 5 Section 4 Backing Up Y our Database Global Name Change Under Global N ame Change you can change a group of point names that have common characters in their names For instance if there are many points with AHU in the name that could be changed to UNIT Click on global name change and you will see the following window Global Name Change Enter string to bo replaced E Cost Sonsitve Enter string o replace with S Let s
94. adding channels adding users or major logic changes it is a good idea to do a backup before and after If something unexpected happens sometimes the only way to recover is to restore the backup and start over Backup D atabase is located on the System menu Backups can be made to the hard drive or to a floppy and it is best to keep all the boxes checked under Include in Backup Backup Options Hackup Filename CCR CRIRE Component Drscrpttun EP HDE Daisies Conan kaal grape parement graphes inda ES ilt Catalan Crrdiasrse adl cerdas are eoc ccr creer nemi lame eferesien ES Amah Goes opt Conan dracs ong iv cone iau ri the DMU ep al Lier e A Ck ie pacha ate peu I Dacian Weg Automated Backup Automated Backup is located on the System M enu under D atabase M aintenance Automated Backup From there you can select to backup on certain days of the week on the 1 of the month and the 15 of the month Y ou can select the time for the backup to occur in military time Click on the Browse button to choose a location to write backups to probably the Backups folder See below O n computers with a second hard drive it is a good idea to make automated backups to the second drive When you do this a backup will still be made to the Backups folder on the primary drive A USB Flash Drive can also be chosen as the location for backups Database Automated Backup Erim Time of Dee tor
95. aded automatically Setting the address on the Stat Interface Board T here are toggle switches numbered 1 thru 8 which relate to the values of a binary Byte Flip enough toggle switches to equal the number of the address T he values are as follows H Hum i k MP 00 con O UT R For example a controller with address 10 would have switch 5 and 7 in the O N position 8 2 10 Address 97 would have switches 2 3 and 8 in the ON position 64 32 1 97 Lights on the Interface Board 5V T his light should be solid green when power is properly applied RUN Steady red blink when the board is running STAT Steady red blink when communication established with the D isplay Stat Stat will display also RxD Steady fast yellow blink when normal 485 communication is established TxD Occasional green blink when normal 485 communication is established Known Problems T here is a problem with mode M ode has 5 states temp SP amp temp SP Alt and RH The RH mode does not work with the new S3 Interface firmware therefore you cannot get the S3 to display Humidity when going through an 8X Everything works going through a VAV LOS When you change the range of the Setpoint in C BAS it will not download automatically to the Display Stat It should download after commanding the Setpoint in CBAS If it doesn t a download can be forced by cycling power to the interface board For more information contact C omputrols T echnical Su
96. age drop on a signal coming back to a Voltage Input from a sensor will cause the reading to be inaccurate T he N ational Electrical Code contains tables for figuring this out but here s a way of doing it on your own Y ou have to know the length and resistance of the wire the source voltage and the maximum current of the circuit T hefollowing website shows the resistance of light gauge wires http www cirris com testing resistance wire html M ost 24 Volt control wire is 18 AWG and according to the above mentioned site the resistance of 18 gauge wire is 00639 Ohms per foot Since the maximum current on a Computrols Professional controller is 24VDC Binary Output is 50mAmps we ll use that as the current Let s look at the formula and circuit diagram 2xLxR In this example let s go with a wire distance mu S of 1000 which is probably more distance than you ll ever have to run T he variables are Device Vl 24VDC R 0 00639 Ft L 1000 0 05 Amps 24 2x 1000 x 0 00639 x 0 05 24 0 639 23 361 Volts at End R Resistance of Wire Voc V 1 2 XL xRxI V1 Voltage at Source As you can see the voltage at the end is still V2 Voltage at End over 23 Volts so 1000 should not be a L Length of Wire problem powering a device Even at 2000 Current Amps the voltage drop is just 1 278 volts In the case of powering a long line of VAV controllers from one transformer it would be very complic
97. ain to return to normal font Text View Point Positioning T his menu item allows the user to change the position of the point in T ext View so points that need to be viewed more often can be placed at the top of the list and associated points can be grouped together When you click on this button the following window appears Select where to position point 32X Test DB EST Gi oges 8X at 63 AI 8 LAHUT CHW Valve 16X55 Relay2 X at 53 Actuator Status 16X 55 Relay 2 Status Search for T he point you are repositioning will have a green background Place your mouse pointer where you want the point moved to and a red line will appear Click there and the point will be moved If you have a hard time finding the location you can search by typing the name or part of the name and hitting the or signs on the 10 key pad of your keyboard M ultiple points can be positioned at the same time by going to Position Points on the System M enu CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Note Pad N ote Pad is used as a place to store information about a point It could be information about the programming of that point or the actual equipment that the point controls By checking the box in the bottom right the N ote Pad is displayed first when the point is selected T his feature is used to remind users of changes in programming or problems with equipment Notes for AHU1 CHW Valve alve leak
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99. ammed the H ost controller merely passes data back and forth between the M odbus device and the C BAS Server T his is fine for monitoring and non critical commands T here is a traffic screen see T roubleshooting section available on this channel that is not available on the M odbus RTU on Controller channel Also the On Scan Off Scan buttons work only on this channel type CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc W hen the M odbus RTU on Controller channel is programmed the database and its programming reside in the database on the H ost controller Program software points on the H ost controller and place any logic on those points T his way if communication between the server and M odbus device is lost or C BAS is in Editor M ode the sequence of operations continues with the H ost controller acting as the C BAS Server Statuses are still updated on the CBAS server and the child points can be monitored using a H andheld terminal at the H ost controller A controller on this channel can only be taken Off Scan by going to the Program screen of the controller and checking the O ff Scan box Restart C BAS for the change to take effect Note Because the Modbus RTU on Controller is contained in the Host controllers database it can only be accessed in C BAS through the H ost controller C hannels T hat is the channel will not be listed in the C hannels screen of H ardware View T o add a M odbus RT U channel in H ardware V
100. an alarm Check the second box to prompt the user when a point returns back to normal following an alarm condition T he third box should be checked when you CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols would like to print a copy of the alarm T he fourth is for printing when the point returns back to normal M ore than one or all boxes can be checked at the same time Analog Alarm Limits In the fields provided set the Low Limit H igh Limit and D ead Band T he low and high limits are the set points at which alarms are triggered For example If you want the temperature of a space to remain between 65 F and 77 F set the low limit to 64 F and the high limit to 78 F When the temperature reaches either limit CBAS will trigger an alarm Dead band A buffer zone that prevents points from bouncing into and out of alarm Without the 1 degree D ead Band if supply air in the example above fluctuated between 77 5 F and 78 F the alarm would turn on and off With a Dead Band set at 1 when an alarm is triggered it will remain in alarm until the value reaches either 77 F the H igh limit minus the D ead Band or 78 1 or 65 F the low limit plus the D ead Band or 644 1 Binary Status Information Some Binary O utput points are linked to Inputs and some are independent Independent Points H ere is an example of an independent Binary Y ou can choose to have an alarm condition when the status is O n Off O pen Closed etc You can a
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102. ated to calculate the voltage drop Computrols recommends that you use a 28V transformer to compensate for any voltage drop Y ou probably don t have to worry about voltage drops when powering a device or relay as in the above example but a Voltage Input could pose an accuracy problem W e recommend the use of V oltage to C urrent converters or 4 20mA transmitters T his also makes it noise immune from nearby 60H z sources In the case of a long run to a thermistor we also suggest using a 4 20mA device instead of a plain thermistor N o matter what the resistance due to wire length the current will remain constant CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc Troubleshooting BASnet Traffic The BASnet Traffic screen in CBAS makes 5e Ej troubleshooting BASnet channels much easier SE EEE requires C BAS version 3 1 9 at least but 3 1 10 is sinsa eme Cm Ted preferred Also you must have 10 14 or later Pr firmware on the controller that is hosting the EET he BA Snet channel SE T he screen can be found on the Program screen of any BASnet 485 channel and has the following features mile e On each packet that is listed on the left side of the screen the packet type is included Status database etc Ge e On the right side each controller on the channel is listed by name and address e Token column shows which controller currently has the token e Another column shows the status of
103. ats 1 Point Linking Find Replace NENNEN N ote T heGraphic Picture window s properties can be changed at anytime by simply double clicking the background of the current graphic while in editor mode Title T ext entered here will be the title of the current graphic T his is the name that shows up in the Select Graphic submenu Again this property can be changed at anytime by double clicking the background of the current graphic while in editor mode Hidden Graphic Link Only T his feature is useful for hiding certain graphics from users who are password protected from programming graphics C hecking this checkbox will hide the current graphic s title from the Select G raphic submenu when you are only viewing graphics Even if this option is checked the current graphic s title will be displayed when programming graphics Path T his is where the graphic file J PG BM P etc is physically stored on your computer or on the network T he path can be typed in or browsed for Left clicking Browse allows you to navigate through the computer and network to find the location of the file If you are not sure where the graphics are located you can use the find files or folders function in your start menu at the bottom left of the screen H owever all graphics files should be placed in a folder called G raphics inside the database folder Repeat In CBAS you can create multiple graphics with one graphic insertion T his
104. between select and deselect when used on any graphic object If multiple objects have been selected and you wish to de select only one of them hold Ctrl while left clicking the object you wish to de select T he rest will remain selected In the C BAS 2000 graphic editor a graphic object can reside in one of four states Selected A selected graphic object is indicated with a fill of diagonal lines When a graphic object is selected it can be repositioned in the active area Focused H andles on the edges of the object indicate a graphic object that is focused Not Selected T he object has neither handles nor diagonal lines within its borders Focused and not selected T he object has focus handles but does not have diagonal lines between its borders Pressing the Enter key will open the graphic object window for this object Moving Graphic Objects M oving objects can be done with the keyboard or mouse In order to move a graphic object it must be selected Mouse Left click inside the object or any object within a selected group of objects without releasing the mouse button T hen move the object or objects with the mouse to where you want them positioned Release the mouse button when the object is where you want it Keyboard Single and multiple objects can be moved using the arrow keys Pressing an arrow key will move a graphic object in 20 pixel increments Using the Ctrl key in conjunction with the arrows will move the objects in o
105. blue Add to All Adds the prefix and suffix to all the points in the list Manually Replace Name Fill in the box to the left of this button When you click this button the highlighted point s name will change to what you typed in the box 6 Left click Finish Creating a BASNet Template From the H ardware view left click the channel that the controller is on and find the controller you wish to use as a template W hen you left click the controller name the screen below will open VAV FL2 Normal Save Controller Database As A Template Save Controller Database as a Template Click here to save all the programming and parameters of this controller to a template T his is useful if your facility has the same automation needs for different floors or areas of the facility When you left click here CBAS prompts you to create notes in the note pad relating to this template and then asks you to give the template a name When you add a controller to your system that will be programmed and wired similarly to the one you are saving as a template the task will be simpler Inc Section 4 T he Point Database CBAS When CBAS is first installed no site specific data is programmed into the system T he programs are in place but the database for the new site is blank Although program files are standard for all applications each database is unique to the individual site Whether you are installing it yourself or having C omputrols or on
106. bus RT U over T C P IP for the configuration e Click Add Channel Now T o add the controllers to the channel e Right click twice and locate the M odbus channel you just created e Click on the channel click Controllers and locate the line that has the address that you want to give the H awkeye meter e Click Add a Modbus Controller on that line and give the controller a descriptive name Choose the H awkeye controller from the list under Select C onfiguration e Click Add Controller N ow and you are finished T o add points to the H awkeye e Click on the controller and click Points Y ou will see a list of points that say Add A Point to the right e Add the points you want to use by clicking on Add a Point and giving each point a descriptive name If you have more than one H awkeye meter you will want to include the name of the controller in the point s name Below is the list of possible points on the H awkeye 8036 which offers a much more extensive choice of points than the 8035 T he 8035 only has the top two points on the list CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 kWH Consumption k wH Demand Reactive Power Apparent Power Power Factor voltage Line Line voltage Line Neutral Average Current KWH Demand Phase ai KWH Demand Phase Bi kwH Demand Phase Ci Power Factor Phase ai Power Factor Phase Bi Power Factor Phase Ci voltage voltage voltage voltage voltage voltage Current Current Current Ave
107. button p Weekly Schedule For EX at 51 Relay mms sa ars t mms a i sd a rer p me re _ m d wll rb bb lt em re pg o mm rr ee ee e dne de hm su b m l lt gt i Claas All Claas Holliday Copy Schedule Te Anse Point HN RG ET BHDO ALL CMOS OFF Sets the point to O FF for the selected time range ON Sets the point to ON for the selected time range In the example above the AHU is scheduled to be on M on Fri from 6 00 am to 6 00 pm Opt ON T he objective of O ptimal Start Stop is to start a unit as late as possible in order to save the most energy while reaching a desired set point by a desired time T his feature can only be used after a schedule has been set Although it is not limited to any specific application it is generally used for starting and stopping Optimal Start Drag the mouse over the time range you would like C BAS to begin calculating optimal start stop T he beginning of the range indicates when to turn optimal start stop on T he end of the range indicates the time by which set point should be reached Example If a room is set to 72 F and you want it to reach that set point by 9 00 then end the time range at 9 00 T he longer you give CBAS to find the optimal start time the more accurate the result will be H owever if you know that it never takes longer than three hours to cool a building to the set point and begin O
108. c In CBAS Hardware View add a T CP IP Channel Click on the newly created channel and click Program C hange the IP address to match the IP address you added to your Local Area Connection in the previous paragraph Y ou can now begin adding controllers to that subnet using addresses 192 168 2 x Forwarding a Router to Multiple Controller Web Pages Let s say you have more than 1 controller in a building and you want to be able to access their web pages from the Internet A visual representation is shown at the end of this article First of all for this to work the controller must be set up to offset ports To do this you must access the controller with a handheld terminal 1 Gotothemain menu and hit 5 and Enter Hit the down arrow key twice and you will see Select to O ffset Ports Hit the SEL button Y ou will see the following 0 Off 1 On OFF In parentheses is the current condition T o turn on Port O ffset select 1 and hit Enter St R WwW I T hecontroller will reboot and then will be ready to accept http requests on port 80 and another port based on its IP address and the following formula 10 000 80 Last Octet of IP Address Port Offset Last O ctet of IP Address means the number on the right For example in the IP address 192 168 1 200 200 would be the last octet 10 000 80 200 10 280 T o access this controller s web page from theLAN insidethe router put this address in your browser http 192 16
109. clip down slide the wires into the back of the connector so that each wire goes into its own compartment 8 Pushthe wires all the way in and make sure the outer coating is half way into the connector or as far as it can go T his will make a much more reliable cable because only a small portion of wire is untwisted and the outer coating is crimped into the connector thus making it stable 9 Check the order of the wires again before wasting a connector T he wire to the left should have a white background and they should alternate from there between striped and solid 10 Crimp the connector 11 Tugfirmly on the connector to see if it is crimped properly 12 If you are making a straight through cable make the other end the same way If you are making a crossover cable use the other standard 568A 13 T est the cable Wall mount jacks are made in both standards so be sure to use only 568B jacks Actually Leviton makes jacks that have color coding for both standards on each jack If you should happen to get a 568A jack then the cable from the jack to the computer should be 568B T he wall side of the jack is color coded Network Interface Card NIC Computrols computers should come with a NIC already installed and configured Actually the newest Automation Servers have 2 NICs built into the motherboard and the top NIC is configured for use T he send NIC is disabled in order to avoid any conflicts If you should have to insta
110. controller programmed on a T CP IP channel and you cannot get it to download and communicate H ere are some things to check 1 ew cg ug 7 8 C heck N etwork Settings on the Controller using the H and H eld T erminal and on the network card on the computer See T CP IP Config D elete D atabase from controller using the H and H eld T erminal From M enu hit 5 then Enter Ping the controller IP address Check the Link Light on the controller Switch and NIC From command prompt AR P d 192 168 x x will clear the ARP cache T elnet 192 168 x x o Hep Commands o Socks T ells you if you are connected o socks T ells you who s connected o ident Tells you version and IP address o Files If connecting over the Internet make sure the controller has the correct D efault G ateway Check IP Addresses in CBAS on Channel Program screen and C ontroller Program screen RS 485 Communications 1 M ake sure you have the channel programmed in C BAS correctly o IP Address of H ost controller is correct o Host or Secondary port o Correct Channel T ype R S 485 M odbus O pto o Ishost controller communicating If it is a new channel delete the database on the host controller and make sure the database has downloaded Try reversing the polarity of the wires on the R S 485 and terminals R eversed polarity will cause the R S 485 Port Activity light to be on solid M ake sure the Run Light is blinking on the RS 485 controll
111. ction 3 Read Holding Registars r MODBUS Ges Address and Function 16 0x10 Write Multip Registars w Setpoint temperature 10 0 30 0 C ModBus Function 4 Read Input Registers Actual return air temperature 0 700 C Actual return air humidity 0 100 T he first point Setpoint T emperature can be programmed in CBAS as address 40001 and configured as one of the analog point types M ore on those later For Function 3 program it as an Input C BAS does not at this time support Function 16 If the device supported Function 6 Preset Single Register you would program it as an O utput Return Air T emperature and Return Air H umidity would be programmed as addresses 30001 and 30003 respectively Because the addresses fall into the Function 4 range the request will be sent out as a Function 4 Choose one of the analog point types to match the manufacturer specifications T here is no write function for Function 4 address points Licensing T here are 2 types of Modbus RTU Channels in CBAS Modbus RTU over TCP IP and Modbus RTU on Controller Both types require an add on entry in the C BAS license file Purchase the M odbus RT U Protocol add on as well as any other add on when you purchase C BAS An add on feature can also be purchased at a later time and an updated license file can be emailed N ote T helicense file cannot be altered by the end user Two Types of Channels When the M odbus RT U over T CP IP channel is progr
112. d and will be of the point type Binary O utput Event Sequence 2 Select Program Logic Sequence to start programming logic After you click the first line to insert logic you will notice in the options Attribute Command C hoosing this will bring up the attribute options 3 Since our example is for O n Off or Start Stop we will then select Binary in the Attribute Command to Value section and then Low to command the point off low is off stop and high is on start 4 IntheAttributes section you should seethe main attribute group and clicking on the box under it will give you a drop down with the sub groups where you will select the group you want to command After our logic is programmed you will notice in the main logic screen that there are several blank lines with dashes T hese are place holders for other attribute types and will have no effect on the logic Section 6 Adding SN M P Functions to CBAS SN MP isa network based protocol that allows communication with and control of various network devices Battery backups switches and servers are likely candidates to support SN M P C BAS has the capability to talk to SN M P devices and provide you valuable information about your system and device T his feature will require a C BAS and license upgrade if you are using C BAS 8 X X X or lower T he basic steps are as follows e Get the IP address of the device e Geta copy of your products MIB file from the manufacture
113. d tiens Upper Level Lower Level Communicates Tape Pola 0 8 PIN SE BUT vw on Freet ro J55 oe L UET 7 o FEI 1 AHU 5 System Pi rss ra ans Location laur b ds Using the Graphics View presents an infinite array of possibilities for both navigating and displaying any building s database With the aid of the built in C BAS Graphics Editor any user can easily create a thorough yet simple to use graphical user interface GUI T he graphics editor allows you to import graphic files BM P or J PG to use as backgrounds O ver these backgrounds can be displayed any of a number of different attributes of any point in the system s database T he editor offers most of the features found in today s more popular object oriented editing software M enu items such as global edit objects layering and hot keys make editing your graphics in C BAS simple from the start Program Graphics Ctrl E Main Before any graphics have been programmed the system will default to a blank graphic titled M ain T he name assigned to the first graphic created will then replace the title M ain Usually this first graphic is used as the graphics view home page As you will read later graphics can be repositioned allowing you to make any graphic the first or M ain graphic Select Graphic T his option allows you to select from and view each of the graphics in the current database whose H idden checkbox has not been checked If no graph
114. d one at a time from the T ext View Point Positioning button on any Point Program screen or from Position Points on the System M enu Discussed in the System M enu Section Logical Groups Create a new group based on whatever criteria you choose edit or delete an existing group or view the points in an existing group T o view a group of points click the group you wish to view T o edit delete or add a new group click Edit Logical Groups on the Logical Groups sub menu Inc gm E a BR FW JR g EH X ES L As hier l iT oO RI n E dial oll LIEU R EE esd M Program Logical Groups mm ETE oo TUS SIATIC PRESSURE FREE COOLING SUPPLY TEMPS COMPRESSOR SUMMARY Insert Create a new Logical Group W hen you click Insert a red line and a plus symbol will accompany the cursor T he new group will be positioned in the field below the red line T he new group must be positioned above an existing group HEATERS NENNEN E Edit M odify an existing group Delete Remove a group from the Logical group list Click D elete then the group you wish to remove Position Changethe order in which the groups are displayed C lick Position then the point you wish to move A red bar will accompany the cursor Click when the red bar is where you want the group to be positioned See the Logical Group Editing screen below LEAN s Logical Group Search point Names for Logical Group Name testLogical Group EL
115. d to operate a Computrols controller without using CBAS software and has the same functionality as the H ardware section of the H and H eld T erminal T he program is very useful for commissioning and balancing VAV and AHU controllers in a building under construction where communication to the head end is not set up yet or it is impractical to use the head end VAV balancing technicians will find the program easy to use and can go from one VAV box to the next using a laptop A database has to be present on the controller for this program to work Otherwise there would be no points to command To do this program the controller in CBAS and connect to it in Real Mode The database will download to the controller automatically The program uses RS 232 communications protocol through a serial port Controllers supported are the Professional line of controllers including the 8X 16X 32X 64X and VAV controllers Cables T he cable needed for the Professional line controllers is a cross over R S 232 cable with a female D B9 connector on both ends Pins for the DB9 connectors are as follows Pin 2 T ransmit black Pin 3 Receive red Pin 5 G round green or white Pins 2 and 3 are reversed on the other end Plug one end of the cable into the serial port on the computer and the other end into the R S 232 port on the terminal board of the controller T he cable needed for the VAV controllers is the same as shown above with the other end stripped
116. directly to the Internet you will be given a Subnet M ask by the Internet Service Provider ISP This number will likely have a number other than 255 in it Computrols controllers come pre programmed with a Subnet M ask of 255 255 255 0 In the case of a Subnet M ask of 255 255 255 0 there are only 254 possible nodes If you have a job that requires more than 254 nodes contact C omputrols T ech Support for instructions Default Gateway In order to get to the Internet from a LAN you need to go through a router T he address of that router is the D efault Gateway T o communicate with a server web page or another computer on the Internet you might go through several different routers T he Default G ateway is the first router in that string of routers and forwards your packets on to the next router Computrols controllers come pre programmed with a D efault Gateway of 192 168 1 1 DNS Server Address When you type an Internet address such as http www computrols com that address has to be translated into an IP address in order for your packets to reach their destination and receive a web page back A Domain N ame Service DN S server does translation of Internet addresses Generally the ISP provides DN S server addresses Without a DNS server you will never be able to surf the web Ping Y ou can use the ping utility to test a connection or a NIC To test a NIC click on Start then Run type command and hit enter At the command
117. dit Holidays If you have scheduled holidays when you do not want regularly scheduled equipment to run click Edit H olidays to C reate Edit or Delete a holiday T his H oliday list will affect every point in the system that has a schedule and will follow the schedule on the H oliday line If you have some points that you don t want to follow the H oliday Schedule program an O vertime Schedule for that day Undo All Changes If you make an error while editing a schedule click this button to revert back to the schedule that existed before you began editing Use Graphical Editor An alternative way to schedule is to use the G raphical Editor T he screen capture below is an example of the Schedule G raph N otice when you move the cursor over the graph a small time window T ue 9 09 00 indicates the day and time which corresponds to that cursor position First set a range of time that you would like to manipulate T o do this usethe time window to position the cursor over the day and time at which you wish to begin a range then left click and drag the cursor to the end of the time range and release T here are two choices for the range of time selected C hoices vary based on the binary units of measurement chosen earlier in the program screen for that point For example if the units of measurement for the point are O N OFF your choices will be O ff and On If there is an O ptimal Start Schedule for the point there will also be an O pt Start
118. ditor will give you appropriate choices based on your previous choices And as you might have noticed by now If T hen Else is the basis of almost all logic statements 2009 Computrols Local Points VAV 2 Stat ALT NUMBER VAV 2 Stat SHOW TENTHS VAM 2 Stat OCE VAM 2 Stat OCC ENABLE VAM 2 Stat HUMIDITY VAV 2 Temp 2 VAV 2 Relay 2 I 1i Local Points Search for In an If T hen Else sequence the T hen is not executed unless the If is true If it is NOT true the Else is executed See the flow chart below T here are too many possible choices and sequences to show them all here For examples of logic view the True THEH ELSE False Example Database and the T emplate Database included with CBAS For more information on this subject continue on to the next section e Togo back and edit a row right click click Edit Row then select the row you want to change e Todeletea row right click click Delete Row and select the row you want to delete e To insert a row right click and click Insert Row M ove your pointer between the lines of logic and a red line will appear Click there and a window will appear with appropriate choices for that line e To save a newly created or edited logic sequence just right click or escape to close the window T he Logic button will now appear gt e To temporarily disable a logic sequence click Enabled and the button
119. e 5 Under Select Configuration choose BASN et RS 485 over T CP IP Notice that there are many choices here T he others are interfaces to other manufacturers equipment which require an add on license to be purchased 6 Click Add Point N ow 7 PressESC and you will now seethe channel listed in C hannel View Port Channel Name Channel Type R5 455 Host Add A Channel R5 4B5 Secondary 5i Channel on 32 at 57 OPTO Z27 on Controller Hand Held Handheld Channel Harned lim ag TCP IP Kt TCPIP Channel DCP IP for Co ntrell amp ers R amp 232 Add A Channel named HS 455 Channel To 22 at 52 at port RS ANS Host Canfigured as Select Confiquretion OPTO 485 over IL IMOODAUS ATU ever TCPIAP BACnet 485 over TORAP OHIO ZZ on Controller SIEDE GMS on Controller Trane Tract aver TCP IP ASI over TCRAP Auto M abri PUP ower TOP Haoneyeall DelteZ000 over TCP IP Johnson 8500 over TCFEIF Removing a Channel N ote In order to remove a channel you must be in Editor M ode 1 From the M ain menu click on Database and click Remove a Channel 2 From thelist that appears select the channel you want to delete 3 You will be asked twice if you are sure you want to delete the channel If you are sure answer Y es Y ou will no longer see the channel in H ardware view T he only way to get the removed channel back is to restore a backup of the database Section 2 Controllers Adding a Controller A controller is represented by
120. e Maintenance Formulas And Calculations Channel Statistics Calibration Parameters BASHet Controller Information Commission Controller On the left is the System M enu as it appears in Editor M ode on the right Real M ode N otice the functions that require communication to controllers or changes to the operating system C hange T ime are only present in R eal M ode Peer to Peer is only present in Editor M ode because this function adds points and changes the database things which are done in Editor M ode Section 1 System M enu Functions Sign On When CBAS starts the D efault User is automatically logged on By default the D efault User has all rights and is allowed to make all types of changes to the database It is a good idea to take away most rights from this user after creating at least one other full rights user Log in as that user and take away rights leaving only appropriate rights After a period of inactivity the user will be logged off and Default will automatically log in T he default Inactivity Period is 30 M inutes and can be changed under C onfigure W orkstation which is discussed later R CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Backup Database Allows the user to backup the database to a file or floppy disk Can be done in Editor or Real M ode For full instructions see C hapter 5 Section 4 Backup D atabase Change Time T his item is only available in Real M ode and allows you to change the da
121. e Size Select this to force all selected items to become the same height and width as the last item selected CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Layer T his is useful for objects within a graphic that lay on top of one another T he object that is selected will move in relation to all other objects in that graphic O bjects in front of another object will be visible to the operator O bjects behind another will not be visible T here are four options Send Backward Ctrl B M oves the selected object back one level Send To Back Ctrl Shift B M oves the selected object behind all other objects Send Forward Ctrl F M oves the selected object forward one level Send To Front Ctrl Shift F M oves the selected object in front of all other objects Additional Options T hese are some additional options that do not fall into the other categories T he list of options is shown below and each is briefly described Delete Dead Links For space purposes this removes links that have been broken for whatever reason Delete Dead Links Deleting D ead Links is a good way of managing your graphic database T his option is especially useful if there have been graphics deleted from the database which were linked to remaining graphics Eliminating these dead links will keep your database running efficiently Copying and Pasting Cut Ctrl X Removes selected objects from their current location but saves them to a clipboard
122. e Subnet M ask is 255 255 0 0 so 192 168 identifies the network or subnet 1 200 is the node address So you can have 65 025 addresses 255 X 255 T here are certain subnets of addresses that are reserved for use on internal networks Internal networks are separated from the Internet by a router and therefore aren t directly exposed to the Internet Here at 124 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Computrols we generally use the Class C addresses ranging from 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 T here is also an address called the loop back address which is used to test the operation of a NIC T his address is 127 0 0 1 Computrols controllers come pre programmed with an IP address of 192 168 1 199 Automation Servers generally come with an IP address of 192 168 1 2 Do not assign an IP Address of 192 168 1 0 or 192 168 1 255 as those are the Subnet and the Broadcast addresses respectively and thus are not valid addresses Subnet Mask T he subnet mask is used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to A typical Subnet M ask for a Class C network is 255 255 255 0 which is represented in binary as 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 T he 255 basically masks the corresponding portion of the IP address making it the network address A subnet can be further divided into subnets using a mask like 255 255 255 192 for instance T his kind of subnetting is beyond the scope of this course If you have a controller that is exposed
123. e and value are displayed Zoom In Allows you to closely view a section of the graph Click a location on the graph as the starting point and then click an ending point T he space between the two points will be displayed when you zoom in Zoom Out Displays the graph from which you zoomed in Print Sends the displayed graph to the printer Point Relations Let s say that you have a point that is being commanded by LO G 1 but there is no logic programmed on that point Go to Point Relations and you will find what is commanding the point CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc T hePoint Relations window shows you what other points are related to this point by way of Logic Statements PIDs Alarms etc T here is no configuration necessary H owever if you click on a line C BAS will show you the Logic Statement Schedule etc that references the point name H ere is an example of the Point Relations Screen Points related to CH 1C1 SF S S Rens which ace related to this poit TYPE LOGIC LOGIC CH 1C1 RF BO CH 1C1 SF SS LH ICI SF SS CH TGI SF VFD SPEED Autamatinm ALARM PAD FID CH 1C1 CHW VALE FID CH 161 HUMIDITY VALVE LINE POINT CH 1C1 EF BO Denotes items whieh reside in a Child Panel Another feature of Point Relations is the which denotes items residing in the Child Panel First of all any controller programmed in CBAS is a Child Panel In addition to
124. e in order to verify that the unit turned on when commanded is an analog input W hen the relay output and differential pressure input are linked the CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols operator can command the AH U to start and watch the status change from O FF to ON through a single point Supervised Points M onitors the consistency of a wire Sends one of a possible three states O pen Closed or T rouble T roubleis how CBAS defines a broken connection between the controller and the point For example if a door is normally closed a binary point would indicate an open or closed door A supervised point would do the same thing but would also indicate when the wire connected from the controller to the door monitor has been tampered with Counter Points Counts the number of times that a binary point changed status T hese are most often used in Kilowatt KW meters for monitoring power usage T his number is constantly increasing and rolls over to 0 when it reaches 65535 As of CBAS Version 2 2 6 the Counter point stores up to 4 000 000 00 Software Points Software points include calculations points of reference and logic statements T hey are intelligent points that are not physically connected to the controller Instead they gather data and send commands to hardware points An example of gathering data is the average supply temperature of all AH Us in the building An example of sending commands is if Outside Air T
125. e of our licensed dealers install C BAS it is helpful to continue reading to familiarize yourself with the system set up Engineering Engineering the project is the first step Specific information about the facility is needed before programming can begin Blueprints including locations of all mechanical equipment specifications as built drawings from any existing system and any specific instruction must be made available to the project manager If you are upgrading an existing automation system most necessary information can be obtained from reports and printouts for the existing control equipment For new installations a Computrols design Engineer or your own project manager should provide all specifications O nce you have the project planned out you can begin entering data into C BAS Points All field devices and any logic or calculations associated with those devices are points A point can be an actuator a temperature sensor a control sequence or any other quantity or status that can be monitored or controlled We recommend naming your points based on their function to make it easier for the operator For example if you have a temperature sensor that reads the outside air temperature name the point O utside Air T emp T here are two categories of points H ardware and Software Hardware Points H ardware points are points that can be physically wired or connected through a wireless sensor to the terminal strip of a controller T
126. e the bottom of a Logic Sequence is reached CBAS waits that amount of time before starting over When you have two If Then Else sequences instead of an If T hen Else If sequence both sequences are evaluated Y ou have to be very careful to make sure that both If sequences cannot be true at the same time otherwise the two T hen sequences could be in conflict In the following example there is no way that both sequences could be true because the ranges do not overlap AHU 10 SPACETEMP is greater than 85 0 DEG F or AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is less than 65 0 DEG F then ON AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK If AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is less than 82 0 DEG F and AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is greater than 68 0 DEG F then OFF AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK In fact there is a 3 degree dead band between the ranges T his couldn t be achieved using a standard If T hen Else sequence like this If AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is greater than 85 0 DEG F or AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is less than 65 0 DEG F then ON AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK else OFF AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK H owever the dead band could be achieved with the following If T hen Else If sequence If AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is greater than 85 0 DEG F or AHUIOSPACETEMPislessthan 65 0 DEG F then ON AHU 10NIGHT SETBACK else if AHU 10 SPACE TEMP islessthan 82 0 DEG F and AHU 10 SPACE TEMP is greater than 68 0 DEG F then OFFAHU 10NIGHT SETBACK CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc If the actual SP
127. e the objects in each graphic Select multiple graphics by holding down Ctrl and left clicking each object you wish to manipulate Below is the list of alignment options T o the right of each option is a shortcut For example to make all selected objects the same size press Alt Shift and S on your keyboard at the same time Note For all Align options the last item selected will be the object with which the other selected objects will align For example if you select three objects by holding down shift while left clicking each then select Align Left Edges the left edges of each object will move in line with the left edge of the third last object selected Align Left Edges Select this to force the left edges of all selected objects to line up with that of the last object selected Align Right Edges Select this to force the right edges of all selected objects to line up with that of the last object selected Align Top Edges Select this to force the top edges of all selected objects to line up with that of the last object selected Align Bottom Edges Select this to force the bottom edges of all selected objects to line up with that of the last object selected Space Across Edit Space Down Edit Make Same Width Select this to force all selected items to become the same width as the last item selected Make Same Height Select this to force all selected items to become the same height as the last item selected Make Sam
128. e top of the screen will turn red and the server will beep T o acknowledge the alarm and stop the beeping press the F1 key or click the Alarm Bar at the top of the screen C hecking Silence Alarms under Configure Workstation on the System M enu can silence all alarms For instructions on setting the alarm rrr sound to play through a sound card see Alarms T hrough Sound Card Programming an Alarm To program an alarm click the point onto which you want the alarm programmed If it is an analog point the Point Program screen will SE open If it is a binary point you must first click Program to open the M Acknowledge Returns to Normal program screen Click Program Alarm to open the Alarm Programming T Print Alarms and Troubles screen for the selected point Print Returns to Normal Alarm Reaction This section includes a drop down menu Automation Alarm and check boxes T he drop down menu provides the options for setting the priority of the alarm Priorities are listed in order from lowest Automation to highest Fire In the event that two or more alarms are triggered simultaneously the alarm bar will display and acknowledge those with the highest priority first Click Automation Alarm for a drop down list that allows you to set alarm priorities Disable when Enable after Delete Lockout Check the first box to force users to acknowledge whenever the alarm is triggered Users may be required to log in to acknowledge
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130. ecause all M odbus RTU devices use the same standards and we were getting requests to add more and more devices to the channel it was only natural to add a new controller to the channel With CBAS version 2 0 1 the M odbus Generic controller type was added to the channel to handle any and all of these requests Since then many different manufacturers equipment has been programmed using this controller type Until recently the channel had a limit of 64 addresses that could be programmed As of C BAS version 2 2 4 up to 255 addresses can be programmed Each M odbus controller on the market has a list of points that are available to be monitored or commanded Y ou don t have to use all of them but for each one that you want to monitor you will need 2 or 3 pieces of information M odbus Register or Position M odbus Function and M odbus Data T ype or Range in the case of Functions 3 or 6 which are analog T his information can be obtained from the equipment manufacturer or dealer and can often be found on their web site Modbus Registers and Functions W hen M odbus was first added to CBAS the range of Register addresses supported was limited to holding registers in one range As of CBAS Version 3 1 9 the full range of registers is supported W hen addressing points in CBAS on M odbus Generic controllers it is very important to understand the basics of M odbus registers T here are several functions in the M odbus protocol and they are relat
131. ed to address ranges M any manufacturers of M odbus RTU protocol equipment do not give the full address but a partial address and the M odbus Function So itisup to you to know the address ranges of the Functions that C BAS supports e Modbus Function 1 Read Coil Status C BAS M odbus addresses in the range 1 9999 Binary Inputs e Modbus Function 2 Read Input Status CBAS M odbus addresses in the range 10001 19999 Binary Inputs e Modbus Function 3 Read Holding Registers C BAS M odbus addresses in the range 40001 49999 Analog Inputs e Modbus Function 4 Read Input Registers CBAS Modbus addresses in the range 30001 39999 Analog Inputs e Modbus Function 5 Force Coil Status CBAS M odbus addresses in the range 1 9999 Same as Function 1 but O utputs instead of Inputs e Modbus Function 6 Preset Single Register CBAS Modbus addresses in the range 40001 49999 Same as Function 3 but O utputs instead of Inputs Generally speaking manufacturers documentation will give a table of addresses in one function like Function 2 R ead Input Status Sometimes they will give you the full address like 10001 O ther times they will give you 1 to 3 digit addresses In this case we know that Function 2 involves addresses in the range of 10001 to 19999 Some manufacturers specs force you to add a 1 and others don t If the addresses given in the tables start with 0 you would add 10001 to the address If the addresses in the table start with 1 t
132. elete Lockout Used to turn an Alarm Lock O ut off Show Downloads in Alarm Bar T hereis now a checkbox in the Alarm screen for controllers now that when checked would cause an alarm to show in the Alarm Banner when the controller downloads T his can come in handy if you are not sure whether your changes are getting to the controller when you edit the database Schedules Schedules allow the user to easily set up a daily time schedule for commanding the status of a binary point T o apply a schedule click on the point you wish to schedule then choose Program T his will take you to the Point Program screen where you should select the Schedule button N ow you are ready to schedule the point Cycle 1 Cyde2 Action Time Action Sunday Scheduled ON Monday Scheduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Sch Tuesday Scheduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Wednesda eduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Thursday Scheduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Scheduled ON 22 00 Scheduled OFF 22 0 Scheduled ON 22 00 Scheduled OFF Scheduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Scheduled ON 06 00 Scheduled OFF Holiday OFF 00 00 Auto by HOLIDAY Edit Holidays Use Graphical Editor Copy Schedule To Another Point UNDO ALL CHANGES Edit For each day you can schedule 24 different commands Each command is called a C ycle Begin with Cycle 1 for the day you wish to control Do this by clicking Edit then choosing the cell that corr
133. en tried to connect from another computer From a Windows 98 computer It can be quite an adventure if you don t know how to set up permissions It s not as easy as just sharing a file like it was on Windows 98 First you share the file and then you have to set up a Local User Account on the computer for every user who is connecting If the person connecting doesn t have a Local User Account on the computer they will be prompted to enter a local user name and password to gain access If connecting from a Windows 98 computer they will be prompted for a mysterious password that nobody knows It should be mentioned here that permissions restrictions don t apply when connecting a Graphic W orkstation to a Windows 2000 D PU using T CP IP only Y ou will only run into problems when you check Use File Sharing and try to browsefor the database on the DPU em Windows 2000 and XP computers equipped with network interface cards should have File and Printer Sharing enabled by default 1 Tosharea file just locate the file in Windows Explorer General Sharing Security TES ou can share this folder among other users on Your E network To enable sharing For this folder click Share this folder C Do not share this folder Share this folder Share name esas Comment 2 Right click on the folder and click Sharing 3 Select Share this Folder and the folder is given a share name automatically 4 If you want
134. er M ake sure that the H ost and child controllers are grounded o Secondary side of transformers common to earth ground M ake sure that the wire is 18 2 shielded M ake sure that shield is tied together and terminated on shield terminal of all controllers Avoid T T apping the wiring o Daisy Chaining or a straight line bus is the proper method o T Taps create multiple ends of line increasing reflections that can cause interruptions or Framing Errors 147 9 Intermittent communications can be caused by loose screw terminals 10 T ry a RP1 repeater at the beginning of the channel to boost the signal on long channels or channels with more than 40 controllers 11 Use the Hand Held Terminal to check for Framing Errors on the Host Controller See H and H eld T erminal operation for details How Voltage Drops Over Long Distances Usually in the controls business you try to locate your controllers as close as possible to the devices they are controlling Sometimes that is not possible such as in a case where you have rooftop units in a cold climate Controllers can t handle below freezing temperatures so you have to locate the controllers somewhere in the building maybe hundreds of feet away H ow do you know that the resistance of a long run of wire won t causea voltage drop bad enough to cause problems As you probably know a long enough wire run will cause a voltage drop but it has to be pretty long to cause any problems N ow a volt
135. ere are 6 status points in the 1 M odbus register So you would program the following 6 points in CBAS to see the status of all 6 points ModbusType StartBitPosition Modbus Position S5BitInput 11 4000 Status 4 Bit Input 40001 Status2 3BitInput 4 4001 Status3 2Bitinput 2 4001 Status4 lBitinut 1 40001 Status5 1Bitinput 0 4000 Status6 T he M odbus T ype is how many bits you want to pick out of the register 1 to 5 Usually if there are more than 5 bits the manufacturer will use an entire Byte 8 bits T he Start Bit is how many bits into the 16 bit M odbus Register to start 0 Start from beginning 15 Only look at the very last bit Other Considerations O nce a M odbus Generic controller is added to the database it is possible to change the address or remove the controller completely Changing the Address Click the controller then Program In the bottom right of the Program screen click the address and change it ESC to close then ESC again to close the channel Click the Channel then Controllers to reopen the channel Y ou will see the controller at the new address Removing a Controller In Editor M ode click the D atabase M enu then R emove a Controller C hoosethe C hannel where the controller is located Select the controller to be removed Click Y es if you are sure you want to remove it Y ou will be returned t
136. esponds to that day and cycle In the example above the first cell in the top left corner that reads Scheduled ON indicates Sunday C ycle 1 O nce you choose the cell you are prompted with options for controlling that particular point R epeat this process for the remaining C ycles and for each day to complete the schedule Copy a Day If your schedules for many days are identical you can copy a day s schedule to any of the remaining days Select C opy a D ay and then follow the directions displayed at the top of the schedule screen Delete A Day Allows you to delete all cycles for a particular day Click the button and then click the day you would like to remove 24 Hours Useful for equipment that you would liketo run continuously or if you want to put an O vertime Schedule on a point that is always off O vertime will not work if there is no Schedule for the same point so give the point a 24 H ours O ff schedule first T o do this click the 24 H ours button and then choose O ff Delete All Removes the schedule for the week from the selected point Friday 06 02 Scheduled ON 22 00 Scheduled OFF 22 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Copy Schedule To Another Point For similar devices that should run on the same schedule you may copy a complete schedule from one point to another Click Copy Schedule T o Another Point and then select the points to which you want the identical schedule applied E
137. est email and make sure it was received T his step applies to Outlook Express version 6 not version 5 Now go to T ools then O ptions and select the Security tab Un check the box next to Warn me when other applications try to send mail as me This will prevent you from having to confirm each email sent by C BAS N ow you can set up C BAS Alarms on Points First you need to set up points with alarms T hese points must have the box checked next to Acknowledge Alarms and T roubles as in the example below T he Send Email on Alarm box does not need to be checked T his enables the controller itself to send emails to the addresses entered on the setup web page on the controller T o program an Alarm click the Program Alarm button on the Program screen of the point Alarm Programming lor HX at 51 Temp MUo TO FUS nin Acknowtiedga Anturia to Mormni ral Alarma and Trouble C Print Aotumns to Normal Cape Alarm fn H chnoetedqe Alarmes and Troubles annifsnr painija F Send EMail nn Alarm Low Alarm Limit Hiah Alarm Limit Dead fand E nnbila ntar Inc Configure Email Alarms O nce you have added Alarms to your points go to System Program Email Alarms and another small menu will appear if you are using C BAS Revision 7 or later Click the Email Setup button and enter your email account info like in the following example If using a prior revision Click Program Email Alarms and select the Setup b
138. etrieve the database from a controller In previous versions of C BAS this feature does 2 other types of connections in addition to T CP IP H owever due to the limitations of the other 2 connection types you probably won t want to use them and only the T CP IP Connection will be covered T o explore this feature close any database that you might have open by going to the System M enu then Close Database N ext go to the Database M enu then O pen Database Instead of choosing Editor M ode or Real M ode go to the 5 choice T CP IP Connection with Controller 141 BASNet Controller Connection Connect weh lhe controllers TCPAP channel E D Controller rm ez a parmani or een emer it hara TCP IP C heck the box to Connect with the controller s T C P IP Channel A field will appear where you can enter the IP address of the controller Y ou only need to put in a password if a password had been previously entered for the controller T his can be done on the Controller Program Screen After entering the IP address click the Connect N ow button O nce the database is downloaded from the controller you will have limited versions of T ext View Hardware View and System M enu Hardware View will give you most of what you would normally have but with only one controller of course System menu will give you software version C BAS H elp and allow you to close the database or exit C BAS T ext View All Points will gi
139. evels of Logic that can command a point Click on a Binary O utput point to see the following window 8X at 53 Relay START STOP START Note Pad Click on Stop to turn off and Start to turn on T he Status column in Points View will show Stop and O PER if you click ST O P Click Auto and the point may be commanded either by Logic Schedule PID etc depending on how itis programmed T he Status column will reflect how it was commanded Click on the Program button to see the following window 8X at 53 Relay START by Logic 1 Programming Show pM Text View Text View Link to Create Point Note Pad Point Display Binary Runtime History Relations Positioning Options Input Point Enabled CG Program Program EE ES a Overtime Optimum Schedule Start Alarm Schedule Logic Enabled Enabled Enabled i 3 EEN On START IEEE CR Relay Off Switch Immediate START STOP In the above example the point may be commanded by either Schedule or Logic For information on the Point Programming Screen go to Chapter 4 Programming Points CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Section 7 Graphics View T his view depicts a graphical representation of your building s equipment From this view you can navigate from a floor to the equipment on the floor to the controllers and eventually to individual points Below is an example of a VAV controller Spece Temp Sat Peer Temp Enor FLA 71 452 1 37 Out uid Con
140. feature is useful when the same image file will be used for more than one graphic Simply enter in the total number of graphics you would like to create whose properties will be identical C hange the name of repeated graphics by double clicking the background of the current graphic while in editor mode Inc Find and Replace T his is used for multiple graphics If a number of graphics are identical but you want the name to change use this feature The name you type in the Find field will be replaced with what you type in the Replace field throughout the database For example if you want any name that has VAV to change to VAV3 type VAV in the Find field and VAV3 in the Replace field Note T he graphic you insert must be located in the same folder as the database If you would like to add a graphic that is not in the database folder copy the graphic and paste it into the folder where your database resides O nce you select Enter if you do not see the graphic you could have artwork hidden If so press the space bar or go to Insert Graphic Ctrl Insert gt Show H ide Art Space Delete Graphic Ctrl Del T his is used to delete the graphic you are currently viewing Selecting this option will open a warning window T his is a safety feature so that a graphic isn t deleted as a result of you selecting the wrong option on the menu Left click and the current graphic with all of its objects will be deleted from the current database De
141. ge T his point type gives you an average reading from any Analog Input that you choose From the Point Program Screen choose an input point to monitor then choose an Evaluate Every and Average O ver time For example if you choose to Evaluate Every 5 minutes and Average O ver 1 H our every 5 minutes the point will give you the average reading over the last hour Binary Types Event Sequence T he Binary O utput Event Sequence point type is a good place to put a Schedule O vertime or Logic that will control other points or operations It works just like any other hardware binary output CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Logic Since this is an Input you cannot put a Schedule or O vertime on it but it is a good placeto put logic M any times this point is used as a status point that monitors amps and can be linked to an output that controls a piece of equipment It is also used to monitor other alarms and act as a M aster or Critical alarm for a group of alarms Multi State M ulti State points are O utput points that simulate 3 or 4 state outputs T hey can be used to simulate the standard states of a wall thermostat 0 ff H eat Cool M ulti State software points appear to be supervised points but they are not System Types T he next section of points is the System Points T he term System Points means that the data for these points is derived locally from the system or DPU computer DPU Run Minutes
142. ght want to have a shortcut to each of the different modes Lei SE like Real Editor GW etc Start with the icon you just created 1 2 3 4 6 7 Target type Application Right click on the icon and click Create Shortcut Target location CBAS Right click the new icon and click Properties EE EXC Go to the Shortcut tab M Runin separate memory space Run as different user In the T arget field click after C BAS exe or C BAS3 exe to Se ees gt Q insert the cursor Shortcut Key None H it the space bar once then type M ode Real as in the ae gd window _ R window at right zu m C lick d d Find Target Change Icon Rename the Icon Repeat for each mode icon wanted ERPF N Starting CBAS With Windows l 9 99 e ST wr gm n N Right click on the Windows T askbar at the bottom of the Desktop Click Properties Go to the Advanced tab Click Add then the Browse button Scroll down to see the list of shortcut icons on the desktop Choose a C BAS shortcut icon and click OK Select Startup under Start M enu Programs and click N ext Click Finish Reboot to confirm that C BAS starts after Windows boots Unless you selected a mode icon C BAS will automatically start in the last mode it was in before shutting down Other modes include editor and utility 115 Setting Up Windows 2000 Network Permissions H ave you ever tried to setup file sharing on a Windows 2000 or XP computer and th
143. gt more Note Pad Report gt more Print Labels FIRE Programming FIRE Activity Access Control Programming gt more Access Control Activity gt more N ote Large reports often take a long time to generate therefore you can click cancel while generating a report CBAS will display whatever is complete by the time you select cancel T he date and time the report was created as well as the page number is printed at the bottom of the each page of every report O nce a report is generated C BAS displays it on the screen with the following tool bar 4 4 306360 b i Total9262 100 LM First Page T akes you to the first page in the report al Previous Page T akes you to the previous page in the report 3 of 360 Page Indicator T his example indicates that you are on 3 of 360 total pages D Next Page T akes you to the next page in the report D Last Page T akes you to the last page in the report i Print Prints the report CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc i Export Allows you to export the report to a specified location T he following screen appears when you select this icon Export Format Character separated values Cancel Destinations Disk file M Y ou can export reports in any of the following formats by clicking the arrow beside the Format drop down menu e Character separated values e Comma separated values C SV e Microsoft Excel X
144. h meter is used or what the calculation is then select meter points for the report Enter a multiplier or leave the value at 1 0 if not needed Right click and the report will be saved To run the report go to Reports Extended M eter Report then Run Y ou will see the M eter Report Run selection Editor CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Meter Repon F Ali Reien B Sebected Brier Only You may ester the name of the repart gi characters max HN en Dasa 1am qu Arrat Vi Enter a 53ar amp ng and Esding Date D Today C Yesterday Asd Today 21 ast Week C Last Month misce tos nu _ 3005 C heck the Selected M eters O nly checkbox and select your saved report s T he reports will be listed in the top right of the editor as in the example above If you selected more than one report to run then you might want to give the whole report a name Select a time period for the report and click Generate Report T he report looks something like this Test Meter 1 and 2 Report 3101 2005 00 00 4 01 2005 00 00 Su W EetumE W Supply Temp Eetum Temp E Test IvIeter 1 00 0 00 Test 2 Chapter 7 Advanced Programming Section 1 Logic Programming Basics of Logic Programming In this article we will explore all the buttons on the Logic Programming Screen including Priority Evaluation periods and C opying logic First of all you can program logic on just about any point in your system be i
145. hat appears click on the Channel name field and type a name for the channel T he name should be descriptive of the location of the controller hosting the channel similar to the image below It can be up to 32 characters long Add A Channel named BASNet 485 on 8X 192 168 1 8 Configured as Select Confiquration 3 Hit Enter and select a configuration from the following list e BASNetTCP IP e BASN et C11 T his is R S 485 using an interface card in the computer M ainly for legacy systems and no longer available e Opto 22CI1 same as previous e MicroT ech BAC Drop Uses RS 485 hosted by IP Controller to M cQ uay BAC Drop BACNet interface 4 HitEnter and Enter again or click the Add Channel N ow button Adding a BASNet RS 485 over TCP IP Channel In order to add a BASN et RS 485 over T CP IP channel you must first add a host controller to the T CP IP Channel Each controller on the T C P IP for Controllers C hannel can host 2 R S 485 channels See the next section for instructions to add a controller Once you have added the controller that will host the BASN et RS 485 channel follow the steps below 1 InHardwareView go to the T CP IP for Controllers Channel and locate the controller that will host the R S 485 channel 2 Click on the controller and click C hannels R efer to the figure on the following page 3 Click Add a Channel on either the R S 485 H ost or RS 485 Secondary line 4 Givethenew channel a nam
146. he channel then Controllers e Next to the address you want to use click Add a Controller e Givethe controller a name that describes its location e For Configuration choose S3 e Click Add Controller Now e Click Finish and you can now add points to your Wall Stat T o add points go back to H ardware View click on the controller and click Channels e Click on the channel you created earlier and click Points 102 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc e Click Add A Point next to the point you want to program and give it a name that describes its location e Click Add Point Now T he functions of the points are pre determined and most are obvious H ere are descriptions of some of the less obvious ones Mode T here are 4 modes which determine what is seen in the display on the W all Stat itself Temp Stat display shows the Space T emp SPTemp Display shows Setpoint when in O C C upied status shows Space T emp when in UN O C C upied status Setpnt Shows Setpoint all the time Altern Display shows Alternate D isplay N umber which can be set to anything RH T his mode does not work except on a S3 attached to a VAV It is a good idea to erase any database that might be on the Wall Stat host controller when opening the database in Real M ode after adding a Wall Stat to the database T o do that click on the Wall Stat H ost controller and click Erase D atabase T he changes will be downlo
147. he following path for the driver A win98 for Windows 98 A Win2000 for Windows 2000 XP should not ask you for a driver but if it does the Win2000 driver should work After installing the driver you will have to reboot In a later section we will discuss how to test your NIC O ne other thing should be mentioned about N ICs and that is the MAC address The MAC address is also known as the hardware address and is a unique hexadecimal number hard coded to the N IC at the factory T hese numbers are given out by the IEEE and are intended to be unique in the entire world C omputrols Internet ready controllers also have a M AC address Hubs and Switches A hub is basically a multi port repeater When a packet of data arrives on a hub it forwards it out to all ports T he problem with this is that traffic is multiplied Another problem is that you are limited in the number of hubs that can be placed between 2 computers On a 10M bps network you re limited to 4 hops 2 on a 100M bps network A hop is basically any hardware that the data goes through like a hub or switch A switch is a more intelligent repeater in that it forwards the packets to the intended PC port rather than all ports thus reducing traffic Also the hop limitation is irrelevant with switches H ere s a comparison Comparison of 10 100 Hub and 10 100 Switch 1 Connections look similar but the internal fabric is different e 10 100 HUB Uses internal 10 lt gt 100 br
148. hen you would just add 10000 In all LOS Inc cases C BAS will actually subtract 1 from the address before sending out the request It s a little confusing but if itis not working try subtracting or adding 1 to the address H ere s an example ModBusFunction 1 Read Coil Status r MODBUS C6000 and Function 5 Force Coil Status w Address mm W zu on aff general 1 on off Loo feh Alarmreset write ttoreset F 1 f 1 Local Stop 1 on Local 8 Stop X Unit on ERE by ModBus 1 on 0 MaodBus Stop Remote UPS 1 Remote UPS on 5 Ta x GICW mode G 1 CW 0 86 lei address 3 Except C70001C In the above table Functions 1 and 5 are shown If there is an x in the r Read column it is possible to read the register which means it is Function 1 Since the addresses start at 0 in this case the address of the Unit O n Off General point would be programmed as 10001 in C BAS C BAS will subtract 1 from the request before it goes out W hen programming the point make it a Binary Input and CBAS will send it out as a Function 1 request T here is an x in the w Write column so it is possible to command the Unit O n Off T hat would be function 5 Force Coil Status T he address would be the same 10001 and you would program it as a Binary Output CBAS will subtract a 1 and send the request out as a Function 5 Analog Example T hetables below show examples of Functions 3 16 and 4 which are analog functions ModBusFun
149. her building where he needed to sequence ten boilers To get past the eight element limitation he programmed two sequencers with five elements in each T hen he added logic that makes one sequencer the Lead and the other the Lag H is logic toggles the Lead and Lag once a week H e could also use a third Sequencer set on Basic Lead Lag to do the same If an element is part of a Binary In O ut combination or Linked Binary this is automatically recognized In this case if an element fails to start it will be locked out of the sequence and another element is started T he Priority of starting or stopping an element is Logic Level 1 A failed unit is locked out with Priority Logic Level 2 H aving Linked Binary points gives you the full functionality of the Sequencer by enabling the Lockout functionality Y ou can link Binaries by clicking the Link to Binary button on the Point Program Screen of the outputs Y ou may need to Scale D atabase when adding Elements to the Sequencer If so you will get an error message when closing the Sequencer Editor C annot save this resource in side panel XX XX because there is no space available Sequencer Element T able is full T o scale the database go to Utility M ode and Scale Database on the System M enu If you are using more than 1 Sequencer raise the number of Sequencers T hen raise the number of Sequencer C ycles to meet the total number of elements Basic steps to setting up a Sequencer Add y
150. hey include field devices such as relays actuators and sensors T heir function is to transmit data back to the controller or physically carry through a C BAS command T here are four main types of hardware points T hey are analog inputs analog outputs binary inputs and binary outputs Binary points have only two states such as ON OFF OPEN CLOSE or START STOP Analog points on the other hand represent a range of measurement such as a temperature of 0 F to 110 F a pressure of 1psi to 5psi or a flow rate of 100 CFM to 200 CFM W hether a point is Binary or Analog it must be either an input or an output Points that monitor the status of a field device are inputs Field devices send their condition or quantity to an input on the controller Points that control the status of a field device are outputs T he user can either control outputs manually or allow for automatic control based on schedule logic PID or other software outputs programmed in C BAS Example Points AHU Fan Status ON OFF In addition to the four main point types points can be IN OUT supervised or counter IN OUT points A separate input can be used to verify that a field device responded to an output W hen these two points are linked it becomes one point called an IN OUT point For example a relay that turns an AHU on when contact is made is a binary output A pressure sensor in the duct that indicates an increase or decrease in differential pressur
151. hey need to monitor power usage in tenant spaces for billing purposes O ther times they might have to monitor for power company verification or conservation purposes What the end user might not realize is that this monitoring can be included in their C BAS system through the use of Veris H awkeye meters T he most preferable meters to use with a Computrols CBAS system are the H awkeye 8035 and 8036 models made by Veris T hese meters communicate by M odbus protocol and all programming is included with the CBAS software T o use these meters you first create a M odbus RTU channel on the H ost or Secondary channel of an 8X 16X 32X or 64X The Modbus RTU channel is an interface channel which is an add on item when purchasing CBAS software Purchasing this interface will allow you to add as many M odbus Channels and M eters as you need Other H awkeye models can be added to this channel however there is a charge for each new model added T hese meters can send a variety of information to C BAS including KWH Consumption KWH Demand Voltage Average Current and many others For more information on these meters go to http www veris com products pwr 803x html T o add a M odbus RT U channel in H ardware View e Locate the controller that will be acting as the M odbus host e Click on the controller and click Channels e Click on Add a Channel next to RS 485 H ost or R S 485 Secondary e Givethe channel a descriptive name and choose M od
152. hoose T he original setpoint will CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols become the high range and the point you select here will become the low range N ow the quantity will remain within this range Create Lockout This feature will allow you to disable the PID and close the actuator you are controlling when the unit is off Click this button and choose the Start Stop point for the unit and the rest will be done for you You can reverse the action by clicking on STOP or change the lockout percentage by clicking 0 OPEN See the figure below ERN x a 5 LE i Force BX ard Acvtuatar t SOPEN When BX at51 Relay i START Auto BE at 57 Acvtuatar Gain Schedules T his function is used so that you can avoid re tuning PID as seasons change Set up to three PID s for when the value changes for the Season point or O utside Air point you choose o For example a cooling tower s capability to cool water varies based on the outside temperature T herefore auto tuning would result in a different PID on days with different temperatures T o efficiently reach setpoint set up a PID for winter and a second PID for summer T he PID will change linearly between the two values Initiate Autotune If default parameters do not satisfy your needs try Autotune which is a feature found only in Real M ode When you click on the button you will be asked a series of questions and then the process will start Initiate Manual Tune
153. ics have yet been added to the current database the Select G raphic sub menu will be empty If there have been graphics created for the database the Select G raphic sub menu will list those graphics in the order in which they were created unless otherwise re ordered through Position G raphics described in section C hapter 3 Section 5 In order to select a graphic from the list simply click its name T he selected graphic will then be displayed in the active view area Graphics Library Each CBAS software installation comes with a Graphics Library which is provided for your convenience and can be accessed through Windows Explorer Pictures are sorted into folders by type such as Air Handling units VAVs Central Plant T hese pictures can be used as backgrounds for graphics pages in your database and cover most types of equipment in use today T hey can be changed using any graphics program Custom graphics can also be obtained from C omputrols for a fee T o access the Graphics Library from Windows Explorer go to C CBAS Graphics Library T he first time you access this folder the contents will have to be unzipped by clicking on G raphicsLibrarySetup exe At any time while in Graphics View you can enter Program Graphics M ode by pressing Ctrl E Programming Graphics is covered in C hapter 3 Section 5 Program G raphics Visio BAS Graphics While standard system graphics continue to be offered with CBAS licenses Computrols Inc is
154. idge feature to interconnect both 10M bps and 100M bps Shared Bus e 10 100 SWITCH Uses internal switched fabric to switch the data to the dedicated port 2 Hop count limitation e HUB Is Limited to 2 hop counts for 100Base T X Fast Ethernet and 4 hop counts for 10Base T Ethernet e SWITCH has no hop count limitations Allows users to expand their network easily From the IEEE 802 3 and IEEE 802 3u Ethernet standards the H O P COUNT is defined as the numbers of H UBs that an Ethernet signal has to pass through to reach its final destination 3 Total Bandwidth C omparison HUB Is normally 10M bps for 10Base T Ethernet and 100M bps for 100Base T X Fast Ethernet SWITCH T he aggregated bandwidth depends on the port numbers of a switch e g total bandwidth of an 8 port SWIT CH is 800M bps 4 Full Duplex Support HUB Is not popular for 10Base T and 100Base T X HUB SWITCH M ost up to date SWIT CH es support Full D uplex transmission mode that will double the speed of each link e g aggregated bandwidth of a 8 port SWITCH will become to 1 6G bps which means 200M bps per link 5 Costvs Performance Concern HUB Less expensive per port however performance depends on the network traffic Suggested for use with SWIT CH to get higher system performance SWITCH Affordable solutions no matter if the network configuration is simple or complicated In addition there s no expansion limitation in the future T echnicians won
155. ield Click Connect and the database will open 129 Section 3 Advanced Networking Connecting C omputrols controllers D PUs and GWs over a Wide Area N etwork WAN involves some advanced networking knowledge Whenever making connections over a WAN there are routers involved This is the Default Gateway discussed earlier A router basically protects the Local Area N etwork LAN computers from the Internet hackers viruses and allows users on the LAN to access the Internet In order to access or pass information to a computer or controller on the LAN side of a router certain T CP IP ports must be forwarded to the IP address of a computer or controller O therwise the router will reject the request T he following illustration shows the ports needed In a normal router all ports are closed to access from the outside to the inside unless communication is initiated from the inside through the same port There are many helpful resources for users on the Computrols website under the Support section at http www computrols com support php Computrols Network Architecture CBAS Professional Version No ports need to be opened on the DPU Server side The controller subnet router must have port 8760 opened to receive connection requests by the DPU If workstation access is required port 8751 must be opened on the GW subnet and 8750 on the DPU subnet If RS 485 channels are being automated ports 8770 and 8771 should be
156. iew Locate the controller that will be acting as the M odbus host Click on the controller and click C hannels Click on Add a Channel next to R S485 H ost or R S485 Secondary Givethe channel a descriptive name and choose either M odbus RT U over T CP IP or M odbus RT U on Controller for the configuration Click Add Channel N ow T o add the controllers to the channel Right click twice and locate the M odbus channel you just created If the channel is M odbus RT U on Controller type then you must access it by clicking the H ost controller then C hannels Click on the channel click Controllers and locate the line that has the address of the M odbus device Click Add a M odbus Controller on that line and givethe controller a descriptive name C hoose the Generic M odbus controller from the list under Select Configuration Click Add Controller N ow and you are finished T o add points to the controller Click the controller and click Points Y ou will see Add a M odbus Point Add the points you want to use by clicking Add a M odbus Point and giving each point a descriptive name If you have more than one M odbus controller you will want to include the name of the controller in the point s name Based on the manufacturer s point mapping specifications choose a configuration type from the list M ore configuration will be done in the next section Click Add Point N ow T o configure the points Click the point then
157. ifferent types of buses and networks It is similar to RS485 and R S232 and has been a standard industrial protocol since 1979 when M odicon introduced the protocol in its PLC s Programmable Logic Controller Schneider Electric now owns M odicon M odbus is a request reply protocol and offers services specified by function codes T hese function codes are elements of the M odbus request reply protocol data units PD Us T here are three categories of M odbus ModbusSerial either M odbus ASCII or M odbus RT U Modbus ASCII each eight bit byte in a message is sent as two ASCII characters main advantage is that it allows time intervals of up to one second to occur between characters without causing an error ModbusRTU each eight bit byte in a message contains two four bit hexadecimal characters main advantage is its greater character density allows better data throughput than ASCII for same baud rate Other Serial M odbus several manufacturers have made modifications to the M odbus protocol to meet their specific application needs these would include a M odbus D aniels M odbus O mniflow M odbus T ek Air and others Modbus RTU M odbus RTU is the standard used by the M odbus channel in CBAS In order to use this channel an add on license must be purchased for each site T his will enable you to program as many M odbus RT U channels as you need at the site so you don t have to put all M odbus devices on the same channel
158. ing total resetting every Evaluate Every D ll Hours Minutes Changes Per time period This will allow it to work with the M eter T otal point In M etering Parameters click on Unknown M eter Point and select the Counter point from the list Adjust the Evaluation Period which is 5 minutes by default The KWH status of this point will be 00 until the first evaluation period has passed T he M eter T otal point is used for reporting purposes If configured properly this point will count up to 999 999 and roll over to 0 T hese numbers are stored for use in the M eter R eport T o configure a M eter T otal point click on the one you created and click C onfigure M eter to get to the following screen Meter Editor Changes per PTE of Unknown Counter Point Multiply by 1 000 Evaluate Every Sitti Hours Minutes Select M eter point displays running total of input resetting every C hanges Per time period for the M eter T ype Click on Unknown Counter Point and select the meter point you just finished configuring CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc Meter Report To print a report of total KWH usage over a period of time Go to the Reports menu on the M ain M enu and choose M eter Report Choose a starting date and time Press ESC and choose an ending date and time Press ESC and CBAS will scan for meter data during that time period and will show the report on the screen Click on Print and the report wil
159. ings T here are several standards of UT P but the one you need to know is CAT5 which handles speeds up to 100M bps M ega bits per second T he CAT 5 standard specifies the size of wire the number of twists per foot and has a distance limitation of 100 meters or 328 feet per segment RJ 45 connectors are used on the ends For more information on how the wiring works go to the website http www duxcw com digest H owto network cable cable4 htm For moreinformation on wiring see Section 4 Sample Wiring Layouts 119 Making a Cable Twisted pair wire actually contains 4 pairs of wire but only two of the pairs are used T he standards designate those pairs as the Green pair and the O range pair T he Blue and Brown pairs are not used but are still crimped into the RJ 45 connector T here are 2 standards for the order in which the wires go into the connector 568A and 568B are actually opposites of each other H ere s how they look PESE ig Pirma 5 Zeep arenc used Tal 1 A 3 Hec 348 46 2 facem 2 0 e Ping 5 7 and H ara nex LE e V M H Wire Color Wire Becomes Pin 1 gt Orange White Pin Orange Pin3 Green White Die A Bluse Fins lt Blue White Pin Green Pin Brown While Ping Brown 568B 1111 Im e Wire Color Wire Color Pini Orange White Wire Becomes Pint gt Green White Pin ung 1 3 Pin Green Pin Green
160. into four sections shown here Point Program Screen AUTO POINTS FOR AHU 10 TO 28 Name and Status Name T o change the name AUTO POINTS FOR AHU 10T O 28 click it and type the new name Status Displays the current status of the Point O FF History and Display Options History CBAS records changes in point status over time based on parameters set by the user T he History function allows you to set the criteria for recording history and view the history of a selected point If this button is labeled Start Saving History then you might need to enable H istory saving for the whole database D o this from H istory M aintenance on the System M enu Show Point Relations Lists all points that are related to the selected point by Logic PID etc Create Note Pad Provides a journal for each individual point to record any information about that point Text View Point Positioning Lists all points and allows for changing the order in which they are displayed in the T ext View W hen you select this feature click the position from the list that appears and it is moved Text View Display Options H elps you organize the layout of the text view Y ou can place a bar above a point or bold a point T his can also be done with the F3 or F4 keys respectively T he bars help to group points and bolding highlights frequently used points Link to Binary Input Allows you to display a Binary Input and Binary O utput as one point Crea
161. ion for Peer T esting in Real M ode only In this feature you select a controller and click ST ART T hat controller sends out a blank Peer Broadcast message All Peer panels receiving this message will in turn respond with a broadcast message All of the panels that respond will be listed This will tell you if a controller can talk to another controller via a broadcast message N ote Broadcast packets will not be forwarded through a Router only a Switch Firmware version 10 1 or later is required for this feature W hen configured properly Peer to Peer can add sophistication and or redundancy to a sequence of operation It can turn a small group of stand alone controllers without server into a real interactive system similar to one with a server Or it can add some redundancy in the case when a server is off line Section 3 Password Protection by O perator M anagement CBAS isunique in that you can customize the rights of each user M ost software only allows for different levels of password protection usually only four standard levels With levels you can t pick and choose the specific features you give individual operators With CBAS you have full control over which operators have access to each feature Managing Operators Each operator in your facility is responsible for different aspects of building automation For this reason it is a good idea to regulate access to viewing and or manipulating each C BAS feature For example y
162. isplay Output of Binary In Out Point etc Priority Summary Lists all possible ways by AlamSummy EE which a point can be commanded Schedule UR uaman Logic etc T he prioritized command options are TOR SS listed from lowest to highest If a point is commanded by two or more different priorities Fregram Summary qu a the highest priority will command the point Click Logicai Grou CC on a menu item to see a list of all points being commanded by that particular priority M Hide Items in Child Controller Hide Hardware Points Hide Software Points Program Summary Lists all points that share the C Hide Dutput Points Hide Input Points same Programming options from the Point Program screen For example all points with H alarms can be viewed by clicking on the Alarm submenu item Disabled Summary Submenu items list all points that share the same Programming options from the Point Program screen when those programs are disabled Advanced Sort T his window appears when you click the Sort button It allows you to narrow a search based on specific sort criteria Additional Text View Tools T here are some other tools for organizing and grouping points F3 In Text View you can add bold lines between points by highlighting a point and pressing the F3 function key T his will add a bold line above the point Press F3 again to remove the line T his feature is good for creating groupings of related points F4
163. ity D ata is passing to and from the controller RS 232 LEDs are active when connected to the controller using H yperT erminal or the Commission program RS 232 Receive Blinks yellow when receiving data on R S 232 port R S 232 T ransmit Blinks green when sending data on R S 232 port 123 Port 1 and Port 2 LEDs signify activity on the Host and Secondary ports respectively They act differently depending on the protocol in use Following is a description of behavior when BASN et RS 485 is in use T he activity LED s will be the most active Port 1 Receive Blinks yellow when receiving a high level command from the D PU to a controller on the R S 485 H ost channel Port 1 T ransmit Blinks green when sending data token on R S 485 H ost channel Port 1 Activity Blinks orange when receiving or passing tokens on R S 485 H ost channel Port 2 Receive Blinks yellow when receiving a high level command from the D PU to a controller on the R S 485 H ost channel Port 2 T ransmit Blinks green when sending data token on RS 485 Secondary channel Port 2 Activity Blinks orange when receiving or passing tokens on R S 485 H ost channel G enerally a solid R S 485 Activity light means that the polarity of the wires is reversed Section 2 Software TCP IP Configuration T o communicate on a Local Area N etwork LAN using T CP IP protocol you need e AnIP Address e A Subnet M ask T o access the Internet outside of the LAN you need
164. l be printed An example of a portion of a M eter Report is shown below Point Name 32 at 58 EWH Total Beginning of metering period 5 03 2004 00 00 00 End of metering period 5 06 2004 00 00 00 M eter total for specified time span 436 063 51 Point Name beier Total Beginning of metering period 5 03 2004 00 00 00 End of metering period 5 06 2004 00 00 00 Meter total for specified time span 20 468 00 Section 3 Display Stats For thermostats with LCD display CBAS works with Invensys formerly Seibe M N S3 700 MN S3 HT and MN S4LCD room sensors The M N S3 HT is the same as the M N S3 700 with a humidity sensor added T he M N S4 has a Fan O n Off button These display stats can be added to VAV controllers or to Professional line controllers using a SI S3 Stat Interface board O nly one S3 can be added to a VAV but it does not require an interface board Y ou must follow different methods to add a S3 to the 2 different controller types Adding a Display Stat to a VAV The Invensys MN S3 Display Stat can also be programmed on a Host or Secondary Channel of an Internet controller by using a C omputrols Stat Interface Board SI S3 T here are separate instructions for that purpose Once you have wired the M N S3 to Analog Input 3 of the VAV controller you are ready to program it in Editor M ode of C BAS First program the VAV controller then follow the instructions below e Once you have programmed the
165. l to the specified email address instead of paging T his feature was included to accommodate C BAS systems that have high speed Internet service instead of Dialout service T he email message includes the name of the point and the status In order for this feature to work the computer must be configured with Outlook Express and a valid Email Account O utlook will not work unattended because a security dialog box appears asking if you are sure you want to send an email See complete instructions in C hapter 5 Section 6 Email Alarms Configure Workstation T his feature is used to configure some security alarm and convenience portions of C BAS 3i CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc e Use Inactivity Timeout By default CBAS logs out a user after 30 minutes of inactivity This can be changed as well as the user account that becomes in active when a timeout occurs Configure Workstation thee lasci Time etens Control Datir Sturt Windows Er TEE C Take Frei Computer wh CHALONI I g ere Alame F thew AUTOMATION Flan Taouhles Regen To Warmalla F ibas FIRE Aceh E Spee ACCESS CONTROL Actheity C Frees Select Readers OHLY Show Pictures bom Select Readers e Disable Minimize Maximize T his is a security feature When it is checked you cannot minimize CBAS e Take Over Computer with CBAS This is another security feature When this is checked there will be no task bar at the bot
166. lders shared with everyone on the computer 118 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Chapter 8 Networking Section 1 Hardware Wiring T he T opology or physical layout of a LAN or Local Area N etwork depends on the type of wire used and the standards associated with that wire In the early days of C BAS we used coaxial cable or T hinnet to connect GWs to the DPU T hinnet uses a bus or ring topology and a token passing protocol Bus topology uses a straight line of wire to connect all computers and requires termination on the ends R ing topology uses a ring of wire to connect the computers thus termination is not required The RS 485 protocol used in BASNET and OPTO implementations of C BAS systems also uses a Bus topology with a single twisted pair wire and token passing T he future of building automation communications is T wisted Pair Ethernet which employs a star topology by connecting each computer to a central H ub or Switch H ubs are then connected in a star or daisy chained fashion Star networks can also be connected using a bus or backbone Backbone Architecture Backbona Fiber or Lei COAL Switch 21 5 UTF Ueshield Twested Parr HOBASE T 10Base T 10M bps Baseband T wisted Pair and 100Base T X 100M bps Fast Ethernet are wiring standards that use Unshielded T wisted Pair UT P wire usually with a Plenum rated coating Plenum rated means it is for use in walls and drop ceil
167. lete Multiple Graphics Alt Del T his selection allows for more than one graphic and their associated objects to be deleted Selecting this option will cause a Select Graphic window to open In this window you can specify which of the existing graphics to delete from the database T here are several methods for doing this Ctrl Mouse Selects multiple non sequential names in the list Shift Mouse Selects a range of names Select All Selects all names in the list Clear All D e selects all names in the list Right click to return to the program screen Click Enter to delete Changes will not be visible until you exit and re enter the graphics view Position Graphics Ctrl Shift P Selecting this option allows you to re order the display of graphic names in the Select Graphic submenu W hen selected a window with a list of all points opens At the bottom of the window are options In order to re position the graphics in the list left click the graphic titles in the order in which you want them positioned in the Select G raphic menu T he first title you left click will be displayed first in the menu as indicated by a number 1 to the left of the graphic title T he second one you left click will be number 2 and so on On the bottom right of the screen you will notice a number Above it is the number 5 which indicates that the next title you left click will become the fifth graphic title listed Reset All C hanges the order
168. ll a NIC yourself make sure you ground yourself to the case to avoid damaging anything with static electricity M ake sure the card is firmly seated and held in place by a screw M any older Computrols computers are configured for CI1 boards which could cause problems when installing NICs Cils use ISA slots and require that certain IRQs be reserved for those slots IRQ stands for Interrupt Request Each device in a computer is assigned an IRQ address which allows it to interrupt the C PU or processor when it needs attention At one time production reserved all available IR Q s for ISA slots in the computer s setup Toun reserve an IRQ 1 When the computer is booting hit the delete key at the appropriate time to enter setup 2 Go to thePCI PNP section 3 Scroll down to the IRQ listings If they all say PCI PNP then you don t need to do anything O therwise you really only need to free IRQ s 9 and 10 if they aren t already Select IRQ 9 and hit enter Select PC I PN P and hit enter Do the same for IRQ 10 Hit ESC twice and enter to save changes and exit OO ML OU ONE Gs N ow you have to install a driver for the NIC If you are installing on a computer with Windows 2000 or X P there s a good chance it will have the drivers and Plug and Play will take care of it for you When Windows starts up it should find the NIC and it might ask you if you want to search for the drivers 121 Inc 9 Insert the driver disk and type in t
169. lso choose how long the point must be in that state before an alarm happens Alarm when the status is OPEN without interruption for 00 00 30 seconds Linked Points H ere is an example of a linked point Alarm when the status After a command wait 00 00 00 seconds before checking for an alarm Input Fails M eans that if there is a difference between the status and the command given for 00 20 00 a specified amount of time sound an alarm For example Suppose you command an AHU to start and it should take a current transducer 2 minutes to indicate that the unit is on If the transducer does not indicate that the unit is on 2 minutes after the AHU is commanded to start C BAS will sound an alarm to indicate that the AHU is not working properly Disable when AHL START STOP Enable after 00 20 00 Delete Lockout Inc Alarm Lock Out Allows you to disable an alarm under a certain condition When that condition changes the alarm is enabled after a specified amount of time For example Suppose an alarm is set to go off when the pressure in a duct drops below a 3 water column H owever if the AHU for that duct is commanded off the pressure will naturally drop below 3 so you can disable the alarm when the AHU is set to stop When the AHU comes back on it may take 2 minutes to reach and maintain the desired pressure range In that case command CBAS to wait 2 minutes after the AH U starts before enabling the alarm D
170. mation systems With that came a lot of confusion about what can and can t be done in regards to remote access to controllers and whole C BAS systems Let s see if we can clear up some of the confusion by going through the different scenarios pcAnywhere Dial up In the beginning there was pcAnywhere the Symantec software that allows you to access and control another PC either over a LAN Local Area Network or WAN Wide Area Network or Internet PcAnywhere works with dial up using a standard telephone line and is still used in many buildings that don t have the budget to upgrade to some form of high speed Internet T he same phone line can be used by CBAS to dial out and send alarms to pagers T hen the engineer receives the page and can dial in to the system and make adjustments pcAnywhere High speed M any buildings have made the switch to high speed Internet often because the engineers have Cable or DSL at home It isn t possible for them to use high speed Internet to get into a dial up system But it is possibleto dial up to the Internet and get access to a high speed system Anyway pcAnywhere is a whole lot better when you have high speed on both ends Computrols has replaced the use of pcAnywhere with Log Meln Go to www logmein com for more information Engineer s Laptop Internat T m Cable Modem LAN IP Address 192 168 1 1 Forward Ports pcAnywhere 5631 32 CBAS GW 8750 Can connect with pcAnywhere o
171. me Veris H awkeye power meters Multiple Stand Alone Let s say you have a building management company that manages several small buildings that require one Internet controller with up to 64 hardware points and maybe a few more controllers or VAV s Probably the best way to handle this situation would be to have the DPU at the management office and allow GW access from the outside by forwarding one port on the router Business DSL or cable access with a static IP address would be preferable at each location allowing the D PU to have a database containing a controller from each connecting in the same way described in the previous paragraph If more controllers are needed at a particular location they could be placed on the RS RS 485 channel hosted by the one Internet controller People at the management office could monitor the building from there but what happens when a technician is needed at the site A permanent workstation could be placed at the remote building or the technician brings a laptop plugs his cable into the router or a switch on the LAN and connects as a GW Multiple DPUs On the other hand you could have a DPU at each of the management company s buildings and a workstation at the main office H owever this would not be a viable solution logistically or financially unless they have four buildings or less A CBAS Commercial license would be required at each location as opposed to one Professional license in the previous example
172. milar to a Status Animation Represents the motion of a fan pump or other binary input point Requires a still picture and a video clip file to simulate off and on conditions Inc Select the type size and attributes of the new object Pressing the Enter button will remove the Graphic O bject window from the active view Y ou will notice an X next to the pointer cursor T his indicates that you are ready to place the new object where you wish N ew objects can be drawn in one of two ways e Single clicking in the active view area will place the upper left corner of the new object at the point of the click By default any new objects placed using the single click method are 100 pixels in width by 100 pixels in height e Left click where you want the left corner of the new object and drag the cursor to where you want the right corner of the object and then release the left mouse button O ncean object has been inserted it can be easily copied by left clicking and dragging the mouse Edit Object T his option allows you to edit both the size and attributes of the focused object T he options are the same as in Insert O bject Insert Global Edit Object Alt E T his is a powerful feature which allows you to modify the attributes of multiple graphic objects within the current database at the same time Edit Delete Object Delete T his option will delete all selected graphic objects Align T his allows you to organiz
173. n the name and click N ext The name can contain up to 32 characters and must be unique throughout the database Left click the M ake and M odel M ake is the communication language of the channel M odel is the type of control board For each M ake there are different choices of M odels Click Next gt Left click the database if you have more than one in which you want the controller to reside Click Next gt Left click one of the existing communication channels to which the controller is connected Click N ext gt Left click an open address on the Channel A channel can have up to 247 controllers but we recommend adding up to 80 for quicker communication Each controller takes time to communicate through the channel so the fewer you have the more rapid the communication We recommend selecting the address so that you can easily remember later on For example a DDC on the 22nd floor could be addressed 22 Click Next gt Choose either a blank database or from a list of Pre Programmed Templates If you choose a blank database you have added the controller and are ready to begin adding points If you choose Pre Programmed templates continue Choose a template See the T emplates section Removing Controllers Note In order to remove a controller you must be in Editor M ode From the M ain menu click on D atabase and click Remove a Controller From the list that appears select the channel that contains the controlle
174. nd for statements Here s a brief explanation using the following example 90 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc UV 2 H eat Cool M ode is OFF UV 2 H eat Cool M odeisH EAT and UV 2Face Bypass Limit is less than 100 SEC and UV 2 Supply Air T emp is less than Equation Begin UV 2 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End then adjust UV 2 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC adjust UV 2 Face Bypass Limit by 4 SEC UV 2 H eat Cool M ode is O FF or UV 2 H eat Cool M odeisHEAT and UV 2Face Bypass Limit is greater than 100 SEC and UV 2 Supply Air T emp is greater than Equation Begin UV 2 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End then adjust UV 2 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC adjust UV 2 Face Bypass Limit by 4 SEC In the preceding 2 If Then statements the And amp Or statements are grouped differently Let s look at the first statement If the first line is true then there is no need to evaluate the Or on the second line And since the 2 And lines are grouped to the right of the Or subordinate to the Or they are not evaluated and the T hen is executed Here s a flow chart to make it easier to understand AND AND UV Supply Air d aR O z F i LI 2 Heat ool U y 2 Heat C aol 2 race Temp is less than Bypass Limit is U2 Supply Air Mode is OFF Mode is HEAT less than 100 SEC Setpoint 3 ADJUST ADJUST L y 2 F acer Uw Face Bypass Damper Bypass Limit by 4 by 4 SEC SEC If the M ode was H eat
175. ne pixel increments We recommend that you move objects with the arrow keys rather than the mouse so that the alignment in relation to the other objects will remain symmetrical Set Snap Size Changes the increments in which the objects move when using the arrows T he choices are 1 2 5 10 and 20 pixel increments Left click your choice T he current Snap Size will have current written next to it Resizing a Graphic Object Any selected object can be resized using either the keyboard or mouse S Mouse Once the object is selected it becomes filled with diagonal lines and six black focus handles appear as shown in this example When you position the cursor over one of the focus handles the cursor will change into a set of re sizing arrows T o re size the object left click without releasing and drag Keyboard Any selected object can be re sized with the arrow keys used in conjunction with either the Shift or Shift Ctrl keys Using the Shift key in combination with an arrow key will resize the selected object in 20 pixel increments Using Shift Ctrl keys in combination with an arrow will resize the selected object in one pixel increments CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Viewing Graphics Edit O nce all graphics are programmed the graphics view is a helpful tool for easily keeping an eye on your facility Below is an example of a completed graphic screen capture of a VAV box All points on the VAV are
176. nformation This is another advanced feature that should not be used without proper training or without the advice of Computrols Support CBAS Version Gives information on the revision of CBAS software you are running CBAS Help T his brings up a HTML based help file Y ou can also access context sensitive help from this file by pressing F2 from anywhere in the program Close CBAS T his is the first step in opening another database or the same database in another mode For full instructions see the D atabases section Exit CBAS T his is the same as clicking the close button in the top right corner of the program Section 2 Peer to Peer Peer T o Peer PT P is the process of sharing point statuses directly to other controllers on a network without having to pass data through the head end PC PT P Setup is accessed in Editor M ode only In Real M ode Peer to Peer testing is available Note Only inputs software or hardware can be shared Once designated as shared the point will broadcast its status to other controllers as specified in the PTP setup screen If a point used in a logic statement is shared then that logic statement will be stored in the controller instead of the head end PC In what situations would you want to use Peer to Peer e Stand alone systems a few controllers without an Automation Server e Communication to the Automation Server is down Y ou can t really determine when this going to happen
177. ng various topics which will limit access to certain areas of the program Y ou can also restrict access to individual points in the points Restrictions subsection See detailed instructions in C hapter 5 Section 3 Password Protection Program Logical Groups T his menu item is also found in T ext View Logical Groups It allows the user to create a new group based on whatever criteria you choose edit or delete an existing group or view the points in an existing group Editing Logical Groups is explained fully in the T ext View section Position Points T his menu item allows the user to position multiple points in T ext View so that points that need to be viewed more often can be placed at the top of the list and associated points can be grouped together Click on the Position Points menu item Select multiple points on the left side of the Group Position window Use the Shift key to select contiguous points and the Ctrl key to select non contiguous points T he selected files will be placed in the middle section Select the point you want to place the points above in the list on the right side Right click or hit Esc to save the changes Header Points H eader Points are 1 or 2 points that you can choose to have showing just below the M ain M enu when in Real M ode T hese points and their statuses will show up there no matter what view you are in Header Points couldn t be easier to program J ust click on Header Points on the System M
178. nnel for workstations Select T C P IP for Controllers as the configuration for the channel Click Add Channel N ow And the new channel will appear in the channel list To add a TCP IP controller 1 2 3 126 Click on the channel you created and click Add a BASN et Controller Put in a name that describes its location or use that will distinguish it from other controllers Choose a controller type from the next drop down list Put in the IP Address of the controller and hit enter Select to Create a N ew Blank D atabase then click Add Controller N ow CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc If you have multiple controllers of the same type that have identical point configurations you can create a template by clicking on the controller in H ardware View and click Save Database as T emplate T he T emplate will be stored in C CBAS2000 Templates or C CBAS Templates When Creating a Database from a template browse to that directory and select your template Y ou can also change all the point names to match the name of the new controller in the C reate Form T emplate wizard To create a RS 485 over TCP IP channel N ote T hese instructions apply to version 1 5 15 of CBAS 1 In Hardware View click on your T CP IP channel and then click on the controller that will act as the R S 485 interface 2 Click on the Channels button 3 In the next window click on Add a Channel next to RS 485 H ost or R
179. ntains the point that you want to delete Select the point and you will be asked twice if you are sure you want to delete the point If you are sure answer Y es Y ou will no longer see the point in H ardware View or T ext View Point Sub systems Points are broken down into what we call sub systems which can work together to provide a complete solution to automation needs T heir title defines the way a point behaves or what its function is T he three sub systems are listed and defined below Automation T hese points fall under Energy M anagement T hese automated points are the most flexible and have the most control features available T hey are not as application specific as the other sub systems T herefore they require more programming to accomplish what your building requires Fire T hese points are used in fire detection and prevention Because the application is more standard than automation programming is less customizable T his feature requires an add on to the C BAS license and is a separate purchase Access control T his sub system formerly utilized a separate database to provide controlled access into and out of secured areas of a facility T his feature requires an add on to the C BAS license and is a separate purchase Using sub systems allows for a more organized automation system Section 5 Program Graphics Ctrl E Important Hot Keys Middle mouse button scroll button T akes you back to the last screen you
180. o the controller list for the channel after the progress window closes C hoose another controller to remove or ESC to finish removing controllers Baud Rate M anufacturers of Modbus RTU devices use different baud rates or communication speeds It is possible to change the baud rate of a channel All controllers on the channel must be capable of communicating at the same speed Each host controller has 2 channels available So if you have devices that use different baud rates that can t be changed just add another channel T he default for C BAS is 9600 baud Other rates available are 19 2K baud and 38 4K baud Changing the Baud Rate e Click the M odbus Generic controller then click Program e in the Channel Parameters section click the Baud rate and select one of the 2 other choices 110 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc e ESC to close the Channel program screen e Ifyou arein Real M ode close C BAS and reopen for the change to take effect Troubleshooting Channel Not Started W hen you receive a yellow trouble bannerhis means that a channel is programmed but not added to the license file Y ou must have an add on feature added to the licenseX txt file or the add on channel will not work Y ou only get this alarm when CBAS first starts in Real M ode and it only applies to add on protocol channels not Basnet or O PT O 22 on Controller On Scan Off Scan T he On Scan Off Scan buttons work the same on a
181. ollers separately then click Change Rate for all PIDs NOW CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Section 6 Email Alarms T his feature is very similar to Dial outs except that it sends an email to the specified email address instead of paging T his feature was included to accommodate C BAS systems that have high speed Internet service instead of dialup service T he email message that is sent only includes the name of the point and the status of that point T here have been some changes made to the Email Alarm editing process in CBAS Revision 7 N ovember 2007 Both the old and new ways of programming are covered here NOTE In CBAS Revision 3 you must be in Real M ode to edit Email Alarms Email Program In order for this feature to work the computer must be configured with O utlook Express or M ozilla T hunderbird and a valid Email Account Unless you have an old version O utlook will not work unattended because a security dialog box appears asking if you are sure T his is an antivirus measure that M icrosoft included in later versions First obtain an email address and open Outlook Express version 5 or 6 Go to T ools Accounts and select the M ail tab On the column of buttons on the right select Add then M ail and the Internet Connection Wizard will appear Fill out each page of the wizard You will need an email address password and server names for incoming and outgoing email O nce the account is setup send a t
182. on C BAS has been outfitted with several tools to help warn of impending loss as well as to manage and archive histories History Size Alarm CBAS will display an alarm when the history file reaches 50 60 70 80 85 90 91 92 93 94 95 percent full A fter 95 percent full an alarm message will be displayed every minute If the user decided to do nothing about it than history saving will stop when it reaches 100 full m HISTORY UTILITIES Disable All Hiere of Melaia old Hisinny to make the History lite smaller Edit Hieinny Maintunance Cdi Actomaind Een Purga Pnmeterd Automate History Purge will nemaoe old higinny caris from the hileininy databnen at specilid inturvals EL dii Hisznry saving parameters ing selec Edit History Pag armies puinti Alarm messages for 50 60 and 70 full will be N ormal conditions while 80 will display as a T rouble and 85 percent and higher will display as an Alarm Edit History Maintenance From here you can disable history saving or delete old histories It is recommended that you keep no more than 1 year of history in large databases T his will prevent the file from getting too large which can cause problems From Edit H istory M aintenance you can disable or enable all history saving or manually delete histories prior to a given date Edit History Parameters H ere you can globally change the H istory Saving Parameters for the whole database T his
183. on 8 13 so many sections only show operation of that revision Where there are major differences between the above version and previous versions those will be discussed but the main focus will beon the latest version In order to determine your revision go to the M ain M enu System M enu and then CBAS Version T he revision number will be listed as Product Version X X X T he T imestamp is the date the revision was compiled T wo lines below the Product Version you will see one of either Professional Commercial Demo Utility or Enterprise T hese are product classes H ereis a brief explanation of the classes Professional T his is the main full featured version of C BAS which has no point limits and is more than sufficient for any size building Commercial T his class was added to make C BAS more cost effective for use in smaller buildings and has a limit of 10 controllers or 250 hardware points Demo T his class is for use as demonstration software D emo does not allow the user to enter Real M ode but comes with 3 databases for learning or demonstrating C BAS features T here is no charge for D emo Utility T his class allows the user in the field to communicate to one controller at a time without requiring a license to enter Real M ode T here is no charge to Dealers for Utility Enterprise T his class is designed to work with the WorldST AT product over the Internet and is not generally available to the general
184. on by generating a User Activity Report Retype Password Retype the password for verification Group Check the box and click the button to choose a group Once a group is chosen the user takes on the rights of that group J ust uncheck the box to remove the user from the group Copy to Another User Left click here to open a window that lists the authorized operators Click the operator name to select or de select the operator or operators to whom you want to give the same rights In this window you can left click a select all button to copy the rights to all operators or a clear all to de select all selected operators Right click to save changes and return to the Edit Password screen Give All Rights to User Click here to give the selected user all rights Remove All Rights From User Click here to remove all rights from the selected user Points Restrictions Each point can be Viewed Commanded and Programmed T here are some points you would like an operator to view but not command or program For example suppose you want the operator to see the status of the Penthouse Exhaust fan but not to change the status or go to the Point Program screen Y ou would simply un check the C ommandable and Programmable boxes on that line If checked Alarmable means that the user will be able to acknowledge alarms and when logged in Points Restrictions are shown in the following screen AUTO POINTS FOR AHU 10 TO 28 MMMM Z
185. only objects placed on top of the background Selecting it again displays the pictures and objects T his is only a visual tool meaning that the screen functions the same but looks different C hoose the view that is most comfortable for whatever you wish to accomplish Object An object is an image within a graphic Selecting a submenu from O bject on the G raphic Edit M enu allows you to perform a number of graphic object related tasks Insert Object INS Selecting this option will insert a new object into the current graphic T he Graphic O bject window shown below will open H ere you can customize the object you wish to insert Deech Type Cbjaci Afri tes m Label Latil r Point EE r Slut Cri C Link m e Gauge E H Frame IT Jee ach Ce ER F Araneta C Use HotColor Object Size Top 7 rect Lett IER Right Heit Eoticn 100 E Sarr os DEFAULT for afi LABELS o EXIT Definition of Object Types Label H as no link to any point O nly used to label the graphic page or something on the page Point Is related to an actual point in the database C an display its name status units etc Status Is a special object that is normally linked to a status point and can be set to fill up with a different color as analog status increases or binary status changes Link Is a link on the graphic to another graphic Gauge Represents an analog input and looks like the needle of a gauge N eedle moves as status rises and falls Si
186. only on certain point types Software Hardware Indicates whether points are software or hardware H ardware points are physically wired to the controller Software points include information that affects the functioning of hardware points Clicking this button tells you where a point is physically located and how it is configured Relay On Relay Off Allows you to view and change the units of measurement for the point Click the button with the existing unit of measurement A window with a list of measurement options from which to select will appear T he buttons will look different for various point types T hese buttons are found on Binary O utputs only Switch Contacts For Binary points you can reverse the relationship between the position of the dry contact relay and the status of the point you are controlling For example a relay is normally wired to turn an AHU on when the relay is commanded on If instead the relay is wired in a way that the AHU turns off when the relay is commanded on you can click this button to inform CBAS that the relationship is reversed Found only on Binary O utput points Copy To Copies all the Programming and parameters from this point to another point of the same type Click the button and you will see a list of similar points in the database Immediate ON OFF Allows you to delay the starting and stopping of equipment in order to spread out the energy consumption Applies to Binary O utput points only M
187. ons 1 through 6 are now supported H olding Registers have a range of roughly 65 000 65 536 or 256 x 256 to be exact Some points will take up 2 H olding Registers A M odbus register is 16 bits or 1 WORD Below is an explanation of each type of M odbus data that is supported by C BAS Modbus Functions 3 4 and 6 e FLOAT This point type takes up 2 register addresses which makes it 32 bits long T he first register is the upper 16 bits Can bean Input or O utput depending on the Function Address e Unsigned Long Uses 2 registers T he first register is the Lower 16 bits Range 0 999 999 Very similar to a Float and the 2 types are interchangeable in C BAS e LONG To some manufacturers a signed 32 bit is a LONG that can go negative or positive C BAS has no signed LO N G so you haveto use an unsigned LO N G and negative numbers will be displayed incorrectly e Integer Takes up 1 M odbus register and is 16 bits long Range 30 000 to 30 000 e Unsigned Integer Uses 1 register Range of 0 to 65 000 An unsigned 16 bit is an Unsigned Integer in C BAS e Signed Integer A signed 16 bit is a Signed Integer in C BAS Modbus Functions 1 2 and 5 e Binary Input Binary Output Uses 1 register e Bits Let you control single multiple bits out of a register e A Byteis8 Bits Bit Points Bit points are points that have the same register but do different things depending on the Bit you set Y ou need to add the 1
188. opened on the automating controllers subnet Web Only Access No ports need to be opened on the client side The controller subnet router must have port 80 opened to receive incoming HTTP requests Router Ak Telnet Gi Web Series 2221 Bopa Firmware 0164 S ta controler 0770 Bast Channel 6771 Secondary Chamel RS 485 Controller CBAS Enterprise Version Port 8787 needs to be opened on the DPU Server side The controller initiates requests to the DPU no ports need to be opened on its subnet If workstation access is required port 8751 must be opened on the GW subnet and 8750 on the DPU subnet If RS 485 channels are being automated ports 8770 and 8771 should be opened on the automating controllers subnet Optional Ports MiniTelnet can be used by opening port 23 on the controllers subnet In system repragrammability is possible by opening port 2223 on the controllers subnet The controller can be pinged if it has an external IP address or the client is on the same LAN WAN via UDP packet to port 2224 a ml Server Apster 8751 0PU to QPU GIAI Enterprise BOC to DPW Internet Warl STAT mw Mec Seil Hah SR es E Dt Wai ll As of CBAS version 1 6 1 it is no longer necessary to forward T CP IP port 8751 at the Router on theLAN where a Graphical Workstation exists N ow the Graphical Workstation initiates communication to the DPU on port
189. or Simulator and Real M odes you will see a Browse for Folder dialog box Select your database from the tree in the Browse for Folder window T he database folder must be located in the C CBAS folder or CX CBAS2000 folder for versions prior to 2 1 0 Click OK and the database will open in the mode you selected Browse for Folder Select the directory that contains the CBAS 2003 database e E Local Disk C EN CBAsennn J 1120 19th st 7 1920 M St EH ist Union BH 32 Stavely RH 32x Test DB 0 7 32X Test DB Lic 7 ABC News J Archives Security i 7 drkacac Shiff K T o change modes simply close the database from the System M enu and follow the If CBAS is already open directions above For instructions on Remote GW Connections see the G raphic W orkstation section Section 3 Creating a N ew D atabase T o create a new database 1 If you have a database open already click Close Database from the System M enu 2 From the Database menu click N ew Database Create A Database Named Help Database In Directory C CBAS2000 Create Database NOW 3 Enter a descriptive name for the database and hit Enter 4 Select C C BAS or CBAS2000 for the directory and hit Enter or click Create D atabase N O W 5 A folder with the name you chose will be created to contain the database files H it Enter or click the Create Database N O W button After a short
190. ord Click OK again In order to bypass an automatic logon hold down the space bar when booting Windows T he method described above can be unreliable A more reliable method is to set it up through the Windows Registry just as in Windows XP Because editing the Registry improperly can damage your operating system please call support for directions 114 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Inc Creating Shortcuts and Setting Up CBAS to Start With Windows In case of an unexpected computer shutdown you may want to have C BAS start automatically when Windows boots Y ou might also want to have a CBAS icon on your desktop or an icon for each mode All Computrols Automation Servers are set up with an icon and auto startup when shipped In case you need to do this on your own what follows are the instructions to do so Shortcuts l Mo D pm Row M T o add a shortcut to the desktop open Windows Explorer by right clicking on M y Computer and selecting Explore N avigate to the C C BAS folder and find the C BAS3 exe or C BAS exe file Right click on CBAS exe or CBAS3 exe and go to Send T o then click Desktop C reate Shortcut Now minimize Windows Explorer and there should be a Shortcut to C BAS exe or C BAS3 exe icon T o change the name of the shortcut highlight it by clicking on it Click one more time and start typing Press Enter when finished x General Shortcut Security Mode Shortcuts Y ou mi
191. ore Gives you more options based on the properties of the point so that you can customize the properties of the point Only found on Analog Input points From here you can add an offset to the status of a sensor if you believe it is inaccurate DEG F Allows you to change the units of measurement and the parameters of the point Found on Analog points pu 240 0 Change Set point to Reset Schedule Allows you to change a Set point to a Reset Schedule and vice versa Recording Histories Recording and viewing histories lets the user know how the status of a point has changed over time By knowing what has happened in the past you can better understand what will happen in the future and set baselines to know when the equipment is functioning properly Troubleshooting is more manageable with a good understanding of how points have reacted to past changes in the environment T o begin recording history 1 From the Point Program Screen click the History button to view histories or set the parameters for saving histories Start Saving fra History Enabled 2 Begin saving new data by enabling the history T his can be done by clicking the Disabled button under the History button in the Point Program Screen or by clicking the History button then checking the History Enabled box in the Point History screen T o disable history uncheck the H istory Enabled box 3 To change History Saving parameters click the History Button
192. orted the same way that T ext View can be sorted All Points Logical Groups etc PID Report T his report shows what PIDs are programmed on points and how they are programmed It can be sorted the same way that T ext View can be sorted All Points Logical Groups etc Schedule Overtime Report T his report shows what O vertimes are programmed on points and how they are programmed It can be sorted by point and time period Schedule Weekly Report T his report shows what O vertimes are programmed on points and how they are programmed It can be sorted the same way that T ext View can be sorted All Points Logical Groups etc Holiday Report T he H olidays programmed in C BAS apply to all Schedule points in the database T his report shows what time each point will start and stop by schedule on those H olidays Notepad Report T his report shows what programming in the database is contained in N otepad It can be sorted the same way that T ext View can be sorted All Points Logical Groups etc Print Labels T his one is useful when pulling wire for a job Print wire labels for points on a controller by first selecting the channel and then the controller Use File Folder labels 5066 5366 etc T hese labels are 5 x 3 and come in 2 columns of 15 labels per page FIRE Programming Activity T hese reports are only available if your C BAS license includes the C Simon FIRE Alarm System add on Access Programming Activity T
193. ou might want to give only the chief engineer the right to program points but you want all the building technicians to be able to view points As of CBAS version 2 1 3 Groups can be added and given rights Rights of users can then be based on the rights of a group Inserting an Operator or Group 1 From the System menu left click Program Passwords to bring up the following window Program Passer de GROP EVER Y THING T his window contains a list of operators Each operator in this example has a unique password with a different set of rights Groups are at the bottom of the list 2 Click the Insert button and then move the mouse down until the red bar is located above the first field in the list Click there to add a user T o add a Group locate the red bar just below Groups Below this point CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc 3 Thefollowing screen will appear C Edit Passwords for User ACKNOWLEDGE ALARMS ADD amp REMOVE POINTS FROM SCAN ADD POINTS ADVANCED USER ALARM POINTS BACK CHANGE DPU FUNCTIONALITY CHANGE INACTIVITY TIMEIQU CHANGE TIME COMMAND POINTS Lrer Harris Eau rer Retype Frrrecrs Use Group for Passwords DIEPLAY LUE CALTEATON DISPLAY LOOP CALIBRATION DETAILS DISPLAY POINT HOEK EDIT ALARMS EDIT BINAR Y UMTS ELI COLORS EDIT DATABASE PROPERTIES EDIT DELAY START EDIT DETAR EDIT MALOUTS EL FUNT EDIT GRAPHICS EDIT STORY EDIT LINKE
194. our start stop Binary O utput points for the elements of the Sequencer Add status Binary Input points for those elements optional Link the outputs to their corresponding input points optional Add runtime points to either the input or output this must be done before adding Elements to the Sequencer Add a software analog output setpoint to contain your Sequencer From the Point Program Screen of the AO point click the Program Sequencer button C hoose a sequencer type Choose a tie breaker Add elements 10 M ake any necessary changes under the D etails button 11 Save your settings by exiting the Sequencer Editor 12 Change the range and units on the Point Program Screen to match the equipment you are controlling Example 0 6 Stages 13 Write logic or PID on that point to change the number of stages elements based on need 14 T est your Sequencer UOS XU UT Ir If the settings in the Sequencer Editor need to be changed you must delete the Elements make changes and re add them Section 2 Description of Software Points When you add a software point to a controller you have to choose from a long list of point types Inc LEES To 0 at S Configured as Binary Output Fen Sequence Binary Input Logic lOFF HEAT COOL Output OFF HEAT COOL AUTO Output Month Q rear Day Of Year Day Of Month DPI Comrmunmcalons
195. pecified time H ere s an example UV 12 H eat Cool M odeisOFF for 00 10 00 or UV 12Heat Cool ModeisH EAT and UV 12 Face Bypass Limit is less than 100 SEC and UV 12 Supply Air T emp is less than Equation Begin UV 12 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End then adjust UV 12 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC adjust UV 12 Face Bypass Limit by 4 SEC CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 UV 12 H eat Cool M odeisOFF UV 12Heat Cool M odeisH EAT for 00 10 00 o 2009 Computrols Inc and UV 12 Face Bypass Limit is greater than 100 SEC and UV 12 Supply Air T emp is greater than Equation Begin UV 12 Supply Air Setpoint 3 Equation End then adjust UV 12 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC adjust UV 12 Face Bypass Limit by 4 SEC In the first If T hen statement let s say the M ode is OFF for 10 minutes It will then evaluate the And statements because the Ands are in line with the Or If the M ode is HEAT then it will go straight to the And statements without waiting In the second statement the Ands are subordinate to the Or So if the M ode is OFF the For and Ands will not be evaluated H ere s a flow chart IF QR U 22 Heat Cool L z 72 Heatcoal Mode iz OFF Mode iz HEAT AMD L z 2 Supply Air ics rcd Temp iz less than Bypass Limit iz L z 2 Supply Air less than 100 SEC Setpoint 3 ADJUST LI 2 Face Bypass Damper by 4 SEC FOR UO 10 00 ADJUST U 22 Face Bypass Limit by
196. phics Library folder located in the CBAS folder Inside the folder there is a GraphicsLibrarySetup exe which you must click on to unzip Explore it and you will see that the E Inc graphics are divided into categories and subcategories T he majority of them are sized to fit the C BAS graphics window when using a screen resolution of 1024x768 M any of the graphics are 3 dimensional and some of the max files are provided so that you can change them using the program they were created in 3 D Studio M ax VISIO BAS Graphics While standard system graphics continue to be offered with CBAS licenses Computrols Inc is pleased to announce a powerful tool developed specifically for the continued success of our dealers the all new CBAS Graphics Library Subscription T his compilation of industry specific graphics was developed for use with one of the business world s most popular programs Microsoft Visio Go to www computrols com for more information Other Programs T he graphics in the library can be manipulated using any illustration program such as Adobe Illustrator Windows comes with a limited illustrator called Paint which can be used to add or change the labels that won t differ from graphic to graphic just like the AH Us in the Post O ak database Y ou can also take digital pictures and manipulate them with a program like Photoshop Wiring diagrams can be made using M icrosoft s Visio program which is designed for making network ma
197. play N umber which can be set to anything Alternate Display N umber Put in the number you want to be displayed when in Altern M ode U noccupied O ccupied Enable When enabled this allows you to change O ccupied Unoccupied mode from the button on the D isplay Stat If you need to program many identical VAV controllers with S3 Display Stats you can use a template Program the first VAV with the Siebe channel S3 and its points Click on the VAV controller and click Save Controller Database as T emplate When programming the subsequent controllers choose to create the controller from template instead of a blank database Adding a Display Stat to a Professional Line Controller In o In order to program a Wall Stat you must first program the controller that it is wired to Let s assume we have an 8X controller programmed on a T CP IP channel already In Editor M ode go to Hardware View T CP IP Controllers channel whatever it is named Controllers button and click on the controller that is to H ost the M N S3 stat s e Click Channels and click Add a Channel next to RS 485 H ost or Secondary e Enter a name for the channel and click Select Configuration e Choose O pto 22 on Controller and click on Add Channel N ow T his channel will not show up in the channel list in H ardware View Y ou will only be able to access it through Channels on the H ost Controller e To program the S3 Stat on the channel you created click t
198. pleased to announce a powerful tool developed specifically for the continued success of our dealers the all new CBAS Graphics Library Subscription T his compilation of industry specific graphics was developed for use with one of the business world s most popular programs M icrosoft Visio Please visit our web site www computrols com for more details CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o9 2009 Computrols Inc Chapter 3 Programming Databases Section 1 Channels Adding a Channel A Channel is the communication link between the controller and the head end PC or DPU T hey are often called trunks in the building automation industry A Cat 5 cable is connected from a N etwork Card or twisted pair is connected from a H ost Controller In older systems prior to the advent of T CP IP controllers there can be up to three CI1 boards in each PC with two outputs on each for a total of six channels per DPU Generally only one N etwork Card and T CP IP Channel will be needed for T CP IP controllers as each channel can host up to 252 controllers T o add more than 252 IP Controllers add a second channel For instructions on how to configure networking in Windows to facilitate 2 T C P IP Channels call Computrols T echnical Support T o add a channel from H ardware View N ote Adding C hannels Controllers and Points must be done from Editor M ode 1 From Channel View click the last line Add a Channel 2 In the dialogue box t
199. pply Veltage 775 Vols Ininresl Voltage 499 Volta Low Fewer Locknut HO Stoned ei Checksum Databzse manni in FE ASH YES Tormis 12271455 164537 tiesiami Status Table Stored in FLASH ypg Tuesday 1727045 ech Ale ap Used EECH Heap Available Sing Gespier Timo Wednesday 1737005 112939 0 Painumin OW BONOS Mar 21 2095407 16 45 ET Hacelved 74044 lrarsmitivil XHH Colliled D 1CPHe nanemite 0 TEP C piro d 0 ERRORS E raeming U CRHC J HeaderlnilaxMismatch U Imealidhl ackersize ll LARORS Ie dri Madh acket 0 MissedPacket l ParketsDrappedtverfioy Hailhyvertiow l EC PORT RXs 105 90 0 0 0 8 379 PORT D s 78 903 0 0 0 FA Serlalumhar ERTH HAIS Lortumbsr fEISDOZ BlAICAdgdr D 9 206 21 360 If Tto 161 1 5 tati 197 960 1 7 Subnet 7345 254 236 0 1045 08 ERT 34 Modeled Tachi amp ender DP i Conti olla HOT SF DHCP Filtarkladzam 71 Pept One of the most common uses of this screen is to check the firmware version When calling T ech Support for help with a problem you might be asked for this information T he firmware version is listed as Partnumber In the example above 8 V9 1 means that the controller is an 8 and the firmware is version 9 1 T he other way to get the firmware version is by using a H and H eld T erminal In the Database Storage section you can see if changes made to the controller s database have downloaded Check the Stored At date and time on the Database stored in
200. pport at 504 529 1413 As of version 1 5 22 of CBAS the humidity point was added to S3 Display Stats with humidity capability but only for use with VAV controllers N ow humidity is functional on the Professional line of controllers through the host or secondary channel using a Stat Interface board T he requirements for this are upgrade firmware on the Stat Interface board possible firmware upgrade to board hosting S3 channel V 8 8 T here are two ways of using the S3 with an interface board O ne is to add it to an O pto 22 channel and the other Is to put it on an O pto 485 over T CP IP channel H ere s the difference in the two When you add it to the O pto 22 channel it becomes part of the database on the host controller T his is the preferred way because the controller and the S3 stats are always talking even if the head end computer is down If you add the S3 to an O pto 485 over T CP IP channel the points on the S3 do not become part of the database on the host controller T he host controller only passes the information back and forth between the head end and the S3 It is not necessary to upgrade the firmware on the Stat Interface board with this option Section 4 Programming M odbus C hannels With the CBAS M odbus RTU interface you communicate monitor and command with any manufacturers equipment M odbus is an application layer messaging protocol that provides client server communication between devices connected on d
201. ps and flow charts Some dealers are using this program for all their graphics since CAD drawings can be inserted as backgrounds and other objects or labels can be layered on top Visio accepts dwg and dxf files but it seems as though you have to match your Visio version to the right version of Autocad or Visio will not accept them O nce the drawing is complete it can be exported in many different formats to be used as C BAS graphics AutoCAD drawings and portions thereof can also be exported as J PG GIF or BM P bitmap files Y ou might have to play around with the size of the exported files in order to make them fit right in the CBAS Graphics window Be aware that the resolution of the resulting export can leave a little to be desired as labels that are large in CAD are very small as J PGs However labels that are too small to read can always be re written using an Illustrator program N ote T he size of CBAS graphics background pictures should be exactly 1015 x 635 pixels width x height in order to avoid having to scroll around to see the entire picture Program Graphics On the M ain M enu go to Graphics View then Program Graphics Selecting Program Graphics allows you to create delete and edit graphics in the current database W hen this option is selected the last graphic viewed will open and the main menu will change to the menu shown below Computrols Building Automation System Editor Mode T his menu item allows
202. r e CBAS version is incorrect Upgrade the GW to the same version that the Server is running In some cases it will ask you if you want to download the correct version from the D PU If the Install exe file is on the Server then this will work e This GW is already in use Another GW has logged in using the Workstation N ame you specified T ry another W orkstation N ame or add more GWsto the Server e Number of GW Connections has been exceeded CBAS Professional comes with 2 Remote GW Connections by default A license for more GWs can be purchased M eanwhile have someone log off in order to connect 128 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Notice the Use File Sharing Connection checkbox in the sample GW Connection screen Advantages and disadvantages of File Sharing are outlined also If you want to connect using the file sharing method 1 2 e LEE LEE o C heck the box next to Use File Sharing Connection Click on the Browse button in the D atabase Path section T he window that opens will have selected the database you just closed Click on the minus sign next to the database then scroll down to N etwork N eighborhood or M y N etwork Places Click the plus sign next to N etwork N eighborhood and locate the D PU by its computer name Click the plus sign next to the D PU computer and select the shared database on the D PU Click OK and the network path will appear in the D atabase Path f
203. r e Make sure you have software to read an MIB file we recommend ServersC heck M IB Browser e Create an SNMP channel in CBAS e Create an SNMP controller in CBAS e Add points and configure them In this example we will be using a standard UPS device with an add on Ethernet card O nce installed and your network connected to the UPS you will need the IP address of the device In our case software was provided to locate the UPS on the network and manually assign an IP N ext you will need a copy of the M IB file for the device T he M IB was provided on the software disk for our device as well as being available as a free download from the manufacturer s site M ost M IB s will be free downloads from the manufacturer N ext install and start the M IB browser software and open your M IB file T his will list all of the functions that can be passed between the devices using the SN M P protocol N ote CBAS only supports the GET command at this time meaning C BAS only monitors or receives data W e do not currently support TRAPS or WRIT ING of theSNMP protocol O nce you have located the point you would like to monitor you will need to make note of the O ID number from the M IB browser LES In editor mode of C BAS go to H ardware View and Add A Channel N ame your channel and configure as SN M P Next select the newly created SN M P channel and select Controllers and Add a SN M P Controller name your controller and Configure as SN
204. r GW WAN IP Address 210 1 1 2 Graphic Workstation GW T he same connectivity concepts apply to a CBAS GW over the Internet and in most cases works faster than pcAnywhere T he other benefit to GW is that it is less of a security risk if the C BAS DPU is on a LAN with other computers When you gain access with pcAnywhere you get access to everything on the computer including access to other programs and other computers on the network M any network administrators don t allow pcAnywhere on their LAN s because of this With GW you only gain access to the C BAS database so there s no security risk So engineers and technicians can be at home at another building or in a cyber caf and get access when they get a call page or email alarm Email Alarms Another benefit of high speed Internet is that you can program Email Alarms on any point that has an alarm programmed already Emails can be sent to a dispatcher people at home or to a text message capable phone Instructions for setting up email alarms were outlined in a previous section of this manual and they can also be found in 2 articles in the FAQ section of www computrols com 134 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Controller Web Pages Although this feature isn t extensively used you can access a web page on the Internet Controller itself T he web page can be set to require the user to log in to gain access From there you have a choice of T ext
205. r Le to fer ep ecified nr span 20 468 00 Extended Meter Report A new Extended M eter Report has been added to CBAS version 2 2 2 With this report you can either do a simple KW report over a period of time or a more complicated report comparing 2 meters and 2 temperatures T his report was designed for our Russia branch and was intended for use in determining hot water usage and associated cost It will be up to the end user to determine new and different ways of using this report T he original M eter Report only allows you to select a period of time and then prints the data from all M eter T otal Points in the database T his does not include H awkeye meters on M odbus RTU channels T he Extended M eter Report allows you to select the meter points to base the report on including H awkeye meters and other brands of meters Before you can run this report you first have to setup and save the parameters for the report T o do this from the M ain M enu go to Reports Extended M eter Report then Setup Click Insert and you will see the Advanced M eter Editor Advanced Meter Editor a s Supply Meier Multiples BETTE ate RS Return Beier Multiple LEE Sorry Tempero Peir T Molan Lere Blank any ponte that re mot Do ba Bon Lere a8 mulghens al 1 d eol use Phe Calzulalion rg as dole isole X MuEpler FabirnFhrec cunis X Muliphr ppi smpai FetarTempsavr gt Date Y ou should give the report a name that describes whic
206. r age Minimum Maximum Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Demand Demand Demand A E BC A C A Meutral E Meutral C MNeutral A E C o 2009 Computrols Pulse Meters Other meters send out a simple electrical pulse only Each model has a corresponding multiplier that must be used to get the KW value of each pulse T his is done in CBAS using a M eter point that looks at a Counter point T he Counter point increments the number of pulses as they are received from the meter A second meter point can be setup to calculate the amount of KW over a period of time First of all the metering hardware should be revenue grade to ensure accuracy M any meters give you the ability to adjust the pulse rate and multiplier It is more desirable to have a high pulse rate and low multiplier because in that case if a pulse is missed or not counted there is a lesser impact on the total Kilowatts T hefollowing flow chart shows how the points work together Meter Point Looks at changes in count over a period of time and multipliez by Meter Total Point Takez Data from each period and saves it for the Meter Report Counter Point Incrementa count each time a pulse is received the multiplier to get Units Hour Meter Report Totals data from Meter Total over the time periad selected for the repa T o setup a pulse meter in C BAS e GotoHardwareView and click on the controlle
207. r saved in one of many different formats Click on to save the report Go to Hardware View In each controller that a point is shared with you will see that point listed with the word PEER after it s name This point will never show the correct status that is shown on the original point H owever the correct status will be displayed on a H andheld T erminal Routing is also shown on the PEER Editor screen and is configured automatically depending on whether the host controller has RS 485 channels programmed Controllers with no RS 485 channels are assigned No Routing meaning that the status is broadcast only by that controller Controllers with RS 485 channels are assigned Routing 1 which means that status is broadcast on all channels W hen another controller receives the status it re broadcasts on all channels except the one it was received on When writing a logic statement involving a PEER point you will not see the local PEER point listed as a selectable point Y ou have to go to the All Points list and select the original point CBAS knows that it is a PEER point and will take care of the rest for you Some good examples of points that might be shared between controllers include e Outside Air Temperature Inc e Outside Air Humidity e Summer Winter M ode e Building M aster Schedule e AHU Master Schedule Peer Testing Previously Peer to Peer could be edited in Editor M ode only T here is now a menu opt
208. r that will host the Pulse Counter point Inc e Click Points and find the point you want to use for the counter e Click Add a Point and give the Point a descriptive name that includes Counter e Choose Counter Point under Select Configuration e Click Add Point N ow and you will see your point listed e Scroll to the bottom of the points list and click on Add a Software Point e Givethe point a descriptive name that includes M eter e Under Select Configuration choose M eter e Click Add Point N ow and you will see your point listed e Click Add a Software Point again e Givethe point a descriptive name that includes M eter T otal e Under Select Configuration choose M eter T otal e Click Add Point N ow Now you must configure the points The only thing that might need to be configured on the Counter Point is Resolution T his determines how many pulses are counted before the status changes in C BAS T he default is 10 which means that the status will only change every 10 pulses counted _ ME The Meter point can be configured two ways Meter Editor One displays changes over a unit of time multiplied by the multiplier to get KW time M Meter point displays running total of input reseting every Changes Per time period period T he second displays a running total of counts resetting after a period of time The M eter Editor screen is shown here For M eter T ype choose the second line M eter ps point displays runn
209. r you want to delete From the list that appears select the controller that you want to delete Y ou will be asked twice if you are sure you want to delete the channel If you are sure answer Y es Y ou will no longer see the controller or its associated points in H ardware view Inc Section 3 Templates A template is a duplicate of any Computrols BASN et controller and all its points It is used in order to save time when programming multiple controllers used for the same function For example if 20 AHUs in a building are controlled by 20 DDCs with the same points for each you can create a template with the first DDC you program and then select that template for the other 19 O pto controllers cannot be saved as templates but can be copied T o do so go to the Database M enu and then click Copy an O pto Controller Follow the prompts Selecting a Template T o select a template 1 First add a controller In the final step click USE A TEMPLATE TO CREATE THE NEW CONTROLLERSDAT ABASE 2 Thewindow below will open All T emplates of the controller type you are adding will be listed Weeer x Valid Templates in this Directory 32 CHw ECON PCSP 32 CHYW ECON POTSP 32 CHW ECON S35P 32 CHw PCSP 32 CHw PHT ECUN PCSP 32 CHYW PHT ECON POT SP 32 CHW PHT ECON S35P 32 CHMW PHT PCSP 32 CHw PHT POTSP 32 CHWw PHT 535F 32 CHw POTSP 32 CHw RHT ECDN DEH PCSP 32 CHw RHT ECON BEH POTSP 32 CHW AHT ECON DEH 5S35P 32 CHM
210. rs and links to the 2 Air Handling Units on the floor When you roll your cursor over the AHUs they change color Click on one and it will take you to a graphic of the AHU with many points listed N otice that the links to the floors are still there on the left side Hold down the Ctrl key and hit E T his will take you to Program Graphics M ode where you will see only the points links and labels that are peculiar to the graphic H it the space bar on your keyboard and the background picture will reappear H it it again and it goes away Y ou ll notice that the labels for the points are embedded in the background picture T his can be a good way of doing graphics if you have many graphics that are exactly alike or very similar because all your AH Us use the same J PG image file Double click in the open space in the middle of the page and you will see a configuration window where you select your background picture T he browse button can be used to select a picture if you were adding a new graphic page Right click the G raphic Picture window to close it Double click the Return Air T emperature and you will see the Graphic O bject configuration window Notice that the O bject T ype is Point and the point name is listed in the object attributes T he only attribute that is checked is Show Value In this case the only thing that will be shown is the temperature N othing else is needed since the rest of what is needed frame point name and uni
211. s e Controllers are hard coded with a unique MAC address at the Computrols production facility T his address cannot be changed but can be viewed using a handheld To set the IP Address of a controller 1 Plugin the handheld device to the female serial port on the terminal board of the controller Y ou will see the firmware version and date on the screen Press enter twice to see the M odes menu Press the number 3 for web and press enter IP address is shown Scroll down for other settings like Subnet M ask and D efault Gateway T o change press select Y ou will see a blank IP address pow S IS Enter the numbers 192 168 1 X W hen you enter a 3 digit number the dot will be added for you If you enter a 1 or 2 digit number you will have to add the dot manually 7 Hitenter when finished entering the address Y ou will be prompted to reboot for changes to take affect 8 Turn thepower switch off then back on Controller LEDs T here has been some confusion about what the LED s on the 8X 16X 32X and 64X really mean H ere s a brief explanation Power Light Sufficient power is supplied to the board when it is solid green Run Light Blinking red light means normal operations Solid red means the onboard computer is booting N o light solid light means that the onboard computer is not running 10M bps Link Light Solid orange means you have a good link to the next hub or switch on the network 10M bps A ctiv
212. s Maintenance has been notified z F acraan first anch tima this point Copy To Another Point is selected Because N ote Pad is a text editor some text editing command buttons are provided as well as a print button and a button which copies the text to another point s N ote Pad J ust click on this button and choose the point or points that you want to copy to Linked Points Only Binary Input and O utput points can be Linked together mainly for the purpose of Alarms For example an Alarm has been setup on the point with the following configuration Automation Alarm fd Acknowledge Alarms and Troubles Acknowledge Returns to Normal Print Alarms and Troubles Print Returns to Normal Copy Alarm to another point s Alarm when the status MEAS After a command wait ES FIERI minutes before checking for an alarm It is set to Alarm when Input Fails for 3 minutes meaning that it will Alarm when it is commanded ON and the status of the Input is OFF for 3 minutes T he Input is based on Logic that says If CH 1C1SF AMPS is greater than 10 0 AM PS then CH 1C1SFS SisON else CH 1C1SFS SisOFF So 3 minutes is there to give the unit a chance to start and get up to the expected amperage draw in case there is a built in delay Y ou know there is a problem such as a broken drive belt if it goes into alarm W hen you click Show Point Relations on a Linked Binary the relations for the O utput point are shown first
213. s and stops Elements in the order they are added in the Elements section e Another Point s Value allows you to throw in a wild card based the activity of other equipment like cooling towers Y ou will be prompted for the other point each time you add an Element e If you choose It doesn t matter the Sequencer will arbitrarily choose the next Element for you Per Cycle D eadband is used to prevent short cycling equipment just like any other deadband Normally if the point is calling for 1 5 Boilers the 0 5 will round up and the next element will come on If you set the D eadband at 0 2 the next element will come on at 1 7 1 5 0 2 1 7 and when a unit must go off it happens at 0 3 T he Sequencer R ate determines how often the sequencer evaluates the conditions It could also be looked at as the amount of time to wait between commanding pieces of equipment on or off H owever if two or more elements are needed they will be started at the same time after the Sequencer R ate time has elapsed In the example above the Sequencer Rate is unnecessary because the logic will only allow the number of boilers needed to change by one every ten minutes A Rate of one second would be fine in this case If two or more elements need to be started at once by default they will be started at the same time after the Sequencer Rate time has elapsed T here is a way to limit how many pieces can start at one time T here is a small D etails button just belo
214. say you want to change the word Unit to UNIT Put Unit in the top field and UNIT in the bottom field then check the box next to C ase Sensitive Click Rename Points Delete Old Overtimes It is a good idea to periodically purge old overtimes so that the database doesn t grow unnecessary Under D elete Old O vertimes click on the date field and select the date that you would like to remove old overtimes from T hen click Remove O Id O vertimes N ow PID Rate Change If you have a database with many PIDs on O pto controllers you might want to raise the evaluation rate of all PIDs Because all processing of logic for O pto controllers is done on the DPU many PIDs can cause a heavy processing burden on the computer T his is not a problem with BASN et controllers T he default rate for PIDs is 5 seconds and theR ate can be changed on the PID Program Screen H owever you can change all PID s together from the PID Rate C hange button See the figure below PID Rate Editor Rue Hate fur CHET controlar Sucends Change ihn emvaulaion rate 01 TM H E ali the Pits In thu database to Wine Rate for all other controllers ERD Seconds a unitarm valas Change aus far ALL Pima ELE There are CHET Pile having evaluation rates ot 1 amp 5 agcamde There are NO NON CHET Pl The PID Rate Change screen will tell you how many BASN et CNET PIDs and Non BASNet PIDs are in the database Input the Rate in seconds for both types of contr
215. se the program will attempt to register these files upon opening If you would like a shortcut on the desktop right click on commission exe click Send to then Desktop Shortcut Double click the C ommission exe icon and the following window will appear Quan Commissioning n COMI San Commissioning an COM SELECT COM PORT FO USE Select the correct C om Port If you only have one Com port select C O M 1 T hefollowing window will appear L VEL ei il JM Hx SL VOLTAGE IH Z OD E Bx Cl VOLTAGE IH J D 38 Tree Ex bl VOLTAGE IH A BONE Hx S VOLTAGE IN 5 i 01 l a Hw 5I VOLTAGE IH p 02 a Ex Si VOLTAGE IH T D D a Se 51 VOLTAGE INS 0 02 il 73 HOST SPACE TEMP T 3 DEG F Femp 53 2 18 5 DEG F 23 ADOR TAPAE TEMP 78 d DEG F 25 ADDAS SPACE TEMP Z 0 DEG F 23 ADDAS SPACE TRAP 17 9 DEG F 53 ADO SPACE TEMP dg DEG F 53 ADDR SPACE TEMP ra l DEG F 73 ADOH Z SPACE THP 76 4 DEG f 53 42000 SPACE TEMP Sa r DEG F moot 1 TEMP HODE 53 J SETPHT ep 53 2 75 pra SR J rd DEG F HODE 3 ALTERM SF r DEG F HO ad ALTER TEMP STAT 255 F 5 LEG F ZP STAT 255 TJ DEG MODE STAT 455 SETENT ATE 5 3 J ra From here you can see the status of any point in the database on the controller Click on any command able point to command Right click or press Esc and you will see the following screen 145 Inc Hihira fe Lomp ae Controller Home EX AT 51 VOLTAGE IN Controller Typi B Version H
216. starting right at the occupied time and playing catch up Under extreme conditions playing catch up could mean running at full capacity for several hours before reaching setpoint D epending on what version of C BAS you have see Chapter 1 Getting Started you will see something different when you open the Program O ptimal Start screen As of version 3 1 6 Adaptive O ptimal Start and Internal Setpoints were added making for a totally different setup Both will be covered next CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols T his feature is available in 3 1 6 and requires a firmware upgrade on the controller hosting the O ptimal Start point The firmware is Revision 10 6 or Gm higher which will only work with CBAS m dE S A EI Baies version 3 1 6 or higher Optimal Start is a feature that can be found under the Optimal Start button in the Program screen of any Binary Output Go mu there and you ll find a screen similar to the enen zeen Em TT screen to the right E Saipan K CAS Pen E epoi ba lina uusihei Wi L5 i ne DERF 74 New Features in 3 1 6 LINDO ALI sip MEINE uorum shpe MEIB nere Degree CHANGES Optimal Start is programmed on a Binary e O utput that starts and stops an Air H andling B Afow OPTIMAL START to ADAPTIVILY adjust the Cooling and Heating Hops Unit There must be a weekly schedule Mic Liga Siga Age uuum programmed on the point to begin with as MUN dnt wel as a Low Heating Setpoint and a
217. t a hardware or software point For more information on software points see Chapter 4 Section 2 Software Point T ypes Begin by going to any point that you want to add logic to Program Logic Sequence From the Point Program Screen click on and you will see the following window UHD ALL CHANGES T o start writing a logic sequence click on the first line and a box will pop mm Up containing choices for starting a sequence see left Start Click on the first line If and another box will pop up with a list of possible Stop point names Command Auto Adjust Wat Send Alarm Send Trouble Send Return to Normal CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 Notice that the list only includes Local Points which are points local to the controller that contains the point you are adding the logic to To get a list of All Points or all the possible points in the database right click then click the Local Points button Keep in mind that if you use a point on another controller the CBAS Server is required to make the logic work unless that point is a Peer to Peer point Peer to Peer is discussed in Chapter 5 Section 2 Peer to Peer Choose the point name you would like to base the If condition on and another box will pop up with condition choices like Is greater than By now you are starting to get the picture The CBAS logic e
218. te Runtime Point Creates a point which tracks how long a binary point has been in a specified status CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Programming All programming for an individual point can be done from this section of the Point Programming Screen Below each button is displayed and described briefly N ot all of these buttons appear on all point types N ote T he button to the left is displayed before any programming has been done T he button to the right is displayed after you program the feature Kw Program Alarm Program an audio and visual alarm to indicate when a point is Program functioning differently than you would like Alarm SR Program Schedule Program a weekly time schedule for automatically commanding a So MEME binary point Par P Program Overtime Schedule Extend or adjust weekly schedules by programming Overtime S overtime schedules for a specific date Schedule ERIS roro MERE Program Optimum Start Stop Program the system so that equipment runs for the least Optimum amount of time while maintaining desired conditions Start 5top OptS S fs Program Logic Sequence Use English language If T hen statements to customize the Program Logic sequence of operations Sequence Logic Points can be configured as Binary O utputs Binary Inputs Analog O utputs or Analog Inputs T he point in the example is a Software Binary O utput T he buttons listed below are found
219. te also C hanges here are also reflected in Windows J ust Click on C hangeT ime click on the Date field and select the date from the calendar Right click or ESC to save Click on the T ime field and enter the time Right click or ESC to save Right click or ESC again to exit Peer to Peer Setup T his item is only available in Editor M ode because it adds points and makes changes to the database Peer to Peer Setup allows you to select points that will be shared with other controllers even when the CBAS DPU computer is off line or not present T his feature extends the functionality of C omputrols full line of stand alone BASN et controllers beyond the controller level to the system level T he Peer to Peer Setup interface has instructions built in to make it easy to configure For more information see C hapter 5 Section 2 Peer to Peer Program Passwords If you are logged in with unrestricted rights this function allows the user to add users change passwords and change restrictions on user accounts When a new database is created D efault is the only user and this user has no restrictions Before the database is put into service and made available to other users the database administrator should create a user account with unlimited restrictions for him to use T he D efault user should be edited to restrict its access and other users should be added to give them access to what they need General restrictions can be made by un checki
220. text file because you have different configurations find the above file and change its name T o add the controllers using a text file 108 Click on the channel click C ontrollers and locate the line that has the address of the M odbus device Click Add a M odbus Controller on that line and givethe controller a descriptive name C hoose the Generic M odbus controller from the list under Select Configuration A pop up box will ask you Would you liketo import the points into the newly added panel C lick Y es In the next window select the correct text file and click O PEN N ext you will be asked to Please enter a prefix for all of the points to be added max 12 characters Click OK then enter a word that will differentiate the points from others in the database After the progress window shows that the points have been added another window will state how many points were added Click OK and you are finished adding the Generic M odbus controller T o view the points click the controller then Points CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc More on the Modbus Generic Controller The M odbus Generic controller is limited to 256 points As you can see by the previous figure there are several different data types supported by the various M odbus RTU Functions Originally the M odbus Generic controller was limited to R eading Writing of H olding registers M odbus Function 3 and 6 As stated earlier Functi
221. that part of the graph you should be able to tell exactly how long it takes to lower the temperature by 1 degree But you might want to see how long it takes to change by 3 or 4 degrees and take the average Do the same thing on a day when heat is required N ote T hese slopes might have to be adjusted in the future Enter the slope times in the appropriate places on the O ptimal Start setup screen O nce you have saved the O ptimal Start by exiting the setup screen you now have to determine when to start the O ptimal Start and add that to the schedule If using Adaptive O ptimal Start the Slope will be determined for you and your schedule can be adjusted accordingly Do a history on the Space T emperature point for a week during the hottest and coolest times of the year Y ou will be able to see how high or low the temperature got in relation to the setpoint Subtract the lowest and highest numbers from the respective setpoints to get the maximum number of degrees change needed If you are using a night Setback or Unoccupied Setpoint to keep from getting too far away from the O ccupied Setpoint you can just subtract setpoint from the Unoccupied setpoint to get the maximum number M ultiply this number by the larger of the two slopes determined earlier to get the amount of time the O ptimal Start schedule should precede the regular schedule M aximum Slope 30 M ins X M aximum D egrees 5 2 5 H ours CBAS Manual REV 08 1
222. the M odbus button in the bottom left of the Point Program screen See figure below Click the M odbus Position field and enter the address which will be a number within one of the standard register ranges listed above If you need to change the M odbus T ype click on the field and select from the list Right click or ESC to save After changing any M odbus parameters in C BAS you must restart C BAS before the changes will take effect 1 97 Point Program Screen Nes om 0 FE qp EEE sees Connell Medius Genasic i Midi d fq adip Ir euet ides Modbus Text Files What is the easiest way of adding multiple identical M odbus controllers Computrols controllers VAV 8X 16X etc can be saved as templates So you program the first controller as completely as possible then save it as a Template For the rest of the controllers you add then from the T emplate you saved or you can copy the original controller directly With M odbus Generic controllers you save the controller to a text file then add the rest of them using the text file T o Savea T ext file In Editor M ode click the completed M odbus G eneric controller then click Export D atabase It will ask you to typein a description Click OK then type your description W hen finished right click or ESC A pop up box will tell you that the file was saved to C C BAS Bin M odbus M odbusG eneric txt If you will be making more than one
223. the Parent D atabase that you see in CBAS there is a Child Database that is downloaded to the controller whenever changes are made T he C hild D atabase is kept separate in order to facilitate the download to the correct address Usually Logic is programmed on a Point which resides on a Controller C hild Panel But sometimes Logic may be programmed on a point that resides on the head end Server If the is not present the point resides on the head end by choice or the Logic has not yet downloaded to the Child Controller Database Scaling may be necessary Display Options In this feature there are some other tools for organizing and grouping points in T ext View When you click on the Display O ptions button the following box appears Display this point with a normal font e Click once on the top button to add a dark bar above the point Click once more to remove it e Click once on the bottom button to change the name to a bold font Click once more to change it back to a normal font T hese options can also be changed in T ext View by using the following function keys F3 In Text View you can add bold lines between points by highlighting a point and pressing the F3 function key T his will add a bold line above the point Press F3 again to remove the line T his feature is good for creating groupings of related points F4 Also you can bold the name of a particular point by highlighting it and pressing F4 Press F4 ag
224. the sender to the IP address of the router itself T hus the actual sending computer remains anonymous T hefollowing illustration shows the physical configuration of an Internet connection using a router OY CBAS peu Cable or DSL Modem SCH P EI ns Internet Router WAN Interface LAN Interface In order to configure a router to allow access to the Internet you must configure both the WAN interface and the LAN interface The WAN is the Wide Area N etwork and the LAN is the Local Area N etwork Configure the WAN interface with the IP address subnet mask default gateway and DNS server address that is provided by the Internet Service Provider For more information on these terms see C hapter 8 Section 2 T C P IP C onfiguration The LAN interface usually comes pre configured with an IP address and subnet mask H owever a computer will have to be configured with the correct IP address in order to access and configure both the LAN and WAN interfaces Configuration is generally done through a web page based configuration tool on the router itself Follow the manufacturers instructions to configure the router O nce you can access the Internet from the computer on the LAN side of the router you can forward the necessary ports through the router to the correct IP addresses Recommended routers e Linksys BEFSR 11 w 1LAN port e Linksys BEFSR 41 w 4 Port switch e D Link DI 604 w 4 port switch 1
225. then the relations for the Input point Linking Points Like everything else in CBAS linking and unlinking points is easy In the Point Program screen shown at the beginning of this section there is a button that says Link to Binary Input T o link go to the Point Program screen on a Binary Output and click the button labeled Link to Binary Input Linking can be done from the Input point also Select the related point from the list which has been narrowed down intuitively by C BAS T he points will now be linked and only the Status point will be listed in T ext View In H ardware View you will see both points listed but when you click on one you will see both points in the Linked Point Program screen T he Link button has now changed to Separate Click the Separate button to unlink the points Note When writing logic that involves Linked Points you may want to separate the points in order to differentiate between Input and O utput points N ote In Configure Workstation on the System M enu you can choose to show in T ext View both the Input and O utput points of a linked pair H owever when you click on one of the two you will see the two points in one Program screen Alarms Program alarms so that the system will alert the user when the value of a particular point is not in its desired position If an alarm is triggered the point s status will turn red CBAS can also provide an audio and visual indication the bar across th
226. ti har geg bus cal ey De Pop od etre dti CA Consec Diod iha DELU database for the bagin je be successful Once accepted your comgpiter will be relerieditotny Iis qae Foy Hu ream aubea o Hu sessi d HD C Use File Sharing Connection A libe Seming Connection requires the database deectory To be shy ed across the reca fh wih FULL peed won fle access Lang A File Stasi connection wows Hm tren bo edil Logica Gi oups Passwords agi Graphit Dom a Remote GV hae GS will iun Faster wien net Tibe sham Us will be restricted frog eding Logical Gres Passende and tt Alken Cancel Login Connect When you connect using the method above the entire database is zipped and downloaded to the workstation It resides in CX CBAS GW Name or C CBAS2000 GW N amel If the database has changed since the last connection was made the changes will be downloaded when you re connect You may have to close the connection manually to see newly added points and controllers T hereare a few things that can cause the GW Connection attempt to fail e TCP IP Error You will get this error message if T CP IP is not configured correctly on both computers or if you have used the wrong IP address for the Server D PU e Workstation Name is not in the Database Either you have not entered the workstation in the Workstation C hannel on the server or you spelled the name wrong on the T C P IP Login screen e CBASisnotrunning in Real M ode on the Serve
227. time the new database will open in Editor M ode H ardware View T he only existing channels in the new database will be appropriately named T CP IP for Workstations Channel and the T CP IP for Controllers Channel You can now create Channels Controllers and Points in that order For instructions on Adding C hannels see the C hannels section For information on opening a database from a backup see the Backups section Section 4 Viewing the D atabase CBAS provides three ways to view your data T ext View Hardware View and Graphics View Each of these views is unique in the way you look at and manipulate the system but you can accomplish the same tasks from any view T o view a database left click on the view you prefer from the M ain menu Computrols Building Automation System Editor Mode Hardware View Graphics View Dalabawe Syelem Reports CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Section 5 T ext View T his view contains a list of points sorted and filtered by your specifications T he figure below shows a T ext View of all the points measured by a status of ON or OFF Computrols Building Automation System Editor Mode Search for OFF RE AWO POINTS FO AND 10 T0 28 wo Jans coor ZERO OUT ANTI CYCLE PER DAY o on amu 3 COMP 3 ANTI CYCLE STATUS FF PENTHOUSE EXPAUST FANI na a es r mM issus EE AUTO ANTI CYCLE POINTS ARU 1 9 or auta ON ara
228. to bare wires T he wires are connected to the terminals on the VAV board as follows Black RS 232 Rx Red RS 232 T x Green or White RS 232 Ground T here is one more way to connect to the VAV but it requires a special cable When wiring a VAV controller and using an Invensys S3 Display Stat an extra 2 conductor wire can be run under separate cover from the S3 to the VAV RS 232 Rx T x T he distance limit for this wire is 50 but might actually be shorter or longer in real life applications depending on interference levels from electrical sources in walls and ceilings Wiring for this is outlined in the VAV Wiring Diagram T he cable needed from the laptop serial port to the jacks on the S3 is a special cable which can be obtained from C omputrols If your computer does not have a Serial or Com port you can use a USB to Serial cable to make the connection T hese can be purchased for about 30 Y ou will have to install the drivers for the cable prior to plugging in the cable Since Commission only works with Com1 and Com2 you will have to designate this cable as one of those by going to Windows D evice M anager CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Software Commission exe comes along with six ocx files in a zip file called Commission Program zip T he program doesn t need to be installed just unzip the file to a convenient place on the computer T he ocx files should remain in the same folder with the exe file becau
229. tom of the screen The only way to get to Windows is to uncheck this box shut down CBAS and restart the computer C Siew Camtiollar in All Pakui LETTRE UTE SELL E C Ackwewledge FIRE Alarme E Check fea Fes area ng Alae dca C Check teg Dem rap WER rentes D DO HOT Pis Alima Liss Pilates Pilots Alarme op soon on they bggan APTI amd mas Windows HT E Windows Dibe pg Guanes Masma until Tull page la scan e Access Control Defaults T his is for use with the Access Control add on feature e DPU Configuration Check the appropriate boxes o Ifyou don t want to be bothered by alarms on the D PU check Silence Alarms o By checking Show Controllers in All Points controllers will be listed in T ext View All Points o Ifyou have Linked Binary Points in the database you may want to check Show Binary O utputs to see them in T ext View e Alarm Printer Setup T his section was added to accommodate Windows 2000 and X P which do not work with single line printing on D esk J et printers C heck the appropriate box for your operating system or for no alarm printing See the section on Alarms for more information on printing alarms Activity View Setup Applies to the Access Control and Fire Alarm add on features only History Maintenance T here is a hard size limit of 2GB for a history files in C BAS O ncethis limit has been reached C BAS will stop recording all histories In an effort to avoid loss of history collecti
230. ts degrees Fahrenheit are embedded in the background Double click one of the floor links on the left of the screen and you will see a similar configuration window but this time the object type is Label Close this window and drag the object to right exposing another object Double click the exposed object and you ll see that the object is a link Click on the link name and you will see a list of other graphics that you can choose to link to Right click to close the window Duplicating graphics makes a building like this easy to program Hit Ctrl D to see the Graphic Picture window again C hange the name to AHU 50 S then click in the Find field at the bottom T ype the number of the AH U you are duplicating like 19 W then type 50 S in the replace field Hit the enter button and now you have a new graphic for AH U 50 S fiftieth floor South Right click then go to Select Graphic on the main menu Select AH U 50 S at the bottom of the list and you will see your new graphic N otice that all the links are there and the Label at the top has changed All you have to do now is click each point and select the right point for that floor If the point names were exactly the same from one AH U to the next the points would be changed for you H owever in this case 50 S doesn t exist so the point names would not have changed T o get out of Program Graphics mode press Ctrl E again Graphics Library Included with every CBAS version there is a Gra
231. tton and you can change it so that the sequence only evaluates when the status of the point hosting the logic changes Evaluate on each status change of GX at51 Relay e The Copy to Point button is used to copy the logic statement to another point H owever point names will have to be manually changed on the copied logic statement using the Edit Row button e To avoid having to do this use the Relative C opy to Point button Choose the point you want to copy to then right click twice to get the following window u 9 LOGIC RELATIVE COPY EDITOR FOR e You can click on any line and select a valid point Once you make your selections right click and the point BX at 51 Relay names are changed BX a 51 Relay X ar 51 Helay in Bx AT St VOLTAGE IH ii BX at face 51 e The Copy to Clipboard button mr i allows you to copy the entire logic Bebon ol separat a wes sequence to the Windows clipboard max Y ou can then paste the logic sequence 2 77 ne eee into a text document and save or print it e The Grouping section arrows will be explained in the Logic Grouping section Logic Grouping T here s one rule of thumb when writing logic on a point for a sequence of operation Keep it as simple as you can If you can t keep it simple because of a complicated sequence of operation grouping portions of logic statements can help Sometimes it s hard to know how to group and or a
232. tus of Y ES if there is no communication between the controller and the D PU for a certain time period default is 10 minutes T hetime period is adjustable by commanding the timeout point to a value in seconds Y ou would have to add some logic to this point or another point on the controller to make use of this point because you will never see it from the DPU when it is true T he possibilities for using these system points are infinite Use your imagination when programming a difficult sequence of operation and you can probably put some of these point types to use Inc Chapter 5 System Menu T he System M enu lists many high level functions that apply to the database in general From many of these functions the end user can make global changes to the database and change the appearance of C BAS From others one can configure high level functions like Peer to Peer D ialouts and Email Alarms T here are some differences in the System M enu depending on whether you are in editor M ode or Real M ode Peer To Peer Setup Popup Graphics Setup Program Passwords Program Logical Groups Position Points Header Points Program Dialouts Program EMail Alarms Configure Workstation History Maintenance Database Maintenance Formulas And Calculations Popup Graphics Setup Program Passwords Program Logical Groups Position Points Header Points Program Dialouts Program EMail Alarms Configure Workstation History Maintenance Databas
233. u might want to take away the administrative rights from them T his will prevent them from being able to install programs In order to install CBAS updates you will haveto log on as a user with Administrative rights T o remove a user from the Administrator Group you must be logged in with Administrator rights also R ight click M y Computer and click Manage Y ou will see the Computer M anagement screen MN Click the plus sign next to Local Users and Groups Click Groups and double click Administrators in the contents pane on the right side H ighlight the member of the group that you want to remove Click the Remove button and click OK T here is one other way to enable network users to access shares on a computer without adding Local User Accounts But for security reasons it s not a good idea if the computer resides on a network with other computers T he solution is to enable the Guest account which is built in but disabled by default T o enable the Guest account click Users and double click Guest General Member Of Profile C Guest Full name Description Built in account for quest access to the computer dc User must change password at next logon M User cannot change password M Password never expires M Account is disabled amp ccount ts locked out Cancel Apply Uncheck Account is Disabled and click O K N ow any user on the network using any operating system will have access to fo
234. udo Here When an alarm sounds it plays the Windows Critical Stop sound In order to make this sound more noticeable we have changed the wave file to a more irritating sound that is hard to ignore To change this sound to a wave file of your choice go to Windows Control Panel Sounds and M ultimedia Highlight Critical Stop and click on the down arrow next to the Sound Volume gt gt N ame field Y ou will see a list of wave files in the CX WIN NT M edia I Sr folder which is the default folder for Windows sounds Y ou can choose H Show volume control on ihe Laskibur 3 a sound from there or click the Browse button and select one from another location T o test the sound click the right arrow between the name field and the Browse button Section 8 Windows Setting Up Windows to Log On Automatically Unfortunately every O perating System has a different method for setting up an Automatic Logon to Windows For Windows 98 we usea third party program called T weak UI located in Control Panel Windows X P and 2000 require Registry editing so please call support for help In Windows 2000 there is another way but it seems to be unstable Go to Control Panel and double click Users and Passwords Select the User that you want to log in as and uncheck the box next to Users must enter a username and password to use this computer Click OK Y ou will have to enter the password for that user and confirm the passw
235. ul tool for troubleshooting problems with the following controllers 8X 16X 32X 64X and VAVs AP P A X This feature will be explained further in the troubleshooting chapter Click on Position Points on Controller to change the order in which the points appear on the controller s web page Click on the Program button to get the following window 8X at Address 53 FE Show Text View 3 Create Point Point Relations Note Pad Positionin History g Enabled u Program E Logic Ais Sequence Enabled Make Controller On Channel Type Connected as Computrols BASNet KU BASNet TCP IP Child Model Address E 192 168 1 53 From the Controller Program Screen you can change the name of the Controller change the address view some information about the controller and set up an Alarm that will go off if communication to the controller is lost Points View T o view the Points on a particular Controller Click on the Controller and Click Points T he points are listed in order of physical position on the controller with Software points below H ardware points Each point listing shows the position point name configuration and status T he Status column shows the current value in units specified in configuration as well as how the point was commanded also known as Priority Priorities include O PER for O perator HH for Handheld SCH ED for Schedule PID for PID and LO G1 for Logic T here are 4 l
236. unknown username for Supporti Cancel Connect As Password H e will have to enter a Username and Password local to the computer he is trying to access If a user named User1 with a password of user1 is added to the computer he is trying to access he will be granted access the first time and every time without being prompted for a password This is especially important when accessing from a Windows 98 computer to a share on a Windows 2000 or X P computer In this case the user will be prompted for a password that doesn t exist as shown below Fries Hiberuk Passel ou iust och paie bo make Urs Corea nk Plapouce ATECHSUPPORTSVPCE Basen gt I Saee this pastwced n your pasteeced liit W hen Computrols computers are shipped they are already setup with three accounts that are needed for support purposes One is the built in Administrator account which cannot be removed T he second is a spare account named Computrols T he third account has a name based on the name of the site with a matching password T he computer is set up to log on automatically with this username and password All three of these User Accounts have Administrative rights which will enable the user to add user accounts share folders install programs etc In some cases having Administrator rights might not be desirable For example some end users have a tendency to surf the Internet and install programs that shouldn t be installed Yo
237. utton from the Edit Email List screen MEN Enter the Microsoft Outlook Profile Name and password If not using EMail Alarms than leave blank EMail UserName test computrols com comp EMail Password Enter the IP Address of the computer that will be used for the Alpha Numeric Pagers If not using Alpha Numeric Pagers leave blank Revision 3 and Earlier Press ESC and select Insert T he following window will appear Alarm Point Click to specify point EMail Address Select Click to specify point and choose your point from the list T his list is in the same order as in T ext View T hen click the field next to EM ail Address and enter the address you want the email to go to Hit ESC and you should be ready to send EM ail Alarms Do this procedure for every Alarm that you want to send an email for N ote If you would like to send the same alarm email to multiple recipients use a semicolon and a space between each email address Example user1 computrols com user2 computrols com user3 computrols com Revision 7 and Later From the System M enu click Email Alarms then Contacts Select Insert and the following window will appear engine T itbulliing come sepish Z fhullding com 1 Enter a namefor the Contact 2 Enter an email address or addresses using a semi colon and a space between each In the latter case a Contact becomes a Contact List 3 When finished adding email addresses press
238. ve you all of the hardware software and S3 points contained in the controller s database T he available summaries under T ext View are also functional Y ou can click on a point and go to the Point Program Screen From there you can make changes but be aware that some functionality will be lost due to the fact that you are not connected to the Parent D PU database and points on other controllers might not be accessible Some things you can t do include e Histories stored on the DPU e Graphical Schedule Editor e Anything having to do with points on other controllers or the D PU Saving the Database O nce the db is open a copy is saved C BAS saves the controller s database in the C 4 C BAS U ploads controllers name or C C BAS2000 Uploads controllers name directory T hen yes you can use that as a template T here may be a problem in some versions of C BAS and firmware versions but it will work on a 10 x firmware rev T hen create a new database and add a controller using the downloaded database as a template T hen you can open that in real mode and talk to the controller Controller Diagnostics Controller Diagnostics can be a useful tool for troubleshooting problems with the following controllers 8X 16X 32X 64X and VAVs AP P A X T o access Controller Diagnostics find the controller in H ardware View Click once on the controller and then Controller D iagnostics 142 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 Su
239. w the T ie Breaker section of the Sequencer Editor If you change the Maximum cycle changes per evaluation to one only one element will come one After the Sequencer Rate time has elapsed the Sequencer will evaluate again and another element will come on if needed By default this parameter is set to eight Maximum cycle changes per evaluation FM which will allow all elements to come on at once In the case of chillers this can cause an electrical surge and possibly an additional charge from the power provider SEQUENCER EDITOR RUNNING rarameters Maximum number of cycles simultaneously on Eg Maximum number of cycles simultaneously off EJ RS LOUE condition BS Let s say you have eight boilers and you Sequencer ded and ER TU don t want to use more than six at any Autoswitch Difference Off 0 Minutes Rate AR minute Sequencer Type CT Advanced Edited Sequencer CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols time Change M aximum number of cycles simultaneously on to six T he same can be achieved by setting the high range of the analog point to six Let s say you want to make sure that there is always one boiler on Change M aximum number of cycles simultaneously off to seven With a total of eight elements that will leave one on T he same can be achieved by setting the low range of the analog point to one instead of zero T here is a limit of eight Elements in the sequencer Rudy had a situation in anot
240. which are ARCHIVE DAT and ARCHIVE mdb Select the Archive dat file with Pur date in the name T he history file that you select must be in the same directory as the original Archive dat After you select the file that you want a message will be displayed telling you the beginning and ending dates of the history that is in thefile you selected WITH OUT going into R eal M ode you can now go to the point s to view their history Remember this is EDIT OR MODE ONLY It can t be done in REAL mode because C BAS is actively writing history to the file and C BAS can t switch files while it is being written to After you have viewed and possibly printed the graphs you need but before going CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc into R eal M ode you need to go back to the O pen H istory File button and change back to the current A rchive dat file Database Maintenance Detailed instructions in Chapter 5 Section 5 Database Utilities Formulas and Calculations Formulas are provided to calculate duct size as well as CFM calculations Channel Statistics This section provides real time byte transfer statistics on scanning T CP IP channels No configuration is necessary T his is mainly a troubleshooting tool and is only available in R eal M ode Calibration Parameters T his is an advanced feature that allows the user to calibrate C omputrols VAV controllers and should not be used without proper training BASnet Controller I
241. y or you will get an illegal license message To install the drivers for the dongle click on the Run M e bat file on the floppy T his works well with Windows 2000 or XP With Windows 98 you will have to open the Dongle Install folder and run Install O nce the drivers are installed plug the dongle into the USB port and it will install the dongle CBAS should now run in Real M ode Contents of floppy disk e License txt e Donglelnstall folder containing drivers e RunM ebat 149 Index 568A and 568B 110 Adding a Controller 25 Adding Points 30 Advanced Networking 120 Advanced Programming 85 Advanced sort 16 Alarm Summary 15 Alarms 46 50 64 104 124 Programming an Alarm 50 Backbone 109 Backup Automated Backup 72 Restoring A Backup 73 Backup D atabase 71 Binary Status Summary 15 CBAS H elp 66 CBAS software Version 66 Change Setpoint to Reset Schedule 44 Channel View 16 17 24 25 C11 24 73 111 113 Commission Program 134 Configure Workstation 65 Controller Diagnostics 19 133 134 Controller W eb Pages 122 125 Copy a Day 52 Copy Schedule to Another Point 52 Creating a N ew Database 12 D atabases O pening and Closing 10 D efault G ateway 115 D eleting the D atabase from a Controller 134 Disabled Summary 16 Display O ptions 47 Display Stats 98 DN S Server Address 115 150 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 Dongle 139 Edit Holidays 52 Edit Logical Groups 13 Editor M ode 10
242. you must be in Real M ode with the channel in On Scan mode From the Channel Program screen click a BASN et RS 485 over T CP IP channel then the Program button to bring up the window below T his type of channel uses R S 485 communication on a channel hosted by a controller residing on a T CP IP Channel A T CP IP controller can host two of these channels using the H ost C hannel and the Secondary C hannel 5 pensi Ew EL s BasNet on 16X 55 Start Show Text View Z 2 Create 3 Saving Point N Pad Point History Relations Positioning Update Time sec ET TER Type R5485 Address of Remote Interface Controller protocol BASNet 485 aue 2048 192 168 1 55 Baud 9600 Port on Remote Interface Controller Show Traffic Y ou can do many of the same things on this type of channel that you can do on the T CP IP Channel however the Remote Interface Configuration section is unique T he Address of Remote Interface Controller is the actual IP Address of the controller that is hosting the channel T he Port of Remote Interface Controller can be either R S 485 H ost or RS 485 Secondary To learn how to create channels go to Channels Controller View T o view controllers on a particular channel click the channel and then click Controllers Y ou will see a list that shows the address controller type controller name and communication status Communication status will either be Lost Y ellow N
243. you to go to any graphic in the database whose H idden checkbox has not been checked W hen left clicked a drop down menu with a list of graphics from which to choose will open T hey are listed in the order they were created Left click the graphic you wish to select T he last option is M ore which will open a list of all existing graphics when left clicked A graphic is a screen that represents a floor controller piece of mechanical equipment or any group of objects that you wish to view and manipulate from one screen CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 o 2009 Computrols Select Graphic T his menu item gives you a list of existing graphics already programmed in the database C hoose the graphic you want to edit from the drop down list Graphic T he Graphic sub menu allows you to perform a number of tasks related to individual or multiple graphics in the system A Graphic is really a background picture PG or BM P bitmap on top of which objects are placed W hen you insert a graphic you insert a picture and then add the objects on top of it Insert Graphic Ctrl Insert Inserting a new graphic into the current database is simple W hen this command is selected you will be prompted with the figure below T he information entered here will be applied to the graphic being installed W hen you first get CBAS you will be given some graphics to choose from Title C Hidden Graphic Link Only Path Browse Repe
244. z Compiled On Apr 7k 2461 0 31 FF Controller Address 197 Til 1 51 Controller Time 17 23 36 Tue 4 27 2004 So Ten From here you can get information about your controller V ersion refers to firmware version Y ou can exit the program return to the point list or set the time by clicking the appropriate button HyperTerminal O pen the Windows program H yperT erminal In Windows2000 XP it is located under Start Programs Accessories C ommunications H yperT erminal Choose a name for your connection and click O K Pick your Com port 1 or 2 and click O K Under Port Settings change the Bits per Second to 38400 and the Flow Control to None Click OK When the window opens type help and you will get a list of commands T his means you are connected See the figure below left e Usethecommands listed to get statuses command points reboot the controller etc e To close the connection just close the H yperT erminal window e HyperTerminal can also be used with all of the cables listed in the previous article about the C ommission Program UL SIT De MOMTH 1 12 0441 31 VERRE di gi t HOURS 0 23 MINUTES SECONDS e Itis possible for H yperT erminal to REBIOTCONTROLLER repeats Last command work over longer wire distances than Commission 146 CBAS Manual REV 08 12 2009 2009 Computrols Inc Section 2 T roubleshooting C ommunications TCP IP Controller Let s say you have a

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