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Integrator of Diverse Protocols.
Using an integrated platform with a uniform look for different building systems will lower the cost for training multiple users from different departments. A unified system will also allow for one "command center" where centralized dispatching can take place for all types of building alarms. ControlNET is not just a temperature control contractor, but also a true systems integrator of diverse protocols, vendors, and disciplines. We employ the very best programmers, engineers, and technicians with extensive experience and control knowledge. In summary, ControlNET can deliver an open, secure and easy to use Building Management System.
Enhanced Graphics.
In order to make the user interface easier to use, ControlNET has an on-staff graphic design team. These designers create custom graphics that represent your specific building systems and equipment. When the graphics are created, they place them into a web-based navigation platform. This process makes using the Building Management System as easy as surfing the web.
 Graphics Custom Made for the End User.
Most Owners consider the graphical component of their Building Management System to be of critical importance and should consider the following descriptions and graphic representations to be the minimum acceptable. ControlNET’s enhanced graphics include detailed three and two-dimensional building site and floor plan graphics. Highly detailed, richly textured, three-dimensional equipment graphics with animated fans, dampers and valves, are a ControlNET standard. Realistic equipment views provide operators easy to understand information when trying to comprehend complex building systems and operation. Every ControlNET graphic page contains a navigational tool bar, created to allow immediate “one-click” access to other buildings or systems without the need to back up through the navigational tree.
Home Page.
Building site overviews provide a “mouse over” function to highlight the floor plan area to be accessed as a navigational aid. Critical data points will be continuously visible, in real time, within the HTML frame on all screens. Additional points may be added or deleted at the owner’s request.
Floor Plans.
Detailed floor plans are created with a vector drawing program accurately depicting the actual building layout to include all rooms, walls, and hallways. All space sensors are accurately placed in their actual locations and tagged with their real time space temperature and equipment floor plans too large to be practically shown with data points will provide a “mouse over” function to highlight the floor plan area to be accessed. Room numbers and/or names will be included at the owner’s request.
Mechanical Systems.
Detailed graphics for each mechanical system will include; AHUs, RTUs, HXs, CW Piping and Pumps, HW Piping and Pumps, TUs, and EFs as a minimum. Mechanical systems will include on-screen access to their respective set-points, trend logs and schedule. All time schedules will be setup as directed by the owner prior to final job turnover.
Terminal Units.
Terminal units such as reheat coils, booster coils and VAV boxes will depict the actual configuration of the equipment controlled. Our team of graphic designers retrieve actual equipment configurations and/or take photos of installed equipment to be sure their graphic depictions are as “near actual” as possible.
Standard/Custom Reports.
The Tridium based system has the ability to collect data for any object and store this data for future report use. The data collection is performed by log objects, resident in the Network Area Controller (NAC) or JACE server as it is also known. Tridium contains standard report features and may also easily populate a typical spread sheet such as Excel or move data via SQL or OBDC to an owner’s internal custom report.
Trending of all Data.
Historical and Real Time Trending and Graphing make up the standard tools provided for every ControlNET designed system. ControlNET provides log set-up for ALL points in the system so the operator may go to any data points within the data file from any screen. The operator may select data points to be viewed and analyzed with just a couple of “clicks” and then selects CHART, at which time the data is retrieved and presented in one of several chart styles available.
Event Alarm Notification and Actions.
The system is able to route any alarm condition to any defined user location whether connected to a local network or remote via dial-up telephone connection, or wide-area network. The alarm generation is selectable for annunciation type and acknowledgement requirements including but not limited to: Alarm, Return to Normal, and Fault.
Remote Alarming.
Email of the complete alarm message to multiple recipients is made easy with Tridium. Email may be sent to pagers, cell phones, PDAs, laptops and workstations. This feature has the ability to route and email alarms based on: Day of week, Time of day and Recipient. There are no cost implications; Tridium’s email alarming/paging is built-in to the system at no additional cost.
Scheduling.
Another ControlNET custom feature is a Graphical Schedule Slider that allows the operator to adjust time of day schedules by dragging the On Event slider. An unlimited number of On/Off events are allowed for each schedule and schedules may be linked into a Master/Slave scheduling scheme. Schedules will allow the user to add/edit/delete holiday and special event schedules. In an integrated system, Lighting schedules are linked to HVAC schedules via Tridium’s unified data base and feature packed scheduling tool.
Training.
At ControlNET, only Tridium Niagara “Qualified” Engineers are permitted to instruct customers in the proper operation of their ControlNET Tridium systems. Today ControlNET employs eight Niagara qualified engineers, trained by Tridium certified instructors. In addition, employees receive on-going training in our Kalamazoo, MI training facilities. Comprehensive internal/customer training modules are given to ControlNET customers and employees, on your site and in our Kalamazoo facilities. Weekly internal lunch-n-learn sessions are also given by our senior engineering staff to new and fully trained engineers on a variety of subjects from network data base management to boiler piping/pumping configurations.
Peer-to-Peer Communication.
When using ControlNET’s peer-to-peer controllers; if the line of communication is severed all components and controllers will continue to operate in a stand-alone mode; re-initializing communication with the workstation occurs automatically once communication has been restored. All controllers operating upstream (the front-end side) will not be affected unless utilizing a shared point from a downstream controller, in which case the controller will use a default value until communication is restored.
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