BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS

Building Management

System Fundamentals

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Introduction

Definitions

Background

System Configurations

System Functions

Integration of Other Systems

CONTENTS

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Energy Management ........................................................................... 185

Facilities Management Systems .......................................................... 185

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Hardware Configuration ...................................................................... 186

Zone-Level Controllers .................................................................... 186

System-Level Controllers ................................................................ 187

Operating-Level Processors ............................................................ 187

Management-Level Processors ...................................................... 187

Communications Protocol ................................................................... 187

Peer Communications Protocol ........................................................... 188

Communications Media ....................................................................... 188

Twisted Copper Pair ........................................................................ 188

Fiber Optic ...................................................................................... 188

Phone Lines .................................................................................... 188

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General ................................................................................................ 189

Zone-Level Controller Functions ......................................................... 189

System-Level Controller Functions ...................................................... 189

Operations-Level Functions ................................................................. 189

General ........................................................................................... 189

Hardware ........................................................................................ 189

Software .......................................................................................... 189

Standard Software ...................................................................... 189

Communications Software .......................................................... 189

Server ......................................................................................... 190

Security ....................................................................................... 190

Alarm Processing ....................................................................... 190

Reports ....................................................................................... 190

System Text ................................................................................ 190

System Graphics ........................................................................ 190

Controller Support ...................................................................... 191

Operation ............................................................................................. 191

Specifying graphics (I/O summaries) .................................................. 193

Control graphics .................................................................................. 195

Data Penetration .................................................................................. 195

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General ................................................................................................ 196

Surface Integration .............................................................................. 196

In-Depth Integration ............................................................................. 196

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