ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 185
Definitions ............................................................................................................ 185
Background ............................................................................................................ 186
Energy Management ........................................................................... 186
Facilities Management Systems.......................................................... 186
System Configurations ............................................................................................................ 187
Hardware Configuration ...................................................................... 187
Zone-Level Controllers.................................................................... 187
System-Level Controllers ................................................................ 188
Operations-Level Processors.......................................................... 188
Management-Level Processors ...................................................... 188
Communications Protocol ................................................................... 188
Peer Communications Protocol ........................................................... 189
Communications Media ....................................................................... 189
Twisted Copper Pair........................................................................ 189
Fiber Optic ...................................................................................... 189
Phone Lines .................................................................................... 189
System Functions ............................................................................................................ 190
General................................................................................................ 190
Zone-Level Controller Functions ......................................................... 190
System-Level Controller Functions ..................................................... 190
Operations-Level Functions ................................................................ 190
General ........................................................................................... 190
Hardware ........................................................................................ 190
Software .......................................................................................... 190
Standard Software ...................................................................... 190
Communications Software .......................................................... 191
Server ......................................................................................... 191
Security ....................................................................................... 191
Alarm Processing........................................................................ 191
Reports ....................................................................................... 191
System Text ................................................................................ 192
System Graphics ........................................................................ 192
Controller Support....................................................................... 193
Building Management
System Fundamentals