Point Database
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. 4-5
Landis Division
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Naming conventions provide a consistent and predictable organization for points. The
following guidelines are recommended:
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When designing a point database, identify common segments or groupings for point
names. Larger facilities may use six or more segments to name points. Smaller
facilities may choose a simpler convention by using only three or four segments. The
most common segments and order are as follows:
State
Campus
Building or Department
Floor, Room, or Area
Equipment (boiler, chiller, air handler, etc.)
Device
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The names should be structured hierarchically, moving from global (far left
characters), to specific (far right characters). For example:
ð
LIB.CHILL02.CWT 773 248 3607
(room, equipment, device)
ð
BLD990.FLR01.AHU01.SAT
(building, floor, equipment, device)
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Only alphanumeric characters and periods should be used in point names.
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Do not use underscores.
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Use periods only as separators between sections. Do not use periods in
abbreviations.
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Do not begin a point name with a period.
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If one or more points on a job lacks a section that you identified in your point naming
conventions, insert a period for the missing section. For example:
ð
BLD990.FLR01.AHU01.SAT
ð
BLD990.FLR01..SAT
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The equipment section is missing in the second point name, replaced by two
periods.
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