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Glossary
B BACnet
See Building automation control network.
BCU
See Building control unit.
building automation control network (BACnet)
An interoperable protocol developed specifically for the building controls
industry by ASHRAE. The American National Standards Institute
named it as a standard. The BACnet protocol is best suited for system
level control devices.
building control unit (BCU)
A Tracer Summit system intelligent field panel that communicates with
multiple Trane UCMs.
C CCP
Central control panel.
code
A software program, running in the BCU, equivalent to the operating sys-
tem of a personal computer. It controls the physical operation of the BCU. It
is different from the CPL code that a technician would write.
CSC
Commercial self-contained.
communication link
A set of wires connected from one device to another that is used to trans-
mit information between the devices. This link is typically a twisted pair
of wires for Trane building management systems.
configuration
The physical and logical elements of an information processing system,
the manner in which they are organized, or both. May refer to hardware
or software.
D DAC
LonMark Discharge Air Controller profile.