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Actuators..
An actuator responds to the output signal from a controller and provides the
mechanical action to operate the final control device, which is typically a valve,
damper or switch. A wide range of actuators is available and the chosen
actuator must address the following concerns:
1. Matching the mechanical requirements of the controlled device;
2. Matching the characteristics of the control system, especially the output signal of the
controller;
3. Being suitable for its operating environment.

Opto-couplers are used to Separate DDC from Actuators

What is the difference between a Relay

and an Optocoupler
A Relay is an electrical mechanical device used to switch an alternate voltage source. The Relay will
use mechanical Isolation between Voltage sources.
An Optocoupler is a semiconductor device used to switch an alternate voltage source. The
Optocoupler will use Optical(light) Isolation between Voltage sources. Due to the semiconductor
properities, the Optocoupler will be use for higher speeds, or more off/on operations (once every 5
minutes)

Controlling
A control system is a device, or set of devices, that manages, commands,
directs or regulates the behavior of other device(s) or system(s).
Open Loop Output Depend on input and also called non-feedback
controller. Output Based Predicted correlation between In and Out

Closed Loop - Current output is taken into consideration and corrections are
made based on feedback. A closed loop system is also called a feedback
control system.
Set Point or desired value , Control Element, Sensing Element, Control
Function-( desired direction, Negative feedback)

Feedback (close-loop) Control

Controlled System
Controller

control
function

control
input

manipulated
variable

Actuator

error

reference

Monitor

sample

controlled
variable

PID Controller
A proportional integralderivative controller (PID controller) is a method of the
control loop feedback. This method is composing of three controllers
1. Proportional controller (PC)
2. Integral controller (IC)
3. Derivative controller (DC)

Control Technologies
Electric
Pneumatic
DDC (Direct Digital Control)

Electric Controls
Can be analog electric or electronic controls
Use a variable, but continuous, electric voltage or current to operate the control system
Transmit signals quickly signals and accurately

Pneumatic

 Direct Digital Control - DDC

Direct Digital Control is a control

controller constantly updates an
monitoring information from
continuously produces corrective
changing control conditions

process in which a microprocessor

internal information database by
a controlled environment and
output commands in response to

DDC Controller
Inputs Information

Termination Board
CPU

Analogs to Digital converter

Program
Memory
CPU
Digital to Analogue
converter

Output Information

DDC Vs Conventional Controlling

Many Control Sequence simultaneously
Defined Programmed Instructions
Different Control Strategies/reprogramming can be
implemented without changing the hardware
Accurate and repeatable control of set-point
Accuracy will not drift over time due to lack of
maintenance or mechanical fatigues Offset will reduce
the performance
Fine tuning possible
Adaptive control capabilities ( self tuning PID loops, AIartificial intelligent Neural networks, nonlinear expert
control methods

DDC Controller

Local Software

Types of DDC controllers

Fixed function
Configurable
Text programmable
Graphic programmable

Point Definition
Ranging (linear, calculated, polynomial)
Filtering (smoothing and debounce)

Interlocks
Communication options between DDC Controller and Supervisory
Controller include proprietary, LonWorks and BACnet

LonWorks is an open standard promoted by Echelon Corporation

BACnet is an open standard promoted by ASHRAE

Control Loops
Proportional plus integral control commonly used

Other software routines used in local control logic

Minimum, maximum, average, calculator, etc.
Psychometric calculations
Timing (delays, pulses, etc.)
Boolean and comparator operators

Time clock and backup schedules

Types of DDCs
Compact & Modular
o Compact fixed numbers of I/O per controller
o Modular - expandable

Based on Protocols

BACnet/MSTP,
BACnet/IP
Lon
MODbus
Ect

DDC Controller

Compact fixed numbers of I/O per controller

Compact fixed numbers of I/O per controller

AO-1
AI-4
DI-4
DO-2

AO-2
AI-6
DI-14
DO-6

AO-4
AI-6
DI-14
DO-8

Modular - expandable

Types of Continuous Process Control

Regulatory control
Feedforward control
Steady-State optimization
Adaptive control
On-line search strategies
Other specialized techniques
Expert systems
Neural networks

Regulatory Control
Objective - maintain process performance at a certain level or within
a given tolerance band of that level
Appropriate when performance relates to a quality measure

Performance measure is sometimes computed based on several

output variables
Performance measure is called the Index of performance (IP)

Problem with regulatory control is that an error must exist in order

to initiate control action
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Regulatory Control

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Feedforward Control
Objective - anticipate the effect of disturbances that will upset the
process by sensing and compensating for them before they affect
the process
Mathematical model captures the effect of the disturbance on the
process
Complete compensation for the disturbance is difficult due to
variations, imperfections in the mathematical model and
imperfections in the control actions
Usually combined with regulatory control

Regulatory control and feedforward control are more closely

associated with process industries

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Feedforward Control
Combined with Feedback Control

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Steady-State Optimization
Class of optimization techniques in which the process exhibits the
following characteristics:
1. Well-defined index of performance (IP)
2. Known relationship between process variables and IP
3. System parameter values that optimize IP can be determined
mathematically

Open-loop system
Optimization techniques include differential calculus, mathematical
programming, etc.
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Steady State (Open-Loop)

Optimal Control

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Adaptive Control
Because steady-state optimization is open-loop, it cannot compensate
for disturbances
Adaptive control is a self-correcting form of optimal control that
includes feedback control
Measures the relevant process variables during operation (feedback control)
Uses a control algorithm that attempts to optimize some index of
performance (optimal control)

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Adaptive Control Operates in a

Time-Varying Environment
The environment changes over time and the changes have a potential
effect on system performance
Example: Supersonic aircraft operates differently in subsonic flight than in
supersonic flight

If the control algorithm is fixed, the system may perform quite

differently in one environment than in another
An adaptive control system is designed to compensate for its changing
environment by altering some aspect of its control algorithm to achieve
optimal performance
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Three Functions in Adaptive Control

1. Identification function current value of IP is determined based on
measurements of process variables
2. Decision function decide what changes should be made to
improve system performance

Change one or more input parameters

Alter some internal function of the controller

3. Modification function implement the decision function

Concerned with physical changes (hardware rather than software)

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Adaptive Control System

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On-Line Search Strategies

Special class of adaptive control in which the decision function
cannot be sufficiently defined
Relationship between input parameters and IP is not known, or not known
well enough to implement the previous form of adaptive control

Instead, experiments are performed on the process

Small systematic changes are made in input parameters to observe effects

Based on observed effects, larger changes are made to drive the

system toward optimal performance
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Discrete Control Systems

Process parameters and variables are discrete
Process parameters and variables are changed at discrete moments
in time
The changes are defined in advance by the program of instructions
The changes are executed for either of two reasons:
1. The state of the system has changed (event-driven changes)
2. A certain amount of time has elapsed (time driven changes)

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Event-Driven Changes
Executed by the controller in response to some event that has
altered the state of the system
Examples:
A robot loads a workpart into a fixture, and the part is sensed by a limit
switch in the fixture
The diminishing level of plastic in the hopper of an injection molding
machine triggers a low-level switch, which opens a valve to start the flow of
more plastic into the hopper
Counting parts moving along a conveyor past an optical sensor
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Time-Driven Events
Executed by the controller either at a specific point in time or after a
certain time lapse
Examples:
The factory shop clock sounds a bell at specific times to indicate start of
shift, break start and stop times, and end of shift
Heat treating operations must be carried out for a certain length of time
In a washing machine, the agitation cycle is set to operate for a certain
length of time
By contrast, filling the tub is event-driven
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Two Types of Discrete Control

1. Combinational logic control controls the execution of eventdriven changes

Also known as logic control

Output at any moment depends on the values of the inputs
Parameters and variables = 0 or 1 (OFF or ON)

2. Sequential control controls the execution of time-driven changes

Uses internal timing devices to determine when to initiate changes in

output variables

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Computer Process Control

Origins in the 1950s in the process industries
Mainframe computers slow, expensive, unreliable
Set point control
Direct digital control (DDC) system installed 1962

Minicomputer introduced in late 1960s, microcomputer introduced in

early 1970s
Programmable logic controllers introduced early 1970s for discrete
process control
Distributed control starting around 1975
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Two Basic Requirements for

Real-Time Process Control
1. Process-initiated interrupts

Controller must respond to incoming signals from the process (event-driven

changes)
Depending on relative priority, controller may have to interrupt current
program to respond

2. Timer-initiated actions

Controller must be able to execute certain actions at specified points in time

(time-driven changes)
Examples: (1) scanning sensor values, (2) turning switches on and off, (3) recomputing optimal parameter values

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Other Computer Control Requirements

3. Computer commands to process

To drive process actuators

4. System- and program-initiated events

System initiated events - communications between computer and peripherals

Program initiated events - non-process-related actions, such as printing reports

5. Operator-initiated events to accept input from personnel

Example: emergency stop

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Capabilities of Computer Control

Polling (data sampling)
Interlocks
Interrupt system
Exception handling

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Polling (Data Sampling)

Periodic sampling of data to indicate status of process
Issues:
1. Polling frequency reciprocal of time interval between data samples
2. Polling order sequence in which data collection points are sampled
3. Polling format alternative sampling procedures:

All sensors polled every cycle

Update only data that has changed this cycle
High-level and low-level scanning

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Interlocks
Safeguard mechanisms for coordinating the activities of two or more
devices and preventing one device from interfering with the
other(s)
1. Input interlocks signal from an external device sent to the
controller; possible functions:

Proceed to execute work cycle program

Interrupt execution of work cycle program

2. Output interlocks signal sent from controller to external device

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Interrupt System
Computer control feature that permits the execution of the current
program to be suspended in order to execute another program in
response to an incoming signal indicating a higher priority event
Internal interrupt generated by the computer itself
Examples: timer-initiated events, polling, system- and program initiated
interrupts

External interrupts generated external to the computer

Examples: process-initiated interrupts, operator inputs
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Interrupt Systems:
(a) Single-Level and (b) Multilevel

(a)

(b)
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Exception Handling
An exception is an event that is outside the normal or desired operation of
the process control system
Examples of exceptions:

Product quality problem

Process variable outside normal operating range
Shortage of raw materials
Hazardous conditions, e.g., fire
Controller malfunction

Exception handling is a form of error detection and recovery

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Forms of Computer Process Control

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Computer process monitoring

Direct digital control (DDC)
Numerical control and robotics
Programmable logic control
Supervisory control
Distributed control systems and personal computers

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Computer Process Monitoring

Computer observes process and associated equipment, collects and
records data from the operation
The computer does not directly control the process
Types of data collected:
Process data input parameters and output variables
Equipment data machine utilization, tool change scheduling, diagnosis of
malfunctions
Product data to satisfy government requirements, e.g., pharmaceutical
and medical
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(a) Process Monitoring, (b) Open-Loop

Control, and (c) Closed-Loop Control
(a)

(b)

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(c)

Direct Digital Control (DDC)

Form of computer process control in which certain components in a
conventional analog control system are replaced by the digital
computer
Circa: 1960s using mainframes
Applications: process industries
Accomplished on a time-shared, sampled-data basis rather than
continuously by dedicated components
Components remaining in DDC: sensors and actuators
Components replaced in DDC: analog controllers, recording and display
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A Typical Analog Control Loop

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Components of a
Direct Digital Control System

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DDC (continued)
Originally seen as a more efficient means of performing the same
functions as analog control
Additional opportunities became apparent in DDC:
More control options than traditional analog control (PID control), e.g.,
combining discrete and continuous control
Integration and optimization of multiple loops
Editing of control programs

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Numerical Control and Robotics

Computer numerical control (CNC) computer directs a machine
tool through a sequence of processing steps defined by a program of
instructions
Distinctive feature of NC control of the position of a tool relative to the
object being processed
Computations required to determine tool trajectory

Industrial robotics manipulator joints are controlled to move and

orient end-of-arm through a sequence of positions in the work cycle
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Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

Microprocessor-based controller that executes a program of instructions to
implement logic, sequencing, counting, and arithmetic functions to
control industrial machines and processes
Introduced around 1970 to replace electromechanical relay controllers in
discrete product manufacturing
Todays PLCs perform both discrete and continuous control in both process
industries and discrete product industries
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Supervisory Control
In the process industries, supervisory control denotes a control system
that manages the activities of a number of integrated unit
operations to achieve certain economic objectives
In discrete manufacturing, supervisory control is the control system
that directs and coordinates the activities of several interacting
pieces of equipment in a manufacturing system
Functions: efficient scheduling of production, tracking tool lives, optimize
operating parameters

Most closely associated with the process industries

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Supervisory Control Superimposed on Process

Level Control System

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Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

Multiple microcomputers connected together to share and distribute
the process control workload
Features:

Multiple process control stations to control individual loops and devices

Central control room where supervisory control is accomplished
Local operator stations for redundancy
Communications network (data highway)

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Distributed Control System

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DCS Advantages
Can be installed in a very basic configuration, then expanded and
enhanced as needed in the future
Multiple computers facilitate parallel multitasking
Redundancy due to multiple computers
Control cabling is reduced compared to central controller configuration
Networking provides process information throughout the enterprise for
more efficient plant and process management
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PCs in Process Control

Two categories of personal computer applications in process control:
1. Operator interface PC is interfaced to one or more PLCs or other
devices that directly control the process

PC performs certain monitoring and supervisory functions, but does not

directly control process

2. Direct control PC is interfaced directly to the process and controls

its operations in real time

Traditional thinking is that this is risky

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Enablers of PCs for Direct Control

Widespread familiarity of workers with PCs
Availability of high performance PCs
Cycle speeds of PCs now exceed those of PLCs

Open architecture philosophy in control system design

Hardware and software vendors comply with standards that allow their
products to be interoperable

PC operating systems that facilitate real-time control and networking

PC industrial grade enclosures
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Enterprise-Wide
Integration of Factory Data
Managers have direct access to factory operations
Planners have most current data on production times and rates for
scheduling purposes
Sales personnel can provide realistic delivery dates to customers, based
on current shop loading
Order trackers can provide current status information to inquiring
customers
QC can access quality issues from previous orders
Accounting has most recent production cost data
Production personnel can access product design data to clarify
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Enterprise-Wide PC-based
Distributed Control System

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Assignment-1
Categorize the following control signals as AI, AO, DI , DO

Temperature
Light level is above the set value
Humidity level
Pressure
System Auto/Manul Status
Pressure cut OFF Switch ON
Door open Closed
Fan Speed (rpm)
CO2 level in ppm
Water level reached to High level
Return Duct Air Speed
Fire Alarm system alarming
Tank is empty
AHU filter is clogged
Fan ON/OFF command
Valve modulating signal
Differential Pressure Signal

Main Breaker Trip Alarm Status

Valve position feed back signal
Damper Regulation
ON/OFF damper control
Boiler Flue Gas Temperature
CO level of the car park
Fan ON/OFF Status
Unit faulty Alarm condition
Outdoor Humidity Level
Light Level
Diesel Tank Level
Water leakage
Duct smoke detection
Transformer High Temp relay operation
Drainage water tank high level
Lift Going up

Write down key features of a selected DDC Controller

Clock Speed
Bit rate
A/D Resolution (analog in)
Operating voltage
Rated voltage
Operating frequency
Power Consumption
Internal fuse Rate
Processor
Memory
Scan cycle Max. 1 s
Data backup in case of power failure
Battery Backup of SDRAM
Battery Backup of Realtime Clock

Software for BMS

Protocols
Set of codes, message structure, procedures in terms of hardware and software
which permits communication is referred as communication protocols.
ISO ( International Standard for Standardization ) introduce OSI ( Open System
Interconnection )
7 layers Architecture

Application layer
The application layer is the OSI layer closest to the end user, which
means that both the OSI application layer and the user interact
directly with the software application.
Some examples of application layer implementations include Telnet, File
Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), DNS,
Web/Http.

Presentation layer
The presentation layer provides a variety of coding and conversion
functions that are applied to application layer data. These functions
ensure that information sent from the application layer of one system
would be readable by the application layer of another system. Some
examples of presentation layer coding and conversion schemes
include common data representation formats, conversion of character
representation formats, common data compression schemes, and
common data encryption schemes.
AFP, AppleShare File Protocol , GIF, GIF , ICA Citrix Systems Core
Protocol, JPEG, Joint Photographic Experts Group , LPP, Lightweight
Presentation Protocol ,NCP, NetWare Core Protocol

Session layer
The session protocol allows session-service users (SS-users) to
communicate with the session service.

The OSI protocol suite implements two

types of services at the transport layer:
connection-oriented transport service and
connectionless transport service.

The network layer provides the functional

and procedural means of transferring
variable length data sequences from a
source to a destination via one or more
networks while maintaining the quality of
service requested by the transport layer

The data link layer provides reliable

transit of data across a physical network
link. Different data link layer
specifications define different network
and protocol characteristics, including
physical addressing, network topology,
error notification, sequencing of frames,
and flow control.

link

The physical layer defines the electrical, mechanical,

procedural, and functional specifications for activating,
maintaining, and deactivating the physical link between
communicating network systems. Physical layer specifications
define characteristics such as voltage levels, timing of voltage
changes, physical data rates, maximum transmission distances,
and physical connectors.
Physical layer implementations can be categorized as either
LAN or WAN specifications

Network Protocols
Predefined set of rules and conventions in order to maintain error
free and optimal convenient when transferring information within the
network
It defines

Connectors
Cables
Signals
Data formats
Error checking
Algorithams

Why We need communication in BMS

Share Outdoor temperature @ Controller level
To see every thing in the central BMS PC
Physical Layer
Cables losess
I2R losses
Signal Distortion Capacitance (RC
- Problem with higher
frequencies)
Reflection due to impedance mismatching
External noises and disturbances
Factors influencing electrical characteristics of Cables
Geometry
Constituent metallic
Insulation
Few parameters of cables
Twisted Pairs DDC ( 20 ~ 22 AWG)
Shield sheath of Braided copper, Aluminum foil or both
Drain wire electrically connect shield to the termination, and
grounded at the single point
Solid or multi-stranded
Plenum cables cables above the ceiling

Physical Layer Standards

EIA -232 ( Electronic Industries Association Standards )
RS 232 ( Recommended Standards )
20 kbps
15 m distance

EIA -485

10 Mbps
DDC Devices <19.2 kbps
Difference in voltage between two pair is measured
1220 m ( 4000 ft)

Data Link Layer

Fair and equitable means by which multiple Computers/DDC may access physical
communication medium Network access Method

Master/Slave protocols Chairperson

Contention Protocols Peers, if speak at the same time , wait random number of second and
speak
Peer to peer , token passing
Specified time is always given talk ( but nothing to talk low efficiency)

Master/slave protocols are more popular ( on RS 485, RS 232)

Request/response
Poll/poll-response

Contention Network access method peer to peer

Used in the Ethernet

Protocol carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
Peer to peer Token passing

Token Pass - Token is used to take the right to talk

Widely used
Good for automation as we know time taken by any station

Master Slave Token passing ( MSTP)

MS/TP protocol is a peer-to-peer, multiple master protocol based on token
passing. Only master devices can receive the token, and only the device holding
the token is allowed to originate a message on the bus. The token is passed
from master device to master device using a small message. The token is passed
in consecutive order starting with the lowest address. Slave devices on the bus
only communicate on the bus when responding to a data request from a master
device.

LAN Topologies
Star Topology
- If hub fails communication fails
- Expansion bit difficult
- Simple to implement

Bus Topology
-

Cant be grown beyond the limits

Cable breaks , entire network down
Simple and inexpensive expand
Resister needed at the end

Ring Topology

- Expensive to implement
- Protocols are complex and devices must be
intelligent
- Very reliable and self healing in case of breakage

LAN for BMS

Wireless Technologies

LAN Standards

Ethernet 802.3
LONtalk Neuron Chips
ARCNET
Token Ring

Zigbee Technology
Wi-Fi
Blue tooth

Type of LAN in BMS

Centralized Network
Decentralized Networks- based on a Token

Network Protocols
Predefined set of rules and conventions in order to maintain error
free and optimal convenient when transferring information within the
network
It defines

Connectors
Cables
Signals
Data formats
Error checking
Algorithms

Protocols in BMS

BACnet
LonWorks
Modbus
Profibus
KNX
OPC Server for Windows Platforms only
WEB service Technology

The Benefits of Open Protocols?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Single User Interface Many systems

Company Independence
Easy Specification
"single seat" workstation

$$$

Example: MS Windows OS vs. Linux

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Consider the whole System

Interoperability should happen at every system level:
Device (Ex. Temperature sensors, light sensors motors, valves, doors)
Controller (hardware device to hardware device)
User Interface (workstations, servers)
Enterprise (MIS, e-commerce, weather, utility, financial)

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BACnet (Building Automation and Control Network) is an

Open

Developed by ASHRAE

Standard communication protocol is the "single seat" workstation.

BACnet was studied and analyzed exhaustively
Open protocol

Original standards published in 1995

Updated version in 2001 approved bi ISO standard 16484-5 in January 2003
Available products include workstation, controllers, gateways, routers and diagnostic
tools
Development of a "model" for communicating was top priority.

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Why BACnet ?

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The clear portion of each symbol is the part of the device dedicated to data
communication.

Each device "speaks" a different language indicated by the little circles,

triangles, and squares "on the wire."
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The BACnet concept is to replace the communication portion of each device

with a common, standard set of communication rules
A common "language" - so that each device "looks the same" on the wire.

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What is a Protocol?
A protocol can be thought of as a language that electronic devices use to
talk to each other.
Protocols are made up of a set of rules detailing:

The speed and format that they will transmit any data
What data will be transmitted
The medium that the information will be transmitted on (wire, RF,
fiber, etc.)
All devices in a system must follow these rules
There are both open and proprietary protocols

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Proprietary vs. Open Protocols

Proprietary Protocols: Each device or system speaks a different language
as indicated by the circles, triangles, and squares

Security System

No Communication
Between Systems

Lighting System

Fire System

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Proprietary vs. Open Protocols

Open Protocols: Systems utilize a common language in order to simplify
communications. This can include programming, integration, and
software applications

Security System

Systems Communicate
with each other!

Lighting System

Fire System

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Proprietary vs. Open Protocols

An example of an open protocol is the North American NTSC standard for
video. This allows you to use any manufacturers VCR and TV with any
manufacturers videotape seamlessly to record and view information

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Proprietary vs. Open Protocols

If Sony were to implement its own rules for data transmission so that the
only way your system would work would be to use all Sony components,
Sonys rules for transmitting data would be a proprietary protocol

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Industry Proprietary Protocols

Most manufacturers implement a proprietary protocol within their
own systems. This keeps each system independent of other systems
Lutron GRAFIK Eye Controls do not talk to ETC Wall Controls or Strand Wall
Controls
Card Reader System A does not talk to a Card Reader Controller from System
B

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Benefits to Proprietary Systems

Reduced confusion about responsibility of errors when things go
wrong
Single point of contact for any problems with a building system (one
vendor)
Software and hardware is provided and supported by the same
manufacturer

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Disadvantages of Proprietary Systems

Long-term support of systems is solely dependent upon the equipment
manufacturer
If there are any bad experiences with the product manufacturer, the
customer has little recourse for future additions without significant
new up-front costs
The manufacturer may not have features that a competitors product
may offer

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Industry Open Protocols

Over the last few years, several open protocols have emerged throughout
the building system integration industry. They are:
These protocols are meant to allow different manufacturers systems or
devices to talk together

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Benefits to Open Systems

Building owner can determine best devices or systems and seamlessly
add them into existing building systems
Systems integration is easier as every system can now speak the same
language.
Eliminates feeling of being tied-in to a specific manufacturers product,
software, or a specific system programmer

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Disadvantages of Open Systems

Up-front costs of building may be higher as there are additional devices
typically required for the open protocol portion of the system
Troubleshooting building systems becomes more difficult and confusing as
multiple devices and systems may be affecting the problem

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This is accomplished by introducing "objects." An object is simply a collection of information related to a

particular function that can be uniquely identified and accessed over a network in a standardized way.

All information in a BACnet system is represented by such data structures. The object concept allows us to
talk about and organize information relating to physical inputs and outputs, as well as non-physical
concepts like software, or calculations.
Objects may represent single physical ?points,? or logical groupings of points that perform a specific
function. Objects meet the design requirement of providing each device with a common "network view,"
i.e., all objects, regardless of the machine in which they reside, look alike!

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All BACnet objects provide a set of properties which are used to get information from the object, or
give information and commands to an object.
You can think of an objects properties as a table with two columns. On the left is the name or identifier
for the property, and on the right is the propertys value. Some properties are read only meaning that
you can look at the property value, but not change it. Some properties can be changed (written).
The slide shows an example of a temperature sensor, which might be represented as a BACnet
Analog Input object. The example shows a few of the properties which might be available with this
object, although in practice there would be many more properties than those shown.
The object has a name property (?SPACE TEMP?) and an object type (ANALOG INPUT).
The Present_Value property tells us what the temperature sensor is reading at this moment (72.3
degrees). Other properties show us other information about the sensor object, such as whether it
appears to be functioning normally, or High and Low Limits for alarming purposes.

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Although there are thousands of potentially useful object types which

might be found in building automation, BACnet defines 23 standard
object types in some detail.
A BACnet standard object is one whose behavior, in terms of which
properties it provides and what they do, is defined in the BACnet
standard.
This set of standard objects represents much of the functionality found
in typical building automation and controls systems today.

BACnet devices are only required to implement the Device object.

Other objects are included as appropriate to the devices functions.

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A "BACnet Device" is simply a collection of objects that represents the functions

actually present in a given real device.
While the slide shows only one instance of each kind of object in the example
device, a more typical BACnet device might have 16 BI and BO objects, 2 or 3
Schedule objects, and so on.
The second part of the development challenge was to agree on what kinds of
messages building automation and control devices might want to send to each
other.
Since BACnet is based on a "Client-Server" communication model, these
messages are called "services" which are carried out by the server on behalf of the
client.

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113

Although there are thousands of potentially useful object types which

might be found in building automation, BACnet defines 23 standard
object types in some detail.
A BACnet standard object is one whose behavior, in terms of which
properties it provides and what they do, is defined in the BACnet
standard.
This set of standard objects represents much of the functionality found
in typical building automation and controls systems today.

BACnet devices are only required to implement the Device object.

Other objects are included as appropriate to the devices functions.

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 Developed within ASHRAE committee SSPC-135 since 1987

ASHRAE guidelines guarantee open process
Membership of end-users and producers
Adopted by ANSI, ISO and CEN
ISO 16484-5
Freely distributed
No Licenses, Hardware Independent
Used worldwide by hundreds of vendors

ASHRAE Standard Project Committee (SPC)

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Field levels in a general BMS

The field Level includes the instrumentation interfaced to the Automation Level DDC
controllers such as the temperature, humidity, level, pressure sensors and switches
etc.

It includes the final control elements such as the valve and damper actuators and the
control relays.

The control and monitoring signals between the Automation Level controllers and the
Field Level components shall be via industry standard analogue ranges, such as 0 to
5V, 0 to 10V, 4 to 20 mA, switched 0 and 5V, switched 0 and 10V, etc.

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For an example, A temperature sensor will send an analog signal

proportional to the temperature being measured (from 0 to 10 volts
for example).
The signal is interpreted by the DDC control logic at the "Automation
level" as an Analog Input Object.

This command or action will then be in the form of a BACnet Object.

The instruments at the field level needs not "understand" or
"interpret" the signals it is sending or receiving.
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BACnet, ISO Norm 16484-5

Communication layer
Management layer and
between Management and
Automation layer

Automation
layer

Protocol: BACnet

BACnet
on all functional
layers

BACnet
DIN EN ISO 16484-5
Includes references to
EIA-709.1 LonTalk
EN 50090 EIB/KNX

Field layer and between Field

and Automation layer

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BACnet Networking Options

Ethernet
BACnet over IP
Serial (RS232/RS485)
ARCnet
MS/TP
LonTalk (is not equal to LonMark!)
BACnet

Application

Layer in
ISO/OSIReference model

Application

Layer

BACnet Network Layer (allows Routing)

BACnet/IP

ISO 8802-2
Type 1

Network

Data-Link
MS/TP

PTP

LonTalk
Media-Access

ISO 8802-3
Ethernet

ARCNET
RS 485

RS 232

Physical

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BACnet Client/Server architecture

A BACnet device may trigger a service or can react on a service request:
Client:
Server:

Requests services
Offers services

(Service user)
(Service provider)

Initiate
Service

A DDC-system for example may act as a

S
Execute
Service

client for various field devices in an automation system,

server for other DDC-systems or for a BMS (Building Management System) that
requests specific data or alarms

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 Positioning of BACnet
Standards:
BACnet

Management
Level

Standard:
BACnet

Automation
Level

Standard:
LonMark
Konnex
BACnet

Field
Level

Protocol Layers and their Meaning

Data Interpretation

Data Transport

Application Layer

Network Layer
Link Layer
Physical Layer

Services
Objects

BACnet Application Layer

BACnet Network Layer
TCP/IP

MS / TP

ISO 8802-2

ETHERNET

ARCNET

RS 485

Dial-up
PTP
RS 232

LonTalk

Data Transport: The Bus

Flexibility by different media
Media request for distinct link layers

Ethernet / TCP/IP: TCP/IP provides access to company networks

LonTalk: including all media defined there
Point to Point (PTP): mainly used for modem connections
Arcnet
MS/TP

Data Transport: The Network Layer

BACnet provides a homogeneous network layer
Routing through different busses is possible, eg. from a modem link (PTP) through
Ethernet to all LonTalk segments
Annex J of the BACnet Standard defines the routing through a TCP/IP network. This
ensures the integration of a BACnet network into a company network

The homogeneous network layer is important for the flexibility of BACnet

internetworking

Example: Networks
Routers:

Are working on network layer, i.e. they are totally independent from the
application layer
Standard routers in IP-networks, i.e. BACnet can be integrated in any given
company network
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Intermediate
Network
(Internet)
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BACnet on Ethernet/IP

Ethernet-IP
Any standard
WAN / LAN-IP

BACnet
LON-IP router

BACnet on LON

Standard BACnet device profiles

B-OWS
BACnet Operator Workstation
B-BC BACnet Building Controller
B-AAC
BACnet Advanced Application
Controller
B-ASC
BACnet Application Specific
Controller
B-SA BACnet Smart Actuator
B-SS
BACnet Smart Sensor
B-GW
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Application: Objects
Datapoint objects
Miscellaneous objects
Analogue in / out / value
Device object (provides device
Binary in / out / value
informations)
Multistep in / out / value
Schedule object / calendar object
Accumulatior / Pulse Converter
Trenddata object
Alarm handling objects
Loop object
Notification class (distribution of alarm
Program / file object
messages)
Virtual terminal object
Event enrollment (defining the alarm
conditions)

Application: Object Properties

Properties are parameters of objects
Examples: present value, alarm limits,
name, status
Bacnet distinguishes between mandatory and
optional properties
Properties may either be read only or also
writable, i.e. modifyable by BACnet services)

object-identifier

[75]

BACnetObjectIdentifier,

object-name

[77]

CharacterString,

object-type

[79]

BACnetObjectType,

present-value

[85]

REAL,

description

[28]

CharacterString OPTIONAL,

device-type

[31]

CharacterString OPTIONAL,

status-flags

[111]

BACnetStatusFlags,

event-state

[36]

BACnetEventState,

reliability

[103]

BACnetReliability OPTIONAL,

out-of-service

[81]

BOOLEAN,

update-interval

[118]

Unsigned OPTIONAL,

units

[117]

BACnetEngineeringUnits,

min-pres-value

[69]

REAL OPTIONAL,

max-pres-value

[65]

REAL OPTIONAL,

resolution

[106]

REAL OPTIONAL

cov-increment

[22]

REAL OPTIONAL,

time-delay

[113]

Unsigned OPTIONAL,

notification-class

[17]

Unsigned OPTIONAL,

high-limit

[45]

REAL OPTIONAL,

and so on

Application: Services
BACnet offers 38 services on application layer
The services are partitioned in these 6 classes:

Alarm handling
Object access
Device management
Network security
File access
Virtual terminal

Examples are: read, write, change of value notification, time synchronisation

alarm messaging

Models: Real Device and BACnet Objects

BACnet objects are modelling the view onto a device through the
network
BACnet objects dont define internal functionality of devices (algorithm)
BACnet objects give the outside view onto device functions
Example: The BACnet loop object is defined in a way, that different loop
algorithm e.g. PI, PID, sequence, predictive control.. can be mapped

Models: Client - Server Relations

The client is claiming services of the server
The client
subscribes for changes of values
gives order for trend data registration
defines alarm limits

The server maintains an image of the device

functionality and executes the services

Client-Server
Relations

Model: Peer to Peer Communication

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Example: COV-Handling
1- Client subscribes for a value
(data point) of the server

COV Client

2. Server returns the value

together with the
acknowledgement

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whenever it changes

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Extensability of the BACnet Protocol

The BACnet protocol is designed in a way, that extensions are easily
possible
Extensions by the BACnet Standard Committee (SSPC-135)
Proprietary extensions by manufacturers

Extensible are
Objects: new objects or new properties
New services

Therefore BACnet is future proof

Compatibility and Conformity

Compatibility of BA-systems - Interoperability
BACnet interoperability Building Blocks BIBBs and device profiles provide an
overview
PICS give the details: client- or server-role, object types, bus types....
Conformity to the standard - a premise
Only with conformity to the standard interoperability becomes possible
ASHRAE is defining test procedures
BACnet Interest Group is about to define testbeds and a certification process

Case study: GUI Development - Web Based

Graphics

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Web Based Graphics

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Web Based Graphics

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Web Based Graphics

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Integration
Bringing all building control systems onto one network protocol with
common interface
Very hot industry topic with new integrators coming to market
Offer of a common site-wide user interface is very, very attractive
Many tools available, BACnet, LonTalk, ModBus, and special
programming.
All options have to be leveraged in order to gain the benefit

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Integration
Can be difficult and expensive
Determine the value of the information to measure against the cost
Distance increases value if maintenance is centralized
WFHM Homebase Example

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Documentation
Design must be clearly defined prior to installation with performance
criteria and proscriptive requirements
Clearly defined sequences based on good engineering fundamentals
Sequences must coordinate, not fight
Right list of acceptable vendors
Detailed point listing
Detailed product requirements
DM Library example

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Sequence of Control

Word Picture of how the system is to control the equipment

Insurance that you will get what you want and not what the vendor
wants
Document to measure submittals compliance
Sequence should include description of:

all operating modes

how equipment is regulated or modulated to match loads
how equipment starts and stops; safeties
criteria for changing or selecting modes

DM Library example
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What is Modbus ?

An open data communication protocol

Published by Modicon
http://www.modicon.com
Open structure
Flexible
Widely known
Supplied by many SCADA and HMI software
2 serial transmission modes:
ASCII 10 bits
RTU (Binary) 11 bits

Communication interface
RS-232/485
Ethernet (TCP/IP)

Modbus Organization (http://www.modbus.org/default.htm)

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Application Structure (general)

Modbus Client (Master)
SCADA

HMI

Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
RS-232/485

Modbus Device (Slave)

Internet

Modbus Device (Slave)

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More on LonTalk
Has become a very powerful integration tool for devices and equipment
Mostly intended for device communication
Robust and very well defined and controlled
Again, almost universally adopted for some devices and sensors
Easy to specify with high confidence in performance
Again, not initially designed for internet, but protocols have been added

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LonTalk
Some packaged equipment now coming with LonTalk
Some systems are now Lon resident
Give basic information required for control
If something more complex, or outside the profile of the device, that
vendors software tool will be needed.

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BACnet and LonTalk!

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Fail Status Processing

Status Register

0/1

Layer 1

Layer 2
Layer 3

1
0
1

1
1

0
1

1
1
0
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Interoperability
Protocol Integrators will be used

Generator
Chillers
Boilers
Lift/ escalator
Lighting system
Fire Alarm System
Access Control System
Software points Number must be known

Software used in BMS

Sensor Calibration and configuration software
Equipment Commissioning Software - VAV
DDC Programming software , simulation software , Programs,
communication software
Management Level BMS software , Database Software , Graphic
creating sw, Data representation SW Excel,

Programing Software & Program