SAUTER novaPro Open: B-AWSBACnet Advanced Workstation

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SAUTER novaPro Open:

A SCADA system that provides all needs for any type of building.

Open

for public buildings Secure

for FDA and GAMP

Flexible

for offices

Compatible

for hotels

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BACnet: a data communication protocol

BACnet is a data communication protocol for building automation and control networks and a communication protocol for building management systems (BMS). Though it is an international standard (ISO 16484 5), it is neither hardware nor software nor firmware. BACnet is an open, standardised technology and stands for Building Automation and Control networks. It is best described as:• a set of rules (services)• data information (objects) • connectivity (network options) for open, manufacturer-independent, networked building automation and control systems (BACS).

BACnet for integrated BACS and RACS

Historically, the most widely-deployed BACnet applications are in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning). Nowadays, however, BACnet co-vers all building automation and control systems (BACS), as well as the room automation and control systems (RACS), i.e.: • Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning• Fire and life safety• Intrusion alarm systems• Access control• Lighting and sun protection control• All other building automation systems

BACnet is a registered trademark of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE).

A building management system designed for top BACnet performance with full security.

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Standard and open protocol

Single-operation workstation for all building automation systems

Technical benefits:

Maximum flexibility and cost-effectiveness for facility owners and managers

Competitive system expansion

Can be easily enhanced and improved

Eliminates the risk of being ‘locked in’ to a single supplier

Can be implemented in devices of any size

Interoperability

Data sharing

Alarm and event management

Scheduling

Trending

Device and network management

BACnet benefitsEconomic benefits:

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BACnet operation

Building automation has a set of rules governing the exchange of data over the network and specific prerequisites to control equipment.

BACnet can accommodate these special rules and respond to the specific needs of building automation systems by providing standardised functions to help to enable the creation of systems that can interoperate.

All information within an interoperable BACnet device is modelled in terms of one or more data objects. Each object re-presents an important component of the device, or some collection of information that may be of interest to other BACnet devices. BACnet services can, for example, ask for the value of a temperature, define a fan operating schedule, send a pump status alarm and so on. BACnet devices exchange information over the network by sending and receiving digital telegram messages in a stream of numeric codes that represent the desired information.

BACnet connectivity

BACnet provides a variety of network options:Ethernet 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps (can use a variety of physical media, e.g. coaxial cable, twisted pairs, even fibre optic cable)ARCNET 2.5 Mbps (can use a variety of physical media, e.g. coaxial cable, twisted pairs, even fibre optic cable)MS/TP Up to 115 kbps (master-slave/token-passing; network designed to run at lower speeds over twisted pairs)LonTalk™ Network developed by Echelon; can also be used on various mediaPTP ‘Point-to-point’ protocol (for use over phone lines or hard-wired RS-232 connections)BACnet/IP 10/100 Mbps (can use a variety of physical media, usually Ethernet with CAT5 cable, but also fibre optic cable or even (x)DSL lines)

BACnet NetworkingBACnet ServicesBACnet Objects

ZigBee Network involving a set of wireless nodes in a meshed network

BACnet data can be transmitted by any network technology, if and when it becomes cost-effective to do so. Besides allowing the use of different LANs, the BACnet standard also specifies how to build routers or, in other words, how to connect together either multiple networks of similar type or completely different networks. The appropriate network tech-nology can be chosen to connect devices together in order to optimise the implementation, performance and costs. This provides excellent flexibility and connectivity.

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BACnet – interoperability and quality

If an installation contains different BACnet products from different vendors, interoperability is guaranteed in several ways: by the manufacturer’s Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS); by the BTL mark for BACnet products on the BACnet International’s BTL listing; by WSPCert’s BACnet pro-duct certification listed by BIG-EU; and, finally, at interoperability workshops (PlugFest) organised by the BACnet communities.

novaPro Open benefits from SAUTER’s great BACnet experience. As a compa-ny, SAUTER has been in existence for more than a century. The BACnet driver for novaPro Open was developed in accordance with the guidelines drawn up by SAUTER’s best BACnet specialists, who are also involved in the BACnet community.

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novaPro Open’s leading-edge BACnet integration features:• A communication driver based on BACstac™ 6• An automated tag generator• A user-friendly management interface• Full integration with a web scheduler for BACnet schedule

and calendar objects• Automated, full integration of BACnet alarms and events to novaPro Open’s

notification system

novaPro Open: a BACnet advanced workstation

Complexity made easy

As a SCADA platform, novaPro Open automatically recognises any connected BACnet device and can easily generate the structure of the application. By supporting multiple communication protocols, such as OPC (LonWorks, KNX/EIB, SNMP etc.), Modbus (RTU and TCP) and many others found in BMS, the platform facilitates the integration of all the equipment within a building, even from multiple suppliers. In addition, support for connectivity with ODBC, SQL, XML, TXT and others, as well as support with a Soft PLC, makes novaPro Open a leading-edge platform for SCADA, especially for BMS.

Project engineering

Fast and easy BACnet-related tag creation with SAUTER CASE Suite, the engineering tool for SAUTER’s building automation and control system.• Saves time by creating the application using fully-integrated engineering

tools

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SAUTER offers extensive BACnet integration, which enables even complex object types to be managed directly within novaPro Open.

novaPro Open and the BACnet driver

The BACnet driver (VPIWNBCN) for novaPro Open turns novaPro Open into a BACnet advanced operator workstation. SAUTER novaPro Open has two operation modes with integrated BACnet/IP, BBMD, FD, half-router and router functionality:a) BACnet advanced workstation, suitable for configuring BACnet servers and

accessing any property of any object.b) Standard SCADA operation, providing a graphical, intuitive user inter-

face in order to allow the end user to access and operate the plant very easily. Data sharing, scheduling, notification and trending services are fully integrated with the services of the SCADA system.

The BACnet Advanced Workstation (B-AWS) is the client aspect of any BACnet system, i.e. the ‘centralised BMS brain’. novaPro Open with the BACnet driver fully conforms to the BACnet standard profile B AWS, supporting all types of BACnet objects.

novaPro Open: BACnet functions

WSPCert BACnet certificates

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... and BACnet data objects

novaPro Open enables the access of BACnet data objects with different modules:• Uploading, editing and downloading of Schedule

and Calendar objects (Web Scheduler)• Tag and object generation, both online (BACnet discovery services)

and offline (EDE) (Tag Generator)• BACnet network detection and BACnet advanced device

and network management (BACnet Configuration Console)• Complete object-orientated configuration and monitoring

of a BACnet network, its deployed devices and their objects (BACnet Object Window)

... and BACnet networks

Browse all BACnet devices easily over the entire network:• Overview of all BACnet devices connected• Overview of all BACnet devices in use• Read or subscribe to a present value,

e.g. ‘analogue input’: temperature = 17.16°C• Write properties of objects, e.g. to change ‘high limit’ of an ‘analogue input’• Straightforward communication with all building automation

and control systems, regardless of the vendor• Integration of BBMD or FD functionality to simplify advanced

IP networking topologies

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Alarm summaries and reporting

• Alarm summaries can display active or historical events and can be saved• Creation of automatic and manual reports

... and BACnet alarm management

• Full integration of BACnet events (alarms or events) with confirmation and acknowledgement• Routes any BACnet event to novaPro Open’s notification system• Indicates states such as ‘Out of service’ or ‘Device restart’• Allows powerful filtering capacity based on objects (name, type)

and event properties (priority, type, state etc.)• Automatic and free alarm text formatting using device name,

object description, event text and so on.• Full acknowledgement is supported for all types of BACnet events

(TO-OFFNORMAL, TO-NORMAL etc.)• Acknowledgement can be sent to the device from an image

or from an event summary list• BACnet alarms and events are directly forwarded to the additional

novaPro Open Advanced Alarm Module (AAM)• An alarm inhibition can be configured for each BACnet alarm

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... and BACnet scheduling: time programmes

The scheduler in a BACnet device can be configured using novaPro Open‘s Web Scheduler:• Each device can be configured from a standard web browser• Manufacturer-specific configuration software is no longer required• Supports two BACnet objects: Schedule (SCHED) and Calendar (CAL)• User-friendly programming of schedule objects, e.g.

for heating or lighting control• Easy connection to devices from any supplier

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... and BACnet trending

Trendlog objects from BACnet devices can be archived into the novaPro Open history (long-term historical database):• Trendlog data can be read from current devices and written into the

novaPro Open history• The Trendlog can be read as a function of a particular variable, or when

the device buffer is ready or full, or when novaPro Open starts• Analyses of the novaPro Open history can be carried out in order to make

comparisons between pieces of equipment

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novaPro Open: advanced BACnet features

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Back up and restore BACnet devices

Back up selected devices to save all files on the computer:• Can be triggered by a specific control tag

Restore any device at any time from a previous back-up:• Can be triggered by a specific control tag

Time synchronisation

The PC clock in novaPro Open can synchronise the times and dates in BACnet devices:• Select the BACnet devices to be synchronised• Set the synchronisation cycle

In addition, novaPro Open can be synchronised by another BACnet time master:• Establish a time master amongst the BACnet devices• Remote BACnet device: time master priority or local PC priority

synchronisation

Back up and restore from BACnet devices

BACnet reportsBACnet reports can be created.

Time synchronisation

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„The BTL mark is a symbol which indicates to a consu-mer that a product has passed a series of rigorous tests conducted by an independent laboratory which verifies that the product correctly implements the BACnet fea-tures claimed in the listing. Building owners seek out products that carry the BTL mark, and it is becoming commonplace for specifications to require a BTL listing as a prerequisite of eligibility to bid on a project.[…]

novaPro Open: BACnet-AWS certification

A manufacturer benefits in three important ways by ha-ving products tested and listed. Firstly, by identifying problems with a BACnet implementation in the testing process instead of waiting for trouble after installation in the field, they are much easier and less costly to fix. Secondly, the mark becomes a symbol of a high-quality BACnet product, enhancing the company‘s reputation in the industry. Finally, having the mark and a BTL listing is a requirement to bid on many projects, and this will become increasingly important over time.“

Steven T. BushbyLeader, Mechanical Systems and Controls GroupBuilding and Fire Research LaboratoryNational Institute of Standards and TechnologynovaPro Open – BACnet-AWS certification

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The BACnet Advanced Workstation (B-AWS) certificate is confirmation that novaPro Open is suitable for configuring BACnet servers and accessing any property of any object.

This consolidates novaPro Open‘s market position as the premier BACnet soft-ware for building management systems. A great many reference buildings use novaPro Open to manage their BACnet devices.

ValidityThis document applies to the current versions of the product and is subject to change without prior notification.

TrademarksASHRAE and ASHRAE BACnet are registered trademarks of the American Society of Heating, Refrigera-ting and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)

BACnet is a trademark of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)

BACstac is a registered trademark of Cimetrics, Inc.

BACnet International and BTL are registered trademarks of BACnet International, Inc.

Other brand names or product names mentioned in this document are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the owners of the respective rights.

© 2013 Fr. Sauter AG, CH-4016 Basleinfo@sauter-controls.com, www.sauter-controls.com

novaPro Open 2013

• novaPro Open 2013 is BACnet-AWS-certified at the highest level. • novaPro Open 2013 is granted permission by BACnet International to use

the BTL mark for a B-AWS.• novaPro Open 2013 is certified by an independent certification body

(WSPCert) as per ISO 16484-5 and -6

For further information, visit: www.bacnetinternational.org and www.big-eu.org

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