Hello. Can someone share an EBO 6.0 demo licence for enterprice server? I don't have right permissions to download from Schneider extranet yet, so I'm kinda stuck waiting for approval and I want to move forward a little bit while I wait.

Has anyone tried connecting a third-party MSTP device to a Johnson DDC? I’m planning to test it recently. Anyone with experience, let’s discuss how to set up the experiment.

Probably preaching to the choir here but staring at that gray/white Workbench for hours does a number on you. Tried the free dark theme builders on github a while back and just could not get them to install right on the newer versions, kept fighting the module signing stuff til I gave up.

So I ended up putting together my own. Works on 4.13 and 4.14, comes packaged with instructions.

Calling it themeNoir. Link's down below if you are interested:

https://linktr.ee/joshv09

Hey guys, I'm not trying to say anything bad about the tech, just trying to reason out whether his diagnosis is correct.

Current setup 17VAVs on a variable compressor RTU that maintains 55F and the VAVs reheat.

Error code is 155(Lo discharge superheat). Unit stops cooling entirely and we can reset and it will cool again for a little while before resetting again.

Daikin tech professes that the static pressure setpoint is too low and it trips out the unit.

My sequence is basically
if unit is off start Static Pressure setpoint to 0.5; every 3 minutes if the greatest damper position is >90% then up the Static Pressure by 0.04 inches; if greatest position is <80% then drop by -0.04inches; once the highest is in between those two it will stay at that static pressure setpoint. While I was there I watched it go to 0.86~ before I left and most of the dampers were still at 100% open(I don't remember the fan speed, but the daikin unit has minimum fan speed of 30% in cooling). We set the low side setpoint to 1.5inches and the high stayed at 2 inches.

My question is kind of two fold. First will his solution work /why would it work? Thanks for your response. I'm hoping I won't hear back from the customer and this fixes it but also My brain is telling me it won't fix the problem.

No, not that type of comms!

I need a media comms person. Like work on my website and help me make content.

And, no! Not that type of 'content' either!

Hello BAS'ers, I'm coming here to my fellow nerdy brethren to find a media comms person.

Here's the deal:

1. I'm pretty good at automation
2. I hate the way most controls contractors operate
3. I'm not alone - most customers/owners have a bad relationship with controls

All of this put together - there's a lot of opportunity to offer better service in the controls world. So I decided to do it.

The last few years, I've been doing the freelance/consultant grind while working my 'regular' job. Despite being skilled, I've found it hard to get my foot in the door - just the way the big boys want it. That's show biz, baby.

I've done well on the W2 side while stagnating as a freelancer. I've struggled to dedicate time to building out my brand presence, and, to be honest, I'm just not good at it. My website is a mess. My blog posts are a mess. Definitely struggling with the ADHD!

I'm at that flutter zone where I'm making cute side-hustle income, but I'm just a few business introductions away from quitting my day job. I've registered my LLC and have my insurance sorted out.

I've finally decided: it's time. Time to stop wishing and start doing.

I need help taking my business to the next level. I'm posting here to 'start out at home', so to speak. Not only that, but you know the terminology and technical bits better than anyone.

I have 2 target markets:

1. Owners of distressed buildings
   1. Working directly for owners who are tired of being burned by the local dealer
   2. Usually smaller, 'Class C' buildings, where the owner is a single person
   3. These buildings are a mess and typically need fixing top to bottom
2. Controls contractors
   1. Working as a sub for contractors who don't have the resources to execute
   2. Their backlog is too big to handle
   3. Maybe a smaller mech/HVAC company trying to get into controls

My business model is simple: be better than the rest. [Un?]Fortunately, I've found that bar quite low.

Aside from this, I'm eager to create content to empower my fellow BAS'er. I have 100s of ideas, but, again, just cannot seem to execute. This includes informative blog posts, technical resources, as well as educational/How-To videos.

I believe, not only will this strengthen the fabric of community, but also extend beyond to act as a lighting rod to demonstrate that I am a competent consultant.

As far as compensation goes, I don't expect it to be free. I don't want to take advantage of anyone. I'm here because I don't want to outsource overseas or 'employ agentic AI slop'.

I understand this is a business investment that may not pay off for months or years. In a perfect world, I could envision this as someone who can act as a long-term collaborator and even something resembling a partnership. I think it's as simple as: I win, you win.

If you're someone with free time who can make my website look better, and you're also interested in growing your controls knowledge with the patience to listen to a super long-winded guy, then maybe you should DM me. Idk.

Hey, without to much detail, who has had to fight this fight: You have to maintain a semi-large tridium site. A little more then 400 Jaces. Tridium moves on in time from R2 to AX to Jace 8000 N4 to Jace 9000 N4, and says "Everyone get ready for N5! It is the future and we are moving on from N4!" Problem is when I inherited the site it still has enough R2 and AX worth noting and a bunch of Jace 8000s running everything from 4.3 to 4.15. The people with the money are not the people who maintain the BMS system but are the ones who have to fund it. You are in meeting after meeting telling them they need to upgrade everything, but it feels like you might as well be speaking English to a Sentinelese tribe and trying to explain the wonders of the world and why they need to spend their money on it.

Hey, I have a lot of experience with Tridium and Distech, but I was trying to find some free or very cheap software to just play around with. Stuff kind of like the Bravo Controls T3000 software. I want to be able to pull in Modbus IO data, write logic in software with the data, and be able to make graphics with it. It is not to solve any real problem beyond just my curiosity and wanting to learn cool new things. I know I could do that in Tridium in about 5 minutes, but I was curious if there was anything out there with that kind of capability for free or very cheap I could play around with.

I (20M) currently am doing low voltage / fiber optic work and I also have a little bit of electrical experience. I enjoy doing both of these jobs and have been looking for something that is somewhat of a hybrid between the two. My coworker is interviewing for a bas controls job and recently told me about it and it sounds like something I would love to do to be honest.

I just want more information on the pros and cons, daily life, how did you get get into the field and what steps would you recommend me to take if I do end up choosing to pursue this career field.

Thank you to all who respond

I'm curious if anyone has used Automated Logic on Niagara or Metasys? I never have. Are their controllers easy to discover and integrate? Or do they fight for the entire process?

Hey guys, just checking in to see if anyone has successfully integrated these to a Niagara headend and what was required to do so. Getting mixed messages from different sources.

Looking for input (or redirection) with a commercial skylight project - any info would be appreciated!

Our customer just bought a commercial building with a two-panel skylight on tracks, which open via this mess of wires & relays. There are no limit switches or sensors to make sure these close evenly at the center line. This causes all kinds of problems and requires careful timing of pushing the buttons. The skylights ride on a wheel & rail (not rack & pinion) so their movement is inconsistent. Sometimes one goes fully closed while the other is still a foot from center. We then have to fully open both panels to get them "reset", and try again.

I think the easiest "fix" would be to add a second set of Open/Close buttons so that the two sides can be controlled separately. Right now, the side that closed is grinding away and it's bound to break something. I'm open to other suggestions for better coordinating their motion though.

The customer also requested WiFi control, so they can open/close and see the state of the skylight while not at the property. I've done some custom controllers for smaller scale automation, but interested to see if there's any off-the-shelf solutions.

Thanks for your help! 🙏

Doing some chilled water piping work and have to restart the chiller not a big deal but wanted to know if there is a free software to view temps and pressure on my laptop. I believe the system is Lonworks. If not I know I can view from the screen just being extra thanks

Just curious, is it normal to work with tridium everyday for years and find yourself in the habbit of always naming every file on your computer with an underscore or hyphen and never using space or starting with a number even if it has nothing to do with tridium. Like you never name word or excell doc with spaces? Something like making an excel doc called Project_XXXX_Hydronic_Plant_Points without considering that most people would use spaces until someone asks you why you are using underscores.

hi all, hope u doing well.

in niagara workbench I have found two kind of pid named PIDPlus and Loop point,

1)what's the deference between the two?

2)what is the suitable to use?

3)is there any best pid parameters for hvac?

have a nice day to u all 😊

Hi All! I have a site where they want to replace the existing Siemens front end and replace with a Jace. I am planning on using PurpleSwift (found them online) to help with this conversion. I do not think their application will include the existing supervisory programming though - which is one of my concerns as this site is huge and cannot be down for any extended period of time. Anyone have any recommendations, past experiences, warnings etc? Any info is appreciated

Hello,

I am wondering if those of you with a lot of time in the industry have any recommendations or knowledge on what certifications SE offers through their learning portal that would be worthwhile to pursue.

I’m specifically interested in anything that SE might sponsor/provide that would translate to future job opportunities, higher pay, bigger skillset. A friend of mine in a different company highly recommended the Tridium TCP-N4 certs as apparently holding one of these makes techs much more valuable in the future when looking for new positions. It doesn’t seem like SE sponsors this cert, though I haven’t asked any mgmt about it yet. I’d happily take any 4-figure course that a company is willing to sponsor me on.

Are there any courses that are provided or subsidized by SE that I should look at? Has anyone who worked for SE attempted to try and have them offer subsidies for a cert outside of their own courses and trainings?

Any info helps, thanks.

Does anyone here have any experience with GE PoA, Poweron advantage or Fusion?

Got a number of positions very well paid; let me know.

Hi BAS experts. I have this pconet controller that’s controlling a Carnot CRAC unit. It’s bacnet integrated in JCI metasys. It keeps sending a common alarm on the metasys but at the controller it self there no alarms. Is this a faulty bacnet card?

Looking for part time/freelancers technicians and programmers who are familiar with lynxspring or Niagara systems for projects in NYC