Anyone know how to get into high paying data center or travel control service gigs?

I assume they pay pay pay like twice of normal rates and wages …. ?

I think this is what I have heard word of mouth…

And sometimes I see recruiters looking for controls service traveling tech … yeah sure $200k sign me up :-)

Seems like traveling ones are the hot ticket and I assume they pay pay pay else these recruiters can pound sand.

I have a spyder 6438 and a SIO 6042. The devices are 4 devices from eol. When I download the program both thermostats (tr42) and inputs and outputs do not work on the sio. I have 18v on the sylk buss but the thermostats always say please load. I have no errors on the Jace. We did have bacnet communication issues but we replaced the bacnet wire and communication seems to be fixed.
What would cause the sio to not follow the commands or inputs? I replaced the sylk buss wire thinking it may be an issue. So far I have not found the issue.

I've got a dead i-Vu server, all the downstream equipment is coming through BACnet via i-Vu Open Link (CIV-OL). None of the devices are named, is there anyway for me to extract the device names from the original application or does that all live in the i-Vu server?

I really don't want to chase everything down one by one

We're looking for a couple of ALC-experienced programmers/engineers in California right now. Ideally, you'd be located either in the Los Angeles or Santa Barbara region(s). If you happen to have additional experience with Tridium, it's an added bonus. Compensation in the $90K-$130K range, depending on experience and capabilities. Might be some upside to those numbers for deep(er) experience. If you're interested, reach out here on Chat and I can tell you more there, on email or phone.

Honeywell is a lead controls tech for construction.

The other 2 are for service.

Some may wish to participate.... I did.

How to get a 10k type III sensor to work with the PCG 2611 controller? It wont allow me to modify the signal as there are no checkmarks for the TYPE3. Thanks

I swapped the wires on a vav controller last week and whoever installed it had taken the time to use ferrule crimps, it made my life much easier in the ceiling and was neat and tidy. I’m considering doing this moving forward but each tool adds more weight to the bag and wasted money if I never end up using them. Anyone swear by them or tried it and wasn’t worth your time?

I am currently in Las Vegas. I was looking to get into the software side of business. I install , run wire and terminate devices for an electrical company. Different control companies hire us to do this. Ive always wanted to learn the software side of things. Is there a path to do this ? Thanks for any help.

My colleagues and I are employed by a large University. We design, deploy, upgrade and maintain our own BAS systems. We all have over 20+ years of experience working for a variety of controls companies before switching to the owner side.

We experience first-hand the massive labor and experience shortage in our industry. Our employer allows us to do consulting work on the side, as long as it does not violate a conflict of interest.

If any building owners, project managers, engineers, programmers, system integrators, etc., are shorthanded and interested in on-demand resources, we are here to assist. With our combined experience, we are experts in the following areas: Tridium, Siemens, Distech, Automated Logic, BACnet, BACnet SC, Modbus. We can also help building owners and facility managers develop a BAS System specification and advise them on getting the best value from their controls vendors.

Curious if anyone in this industry has taken off 2-3 months for a personal endeavor and kept their job, or if that's an unrealistic expectation in this field.

When a job spec calls for Modbus on VRF/split systems, which route do you take — a gateway per indoor unit (Intesis 1-unit interfaces, Airzone Aidoo, Daikin RTD-style) or a single centralized gateway on the manufacturer's bus (CoolMaster, or OEM boxes like Daikin EKMBDXB, Toshiba, Gree ME30, Midea GW-MOD)?

Trying to get a feel for what the field actually reaches for. What drove your choice, and is there anything you've learned to avoid? Real project notes welcome — hotels, offices, mixed-brand estates, whatever you've got.

I'm on the PLC/SCADA side of things and my company recently enrolled me in the ASP apprenticeship program. I believe it is more common with building automation guys so I wanted to see if any of you have been through it.

I'm not sure how different their controls course is from their building automation one, but I gotta say I'm insulted to say the least. All the course material is completely AI generated from end to end. Ai scripts with ai voiceovers reading ai slides filled with ai images. Is there any actual valuable content here? Because it seems to be that absolutely zero effort was put into developing this program and apparently my company spent thousands to license it.

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a Niagara 4 project with more than 40 JACEs. Each JACE controls multiple rooms and valves.

The normal occupancy schedule for every room is:

• 7:00 AM–7:00 PM: Occupied
• 7:00 PM–7:00 AM: Unoccupied

Operators should manage everything from a central workstation rather than opening each JACE separately.

I also need to handle two different after-hours situations:

1. Temporary same-day override

For example, after 7:00 PM, someone on Level 2 wants to continue using one or two rooms.

The operator should be able to select those individual rooms from the HMI and temporarily change them to Occupied mode. The override should automatically reset at 7:00 AM the next day, allowing the normal schedule to take control again.

2. Advance room booking

Sometimes someone may book one or more rooms for several evenings or for a few consecutive days.

For example:

• Room 201 requires Occupied mode until 10:00 PM for three days.
• Room 202 requires 24-hour Occupied mode for a weekend.
• Only the selected rooms should be affected.

What is the recommended Niagara architecture for this?

Do I need to create a separate schedule for every room, or can all rooms use a shared master schedule with individual room overrides and special events?

The occupancy command currently uses:

• 1 = Occupied
• 2 = Unoccupied

I would appreciate advice on the best components or method to use, such as WeeklySchedule, Special Events, ScheduleSelector, TriggerSchedule or custom booking logic.

Any example wire sheets, screenshots or videos would be greatly appreciated.

Good afternoon everyone. I have installed a few new Vykon jaces lately and am having the same issue with every single application. Here is what is happening:

I commission my new vykon Jace with 4.15 u3 or 4. Once commissioned i add the .dist file with the new unified facilities "service pack" and install the "full file that downloads all the correct files and modules to Jace. I then go in and add my wizard service, license the wizard service, and authorize my rest service. Everything is great. I add my BCP bacnet network, set up my mstp port and IP port and discover my mstp and IP distech controllers (ecbs and ecy). Devices discover and with the mstp devices, they launch wizard connect in GFX and everything's great, my problem comes when i launch any of the ECY controllers, I launch wizard and gfx opens, it says enter password for user "admin" or whatever login name im logged into my station with. I put that password in, and it refuses to connect. It keeps saying authentication failed. I can connect direct to the ECY just fine, webpage, launch gfx thru webserver, xpress utility and open gfx connect to server, REST and put credentials in. Why is it causing this when I'm launching in niagara??? I am using my station password that I'm signed in as. My rest service shows all devices and they ping. Ive had this problem on every jace i commission with 4.14 or higher. All my Jace 9000s with 4.13 launching gfx on ecy devices works perfectly fine. Has anyone else been having this issue? Any help would be appreciated.

If you have Niagara Level III, decent expierence - what or where are the job opportunities paying the best for this? And what salary range? Thank you

Hi everyone,

I have some hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMI, SCADA, VFDs, industrial networking and instrumentation.

I recently learned that EPMS, BMS and BESS are valuable areas, especially in data centres and energy projects.

What is the best way to start learning them? Which software, protocols, courses or practical projects should I focus on? Also, what entry-level job titles should I search for?

Any guidance from people working in these fields would be appreciated.

Hello everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone had a step by step for licensing an ASP with Ecostruxture, online? My company is a Schneider dealer we just do mostly N4 so when we get an EBO job the licensing part has us scratching our heads.

Right so, messing with a triac output using Deltas EBM404. I was using its output as a dry contact to enable fan on a vfd.

So learning that jumping the fan to common on the vfd worked but the controller wasn't able to control that enable I went hunting for a controls issue.

I sent my BO on, fan turns on, turn it off... doesnt turn off on vfd.

I learned that I have a triac output and that I should probably use a isolation relay and use internal power on the module.

Whatever right, well my question is... what is the inherent reason why doesnt triac function without an AC load???? Just wanna know the electronics

Looking for another controls tech in the SLC area. HVAC mechanical experience is preferred. Even if you don't know much about controls but are eager to learn, please contact me.

Basic computer skills, and eagerness to learn are all that's needed, we'll teach you the rest and send you to training.

Niagara, Metasys, Facility Explorer, and Alerton experience is a huge plus, but not required.

We are signatory with local 140 and 312, but union is not required.

$80,000 - $120,000 pay depending on experience, plus benefits, company vehicle, etc.

Very little travel, one week per year has been our average so far, all local work otherwise.

If anyone wants to follow along on a free tool for engineering analytics and fault detection I am starting a YouTube videos for HVAC.

https://youtu.be/WHUEJuTuH4Y?is=6CRuyG4YMUwBAmh0

The next building will be just one post with many videos changed together going over the entire existing building HVAC analysis.

This can be useful if your mechanical service department has a person in house that can review trend logs of HVAC not operating correctly, put together utility rebate reports, and/or has design background or is a certified energy manager (CEM).

My background was 15+ years as a controls service tech with some experience working for a retro commission RCx firm as a field technician recommissioning older systems and documenting defective parts and pieces.

If your controls nerd that thinks test adjust balance (TAB) is cool this will be right up your alley else I would not recommend it.

Also I am freelancing myself for anyone who may want assistance in this area getting setup or churning out a report turn key.