r/BuildingAutomation

Hi,

In EBO, is there a way to send a global command to several points with the same name? For example, with Vykon Pro (Tridium) we can use Global Command.

Thanks

Hi,

I`ve added a Trend to a point. On the graphics, how can I display the Trend when I click on it.

I`ve managed to make the alarms work but cannot find a snippet for the Trends.

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Hi, Does Trend or Alerton support true controller‑level redundancy (hot‑standby)?

Hi,

What is the format for the label. For example, Normal/Alarm.

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Commissioning is not the finish line. It's closer to the starting gun.

That's the thread running through episode 2 of How to Handshake, where Saheel Chandrani of PingCX and Matt Miller from Fred Williams joined Ping Yao and I to talk about life after commissioning — and what it actually takes to keep an OT network healthy over the long haul.

We covered early warning signs, the documentation problem that every single person in this industry has hit, predictive maintenance (the honest version), and why the network health score belongs in the commissioning package from day one.

Full show notes and transcript on the blog. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

https://www.optigo.net/how-to-handshake-ep-2-commissioning/

https://youtu.be/S1_74J8456U?si=s7ng5z_YmVvheskH

Would joining a union be a bad idea to get more experience with controls ?

As of right now I’m a refrigeration tech ( 2 yrs ) with some commercial hvac mixed in and 1 yr of schooling. My company dabbles in controls but doesn’t focus on it. I’ve asked my director last year can I get more into controls but was told they’re focusing on mainly refrigeration now, this was last year and before I had the few controls certs I have now. I’ve been applying for different controls/bas companies in my area and they see my resume and like my experience but all of them wants somebody with 3-5 years strictly hands on controls. Nobody in my area really is willing to take a chance with anybody with less than 2 years controls.

As of right now my options are this :

1. Join a union and tell them I’m interested in controls

2. Ask my director again since I gained more experience in refrigeration and pursuing controls

3. Leave my state and take the job opportunities ( most of them I will be taking a pay cut expect one with a data center

4. Scrap this altogether and find a new plan/route ?

Any advice is welcome and appreciated .

I’m currently applying for an entry level position. I even applied at the company I work for. What should I be looking for?

My history is commercial hvac.

Can a Lynxspring Edge 534 run the Distech wizard service? I have tried to install the support pack distribution but it fails. I’m starting to assume it’s not possible.

Hey everyone, I hope all is well. 25M here, and I started my career in controls 3 years ago. I’m currently a Senior controls tech on the service team for JCI, before was a boiler operator for almost 3 years, and before that I was working HVAC service for about a year and a half. Got my high pressure boiler operator and refrigeration license from one of the local cities, and also have my universal EPA. Completed JCI’s Factory and Senior training for the STA milestones.

Are there any suggestions on a path I should take that would help me get into sales? Or a good stepping stone position? Any certifications I should pursue that would help me look “better”? I enjoy talking to people and taking care of the people I service, as well as the customers I have Preventative service agreements with.

Changing a site from struxureware to a Jace 9000. I’m trying to add 10 existing Lon xenta controllers to the Jace and can only discover half of them. It’s my first time working with Lon devices, would anyone have any guides to point me in the right direction to get this working

Hello looking for online and/or in person classes for Metasys and Insight. Any free resources would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

For those of you in the industry that have worked at either place or even both. Which company is considered better? Better to both start for training and to work for overall.

I’m an HVAC guy trying to break into the industry. Have an interview with JCI but have heard worse things about them. Positions I’m looking at are the more entry level specialist and tech positions.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I hear Amazon generally sucks as an employer. Got a recruiter reaching out to me about a data center in Fredericksburg, VA. Should I bother responding?

Thanks!

Hi,

ich stehe gerade vor einer Entscheidung und würde gern ein paar Meinungen hören.

Ich bin bin 25 Jahre alt und gelernter FI AE mit 5 Jahren Berufserfahrung in der Web-Entwicklung. Ich will weg von reiner Programmierung, eher Richtung Elektrotechnik / Gebäudeautomation (Smart Building, IoT, Inbetriebnahme etc.).

Option 1: verkürzte Ausbildung bei Siemens (Elektroniker für IT/IoT-Systeme)

Option 2: direkt als Quereinsteiger irgendwo einsteigen und on the job lernen

Option 3: Techniker machen (Elektrotechnik) und dann einsteigen

Problem: hab kaum praktische Elektro-Erfahrung.

Was meint ihr:

Lohnt sich die Ausbildung trotz IT-Background oder lieber direkt einsteigen?

Hat das jemand ähnlich gemacht?

Danke!