Building Automation Knowledge Base

Issue What is the difference between a Numeric Input, Numeric Output and Numeric Public within a script program. Is using a Numeric Public a less efficient choice (as opposed to using a Numeric Input or Numeric Output) that will generate negative overhead in the AS? Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Building Operation Automation Server (AS, AS-P or AS-B) Building Operation Workstation b3 and Infinet controllers Cause Want to determine best practices when choosing numeric types during script programming. Resolution Numeric Input is a read only numeric (from the point of view of the script program) that accepts a binding. Numeric Output is a write only numeric (from the point of view of the script program) that accepts a binding. Numeric Public is both read and write (from the point of view of the script program). Numeric Public also accepts a binding. (A Numeric Public can be bound to both a Graphic and a Value Object to allow overriding of values from a Graphic. See SBO Script Public.zip for an example) When choosing the numeric type in a script program there is no overhead cost difference between using one of these numeric types vs the others. Also check out the Script Programming - Writing the Script Program Quick-Help video on the Exchange. NOTE b3 and Infinet Controller scripts do not support "Numeric Public", but "Numeric Output", in these controller scripts, can be used in a similar way to "Numeric Public" The Bound value is read by the script as well as being written to.

Issue The FlexNet console shows the following error Vendor daemon down: taclic No such feature or vendor does not exist: taclic Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment License Server FlexNet TACLIC Cause The taclic vendor daemon which serves the SmartStruxure licenses is down. This indicates that the vendor daemon either does not exist, or that another application using the same vendor daemon executable is present on the PC. You can run one or more FlexNet license servers with different vendor daemons, but a given vendor daemon can only be run once at a time on the PC. The SmartStruxure Building Operation vendor daemon is called taclic.exe. This can be seen as a process in the Windows Task Manager. Resolution 1. Make the SmartStruxure license server is properly installed 2. Follow SmartStruxure license and TAC Vista license on the same PC if both TAC Vista and SmartStruxure Building Operation is installed on the same PC.

Issue When trying to log on to an ES or AS using HTTPS, you get "No connection to server" or it takes a long time. Using HTTP it works fine. Version 1.6.0 and below you get "No connection to server" Version 1.6.1 and above you get in but it takes an extra 25 seconds compared to normal Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Enterprise Server Automation Server Workstation Cause The most common reason for this is that the port used for HTTPS is changed in the Software Administrator, and not added in Workstation when logging on. For a solution to that, please check Workstation Log on failure due to unidentified port. A more rare reason for this has been identified on sites with strict network policies or no connection to the internet. The reason this is happening is because an application using SSL or TLS (e.g. OpenSSL) is regularly checking for certificate revocation. That can normally only be done if the PC has internet connection. If the PC can't connect to Microsoft's server to get the newest list of revoked certificates, the application will appear to hang or fail to use SSL. For a deep explanation of certificate revocation check and the base of this article, read Citrix' article: Slow Web Interface\MMC console? CRL explained. The issue can be confirmed using Fiddler. Here is an example on how to identify the issue.: Another way to check it, is to enter the URL used to retrieve the list on the PC having the issue: http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?baa88d4bbbfc38e4 When trying to access that URL from a PC having this issue, you should get "HTTP Error 502 Bad gateway". Resolution Download the newest CRL updates from a PC with internet connection http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/CodeSignPCA.crl http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/CodeSignPCA2.crl Copy the two files to the PC having the issue Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where the files are located Install the CRL files using the following commands CertUtil -AddStore CA CodeSignPCA.crl CertUtil -AddStore CA CodeSignPCA2.crl

Issue Interfacing M-Bus meters to Modbus. Product Line Andover Continuum, EcoStruxure Building Operation, Field Devices, Satchwell Sigma Environment Sigma IC3-Modbus Mbus Modbus Kampstrup Heat Meter Multical 601 Cause Multical 601 M-Bus meters are required to be interfaced with the BMS. Resolution A M-Bus/Modbus converter (RS-485, RS-232 or TCP) and configuration software are required. The converter  and software are available from SyxthSense or similar suppliers. Using the converter and software setup the M-Bus/Modbus system without the BMS system connected. The M-Bus/Modbus converter will automatically assign the M-Bus registers as Modbus registers. From the software note the tables and registers used. Create the Modbus registers as required for the BMS system used. For Sigma - Create the gateway.txt, connect and configure the IC3-Modbus. A sample of the gateway.txt can be downloaded here: MultiCal Modbus Gateway.zip. For further M-Bus information see M-Bus Protocol Information. 

Issue When using the Modbus RTU X Driver on RS-485 what cable type should be used and what maximum distance would it give? Product Line Andover Continuum, EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Modbus RS-485 XDriver. bCX1, NC2 AS Cause Recommended cable type required. Resolution The Modbus RTU is a standard RS-485 network and you can use the same networking rules as per the Infinet network. As long as the baud rates are set the same you can even use an Infilink 200 or a B Link to act as a repeater. Unless the Third Party device manufacturer specifies different requirements the Belden 9182 or a similar cable that matches the Infinet specification would be suitable, again as per Infinet rules this would typically allow a maximum end to end distance of 1200 Meters. Also check out the SmartStruxure-RS485-Network Installation Quick-Help video on the Exchange.

Issue How do I change the Baud Rate of a field bus (either Infinet or Bacnet MSTP) if there is either an Infilink or B-link on the network? Product Line Andover Continuum, EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Infinet BACnet Cause The Infilink and B-link must have their baud rate set manually. Resolution All Infinet or Bacnet B3 controllers autobaud on initial startup or when the fieldbus commport is changed from the parent controller's commport editor. The Infilink and B-link must have their baud rate set manually. The proper procedure to change the fieldbus baud rate is to first go to the commport editor and change the fieldbus baud rate. At this point a message is sent to all field bus controllers to change their baud rate. They will all change immediately, however the Infilink and B-link have not yet changed, so the bus will now be in a confused state and there will be offline issues. The next step is to go to the Infilink or B-link repeater and manually change the baud rate to the new setting. At this point the network should work normally, however if the procedure is not followed there may be network issues where you have some controllers that are running at different baud rates causing the network to be totally shut down. If this is the case the way to resolve the issue is to make sure the Infilink or B-link repeater is set to the desired baud rate and power down or reset those controllers on the network so that they will all synch up to the correct Baud Rate upon power up. ** Changing many controllers A method that may help when needing to change the baud rate of many controllers is to bypass the b-link Connect segment 1 of the b-link directly to the BCX comm port and change the baud rate Reconnect the B-link and verify the controllers are now online, repeat the baud change if necessary. Repeat this process for each segment You may still have some isolated controllers that need to be powered off/on. Related: BACnet bCX MSTP network loses communication when a b-Link is added or removed

Issue What is the unit load of a TC300 thermostat and what are the bias and termination requirements when used with a SmartX Server. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, Field Devices Environment TC303-3A2LM TC303-3A4LM TC303-3A2DLMS TC303-3A4DLMS SmartX Server Cause Documentation does not state the RS-485 transceiver type for the TC300 range, making it unclear how many devices can exist under a SmartX servers RS-485 serial port ComA or ComB. Resolution The answers to the transceiver interface attributes below can be applied with to the Worksheet for Configuration of RS-485 Bus with generic RS-485 devices on Webhelp Q1 Failsafe Receiver The TC300 does not use an RS-485 transceiver with an integrated idle-state failsafe receiver. Q2 Data Transmission Speed TC300 thermostats manufactured from November 2018 onward can be configured to communicate at 9600 or 4800 bps. TC-300 thermostats manufactured before this date can only communicate at 4800 bps. Q4 Isolated Interface The TC300 does not provide an isolated RS-485 interface. Q6a Measured Resistance With no electrical connections to the TC300, the measured resistance between the RS-485 low-side (-) signal and the communications common is 10K ohms. Based on this the unit load of the TC300 is 1.2 (12.000/10,000) Bias requirements and number of devices If the length of the RS-485 bus is less than 150M (500ft) then Generic RS-485 Device Configuration 3 from Webhelp can be applied. Using this configuration the recommended 3300 bias resistors present a unit load of 3.6 (12,000 / 3,300). The SmartX server adds 0.5UL. The remaining node budget is calculated as: 32 - 3.6 - 0.5 = 27.9UL. Since the TC300 has a unit load of 1.2 the maximum number of devices that can be placed under each comm port using this configuration is 27.9 / 1.2 = 23.25 If the length of the RS-485 bus is greater than 150M (500ft) then Generic RS-485 Device Configuration 7 from Webhelp can be applied. Using this configuration the dual end-point bias configuration presents a unit load of 24UL (12,000 / (1,000 / 2) = 24). The SmartX server adds 0.5UL. The remaining node budget is calculated as: 32 - 24 - 0.5 = 7.5UL. Since the TC300 has a unit load of 1.2 the maximum number of devices that can be placed under each comm port using this configuration is 7.5 / 1.2 = 6.25 Also check out the SmartStruxure-RS485-Controller Unit Load Quick-Help video on the Exchange.  h

Issue Once the occupied cooling and heating setpoints are written from a BMS, the user is not able to change the setpoint from the room controller Product Line EcoStruxure Building Expert, EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Automation Server Enterprise Server SE8000 Series Room controller Viconics branding VT8000 Series Multi Purpose Manager (MPM) BACnet Cause By default, the occupied setpoint value is written to Room Controller with priority level 16 by the BACnet front end. Attempting to change the setpoint locally using the up and down arrows on the SE8000 Room controller will not be allowed since the Room controller uses the relinquish value internally (priority 17) which will be automatically overwritten by the BACnet front-end. Resolution The work around is to release the BACnet front-end control over the BACnet object using a LUA4RC script. The script can be uploaded using one of the following two methods: 1 - Uploader Tool A USB cable is required to upload the script. The uploader tool can be downloaded from the Exchange Download Script Download Uploader Tool   2 - BACnet The script can also be directly uploaded via BACnet using the "Description" field as shown in the image below if (ME.AV92 == 6 or ME.AV92 == 7) then ME.AV39_PV[16] =nil ME.AV39_PV[10] =nil ME.AV40_PV[16] =nil ME.AV40_PV[10] = nil ME.AV92_PV[17] =0 end Where, ME.AV92 is the Keyboard value ME.AV39 is the Occupied Heating Setpoint ME.AV40 is the Occupied Cooling Setpoint Using this method, the script can be uploaded to multiple SE8000 Room Controllers by following the steps in Bulk Lua4RC upload via BACnet (Mass upload) For more information about Lua4RC, refer to the Lua4RC Programming Guide

Issue The ETL job configuration tool freezes when running the load sources task under the mappings tab. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Extract Transform Load Administration Tool (ETL) Power Manager for SmartStruxure EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS) Enterprise Server Automation Server Cause The ETL default HTTP query size is set to 10 which in some cases can impact the performance of the tool. Resolution Make sure that you read through Energy Expert (Power Manager for SmartStruxure): Best Practices. This article will provide a lot of tips to avoid issues or improve system performance. ETL locks up while loading sources Adjust the HTTP query size to a higher value. This will reduce the number of queries between ETL and the SBO Server. Close ETL. Go to the location where ETL is installed. The default path is C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ETL X.X (SBO to PME). Under the Jobs folder there is a project file named "JOB_ETLProjectName.xml". Open this XML file with a text editor. Search for the setting called "ContainerQueryBatchSize". It is set to 10 by default, change it to 100 and save the job. Open the ETL user interface again and try running the Load Sources task. The folder count at the bottom of the screen will increase slower then before because each call is gathering ten times as much data. Note: If the ETL tool locks up again with the query size set to 100, try other values until it is able to complete the task such as 50, 25, etc. ETL takes a very long time to load sources When dealing with very large systems it can take hours for ETL to search through the entire database for all trends. To help reduce the searching time filters can be created to restrict what is exposed to EWS. Go to the System folder EcoStruxure Web Services > EWS Server Configuration. Click on the Filter Hardware Folder tab. Under the "Filter Hardware Folder by Path" section, click on the green addition symbol. In the pop up window, name the path filter and click create. Select the newly created filter path and click on the edit symbol. Enter the path of the folder or item in the database that you want to exclude from EWS. Click Okay. Note: All filter paths created here will NOT be searched by the ETL tool. Save changes. Once the ETL tool has loaded sources and the project has been created, the EWS filters may be removed.

Issue When SmartStruxure and TAC Vista is installed on the same PC, the license system for one of the products doesn't work properly and you get no license. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, TAC Vista Environment Flexera license system Cause SmartStruxure and TAC Vista uses the same license system vendor and also the same vendor daemon. That causes a conflict, and a special configuration is needed. Resolution To move a TAC Vista license to the EcoStruxure Building Operation(EBO) license server See video:       Or follow the steps below: Disable TAC Vista's license server and host the TAC Vista licenses in the SBO license server. Stop and disable the service "TACLicenseServer". This is done through "services" (Start-->run-->services.msc) on the PC. Make sure the correct license setup is made for TAC Vista. Refer to No license after reboot when TAC Vista Server (TACOS) runs as a service for further explanation. Create a folder for the TAC Vista licenses as a subfolder in the SBO license server installation folder. Give it the name "licenses" and place all TAC Vista customer licenses here. Do not place demo licenses in this folder. Open the SBO license server web page (http://localhost:8888) preferably with Chrome or FireFox Click on "Administration" Sign in using "admin" as user name. If you have logged in before, use the password you have defined. If not, enter "admin" as password and create a password as indicated in step 6a and 6b. If it is the first time you log in, enter a new password and click "Save". If it is the first time you log in, now click "OK". Click on "Vendor Daemon Configuration" Click on "Administer" Click the field "License File or Directory" and enter the folder name "licenses" on a new line. Scroll down and click "Save" Restart the SBO license service (Building Operation 1.6 License Server) Additional notes If your TAC Vista license is locked to a dongle, you need to replace the SBO vendor daemon file (taclic.exe) with the on from the license server hotfix produced for TAC Vista 5.1.9. Please contact Product Support Services for assistance and refer to this article.

Issue What is the unit load (UL) of the SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuators that will help me to calculate how many SP90 PIBCV Actuators can be added on ComA and ComB of a SmartX Server. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, Field Devices Environment SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuator SmartX Server Cause Require the Unit Load (UL) of the SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuator to calculate the number of actuators allowed on the RS-485 network.  Resolution The Generic application note AN01 can be applied with answers to the transceiver interface attributes below. The SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuator range uses the SN65HVD1780DR transceivers which are a failsafe transceiver (not requiring bias) and reduced 1/10 UL. In addition, there are no local bias resistors and therefore the 1/10 UL of the transceiver would be the total UL presented to the bus by the SpaceLogic SLP Room Unit. Transceiver Xcvr Unit Load Xcvr Failsafe Adaptor Circuit Bias Circuit Bias Load Total Unit Load Isolated 485 Bus SN65HVD1780DR 0.1 Yes None None 0.1 No Based on the above the total number of devices can be calculated as 32/0.1 = 320. The BACnet MSTP standard specifies that the address range for BACnet master devices is 0-127 and therefore a SmartX Server is limited to 127 devices per com port (254 total per Server) so this should effectively be the limiting factor. However, the documentation recommends using only up to 64 devices with the same RS-485 transceiver, or 32 devices with different RS-485 transceivers.   Since the SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuator does not have an isolated RS-485 interface it conforms to Generic RS-485 Network Device Configuration 1 in EBO Webhelp.  A network consisting of only SpaceLogic SP90 PIBCV Actuators should only require a 120-ohm termination resistor at each end of the bus and not require any bias resistors. Also, check out the SmartStruxure-RS485-Controller Unit Load Quick-Help video on the Exchange.

Issue Is JSON supported in a web service environment? Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Web Services JSON StruxureWare Building Operation Cause Many third party application only communicate JSON. Resolution JSON is not a supported format in StruxureWare Building Operation as an HTTP response in Generic Consume. Only Simple XML Web Service and SOAP Web Service are supported. It must be an XML document. There is a tool developed on the Community to automatically convert the JSON response from a Web Service to XML, and though it is not officially supported by PSS, it has proven to be a valid work around. Refer to SBO - Web Service through a Proxy, JSON and Image conversion.

Issue What are the IO wiring requirements for the IO Modules? Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Analogue, Digital, Input, Output Cables UI-16, DI-16, AO-8-x, AO-8-V-x UI-8, DO b3 Inputs Cause The existing documentation does not specify the exact cable types to be used. Resolution Different types of sensors can be used that come from different legacy systems, so cable types specified for the legacy systems will be appropriate for the same sensor type being connected to an Automation Server I/O module. If you are using Xenta sensors with the 1.8K Ohm thermistors you should use the wiring rules as per the Xenta documentation. Of if you use Continuum 10K Ohm sensors, use the Continuum IO wiring rules etc. Some suitable cables for most Analogue and Digital input, also analogue output applications are: 18 AWG (16 x 30) 0.823 mm2 - single pair screened e.g. Belden 8760 22 AWG (7 x 30) 0.325mm2 - single pair screened e.g. Belden 8761 The maximum distances that these cable can be run are dependent on the input requirements, for Temperature inputs this will depend on the temperature range and accuracy required. For examples of of these cable distances see links below: Continuum 10K Ohm sensors (also applicable for b3 controller inputs). Xenta 1.8K Ohm sensors For digital outputs cable should be used with appropriate size (current rating) to the loads being switched. It is recommended to use screened cables and also ensure correct connections for analogue inputs as detailed in How to wire an Analog input to an IO Module.

Issue Using BACnet IP to add a SmartStruxure Lite MPM to a StruxureWare Building Operation Enterprise Server or Automation Server Product Line EcoStruxure Building Expert, EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment StruxureWare Workstation Cause SmartStruxure Lite systems may desire an Enterprise Level Solution to bring multiple sites into one system. Resolution Configure the SmartStruxure Lite MPM for BACnet IP as shown in MPM BACnet Integration. Ensure that the BACnet Network ID is Unique to the system and does not match the Network ID in use by the Enterprise Server Save the BACnet Configuration Be sure to Right Click on the Root Object of the MPM and save the database. Open StruxureWare for Building Operation Workstation Right Click on the Server Object and add a BACnet Interface Ensure that the BACnet interface has a unique BACnet Network ID which does not match the Network ID used by the MPM Expand the BACnet Interface Click on the Server Object and select the Device Discovery Tab Select BACnet Devices NOTE: There have been instances of Skype causing interference with this process. Please completely close Skype if you are using it and unable to discover any devices. ALSO NOTE: There may be 2 instances of the MPM shown. If so, use the MPM that is part of the Enterprise Server BACnet Network Drag the MPM to the BACnet Interface/IP Network object in the Enterprise Server System Tree Right Click on the Device and Upload it If any devices are connected to the MPM such as a Zigbee Wireless State or Enocean switch, these will be discovered in the BACnet Network configured in the MPM Add these devices to the Enterprise Server by dragging and dropping them to the BACnet Interface/IP Network object Right Click and upload all devices.

Issue Does the entire SBO system need to be upgraded to 1.5.0.171xx, 1.6.2.12xxx or 1.7.2.111xx before upgrading to 1.9.1 if the network includes LON devices? Can SBO be upgraded directly to 1.9.1 from 1.5.X, 1.6.X or 1.7.X? Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment SBO Workstation 1.5.0/1.6.1/1.7.1 SBO ES 1.5.0/1.6.1/1.7.1 SBO AS 1.5.0/1.6.1/1.7.1 SBO AS-P 1.7.1 Cause In systems that have SBO servers that already are hosting LON devices based on LonWorks imported device templates (.XIF) or resource kits (.DRF), the servers need to be prepared before an upgrade from versions 1.5/1.6/1.7 to version 1.9.1. Even servers where device templates (.XIF) or resource kits (.DRF) are just imported, and no devices or network variables are created yet, the servers have to be prepared before the upgrade. Resolution Please see section 9.2.3 of SBO 1.9.1 Release Notes. Although it says "Steps to upgrade a 1.6.2/1.7.2 multi-server system" you don't have to upgrade the AS or ES etc, even if they run 1.6.1/1.7.1, it's only SBO Workstation that need to be hotfixed. Links to the different Workstation hotfixes can be found Server with LonWorks devices - TPA-SBO-17-0002.00 - Links to hot fixes. If there are no LON devices in the system, you may upgrade directly to 1.9.1 from 1.5.X/1.6.X/1.7.X

Issue When trying to open a report, you get an error message like below: Msg=DDL creation failed ex=Error creating DropDownddlTopCount The request failed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable Ex=ButtonRunReport The request failed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable   Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment Reports server Cause Cause 1: The Report Server Service is not started To check if this is the cause, open the report manager. If you get the error below, continue to resolution 1.   Cause 2: The Report Server Service takes too long to generate the report and thus times out The root cause should also be investigated. It can be a slow network connection, fragmented SQL database, antivirus software or memory limitation that is slowing the request to compile a report down. Resolution Resolution 1 Open "Reporting Services Configuration Manager" Start the server   Resolution 2 Increase the timeout for the report service Open Report Manager Click "Site Settings" Change the Report Timeout. Default is 1800 which is 30 seconds.   Check that the memory usage for the SQL server is not limited (Microsoft's How to: Set a Fixed Amount of Memory (SQL Server Management Studio)) Open SQL Management Studio Open the properties for the SQL Server Click "Memory" and check that the value is default (2147483647)   Reindex and defragment the SQL database e.g. using SBO Reports Agent Config.

Issue Perform a complete 2.43 I/NET install on a clean workstation with integration with StruxureWare Building Operation 1.3.x or higher. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, TAC INET Environment I/NET 2.43 StruxureWare Building Operation 1.3 Cause Before starting the upgrade, please ensure the following: I/NET system installed is performing well Communications – reliable Alarms - Routing masks configured Application sequences - tuned Points - enabled and calibrated Devices - online Database - backed up If not, then these issues should be resolved before proceeding. SmartStruxure Solution will add functionality, but will not resolve existing performance issues. Verify architecture: All controllers, workstations, & the I/NET database can remain including: (for a complete list, see I/Net Controllers which are supported with StruxureWare Building Operation) All LAN Controllers All Sub-LAN Controllers HVAC and Security applications Replace all TAPS with dial-up connections with LAN connections: Xenta 527 Xenta 527-web NetPlusRouter 2000 (discontinued but supported) Verify I/NET system size is supported by the version of StruxureWare Building Operation to be installed Upgrade TAC I/NET software and firmware: I/NET Seven v2.43+ on a workstation v2.42 compatible controller firmware versions Note: All I/NET controllers will require this update For more information on version, compatibility see Compatible versions of I/NET and StruxureWare Building Operation software. Resolution Click here for a video summary of the integration process after all installations have been completed. Perform a complete I/NET install of build 23xx on a virgin machine Install I/NET build 23xx from CD Run "setup.exe" Enter the I/NET Subkey information Verify SQL database gets installed Run Dbcreate NOTE: If running I/NET Seven on 64-Bit Operation system, the path to the INET Seven folder is: C:\Program Files(x86)\INET Seven\ Make I/O Server runs as a Service Refer to the article Running INET Seven as a service on Windows Set I/O server to "Maintain" Set "Host" Mask" for your specified controllers --------->recommend reboot to ensure Inet7Iosrv is running as a service at this time<------- Ensure you have a current License file CD or provided by Order Entry Verify that you see the "StruxureWare_License_File.asr" (current name of file changes with each release of license file) Save the file to a folder on the workstation in License Tool Folder Perform an install of StruxureWare Building Operation License  Select build of interest ex 1.3.0.xx Locate and click the Licensing Tool folder Click on the StruxureWare.License.Administrator-1.3.0.xx.exe After the loading process completes, click “next” on the Welcome to the StruxureWare screen Click the “I agree” button at the License Agreement screen Uncheck the License Server component and Click the “Next” button at the Choose components screen Click “Install” at the License Server Configuration screen Once the install completes, click the “next” button Click “Finish” at the Completing the StruxureWare 1.3 screen Verify the License Administrator by selecting Start=>All programs=>Schneider Electric=>StruxureWare 1.3=> StruxureWare License Administrator Verify License Administrator editor appears To load the License File select the “Licenses” tab Select the Add License drop down=>Add License from File Point to your License file and click “open” After License Load click the close button Verify the License file gets loaded and Status is Valid Click “Ok” Perform a complete install of Device Administrator Select Device Administrator.exe in build of interest On Welcome screen select Next Agree to End User License On Choose Components leave default and select Next After install select Next Finish the Device Administrator installation Perform a complete install of ES Select build of interest ex 1.3.0.xx Locate and click the WinES folder Click on the StruxureWare.Enterprise.Server-1.3.0.xx.exe After the loading process completes, click “next” on the Welcome to the StruxureWare screen Click the “I agree” button at the License Agreement screen Click the “Next” button at the Choose components screen Verify database location and Click the “Next” button at the Choose install Location for database Click the “Next” button at the Enterprise Server Configuration screen Click “Install” at the License Server Configuration screen Once install completes, click the “next” button Click “Finish” at the Completing the StruxureWare 1.3 screen Verify the Server is running by selecting Start=>All programs=>Schneider Electric=>StruxureWare 1.3=> StruxureWare Software Administrator Reboot PC to sync the services After reboot verify that the ES and I/O Server is running as a service. The ES is hardcoded when an I/NET interface is present; I/NET service is automatically started first. That is why when the system is restarted it always comes up in the correct order.   Perform a complete install of .Net Framework 4.0 "Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer)"' Verify .net Framework 4.0 is not installed (look if listed in add/remove programs) Go to http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17851 Verify you are attempting to download "Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer)" Verify download .exe is "dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe" Click the "download" button Verify .net downloads successfully Perform a complete install of Workstation Select build of interest ex 1.3.0.xx Locate and click the NspClients folder Click on the StruxureWare.Workstation-1.3.0.xx.exe After the loading process completes, click “next” on the Welcome to the StruxureWare screen Click the “I agree” button at the License Agreement screen Click the “Next” button at the Choose components screen Verify Installation type and Click the “Next” button at the Workstation Installation Type Screen Click “Install” at the License Server Configuration screen Once the install completes, click the “next” button Click “Finish” at the Completing the StruxureWare 1.3 screen Verify the Workstation is running by selecting Start=>All programs=>Schneider Electric=>StruxureWare 1.3=> StruxureWare Workstation Verify "Building Operation workstation" screen appears Select either Windows or Other User, enter user name and password and select "log on" (for assistance, view Workstation Log on failure due to unidentified port) Select either the Administration or Engineering view Verify Workstation System tree screen appear Verify that Device Discovery + I/NET Devices shows all Links and controllers Select and Right-click on top of tree "Server 1" Object - example: "Server 1" within the System Tree Pane Click New => Interface Verify "Create Object" window appears Within the "name the object" select "I/NET Interface" Create a name - example: "I/NET Interface" Click "create Select Server 1 Select "Device Discovery" tab Click drop-down using the "Select device type" Select "I/NET devices" Verify Links and controllers appear in List view Verify that Drag and Drop and Upload (Get Configuration) works correctly Select Server 1 Select "Device Discovery" tab Click drop-down using the "Select device type" Select "Inet devices" Verify Links appear in list view Select desired Link and expand Link Verify DCU's appear within the Link Select the DCU within I/NET devices - example: "DCU 9551- DCU - 7728-x " Drag and drop the selected DCU into "I/NET Interface" Verify the DCU dragged successfully. Select the created DCU - example: "I/NET DCU (1)" within the System Tree Pane Click the "Properties" tab Go to the "Configuration" window within the "Properties" tab Verify the "Link Number"(LL) and 'Station Number"(SS) info Click the Actions => Upload" or right click=>Upload Select the "List View" tab Verify all of the Points objects for the DCU controller appears and is online. Verify that you can drag and drop and perform an Upload (Get Configuration) all point types and controllers Select Server 1 Select "Device Discovery" tab Click drop-down using the "Select device type" Select "Inet devices" Verify Links and controllers appear in list view Select desired Link/s and expand Link Verify controllers appear within the Link Select multiple controllers of different point types within I/NET devices Drag and drop the selected controllers into "I/NET Interface" Verify the controllers dragged successfully. Select "I/NET Interface" select the List view tab Select multiple controllers types within List view Click the Actions => Upload" or right click=>Upload Verify all of the Points objects for the DCU controller appears Perform an Update firmware (DCU Download) to a downloadable DCU type from StruxureWare Building Operation. Verify the Binary file for the selected DCU at the following location: C:\INET Seven Data\Data Copy the Binary file Rename the existing Binary file and make sure the file updates. Within StruxureWare, Right-click on the specified DCU Click the "Update firmware" Verify the Software Restore Editor appears. Locate the Link, Site and or station of the DCU Select the Software and Database options Verify software directory is C:\INET Seven Data\Data and Run in Dial Retry Mode is checked. Click "download" Verify the Software Restore Editor appears and starts the download. Verify the "Binary date" on the Software Restore editor matches the date of the updated Binary file. Verify the restore completes. Click Close. Validate that the Rev shown in the Summary Configuration view is the expected number. Perform a Backup (DCU Save) Verify that a current .SAV file exists for the DCU at the following location. C:\INET Seven Data\Sav Within StruxureWare, Right-click or select the specified DCU Click the "Backup" or Actions=> Backup Verify the status editor appear. Verify .SAV file date updates at the following location. C:\INET Seven Data\Sav Perform a Restore (DCU Restore) Verify that a current .SAV file exists for the DCU at the following location. C:\INET Seven Data\Sav Modify the .SAV file name to reflect as being old) Log into the Host Tool and locate your DCU Go to the point summary for the DCU and select "zoom" Delete 2 of the points Click yes to confirm Click close and save the DCU. Within StruxureWare, Verify the dirty flag appears in the DCU Select the DCU and Click the Actions => "Upload" or right click=>Upload Select the "List View" tab Verify the 2 Points objects are deleted from the DCU Go into C:\INET Seven Data\Sav and Modify the current .sav file name to reflect delete. Modify the former "old" .sav file name back to the original XXXX.sav Within NSP, Right-click on select the specified DCU Click the "Restore" Verify the Software Restore Editor appears and starts the download. Select "INET Interface" select the List view tab Verify the previously deleted points objects appear. Force a State change to a Point object using (StruxureWare) Make sure the screen is in split mode or split-screen.. (INET / StruxureWare) Using INET, Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object from Controller Summary Make sure the Point value = off and Test is "on". Within StruxureWare, select the same Discrete Alarm (DA) point Right-click (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) =>properties Scroll down to Values Change the Value of the point to "on" by clicking the drop-down and selecting "1". (Value will vary upon Setup) Click ok Verify the state changes on the (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) object. Force a value change to a Point object using (StruxureWare) Make sure the screen is in split mode or split-screen.. (INET / StruxureWare) Using I/NET, Select your Analog Input (AI) point type object from Controller Summary Turn Test is "on" Within StruxureWare, select the same Analog Input (AI) point object Right-click Analog Input (AI) point type object =>properties Scroll down to Values Change the control value by entering a numeric value. Click ok Verify the value changes on the Analog Input (AI) point type object. Create a Global Point scenario between 2 points Setup a DLA configuration for 2 Discrete Output (DO) points Using I/NET, Go to DCU/Discrete Output (DO) point in Control Summary click "control" Verify the point control editor appear Make sure both Point values = off Go to StruxureWare, Locate the 2 Discrete Output (DO) points Change the view to Engineering. Locate and drag both Discrete Output (DO) points and drag them into the watch window Within INET, change the control state of the point to "on" by clicking the drop down and selecting "1". (Value will vary upon Setup) Verify both points change to the "on' status Within StruxureWare, change the control state of the point to "off" by clicking the drop down and selecting "0". (Value will vary upon Setup) Verify the that both point objects update and reflect the same state value in both StruxureWare and INET. StruxureWare Building Operation Commands Using I/NET, select Summary=> Controller Verify a "controller summary" window appears. select the first point type for the specified controller and select the "control" button Using StruxureWare, right click=>commands on the same point type as in I/NET Expand "Commands" Verify "manual," "Automatic," "Acknowledge," "Test On," "Test Off," "Point Control," "Alarm Configuration" appears per specific point types select "Point Control" Verify "point control" editor appears as in I/NET select "Download" Verify "value" = updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. select "Manual" within the Commands (if applicable) Verify "manual = True" for property name Test within properties (Basic)... (note this is only if it was False previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. Create an Alarm Event (if applicable) Verify "UnAcknowledge = True" for property name Test within properties (Basic)... (note this is only if it was False previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. select "Acknowledge" within the Commands Verify "UnAcknowledge = False" for property name Test within properties (Basic)... (note this is only if it was True previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. select "Automatic" within the Commands Verify "Manual = False" for property name Test within properties (Basic).. (note this is only if it was True previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. select "Test On" within the Commands Verify "Test = True" for property name Test within properties (Basic).. (note this is only if it was False previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. select "Test Off" within the Commands Verify "Test = True" for property name Test within properties (Basic).. (note this is only if it was True previously) Verify the information updates in the "point control", Controller Summary and Properties(Basic) in StruxureWare. Select "Alarm Configuration" within the Commands (if applicable) Verify an Alarm Configuration editor appears containing Alarm/Messaging Complete steps 2-30 until all point types are verified. StruxureWare Building Operation EDITS Using INET, select Summary=> Controller Verify a "controller summary" window appears. select the first point type for the specified controller and select the "zoom" button Using StruxureWare, right click=>edit on the same point type as in I/NET Expand "Edits" Verify "Point Configuration", "Calculation", "Event", "Trend Configuration","Runtime", "Time Schedule", "Temperature Control", "Demand control", "Consumption", "Door", "Elevator","Alarm Inhibit","Unitary Control" appears per specific point types select "Point Configuration" Verify a Point Configuration editor appears containing the point info Within I/NET Verify that Point Configuration editor appears for the specified Point type Complete steps 4-9 until all point types are verified. StruxureWare Building Operation Point Extension Using I/NET, select Summary=> Controller => from the main menu. Verify Controller Summary page appears Select "Zoom" Within in StruxureWare, Select the DCU select the specified point (LL.SS.PP.BB xx) Click on the "properties" tab =>Extensions tab Verify correlating point extensions appear and are checked. Verify point extensions can not be updated in StruxureWare. Go into I/NET (Resident I/O) Locate the specified point (LL.SS.PP.BB xx) Verify that correlating point extensions in I/NET matches to the extensions in StruxureWare. Visit two extension editors (C, EV, RT, CN, AI, TS, TC, TR, or DC). Add or modify an entry Repeat for all Points types Verify that correlating point extensions in INET updates and matches to the extensions in StruxureWare. Force a value change to a Point object using the Point Control (HOST Tool) dialog (StruxureWare Building Operation) Make sure the screen is in split mode or split-screen.. (I/NET / StruxureWare) Using I/NET, Select your Analog Input (AI) point type object. click "control" Verify the point control editor appear containing the value. Within StruxureWare, Load/Configure DCU right click=>edits on the same point type as in I/NET Expand "Edits" select "Point Configuration" Verify a Point Configuration editor appears containing the point info Change the control value by entering a numeric value. Click the “Download” button Verify the value changes in (I/NET and StruxureWare) Force a State change to a Point object using the Point Control (HOST Tool) dialog (StruxureWare Building Operation) Make sure the screen is in split mode or split-screen.. (I/NET / StruxureWare) Using I/NET, Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Make sure the Point value = off click "control" Verify the point control editor appear Within StruxureWare, select the same Discrete Alarm (DA) point Right-click (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) =>Commands=>point control Verify the point control editor appear Change the control state of the point to "on" by clicking the drop-down and selecting "1". (1 or 0 Values will vary according to setup) click ok Verify the state changes on the (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) object in both (I/NET / StruxureWare) StruxureWare Building Operation Time Schedule Update the ES Server to reflect your time zone by going to Tools=>Control Panel (Date and Time) Please see Time Synchronization of the ES and AS for more information.  Save your time zone Right click on Server1 => New=> Schedule Verify the Create Object editor appears Select "Digital Schedule" and click the "Create" button Verify the Digital Schedule object appears in the system tree Within "Digital Schedule" select "New schedule event" icon or Select the time period of choice Verify the "Schedule Event Properties" appear Create a schedule by selecting a Day of week and a Time and click the ok button.(Set the time to a future desired time) Save the schedule select "Digital Schedule" and right click=>"edit bindings" Manually Bind the Digital Schedule(Value) to Digital Point object(Control Value) Save and exit bindings. Switch your view to engineering view and drag your Digital Point object into the watch window. Verify the Digital Point object is set to "off" Take a look a the calendar and verify the time block is an "on" status Verify that when the start time is met, the Digital Point object updates to an "on" status I/NET Verify when the end time is met, the Digital Point object updates to an "off" status in I/NET. Create a Program Script in StruxureWare Building Operation (Digital) 1. Right-click on Server1 => New=> Program 2. Verify the Create Object editor appears 3. Select "Script Program" and click the "Create" button 4. Verify the Script Program object appears in the system tree 5. select "Script Program" and right click=>edit " 6. Verify the script editor opens up 7. Copy and paste the following script into the script program: Numeric Input pt1 Numeric Output DV1 if pt1 is True then turn on DV1 Else turn off DV1 Endif   Save the Script and minimize the script editor Verify no errors appear within the "check" box. Within the system tree, right-click on the "Script Program"=>edit bindings Manually Bind the DV1 Output to a Digital Point object (PVControl) Save the Script Program and exit binding. Switch your view to engineering view and drag your Digital Point object into the watch window. Verify the Digital Point object is set to "off" Select the Script Program and click on the "Input" tab Force the Numeric Input pt1 value to on or 1. Verify that your Digital Point object update to an on status. Verify that you can Convert an I/NET Graphic page using INET Conversion Tool (.gpg to .tgml) Within I/NET, Select "System=>New Graphic Page" Verify I/NET Seven Graphic Page appear Select "I/Net" from the main menu Select "Points" from the I/NET menu Choose a section of the page and left-click on the mouse. Verify the Point selection editor appears. Select a Point Object type and click OK Verify the Graphic appear Right-click on a graphic object and select properties Verify the "Point Object Drawing Styles Editor appear" Within the Editor locate Digital Point Style=> Icon plus value Within the Editor locate and fill in the applicable Options. ie……Display option Click Ok. Repeat steps 3 - 14 until all "……Point Style" on that Point object are used. Save the created graphic within I/NET, File=>Save As Verify the graphic file saves as .gpg file Within StruxureWare, Select "I/NET Interface and Actions=> "Convert graphics" Verify Export INET Graphics to StruxureWare Editor will appear Verify Source: c:\Program Files\INET Seven is populated Verify Look in a subfolder, Over-write existing files and Log conversion boxes are checked. Select the graphic page/s to be converted Verify Destination: c:\INET Seven Data is populated Click "Convert" button Verify the conversion completes Verify the graphic is converted from .gpg to .TGML format at the destination location. Verify that you can view the converted I/NET Graphic object in StruxureWare Building Operation Create a .sav file of the controller which you are converting. Within StruxureWare, Right-click Server 1=> New=> Folder Rename object as "INET Graphic" Verify the "INET Graphic" object appears in the system tree Right-click on "INET Graphic"=> Graphic Verify the Graphic "create object" editor appears. Click the "Next" button Verify the "Basic Settings" appears. Locate the converted files by clicking on the [...] symbol at the end file line. Point to the Graphic *.tgml to be opened Select the specified cell "Graphics Viewer" tab and select open Verify the Graphic file object appears Click "create" to process the Graphic object. Click on the Graphic object Verify the Graphic object/s appears in StruxureWare. Verify that the graphic object points can be controlled using the graphic property editor Double click on the graphic page Verify page editor appear Update the control state or value from the page editor Verify the Graphic updates in both StruxureWare and I/NET Verify that you can edit and save the .tgml (StruxureWare Graphic Editor) Launch the StruxureWare Graphic Editor Click on file=>open=>file Locate and select your .tgml file Click "open" and verify the .tgml graphic appears Update the graphics and click the save icon. Verify the graphic saves correctly close the Graphic Editor Right-click on "INET Graphic"=> properties Verify the Graphic "create object" editor appears. Click "Next" button Verify the "Basic Settings" appears. Locate the converted files by clicking on the [...] symbol at the end file line. Point to the Graphic *.tgml to be opened Select the specified cell "Graphics Viewer" tab and select open Verify the Graphic file object appears Click "create" to process the Graphic object. Verify the updated Graphic object appears in StruxureWare. Verify the creation and operation of all Display Windows Types - Verify that all these windows update with live data ***Ensure that the Host Masking and Message Masking is set*** Using I/NET, select Summary=> Controller => from the main menu. Verify AMT is running Verify a "controller summary" window appears. Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Verify the Point Object is "off" Using StruxureWare, Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Right-click on the point type object and select Properties (Value) Change the control state of the point to "on" or 1 Change view to engineering Click on the "alarms" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Alarms" window Verify all of the messages within the columns are parsed and are correctly filed Click on the "events" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Events" window Verify all of the messages within the columns are parsed and are correctly filed Using I/NET, Verify AMT receives the event message, Exit Alarms - renter - verify that all windows are returned to the same position per operator. Verify that all alarms and events are time-stamped to the nearest second. Verify add, remove and re-organize columns using (Add/Remove columns) Click on the "alarms" or "Events" tab Right Click on a column Verify the "Add/Remove columns editor appear Select a checkbox to add or Select to remove an attribute Click the Ok Button Verify columns are added and removed. To reorganize a column, select and drag the column either right or left Verify the column is re-organized Verify that an operator may acknowledge alarms Using I/NET, select Summary=> Controller => from the main menu. Verify AMT is running Verify a "controller summary" window appears. Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Verify the Point Object is "off" Using StruxureWare, Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Right-click on the point type object and select Properties (Value) Change the control state of the point to "on" or 1 Click on the "alarms" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Alarms" window Select the active alarm message and Click the Acknowledge icon Verify the message is acknowledged Verify that the operator may hide and unhide alarms from each alarm type window Using I/NET, select Summary=> Controller => from the main menu. Verify AMT is running Verify a "controller summary" window appears. Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Verify the Point Object is "off" Using StruxureWare, Select your Discrete Alarm (DA) point type object. (video alarm) Right click on the point type object and select Properties (Value) Change the control state of the point to "on" or 1 Click on the "alarms" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Alarms" window Select the active alarm message and Click the Hide alarm icon Verify the message is hidden Click the show hidden alarm icon Verify the message is appears Select the message and click the unhide alarm icon Verify the message is appears Create a A Sample and/or D Sample in I/NET ***Verify that the time zone is updated to reflect your zone*** Using INET, select Edit => Controller => Point Extensions => Trend Sampling (TR) Verify the TR extension is set up. Set up Trend Definitions in INET for either (ASample or D Sample) Verify Trend Results in INET Using StruxureWare, Right click on INET Interface and select "New => Value" Verify "Create Object" window appears Verify "value appears in the name field. ie (Value PP.BB AI) Change the name "value" to "A Sample Trend log Value" Click the "Create" button Verify Newly created INET Trend Object (A Sample Trend log Value) appears in StruxureWare. Select Trend log Value Go to the "basic" tab or Right click on the Trend object and select "properties" Locate the "point to trend" Click on the "…" and select an point object to trend Click select button Verify the correct path appear Click "ok" button Verify the Trend Log Value Object appears within the INET Interface Tree Locate and right click on the newly Created Trend Log Value Object (LL.SS.PP.BB AI). Go to the "Actions=> view in" from the main menu or right click on the Trend object and select "view in" Select "Trend Log List"=>"New Trend Log List" Verify Trend entries appears in the Log info in StruxureWare click the save icon Verify the Save Object editor appears Point to Server 1 Name the Trend object "A Sample Trend log List and "save" Verify the newly created Trend log object appears and Trend log entries appears StruxureWare Verify that you can Add an A Sample and/or D Sample Trend chart Locate and select the newly Created INET Trend object (LL.SS.PP.BB AI). Go to the "Actions=> view in" from the main menu or right click on the Trend object and select "view in" Select "Trend Charts"=>"New Trend Chart" Verify Trend Chart and Chart Lines appears in the in StruxureWare click the save icon Verify the Save Object editor appears Point to Server 1 Name the Trend object "A Sample Trend Chart and "save" Verify the newly created Trend Chart object appears and Chart Lines are being plotted. Configuration and Log into Webstation Locate the StruxureWare machines IP address by typing (IPConfig) at the command prompt Make note of the IP Address (example: 10.159.XXX.XXX) log into the remote machine and run the browser (IE) On the remote machine enter the target StruxureWare machines IP address at the browser address line and click enter….(example: http://10.159.XXX.XXX) Verify "Welcome To StruxureWare" editor appears enter user name: admin, password admin and click "log on" Verify Webstation system tree view appear. DCU Tests (controlling Points) Select "INET Interface" select the List view tab Verify all of the Points objects for the DCU controller appears Select and Right click (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) =>properties Scroll down to Values Change the Value of the point to "on" by clicking the drop down and selecting "1". (Value will vary upon Setup) click ok Verify the state changes on the (Discrete Alarm (DA) point) object. Right click Analog Input (AI) point type object =>properties Scroll down to Values Change the control value by entering a numeric value. click ok Verify the value changes on the Analog Input (AI) point type object. Graphics Click on the Graphic object Verify the Graphic object/s appears in Webstation. Double click on the graphic page Verify page editor appear Update the control state or value from the page editor Verify the Graphic updates in both StruxureWare and INET Alarm and Messages Change view to engineering Click on the "alarms" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Alarms" window Select the active alarm message and Click the Acknowledge icon Verify the message is acknowledged Verify all of the messages within the columns are parsed and are correctly filed Click on the "events" tab Verify alarm messages appear within the "Events" window Verify all of the messages within the columns are parsed and are correctly filed Install StruxureWare/ES/I/NET up to 10 workstations (Windows 7 or Windows XP sp3). Connect multiple Stations to one ES Install only the StruxureWare Workstation Log into the Workstation is running by selecting Start=>All programs=>Schneider Electric=>StruxureWare 1.3=> StruxureWare Workstation Verify "Welcome To StruxureWare" editor appears Enter user name: admin, password admin Enter the IP address of the with the main ES, server: IP (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) Click log on" Select either the Administration or Engineering view Verify the Workstation System tree screen info from the main ES machine appears. Repeat steps 1-6 on multiple machines. Connect No ES StruxureWare client (w/o I/O server) to a ES StruxureWare client (with I/O server) Locate a machine that has StruxureWare Workstation/ES and I/NET (I/O server) installed and make note of the IP address Install only the StruxureWare Workstation on another machine Log into the Workstation is running by selecting Start=>All programs=>Schneider Electric=>StruxureWare 1.3=> StruxureWare Workstation Verify "Welcome To StruxureWare" editor appears Enter user name: admin, password admin Enter the IP address of the with the machine above Click "log on" Select either the Administration or Engineering view Verify the Workstation System tree screen info from the main ES and I/NET (I/O server) machine appears. Click on "INET Interface" and Actions=>"Launch INET" or right click=>"Launch INET" Verify the INET does not launch. Convert and Launch Customer Graphics Connect to a Host LAN tap Configuration (1200 and 9600 baud rate) Select Server 1 Select "Device Discovery" tab Click drop down using the "Select device type" Select "Inet devices" Verify the Host LAN Configuration appears in the list of Links in list view Connect to a 731 Device Select Server ES or AS Select "Device Discovery" tab Click drop down using the "Select device type" Select "Inet devices" Verify the 731 Device appears in the list of Links in list view

Issue How to turn on and release a specific command priority on a BACnet point? Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment ES AS Bacnet interface Script programming Cause Wants an example script program to turn on/ off specific BACnet command priorities in a BACnet device. Resolution To control a specific Digital or Analog Output in a BACnet device, from a script program you would use a Numeric Output in the program that has its value set as required by the program. This Output from the program is then bound to the specific command priority attribute of the point to be controlled. To release control from that Command Priority the "Relinquish" keyword is used in the program to Null that specific command priority and allow lower commands to take control of the output.   Here is an example AS test program that turns on a Digital Output for 4 seconds and then releases it for 4 seconds. The Numeric Output DOControl should be bound to the required Output Command Priority 2, it is written as a fallthru program. Notice; the Relinquish command is releasing the output from Command Priority 2 as used in this example.   Numeric Output DOControl DOOnLine: DOControl = Active Wait4: If TS > 4 Then goto DOOffline Else goto Wait4 DOOffline: Relinquish(DOControl,2) Wait4More: If TS > 4 Then goto DOOnline Else goto Wait4More   This type of script program can be located in the Application of the BACnet interface and control outputs on 3rd party BACnet products or b3 controllers. Note: For control of b3 outputs it is often better to put an appropriate control program (Not the above code) within the b3 controller itself, making it more robust in case of comms failure and also reducing communications traffic. Also check out the Convert Continuum Plain English into SBO Script Quick-Help video on the Exchange.

Issue How to add Web Service and create SOAP Web Service with Graphic Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation Environment StruxureWare Building Operation site with release 1.2 or later Cause What are Web Services and how to add to my existing StruxureWare Building Operation site. How to add SOAP Web Service files and how to add to a project or site How to create values from SOAP Web Service Files How to add values to graphic that uses the values from SOAP Web Service Resolution Wikipedia: A Web Service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web (internet). W3C: A "Web Service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network." Web Services: are hardware, programming language, and operating system independent Applications written in different programming languages and running on different platforms can seamlessly exchange data over intranet or the internet using Web Services Web Service interfaces are supported in both the AS and ES(does not support connection over a ProxyServer) Like BACnet, Lon, and Modbus, you can create a Web Service interface. EWS Interface - EcoStruxure Web Services Script Web Service - Generic Consume via Script (Web Service addition Script Web Service) Simple XML Web Service - Rest Generic Consume via Binding Tool (Web Service addition Simple XML Web Service) SOAP Web Service - SOAP Generic Consume via Binding Tool This article explains adding Sunrise and Sunset for a particular location data using SOAP Web Service: Select New > Interface > Web Service > SOAP Web Service Next Paste the URL which has the SOAP Web Service feature ((to find sunset/sunrise for your area, Google WSDL data) and location coordinates Get Operations button pulls in the data. Select Next  which shows the values and times and then select Create Create values by highlighting SOAP Web Service then File > New > Value Choose Next and highlight the specific for the values then select Create Here are the SOAP Web Service sunrise/sunset values If desired, Bind those values to a graphic Lastly for SOAP Web Service a graphic is created and the values which come from the SOAP Web Service are place on the page

Issue Sometimes just looking at the error message you get from e.g. TAC Vista or SmartStruxure when you try to send an email and it fails can lack information. Product Line EcoStruxure Building Operation, TAC Vista Environment TAC Vista SmartStruxure WireShark Cause It is not necessarily all SMTP error messages and their explanation that are implemented in the software. Resolution For general information on WireShark usage read Using WireShark to analyse communications on an Ethernet network. If McAfee antivirus with HIPS is installed on the PC, use RawCap to capture the communication, as you will not see traffic originating from your PC online in WireShark. Additional reference for this article: Enhanced SMTP status codes   First of all when working with WireShark logs, it's a good idea to filter and focus the communication type you want to look at. In this case it's SMTP, so simply type smtp in the display filter and hit enter.   The easiest way to isolate a single smtp "conversation" between client and server, is to find one of the packets in the conversation, and in the "Analyze" menu click on "Follow TCP Stream".   This will give you the complete conversation in a separate window.   When you have used "Follow TCP Stream" be sure to set the display filter to "smtp" again when closing the window.   This is what happens if authentication is needed by the SMTP server but the client is not using authentication.   Here is the same attempt to send an email, but this time the client has enabled authentication   A little trick when using authentication is that WireShark can actually decrypt the Base64 encoded username and password. Simply right click on any SMTP packet, click "Protocol Preferences" and click "Decrypt AUTH parameters".   He are the packets decrypted   An error not easily detected by e.g. TAC Vista is error 535 "Incorrect authentication data". As stated in the enhanced status code table linked above, it simply means that either username, password or both is incorrect.   Though the product used may not have support for SSL and TLS, you can encounter SMTP server requiring it. Here is an example of a SMTP requesting SSL     For further info on troubleshooting sending emails from TAC Vista, please read Troubleshooting Sending Emails from a Vista Server.