230923 Alerton Direct Digital Control System for HVAC.pdf

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DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HVAC

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Building Automation System (BAS), utilizing direct digital controls. (ASCENT)

B. It is the intent of this section of specifications that the new Alerton BAS is to completely replace the existing Trane SC system currently in the building. The new system will monitor and control all aspects of the existing systems and equipment as currently controlled and monitored by the existing Trane system.

1. Systems to be monitored and controlled include packaged rooftop units, VAV boxes, laboratory VAV boxes, boiler plant, shooting range exhaust and makeup air units, laboratory exhaust fan system, hydronic pumps, and heating coils.

2. The BAS contractor will field verify the existing system to determine all points connected to the existing system that will be connected to the new system.

3. Confirm working condition of all the existing sensors and actuators. Provide a log and inventory of all existing sensors and actuators (hydronic valves and dampers) on the current system. Provide new sensors and actuators as needed.

4. The existing communication trunk wiring may be reused to the extent possible if it is determined that this wiring is compatible with the new system.

5. Other control wiring may be reused to the extent possible if it is determined appropriate and shows continuity.

6. All existing input and output points on the Trane system will be migrated to the new system for monitoring, control, and graphic presentation.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Native BACnet-based system, with Microsoft Windows 10 compatible operator's workstation.

Workstation, building controllers, application controllers, and input/output devices communicate using protocols and network standards per ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135, BACnet. Workstations, controllers, and unitary controllers, to be native BACnet. Do not use gateways for controller communication. Gateways may be used to communicate with existing systems or systems installed under other sections.

1. BACnet-compliant hardware and software meeting system's functional specifications.

Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) for Windows-based control software and every controller in system.

2. Individual hardware layouts, interconnection drawings, and software configuration from project design data.

3. Implement detailed design for analog and binary objects, system databases, graphic displays, logs, and management reports based on control descriptions, logic drawings, configuration data, and bid documents.

4. Design, provide, and install equipment cabinets, panels, data communication network cables needed, and associated hardware.

5. Interconnecting cables between supplied cabinets, application controllers, input/output devices, operator's terminals and peripheral devices (including but not limited to printers) supplied under this section.

6. Manufacturer's specifications for items supplied.

7. Specialists and technicians; assist installation, startup, and commissioning.

8. Operator and technician training program as described herein.

9. As-built documentation, operator's terminal software, diagrams, and associated project operational documentation (such as technical manuals) on approved media accurately representing the final system.

10. New sensors, dampers, valves, and new electronic actuators. No used components.

11. Owner will have full licensing and access rights for network management and

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12. BMS workstation will host graphic files for control system. Graphics and navigation schemes for project are to match any that are on existing site/campus.

1.3 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 230913 - Instrumentation and Control Devices for HVAC

1.4 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE

A. Products Supplied but Not Installed Under This Section:

1. Control valves.

2. Flow switches.

3. Wells, sockets and inline hardware for water sensors (temperature, pressure, flow).

4. Automatic control dampers, where not supplied with equipment.

5. Terminal unit controllers and actuators, when installed by terminal unit manufacturer.

B. Products Installed but Not Supplied Under This Section: None.

C. Products Not Furnished or Installed but Integrated with the Work of This Section:

1. Boiler control systems.

2. Pump control packages.

3. In-line meters (gas, water, power).

4. Refrigerant monitors.

5. Chemical water treatment.

6. Smoke detectors (through alarm relay contacts).

D. Work Required Under Other Divisions Related to This Section:

1. Power wiring to line side of motor starters, disconnects or variable frequency drives.

2. Provision and wiring of smoke detectors and devices relating to fire alarm system.

3. LAN (Ethernet) connection adjacent to Operator Workstation.

1.5 REFERENCES

A. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

1. ASHRAE 90.1-2016, "Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings"

2. ASHRAE 62.1-2013, "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality"

3. ASHRAE 189.1-2011, "Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings"

4. ASHRAE 135-2016 " BACnet®"

5. ASHRAE 55-2013, "Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy"

B. American National Standards Institute (ANSI): ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135, BACnet.

C. Underwriters Laboratories:

1. UL 916 Underwriters Laboratories Standard for Energy Management Equipment.

Canada and the US.

2. UL 864 UUKL listing for Smoke Controls for any equipment used in smoke control sequences.

3. UL 2043 Underwriters Laboratories Standard for installation in air handling spaces and plenums

D. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (European CE Mark).

E. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC): FCC Part 15, Subpart J, Class A.

F. National Electrical Code (NEC).

1.6 SPECIFICATION NOMENCLATURE AND DEFINITIONS

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A. Acronyms Used in this Specification:

1. ACM: Ascent Control Module.

2. Actuator: Device that opens or closes valve or damper in response to control signal.

3. AI: Analog Input.

4. AO: Analog Output.

5. Analog: Continuously variable state over stated range of values.

6. BAS: Building Automation System.

7. BMS: Building Management System

8. Compass: Alerton Workstation Software.

9. DDC: Direct Digital Control.

10. FC: Fail closed position of control device or actuator. Device moves to closed position on loss of control signal or energy source.

11. FO: Fail open position of control device or actuator. Device moves to open position on loss of control signal or energy source.

12. GUI: Graphical User Interface.

13. HMI: Human Machine Interface.

14. HVAC: Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning.

15. LAN: Local Area Network.

16. MSDB - Microsoft SQL Database

17. Modulating: Movement of control device through an range of values, proportional to an infinitely variable input value.

18. Motorized: Control device with actuator.

19. NC: Normally closed position of switch after control signal is removed or normally closed position of manually operated valves or dampers.

20. NO: Normally open position of switch after control signal is removed; or the open position of a controlled valve or damper after the control signal is removed; or the usual position of a manually operated valve.

21. Operator Workstation: PC running Compass software and any required software tools applicable for day to day operation of the BMS.

22. P: Proportional control; control mode with continuous linear relationship between observed input signal and final controlled output element.

23. PI: Proportional-Integral control, control mode with continuous proportional output plus additional change in output based on both amount and duration of change in controller variable (reset control).

24. PICS: BACnet Product Interoperability Compliance Statement.

25. PID: Proportional-Integral-Derivative control, control mode with continuous correction of final controller output element versus input signal based on proportional error, its time history (reset) and rate at which it's changing (derivative).

26. Point: Analog or discrete instrument with addressable database value.

27. VLC: VisuaLogic® Controller.

28. WAN: Wide Area Network.

1.7 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit data and drawings indicated below to the engineer of record. Submittal shall be a complete digital package including cutsheets, bill of materials, shop drawings, points list, and floor plan wiring diagrams.

B. Product Data: Construction details, layout, and location of control panels within building, including instrument location in panels and labelling. Indicate mechanical equipment associated with each controller and area in building being served by that equipment. For

25-388 CBI HVAC and Lighting Upgrade 230923-4 Direct Digital Controls for HVAC terminal unit control, a room schedule listing mechanical equipment tag, room number of space served, address of DDC controller, and pertinent information required for service.

1. Manufacturer's data sheets on each product to be used.

2. Preparation instructions and recommendations.

3. Storage and handling requirements and recommendations.

4. Typical installation methods.

C. Shop Drawings: Material details, construction, finish and adjacent construction relationship.

1. Engineering drawings, control sequence, and bill of materials for approval.

2. Standard Sizes for Drawings: 11 inches x 17 inches (ANSI B).

3. Eight complete physical sets of submittal drawings, and approved electronic media.

D. System Documentation: Include the following in submittal package.

1. System Configuration Diagrams: Simplified block format. Note software addressing for device communications for devices. Indicate locations of ethernet switches.

2. Input/output object listings and an alarm point summary listing.

3. Electrical drawings showing system internal and external connection points, terminal block layouts, and terminal identification.

4. Bill of materials, valve schedule, and damper schedule.

5. Instructions and drawings, for installation, operation, maintenance, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and spare parts for list control devices.

6. BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements (PICS) per ASHRAE Standard 135: For system elements-Operator's Workstations, building controllers, application controllers, routers, and repeaters.

7. Description and documentation of proprietary (non-BACnet) services and/or objects.

E. Project Management: Detailed project design and installation schedule with time markings and details for hardware items and software development phases.

1. Target dates for transmission of project information and documents. Indicate timing and dates for system installation, debugging, and commissioning.

2. Supply products to affected trades in time to prevent interruption of construction.

3. Maintain integrity of shipping cartons for each piece of equipment and control device through shipping, storage and handling as required to prevent equipment damage.

1.8 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer Qualifications: Company specializing in manufacturing products specified.

Five years documented experience.

1. BAS System: Designed, installed, commissioned, and serviced by manufacturer authorized and trained personnel. Support facility within 2 hours response time of site with technical staff, spare parts, and test and diagnostic equipment.

2. Contractor: Full-time, on-site, experienced project manager responsible for supervision of design, installation, start-up and commissioning or BAS.

3. Materials and Equipment: Latest standard design complying with requirements.

4. UL Listed under Standard UL 916, category PAZX: BAS peer-to-peer network controllers, central system controllers and local user displays.

5. Electronic Equipment: Conform to requirements of FCC Regulation, Part 15, Governing Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Interference and be so labeled.

6. Control System: Engineered, programmed and supported by representative's local office/ No less than four hour response, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

B. Installer Qualifications: Two years documented experience with projects of similar scope and complexity.

C. Source Limitations: Each product type to be from a single manufacturing source.

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D. Mock-Up: Construct with actual materials for Architect’s review and to not delay construction progress. Locate as acceptable to Architect providing temporary foundations and support.

1. Intent of mock-up is to demonstrate quality of workmanship and visual appearance.

2. If mock-up is not acceptable, rebuild mock-up until satisfactory results are achieved.

3. Retain mock-up during construction as standard for comparison with completed work.

4. Do not alter or remove mock-up until work is completed or removal is authorized.

1.9 PRE-INSTALLATION CONFERENCE

A. Convene approximately two weeks before scheduled Work commencement. Attendees to include Architect, Contractor and trades involved. Agenda: Include schedule, responsibilities, critical path items and approvals.

1.10 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store and handle in strict compliance with manufacturer's written instructions and recommendations.

B. Protect from damage due to weather, excessive temperature, and construction operations.

1.11 PROJECT CONDITIONS

A. Maintain environmental conditions within limits recommended by manufacturer for optimum results. Do not install products in environmental conditions outside recommended limits.

1. If ambient conditions are not met at time of delivery, manufacturer reserves the right to void the warranty.

1.12 WARRANTY

A. Manufacturer's Warranty: Limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

Covers costs for parts, labor, associated travel, and expenses for a period of one year from completion of system acceptance and applies equally to hardware and software.

1. Personnel supporting the hardware and software warranty agreement will provide on-or off-site service in a timely manner after failure notification. Acceptable Response Time: Within 24 hours, Monday through Friday; 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Acceptable Manufacturer: Alerton; 715 Peachtree Street NE – Atlanta,30308. ASD. Phone:

425-921-4900. Fax: 425-921-4872. Email: web.inquiries@alerton.com Web Site:

www.alerton.com.

B. Substitutions: Not permitted.

C. Requests for substitutions will be considered in accordance with provisions of Section 01600.

2.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

A. Except as indicated, system supplier to secure and pay for all permits, inspections, and certifications required for his work, and arrange for necessary approvals by the governing authorities.

B. BAS: Network of interoperable, stand-alone building controllers, field controllers on logical networks, graphics and programming for complete system.

1. Password access to features, functions and data contained in BAS.

2. Software for complete operating system, as specified, as integral part of supervisory controller. Not dependent upon higher level computer for execution.

3. System Backup: Electronic copies of software, project graphics, setpoints, and system parameters. Backups will allow Owner to restore system if necessary.

C. Distributed Logic Control System: Software and hardware per ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135.

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1. System controls mechanical equipment, including unitary equipment such as VAV boxes, heat pumps, fan-coils, AC units, air handlers, boilers, chillers, and listed equipment using native BACnet-compliant components.

2. Operator's Workstation Software: BAS/BMS application written utilizing BACnet protocols. Software functions to include password protection, scheduling, alarming, logging of historical data, full graphics including animation, after-hours billing, demand limiting, and full suite of field engineering tools including graphical programming applications.

a. Programming to make future changes to e system, controllers, field level devices, system changes, scheduling, and trending.

b. Field engineering tools, graphical programming, graphical displays, and applications.

3. Building Controllers: Building management software, with scheduling building control strategies and optimum start and logging.

a. Energy Management Software/Firmware: Resident in field hardware.

b. Operator's Terminal Software: Used to access field-based building management functions. Zone-by-zone direct digital logic control of space temperature, scheduling, runtime accumulation, equipment alarm reporting, and override timers for after-hours usage.

4. Room Sensors: Viewable digital readout of room temperature, and outside air.

Adjustable room setpoint within preset limits and set desired override time. Start and stop unit from digital sensor. Include wiring and firmware for field service mode allowing technicians to balance VAV zones and access parameters in zone controller directly from room sensor. Field service mode must have ability to be locked out.

5. Application Controllers: Terminal units including VAV, HP and UV, air handler, central plant equipment, and other controlled equipment to be programmable. Mount next to controlled equipment. Communicate with building controller through BACnet LAN.

2.3 ADVANCED OPERATOR WORKSTATION – AOWS (COMPASS)

A. Structure of Workstation Interaction: Server/Client relationship. Embedded web server for client browser access. Server to archive and store system data. Virtualized server environment. Web clients may access archive server data.

1. Single server license shall provide the ability to read/write, log, alarm, schedule and graphically display all physical and virtual points in a device – be it a BACnet Building Controller (B-BC), Advanced Application Controller (B-AAC), Application Specific Controller (B-ASC), BACnet Gateway, or any other BACnet device.

2. Device licensing that limits the number of points accessible in a device, as described above in paragraph 2.3.A.1 shall not be accepted and will not be approved as an alternate.

3. Licensing based on number of users or seats shall not be accepted and will not be approved as an alternate.

4. Single server license shall be provided for the following maximum connected devices.

a. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 10.

b. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 25.

c. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 50.

d. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 150.

e. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 450.

f. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 1000.

g. Maximum Devices to be Connected: 3000.

h. Maximum Devices to be Connected: As indicated on Drawings.

i. Not restrict system size based on point count (BACnet or Integration).

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B. Operator Workstation: General purpose, commercially available, computer.

1. Operating System: 64-bit – Windows 10/Server 2016/Server 2019

2. Processor: 2.5 GHz (or better), multi-core as required based on system size

3. Memory: 8 GB RAM (or higher) as required based on system size

4. Hard Drive: Minimum of 1 TB

5. Network Interface Card: 10/100/1000 Mbs.

C. Sufficient storage to accommodate fully configured point databases, application databases, graphics files, user-defined reports, and historical data archived as specified.

D. Graphic Based Displays: For each system.

1. Operator Workstation: Point data for each system. Update every 30 seconds.

2. Dynamically update data from any action by user.

3. Graphic Displays: Iconic graphic representations of mechanical equipment. Display graphic files, text, trendlog, and dynamic object data displays including animation.

4. Graphic Displays: "Drill Down" capability from main display to more specific system displays or navigation tree for building equipment and system diagnostic centric display organization.

a. Tree Navigation Contents: Customizable per-user and per-user-group basis.

5. Systems with Terminal Unit Controls: Building floor plan with dynamic temperatures, drillable for more specific terminal information.

6. Points on graphics allow user to change field-resident Operator Workstation functions associated with project, including setpoints, weekly and exception schedules, from any screen, whether screen shows text or graphic display. Do without reference to object addresses or other numeric/mnemonic indications.

7. Protect display views unless operator credentials have proper access level. Assign access levels to each display/system object. Menu labels not to appear on graphic if operator does not have appropriate security level.

8. Analog objects: Displayed with operator modifiable units. Input objects may be displayed as graphic items on display screen as an overlay to the system graphic.

9. Information: Labeled with descriptors and shown with appropriate engineering units.

10. DDCs system must provide graphic displays and files. Systems requiring graphics development or logic programming are prohibited. Graphic Files: JPG, GIF or PNG.

11. Submit graphic displays to Owner for review and approval. Approved graphics to be in place prior to commissioning.

12. Operator Workstation: Supply graphics library, to use unaltered or modified. Include library to assemble custom graphics. System to allow creation of new graphics.

13. Data Displays: Ability to link to content outside of BAS system. Content to include, but not limited to launching external files in their native applications.

E. OmniGraphics: Graphics with custom geometry offering color gradient shading and variable opacity in scale to system variables; analog and binary, and color range settings.

1. OmniGraphics Must Support:

a. Displaying current values in the geometric shapes.

b. Geometric shapes to be clickable allowing navigation to another graphic display.

c. Color Scale: Support using AVs and BVs to define the color scale ranges.

F. The Operator Interface: Support the following functions.

1. Mouse-over tooltip information of graphic items or data points; can be turned off.

2. Right mouse click access to context menu selection to create, view, or edit system functionality such as Schedule, Trendlogs, Alarms, Object Properties, and User

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Activity associated with display object selected.

3. Automatic zooming to screen size to maximize display to display area. Can be enabled or disabled. Background color, flood fills remaining screen background.

4. Support user configurable embedded Data Viewer for a persistent trend log data view to accompany system data and graphic information on a single display.

G. Password Protection: Preventing unauthorized use unless operator is logged on.

1. Limits operator to assigned functions when logged on. Includes displays as outlined.

2. Users: Individual User IDs, User Names, and Passwords. Case sensitive alphanumeric character entry except for User ID. User ID, User Name, and Password will enforce minimum of 8 characters and stored in encrypted format.

3. Each user to be allowed individual assignment of control functions, menu items, navigation tree, and user-specific system start display, and restricted access to discrete BACnet devices to which user requires access.

4. Passwords, user names, and access assignments: Adjustable via Compass.

Password adjustable via web client.

5. Users to have set access levels, which define access to displays and individual objects user may control. System to have 10 distinct access levels for assignment.

6. Operator Workstation and Web Client: Auto logout feature when no keyboard or mouse activity is detected for time period, adjustable by system administrator.

Enabled and disabled by system administrator. Screen message notifying log out.

7. Permit effective date range, and effective time of day, User are permitted access.

8. Active Directory Integration using LDAP for remote User Access control shall support to enforce minimum password length and enforce combination of the following requirements -

a. Upper Case letters

b. Lower Case letters

c. Base 10 digits (0-9)

d. Non-alphanumeric characters

e. Password expiration

f. User lockout after “x” failed attempts, where “x” is adjustable by the administrator

H. Operator Activity Log: Tracks operator changes and activities.

1. Included in Operator Workstation. A log of what changed, who made the change, date and time of system activity, and value of change before and after. Operator may display activity, sort changes by user or operation and print Operator Activity Log.

2. Activity log to be gathered and archived to MSDB as needed. Log to be able to exportable for spreadsheet display and sorting.

3. User option to record commenting in Operator Activity Log upon system point change.

4. Accessible via Web Client for viewing, sorting, filtering, and printing. Including via right mouse click and selection from context menu.

I. Standard Scheduling:

1. Information to be in easy-to-read daily format including calendar of this month and next. Schedules to show actual ON/OFF times for day based on scheduling priority.

Priority for Scheduling: Events, holidays and daily, with events being the highest.

2. Holiday and Special Event Schedules: Display data in calendar format. Be able to schedule holidays and special events directly from these calendars.

3. Operator to be able to change information for a given weekly or exception schedule if logged on with appropriate access privileges.

4. Schedule Wizard for schedules set up. Walks user through schedule generation. Have

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5. Scheduling: Include optimum start based on outside air temperature, current heating/cooling setpoints, indoor temperature and previous starts history. Individual zones to have optimum start time calculated based on parameters listed. Operators to input schedules to set time that occupied setpoint is to be attained. Optimum start feature must calculate the startup time needed to match zone temperature to setpoint.

Operators to be able to set a limit for maximum startup time allowed.

6. List show currently defined schedules. Includes standard, holiday and event schedules. User to be able to select a list showing scheduled points and zones.

7. Display of schedules must show ON times for standard, holiday and event schedules in different colors on a given day. OFF times must also be shown in additional colors.

Operators may select from a calendar what days are to be scheduled and show points and zones affected. Operators may set time for one day and then match it to days of the week to be affected as a recurrence of same schedule.

8. Any displayed data that is changeable by operator may be selected using the right mouse button and schedule selectable on screen. Selection of schedule using this method allows viewing of assigned schedule and allows the point to be scheduled.

9. Schedule Support Functions: Drag-n-drop events and holidays on schedule calendar.

a. Drag-n-drop events default to two-hour period; can operator adjusted.

b. Drag-n-drop holidays default for OFF all day; edit for multiple-day holidays.

c. View affected zones when adding or editing timed events of a schedule.

10. Web Client: A search list of scheduled points and zones to access schedule calendar.

11. Schedule Time Blocks: Present schedule detail via mouse-over information.

J. Advanced Scheduling:

1. Hierarchy of schedulable resources shall be customized to meet owner/operator specific scheduling needs and requirements.

2. Schedulable resources shall support analog and binary data points, e.g. AV, AO, BV, BO objects.

3. Each schedulable resource shall have its own unique schedule object.

4. Holiday schedules shall support definition of a specific date or a perpetual holiday with a duration, for example the USA Thanksgiving two-day holiday.

5. Calendar events set to be reoccurring events shall support the following recurrence patterns:

a. Repeat daily every x days or every weekday

b. Repeat weekly every x weeks on selected days of the week

c. Repeat monthly every x months on a specific date of the month or a specific day such third Saturday or last Monday.

d. Repeat yearly every x years on a specific month and date or a specified day of a specified month, e.g. last Wednesday of November

6. Calendar events set to be reoccurring events shall support the following recurrence ranges: no end date, end after x occurrences, and end by a specified date.

7. Calendar events set to be reoccurring events shall support a custom recurrence setting that is a collection of specified random dates that may have no logical pattern.

8. Calendar events shall be configurable as a template that allows quick reuse and application by drag-and-drop onto any resource calendar. Any event shall be capable of being made into an event template.

9. Calendar events shall require the following parameters: Event Name, Event Type (binary or setpoint), Start Date/Time, and End Date/Time.

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a. Analog Event Type shall support selecting setpoint type to ensure that only compatible analog points are scheduled with a specified value

10. Calendar Events shall support selection of schedulable resources by inheritance to all child resources or by selection of specific resources. Each selected resource shall support setting a start and end offset of +/- 6 hours from event start start/end times.

11. The following conflict resolution rules shall be provided to determine what to do when schedulable resources have two events scheduled for the same time: Local vs.

Inherited event; On vs. Off event; Newest vs. oldest event.

K. Alarm Indication and Handling

1. AOWS shall provide visual, printed, and email means of alarm indication. Printout of alarms shall be sent to the assigned network printer. Alarm notification can be filtered based on the User ID’s authorization level.

2. Alarm Manager shall provide log of alarm messages. History of alarm occurrences shall be archived to the data storage of the AOWS or a SQL data base. Each entry shall include a description of the event-initiating object generating the alarm.

Description shall be an alarm message of at least 256 characters in length. Entry shall include time and date of alarm occurrence, time and date of object state return to normal, time and date of alarm acknowledgment, identification of operator acknowledging alarm, a comment form the operator who acknowledged the alarm, and the number of alarm occurrences.

3. Alarm Manager shall provide a means to filter all alarms that have been configured in the system for alarm description, current alarm state, default and customer date range, disabled/enabled, and priority level.

4. Alarm Manager shall provide a means to disable alarms for the purpose of performing maintenance without creating concern with unneeded alarm notifications.

5. Alarm messages shall be in user-definable text (English or other specified language) and shall be delivered either to the AOWS user interface or through remote communication using email (Authenticated SMTP supported).

6. Alarm Manager shall provide the permissioned ability to Clear alarm occurrences from the Alarm Manager table while retaining the alarm in the AOWS database for reporting purposes.

7. Alarm Manager shall provide the permissioned ability to Purge alarm occurrences from the both the Alarm Manager table and the AOWS database.

8. Alarm Manager shall provide a user customizable navigation link from the Alarm message to the data display or template to the equipment associated with the alarm.

9. Alarm Manager shall provide a context menu that will allow for navigation to Schedule, Trendlog, Object Property display, or System (user) Activity from the Alarm points live data value.

10. AOWS shall include an Alarm Wizard for set up of alarms. Wizard shall walk user through all steps necessary for alarm generation. Wizard shall have its own pull-down selection for startup or may be started by right-clicking on value displayed on graphic and then selecting alarm setup.

11. User can silence audible annunciation for the current session.

12. User can disable auto-refresh of alarm annunciation for current session.

13. Any displayed data that is changeable by the operator may be selected using the right mouse button and the alarm shall then be selectable on the screen. Selection of the alarm using this method shall allow the viewing of the alarm history or allow the creation of a new alarm.

14. Alarm Priority Levels (0-127) shall be definable in number and name. Alarms can be assigned to any of the priority levels defined.

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15. The following Alarm data shall be displayed in the Alarm Management User Interface for each alarm:

a. Number of times the alarm has occurred

b. Average alarm duration (hours, minutes, and seconds) for the following transitions:

1) Active to Normal

2) Active to Acknowledgement

3) Acknowledgement to Normal

c. Actual alarm duration (hours, minutes, and seconds) for the following transitions for each alarm occurrence:

1) Active to Normal

2) Active to Acknowledgement

3) Acknowledgement to Normal

d. Live data point of point alarmed

e. Navigation link to a user-selected display or URL

16. User Comment text shall be entered upon acknowledgement of an Alarm. The comment history is stored in the system data base and a user cannot edit or delete a comment after it has been submitted in the system.

17. Alarm Performance: An alarm annunciation shall appear on the AOWS user interface within 8 seconds and appear in the Alarm manager and data base within 10 seconds of a triggered alarm.

L. Trendlog Information: Display trendlog records in standard engineering units.

1. Periodically gather data stored in building controllers and store information in system database. Append stored records with new data. Overwriting records is not allowed unless file size is limited. System database capable of storing 50 million records before archiving data. Samples viewable at Web Client.

a. Capable of trending on interval determined by polling rate, or change-of-value.

2. Add and edit trendlogs and setup information including the following:

a. The interval at which it is to be logged.

b. Operations shall be password protected.

c. Accessed directly from graphics on which a trended object is displayed.

3. Trendlog Wizard: Setup of multiple trend logs simultaneously. Walk users through necessary steps. Have a pull-down selection for startup, or by right-clicking on value displayed on graphic, and then selecting Trendlogs from displayed menu.

4. Trendlog Data: Viewable on Datalogger accessible via Web Browser. Trend logs of any point on a graphic must be initiated by performing a right mouse click on the point.

M. DataViewer access via Web Browser: Capable of graphing trend-logged object data.

1. Access and ability to create, edit and view are restricted by user account credentials

2. Specific and repeatable URL defines trendlog views for browser bookmarking and email compatibility.

3. Call out of trendlog value at intersection of trend line and mouse-over vertical axis.

4. Trendlog or Energy log and companion logs configurable to display on one of two independent vertical scales embedded in display.

5. Click zoom for control of data set viewed along either graph axis.

6. User-specifiable start and end dates and fast scroll features supporting click zoom of macro scale view of data for quickly finding data set based on visual signature.

7. User export of the viewed data set to MS Excel.

8. Optional min/max ranges (Upper Control Limits, Lower Control Limits) for each value.

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N. Energy Log Information: Display information in standard engineering units.

1. Periodically gather energy log data in field controller and archive information. Append files with new data. Overwriting archived data is not allowed unless file size is limited.

2. Store data in database format for use by third-party programs. System operation to stay online during graphing operations.

3. Operators to be able to change energy log setup information. Includes meters, meter pulse value, and type of energy units. Meters monitored by system may be logged.

Support using flow and temperature sensors for BTU monitoring.

4. Web Client: Display data in tabular and graphical formats. Display in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly formats. Be able to select specific data periods to view.

O. Demand Limiting: Sheds and restores equipment based on energy usage when compared to shed and restore settings.

1. Shedding: Implemented independently on each zone or piece of system equipment.

2. Binary Shedding: 5 priority levels. Loads in a given priority level to be shed before any loads in a higher priority level are shed. Load shedding within a given priority level includes two methods; a "first off-first on" mode, and a "first off-last on" linear mode.

3. Analog Shedding: Program generated ramp used by individual zones or control algorithm to raise and lower cooling and heating settings reducing energy usage.

4. Status of each program to be displayed with description of each load on Web Client.

P. Tenant Activity: A program monitoring after-hours overrides by tenants, logs data, and generates bill based on usage and rate charged for each tenant space.

1. Tenant after-hours override usage is logged in Operator Workstation database.

2. Include entry of following information for use in logging and billing.

a. Tenant's contact name and address.

b. One or multiple tenant zones making up a total tenant space, including separate billing rate for each separate zone.

c. Minimum and maximum values an event duration and event limit.

d. Property management information.

e. Overall billing rate.

f. Seasonal adjustments or surcharge to billing rate.

g. Billing notification type including, but not limited to printer, file and email.

h. Billing form template.

3. Logging: Include recording the following information for each and every tenant event.

a. Zone description.

b. Time the event begins.

c. Total override time.

d. Limits shall be applied to override time.

4. A Tenant Bill: Generated for a specific period using entered configuration data and logged data. User with appropriate security level will be able to view and override billing information. User to be able to select a billing period to view and be able to delete events from billing and edit a selected tenant activity event's override time.

Q. Reports: Capable of producing the following reports. Deliverable Format: CSV.

1. Trendlog configurations.

2. Alarm configurations.

3. Tenant activity configurations.

4. Device summary.

5. Energy log configurations.

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6. Schedule configurations.

7. Deliverable Format: CSV files.

R. Field Engineering Tools: For programming controllers supplied.

1. Database Application Manager: Include controller logic files and associated graphics.

2. Device Manager: Detect devices connected on BACnet network by scanning. Display device instance, network ID, model, and description. Record and display software file loaded in each controller. Store file copies in project folder on computer's hard drive.

3. Audit when device not in database is added to network.

4. Backup/restore function for system to selected medium. System to be capable of restoring systems and creating a backup for instantiating a new client PC.

5. A means to scan, detect, interrogate, and edit third-party BACnet devices and BACnet objects within those devices.

S. Web Interface: System software based upon server/thin client architecture, designed around open standards of web technology.

1. Communicate using Ethernet and TCP. Access server using a web browser across Owner’s intranet and remotely via the Internet. Support 200 users with single license.

2. Web Browser: Microsoft Edge v95 or later, Firefox v70 or later, Chrome v95 or later, and Safari 13 or later. No special vendor-supplied software to be required. Display data in real-time. Update automatically without user interaction.

3. Web Pages: Automatically generated with HTML5 from data display files on Operator Workstation. Do not use systems requiring an HTML editor for web page generation.

4. Launching Web Browser on Operator Workstation presents a login page requiring a login name and password. Navigation and system adjustments dependent upon operators assigned privileges. User activity reports will show activity of operators, whether changes were made using a web client or Operator Workstation.

5. User Session Management including ability to view connected user sessions to the web client, see how long they have been active/inactive for each unique session, and force log-out for any or all sessions.

T. Context Menu Navigation: Web Browser: Support Context Menu Navigation via a right mouse click on a data point.

1. Operations to be dependent upon logged in user privileges and include:

a. View and setup Alarms.

b. View and setup Trend Logs.

c. Display the BACnet properties for the selected Object.

d. View and setup Schedules.

e. View System activity for the selected Object.

U. Summary Pages:

1. Present system data in tabular form. Data to be from multiple devices. Points presented horizontally and devices listed on left side of table.

2. Built using spreadsheet that can be imported into Operator Workstation.

3. Data in summary pages to be live. Configure each object to be read only or writeable.

4. Both analog and binary data shall be supported.

5. Summary page, when populated, captured for archiving and review for analysis.

6. The data shall be sortable by clicking on the column headings.

2.4 BUILDING CONTROLLER (ACM)

A. General Requirements:

1. BACnet Conformance: Approved by BTL as meeting BACnet Building Controller (B- BC) profile requirements as defined by BTL Revision 15.

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a. Refer to ANSI/ASHREA 135, for a complete list of the services that must be directly supported to provide for the profile listed above.

b. Proprietary services, if used, shall be documented and provided as part of submittal data. Tools shall be provided for working with proprietary information.

2. Scalable: Number of trunks and protocols selectable to fit project requirements

3. Capable of panel-mounting on DIN rail and/or via mounting screws.

4. Global control strategies based on information from any objects in system, regardless if object is directly monitored by building controller module or by another controller.

5. Shall support configuration of 5 additional independent Building Controller Modules.

a. Additional Building Controller Modules shall support configuration as a BACnet Global Controller, BACnet Expandable I/O Controller, Modbus/BACnet Gateway, or Proprietary Protocol/BACnet Gateway as defined herein.

b. Each Building Controller Module supports running an independent DDC Program strategy.

c. Independent DDC Program control strategies shall run simultaneously, and modification of one control strategy shall not interrupt function or runtime of any of the other running Independent DDC Program control strategies.

6. Software implementing DDC strategies shall be completely flexible and user definable.

7. Software Programming Tools: Shall be provided as part of project software. Factory pre-programmed global strategies not modifiable by field personnel are not acceptable. Changing global strategies via firmware changes is also unacceptable.

8. Programming: Object-oriented control function blocks and support DDC functions.

Flowcharts: Generated and automatically downloaded to controller. Programming tool to be resident on workstation. This same tool shall be used for all controllers.

9. Graphically view inputs and outputs of each program block in real-time as program is executing. Function may be performed using operator's workstation or field computer.

10. Controller: 6,000 Analog Values and 6,000 Binary Values.

11. Controller IP configuration: Via direct USB connect or field computer.

12. Quad Core 996 Ghz processor to ensure fast processing speeds.

13. Execute control algorithms and automated control functions with 64-bit processor.

14. Minimum of 1 GB of DDR3 SDRAM on a 533 Mhz bus to ensure high speed data recording, large data storage capacity and reliability.

15. Building Controller shall be provided with two on-board EIA-485 ports capable of supporting various EIA-485 protocols including, but not limited to, BACnet MS/TP and Modbus.

16. Building Controller shall be provided with two independently configurable Ethernet ports. Both Ethernet ports shall be capable of supporting Ethernet speeds of 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000Mbps. Both Ethernet ports shall support the following protocols at a minimum: BACnet/IPv4, BACnet/IPv6, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP, Lon/IP, and FOX.

17. Ports capable of having protocols assigned shall utilize the respective port's physical connection.

18. Building Controller shall be provided with a minimum of 2 binary (digital) inputs and 2 universal analog inputs selectable between 10K thermistor (Type II), 1k Platinum RTD (PT-1000), 0-10 VDC, 0-20 mA, and 0-10k Ohms. Each analog input shall be freely scalable, in real time, via a graphic user interface.

19. Schedules:

a. Building Controller shall support normal seven-day scheduling, holiday scheduling and event scheduling.

b. Building Controller shall support a minimum of 384 BACnet Schedule Objects

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c. Scheduling shall support Optimum Start Algorithm as defined herein.

d. All Schedule Objects shall be individually configurable to write on a change of state or on a defined interval of 300 seconds minimum to 900 seconds maximum.

20. Logging Capabilities:

a. Building Controller shall support a minimum of 2,000 trendlogs. Any object in the system (real or calculated) may be logged. Trendlogs shall be individually configurable for interval time sampling or change of state sampling (binary objects) or change of value sampling (analog objects). Sample time interval shall be adjustable at the operator's workstation.

b. Building Controller shall support a minimum of 1,000 COV subscriptions, excluding analog objects with no COV_Increment property.

c. Viewed logs on-site or off-site using WAN or remote communication.

d. Periodically upload trended data to operator's workstation for archiving.

Archived data available for use in spreadsheet or database programs.

21. Alarm Generation: Within the system for any object change of value or state, includes analog and binary object state changes, and controller communication failures.

a. Each alarm may be dialed out as noted elsewhere.

b. Provide alarm log for alarm viewing. Log may be viewed on-site at operator's terminal or off-site using remote communications.

c. Handle up to 2,000 alarm setups stored as BACnet event enrollment objects, with system destination and actions individually configurable.

22. Demand Limiting of Energy:

a. Building Controller shall support a minimum of 10 user-configurable Demand- Limiting/Load Shedding Controller modules.

b. Demand-Limiting/Load Shedding Controller modules shall support shedding of at least 1,200 analog and binary loads.

c. Demand-Limiting/Load Shedding Controller modules shall operate as defined herein.

23. Tenant Activity Logging:

a. Building Controller shall support Tenant Billing Control Modules per independent Building Controller Module.

b. Each independent Building Controller Module shall support a minimum of 384 zones.

c. Tenant Activity logging to function as defined herein.

B. BACnet MS/TP:

1. BACnet MS/TP LAN must be software-configurable from 9.6 to 115.2 Kbps

a. Each BACnet MS/TP LAN shall support 64 BACnet devices at a minimum.

b. Proprietary object types, if used in the system, shall be thoroughly documented and provided as part of the submittal data. Necessary tools shall be supplied for working with proprietary information.

C. BACnet IP and BACnet Ethernet:

1. The Building Controller shall, at a minimum, comply with Annex J of the BACnet specification for IP connections. This device shall use Ethernet to connect to the IP internetwork, while using the same Ethernet LAN for non-IP communications to other BACnet devices on the local area network (LAN).

2. The Building Controller shall be capable of being configured to communicate using the following BACnet communication protocols simultaneously:

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a. BACnet/Ethernet.

b. BACnet/IPv4.

c. BACnet/IPv6.

3. Must support interoperability on WANs and campus area networks (CANs), and function as a BACnet Broadcast Management Device (BBMD).

4. Each controller shall support at a minimum 128 BBMD entries.

5. BBMD management architecture shall support 3,000 subnets at a minimum.

6. Shall support BACnet Network Address Translation.

7. Proprietary object types, if used in the system, shall be thoroughly documented and provided as part of the submittal data. Necessary tools shall be supplied for working with proprietary information.

D. Expansion Ports:

1. Controller shall support two (2) expansion ports.

a. Combining the two on-board EIA-458 ports with fully loaded expansion ports, the controller shall support a maximum of six (6) EIA-485 trunks simultaneously.

2. Expansion Cards: Mate to the expansion ports, shall include the following.

a. Dual port EIA-485 card.

b. Single port EIA-232 card

c. 78 kbps FTT10A LON network card.

E. Modbus Protocol Support:

1. Controller shall support reading from and writing to TCP Slaves and Serial Connections (RTU or ASCI over either EIA-485 or EIA-232).

a. Shall be capable…