DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 BASview3 is a stand-alone, embedded, web-based graphical interface for building automation and process automation systems. It can be accessed from any web browser — providing supervisory functionality to any BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP system. By using Contemporary Controls BASrouter or BASgateway products, additional protocols such as BACnet MS/TP and Modbus RTU are supported. The BASview3 is simple to install and use. The BASview3 is housed in a DIN rail mounted metal enclosure and it is 24VAC/ VDC powered for convenient installation. A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connection is all that is needed for communication. Supervisory features include animated graphic screens, scheduling, historical trending, runtime accumulation and email alarms. BASview3 will automatically toggle outputs and change setpoints on schedule, collect runtime and trend data, and monitor alarm conditions. As an embedded device, BASview3 uses Flash memory for internal storage to maintain its ruggedness. The BASview3 is totally self- contained, requiring no external application for its use. Multiple, simultaneous web browser users can access the device. The BASview3 is ideal for small to medium buildings or processes that require a simple-to-use graphical interface with no licensing requirements. The BASview3 can handle up to 2000 nodes - a combination of devices, points, schedules, alarms, trends, etc. BASview3 – Supervisory Graphical Interface for Control Systems Features ... • Animated graphics • Internally maintained schedules with sunrise/sunset and stagger offsets with time retention on power loss • Trend collection, display and export • Runtime accumulation with email notification • Alarm condition monitoring with email notification • Calculated point values (average, min, max, etc) • Python programming language for controlling equipment • Database of up to 32 users and 32 user groups • Multiple simultaneous users with permission levels • Activity log for tracking important user actions • Template system for quickly cloning points, graphics, devices or entire networks • Calculations may be performed on data points • Support for up to 2,000 tree nodes which can be any combination of devices, points, graphics, trends, etc. • No software licensing requirements • No external tools or software required - completely self contained web browser interfaceDS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 2 BASview3 — Overview The BASview3 is housed in a compact metal enclosure that is DIN-rail mounted. It requires a 24VAC/VDC voltage source and could share power with other devices thanks to its half wave rectifier input power circuit. Powered by a 1.2GHz quad core ARM CPU, it has 1GB RAM and 8GB of Flash memory for data storage. The device has a capacitor- backed real-time clock. Installation is easy - simply connect the device to a BACnet/IP or Modbus TCP Ethernet network to access both BACnet and Modbus compliant equipment. For non-Ethernet based equipment, BACnet MS/TP to BACnet/IP routers or Modbus serial to Modbus TCP routers can be used. By using Modbus serial to BACnet/IP gateways, the complete system can be treated as a BACnet/IP system. 24 VAC/VDC half-wave rectified power input with provisions for backup power supply DIN rail mounting clip Status LED indicates the device has booted and it is ready for operation Power LED indicates proper power input Reset Switch for setting IP address and login credentials back to factory defaults. Push and hold down the RESET switch with a pin until the STAT LED goes off and wait for the unit to become available on the default IP address. Do not power-cycle. USB ports are not used Ethernet Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with auto-negotiation and Auto-MDIX. Protocols supported include HTTP, IP, TCP, UDP, BACnet/IP and Modbus TCP.DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 3 The User Home Page — Toolbar Each user has access to a personal home page that contains a custom toolbar at the top and a device tree on the left side. Depending upon user permissions, the user can add devices and points from the system being monitored and define services such as scheduling, trending and alarming. Up to 32 users can be authorized to belong into one of 32 possible user groups. User groups define the permission levels. Open the System Menu. Logout of the system and return to the login screen. Display the Alarm Report. This button will flash red if new alarms are available. It will be solid red if any active alarms are detected. Display the Runtime Log. This button will flash yellow if new runtime notifications are available. It will be solid yellow if any active notifications are detected. Display help on the currently opened screen (dashboard, trend, schedule, etc.) Maximize screen. Maximize mode hides the device tree and status bars so the currently opened screen takes up all available space. Users can swipe the screen left or right to move between opened screens. Return to the root of device tree. Basically, a “Home” button. Go back one level in the device tree. Toggles select mode. This allows selecting multiple items in the tree for deleting or moving.DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 4 The device tree appears on the left side of the main window. It displays all interactive items in the system. Each type of item is represented by one of the following icons: The User Home Page — Device Tree Alarms - Monitors specified conditions and generates an alarm message and optional email alerts. Calculations - Reads the value of one or more points and performs a calculation on them. For example, averaging several temperatures. Devices - Any physical device, panel or I/O unit in the system. Dashboards - Used to display information from the system and to control equipment. Dashboards are mobile-friendly and adapt to any screen size. Drivers - A physical network or logical grouping of devices based on the protocol they use. For example, an entire ModBus network is a single driver. Folders - Used to help organize other items. Folders may contain other folders. Graphics - Used to display information from the system and to control equipment. Graphics are useful for floor plans or animating control systems. They can be embedded in dashboards. Links - Used to access other units, web pages or other web content. Points - Any physical or logical control point on a device. Inputs, outputs, setpoints and variables on a device are all considered “points”. Programs - Allows simple programs to be written to control setpoints, outputs and other points. Runtimes - Monitors specified conditions and accumulates the amount of time the conditions are true, and generates a message and optional email alerts when a limit is reached. Schedules - Allows for control of several points based on the time of day. Trends - Automatically records point values at specified intervals to allow for later viewing. DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 5 The first step in the configuration process is to add a driver based on the network protocol being monitored. There are five possible resident drivers and multiple drivers can be loaded, if desired. BACnet/IP and Modbus TCP are Ethernet-based and thus require no additional hardware. These can be used with external Modbus serial to Modbus TCP routers such as the BASremote or BASgateway or BACnet MS/TP to BACnet IP routers such as the BASrouter. After the interface has been chosen, the appropriate network driver is selected under the Site icon on the device tree. Physical devices are then added to the device tree under the appropriate network driver. Using a network protocol that supports discovery (such as BACnet), devices and their objects can be found with a simple Scan command. Objects can be scanned to find all points within a device. You have the option to add those points that are found — but there is no requirement to use all points. Once devices and points are entered, the appropriate icons appear in the device tree. These points can now be referenced using BASview3’s built-in services. Configuring a SystemDS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 6 Scheduling Schedules allow for control of several points based on the time of day within a seven-day week. A schedule is active if the current time of day falls within one of its specified time periods. Up to 32 points can be controlled by a schedule. An active and inactive value are defined for each point. For example, the schedule is active from 8 am to 6 pm and a setpoint is modified to 72°F during active periods and to 78°F during inactive periods. Each day of the week has a horizontal bar where time periods are displayed. These settings can be changed if the current user access permits it. Schedules are easily created. Daily entries can be easily copied to other days. Exceptions to the rule — such as holidays — can be entered to override the schedule. The points list displays all points affected by this schedule — the active/inactive values of each point and the number of seconds by which to offset the changing of this point. Offsets allow points to be staggered on or off to minimize demand spikes and to sequence equipment in the proper order.DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 7 Trending Trends automatically record point values at specified intervals of time to allow for later viewing. Up to six points may be specified for a trend. Both a graphical line chart and a tabular text view are available per trend. A pop-up calendar makes it easy to choose the date and time. An option allows you to export your data. Using the Chart option. The vertical axes shows the value of the variable being trended with the horizontal axis displays time. Both scales are automatically adjusted to fit the data currently displayed. Up to six variables can be trended on the charts. In the background a grid shows where the value and time scales intersect. With the mouse hovering the point, information about the value of the variable at that time is displayed. The Data tab displays the same data as the chart, but in a tabular text format. The first column is the date/time of the reading. Each point is then listed in order, from left to right. Any column header can be clicked to sort the data by that field. Clicking the header a second time will reverse the sort order. If there is more data than can fit on the screen, a scroll bar will appear to allow scrolling through the data. A mouse wheel may also be used to scroll.DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 8 Alarming Using alarming, the operator can be notified when points assume a particular condition. Up to six conditions can be used to enable a particular alarm. Alarms are logged based upon time of occurrence and can be saved for up to one year. When an alarm condition returns to the normal state, they are automatically cleared. The alarm editor allows editing of alarm conditions, messages and email recipients. Creating an alarm condition is very easy to do. The user creates an alarm by first right-clicking in the tree and selecting “Create New Item” and then selecting “New Alarm”. Right click the created alarm and select “Edit Alarm”. Then the point to be monitored is then simply dragged to the condition window in the alarm monitor. At this time, up to six conditions can be used to enable the alarm. An activation alarm text message is then entered, and if desired, a clear alarm text message can be entered. If this alarm notice is to be sent by email to an associate or a group of associates, there is a box to enter the proper email address or addresses. The alarm is then applied and scanning for the alarm begins. To eliminate any nuisance alarms, where short-term alarm conditions can be tolerated, a time window can be assigned to the condition logic. On the Toolbar is an Alarm icon that flashes when active conditions exist. By clicking the icon, the alarm log can be viewed and the flashing of the icon ceases. Alarms are stored for one year and are grouped into months. A large alarm log can be filtered by month or can be finely sorted using a filter. DS-BASVIEW3-AA1 Data Sheet – BASview3 9 Runtime Monitoring Equipment can be easily monitored to notify you that preventive maintenance is needed — such as filter changing — or to determine high duty-cycles that could point to control problems. Setting up runtimes is similar to setting up alarms. With the runtime editor you can define up to six conditions that determine if a runtime accumulates. You can check the runtime status, define the runtime notification message, and determine who is notified when a runtime limit has been reached. To view the status of all runtimes, a report can display the accumulated results of the various runtimes.Next >