Common Properties
General Properties
All devices have a set of general properties that includes Type, Name, Comment, Commodity, and Device Location.
This table presents the general properties of the Com’X:
| Field | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Corresponds to the device type that is selected. | This field is automatically assigned by the Com’X and cannot be modified. |
| Name | Corresponds to the name of the device. | This field must not include the following characters: /:*?< >| or space. |
| Comment | Allows you to type additional information. | – |
| Commodity | Corresponds to the type of measurements. | This field is available only for meters or sensors. The logging interval of measurements is set according to the value defined in Data Logging. |
| Device location | Defines where the device is physically installed. |
For example:
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The device name is associated with a measurement to
create the meter in Energy Operation. For example, the active energy measurement for a PM3250 named Ventilation Q01 creates a meter Ventilation Q01_Active Energy.
Monitored Area
The monitored area enables you to define the building area measured by the meter or sensor. A site can be made up of several buildings. Each building can have several floors. Each floor can be made up of several zones. The site topology is defined by entering values in the Building, Floor, and Zone fields.
The Usage field helps identify the device in the Measurement Table. You can either use a predefined name or customize your own.
To type a floor name, you must enter a building name first. To type a zone name, you must enter a floor name first.
Example: Monitored Area
This example
describes how to define the name of the buildings, floors, zones,
and usage for the meters or sensors of a site made up of 2 buildings:
This table shows naming examples for the different fields of the Monitored Area collapsible menu:
| Monitored Area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meter/Sensor | Device Location | Building | Floor | Zone | Usage |
| M1 | Main switchboard | Building A | – | – | Main meter |
| M2 | Main switchboard | Building A | 1st | – | Submeter |
| M3 | Main switchboard | Building A | 2nd | – | Submeter |
| M4 | Distribution board 1 | Building A | 1st | East | Lighting |
| M5 | Distribution board 1 | Building A | 1st | West | Lighting |
| M6 | Distribution board 1 | Building A | 1st | East | Ventilation |
| M7 | Distribution board 1 | Building A | 1st | West | Ventilation |
| M8 | Distribution board 2 | Building A | 2nd | East | Lighting |
| M9 | Distribution board 2 | Building A | 2nd | West | Lighting |
| M10 | Distribution board 2 | Building A | 2nd | East | Ventilation |
| M11 | Distribution board 2 | Building A | 2nd | West | Ventilation |
| M12 | Boiler room | Building A | – | – | Heating |
| M13 | Outdoor | Building A | – | – | Main meter |
| Temp1 | Outdoor north front | Building A | Outdoor | – | Other |
| M14 | Main switchboard | Building B | – | – | Main meter |
| M15 | Boiler room | Building B | – | – | Heating |
| M16 | Outdoor | Building B | – | – | Main meter |
| Temp2 | Outdoor north front | Building B | Outdoor | – | Other |