User manual

Andover Continuum
Software-2
The Andover Continuum CyberStation™ workstation software is a Microsoft® Windows®-
based,colourgraphicuserinterface.Continuum’ssoftwareprovidespowerfulfeaturesand
timesaving tools to control and monitor your Andover Continuum intelligent building system
over a high-speed Ethernet LAN/WAN or single-user network.
Single-User
The Single User (SU) version consists of a PC running Windows Workstation. The CyberStation
software CD will install an MSDE database and the Andover Continuum software. The Andover
Continuum front-end is the focal point for running your building. From a single Andover
Continuumworkstation,youcancentrallymanageasoneseamlesssystemthevastamountsof
information your building generates each day. Andover Continuum presents information to the
operator using a graphical menu system and dynamic colour graphic screens to paint a picture
of conditions throughout your facility. View and acknowledge alarms; track personnel; open and
closecontrolleddoors;adjustsetpoints;turnlightingandequipmentonandoff;runreports;
modify schedules; and access pop-up windows of live trend data and event logs.
Additional Workstations for Single-User
Smallsystems,upto3workstationsmaximum,cannowoperatewithouttheneedforafileserver
(CyberStationversion1.5andgreater),byutilisingtheSingle-userMSDEdatabase.Theminimum
systemconfigurationwouldbe1xSU(Programmer’sedition)+1or2xLAN.TheSUsystemwill
replacethefileserver,anditsMSDEdatabasewillbesharedbetweenthemaximum3workstations.
The maximum allowable database size for SU systems is 2GB. If the database size becomes
greater,anupgradetoamulti-usersystemwithafileserverisrequired.
Multi-User
Withinamulti-usersystem,theAndoverContinuumfrontendstoresallyourfacilitydata,
alarms,energyusage,buildingperformance,maintenancerecords,personnelrecords,and
time-and-attendancelogs–inasingleMicrosoftODBC-compliantSQLdatabase.SQLisan
industry-standardfordatabases,whichmeansContinuumcanalsoshareinformationwithyour
company’sexistinginformationsystemsandnetworks.
Allofthisinformationisprotectedfromunauthorisedaccessthroughasophisticated,yetsimple,
user-configurable“key”system.Individualkeysunlockdifferentportionsofthesoftware–for
example,classesofobjects,actionsperformedbyanoperator,andaccesstoindividualobjects.
Thesystemadministratorassignseachoperatora“virtualkeychain”,oraccessprivileges,to
these various portions of the software.
The Andover Continuum workstation consists of a series of applications that interact seamlessly
andappeartransparenttotheuser.OLE(objectlinkingandembedding)automationprovides
in-placeaccesstoapplicationssuchasMicrosoftWord™orExcel™,NetscapeNavigator™,and
Visio™.Inaddition,Continuum’snumerousapplicationeditorsandconfigurationwizardsmake
setting up your system easy.
CyberStation/BACnet Operator Workstation
The Andover Continuum CyberStation Operator Workstation software includes native BACnet
®
functionality. Take control of your entire facility through a single workstation platform. Along
withBACnet,CyberStationalsosupportsfull,simultaneouscompatibilitytoallContinuum
controllers,includingHVACcontrollers,security/cardaccesscontrollers,lightingcontrollers,as
well as third party systems. CyberStation also integrates seamlessly with digital video recorders
fromIntegralTechnologies,allowinglivevideofeedsfromanycameratobeplacedwithina
BACnet graphical environment.
CyberStation runs on the Microsoft Windows XP
®
platform,andemployseitheraMicrosoft
MSDEorSQLdatabase.ConfigurationsrangefromasinglePCtomultipleworkstationswitha
central file server.
•NativeBACnetOperatorWorkstation
•ConsolidateMultipleSystemsandVendorsUnderOneInteroperableSystem
• ManageHVAC,Security,CardAccess,Lighting,andPowerSystemsfromaSingleWorkstation
•Web-BasedInterfaceforEasyAccessAnywhere
•CrispDynamicGraphicDisplaysforQuickTroubleshooting
•FullyCompatiblewithallAndoverContinuumControllers
•AddDigitalVideoSurveillancetoAnyGraphicDisplay
•BACnetAutodiscoveryReducesSetupTime
Continuum CyberStation Single & Multi-User