User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this document
- 2 Commissioning
- 2.1 Default connection
- 2.2 Initial login
- 2.3 Setup wizard
- 2.4 Discover and assign devices
- 2.5 Subscribing to the time master
- 2.6 Time synchronization of the time master
- 2.7 Registering as a foreign device
- 2.8 Touch panel settings
- 2.9 Operating and monitoring features
- 3 Data point integration
- 4 Graphic features
- 4.1 Plant view Tools
- 4.2 Kiosk graphics
- 4.3 Engineering notations
- 5 Graphics Builder
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Pane tools
- 5.3 Graphics libraries
- 6 Graphics engineering
- 6.1 Using supersample graphics
- 6.2 Optimizing graphics for PXM touch panels and standard devices
- 6.3 Thumbnails
- 6.4 Dashboards
- 7 Advanced functionality
- 8 Tips and tricks
- 8.1 Updates required after a time zone change
- 8.2 APPLY BATCH TAGS
- 8.3 Graphic components within models cannot be modified
- 8.4 A graphic with relative binding that includes data points from different branches of the hierarchy cannot be created at the Root level
- 8.5 Relative hyperlinks cannot be added to a graphic at the Root level
- 8.6 Relative hyperlinks in a graphic are broken if the graphic is engineered offline and then imported to another device
- 8.7 Automatic logout from Desigo Control Point causes Graphics Builder to temporarily stop working
- 8.8 Detection of network interruptions
- 8.9 Cancelling a kiosk log out sequence
- 8.10 Special characters do not display in graphic file names
- 8.11 The color of a graphical component may display incorrectly if the component was copied
- Index
Graphics Builder
Graphics libraries
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Example graphic name
Application program example
Style
Description
Sample NG AHU_ERC_HC_TP
Ahu21
2D+ / 2D
AHU; ERC (rotary); speed-controlled fans;
chilled water cooling coil; hot water heating
coil; shutoff dampers.
Sample NG DHW_DhwHyd
Dhw21
2D+ / 2D
Domestic hot water: with demand-controlled
heating and controller storage tank charging.
Sample NG HGEN_2Bo
HGen21
2D+ / 2D
Heat generation: two boilers; modulating
burner; single-stage burner.
Sample NG HGRP
HCr21
HCr22
2D+ / 2D
Heating circuit: radiators; weather-dependent
flow temperature control.
Table 66: Application example graphics.
Template name
Description
Sample dashboard public
Designed for use in public spaces to share information with the general public. It has three
tabs, which include the current weather, typical building energy consumption and typical
building water consumption.
Public dashboard [➙ 152]
Sample dashboard facility manager
Provides detailed information regarding the energy consumption of a building. Displays
total electrical energy generation and consumption, a 15-minute average of maximum
power demand and current energy consumption values.
Facility manager dashboard [➙ 147]
Table 67: Dashboard templates.
5.3.2 Graphics components
The graphics components library provides the following:
● Standard 2D, 2D+ and 3D images for physical components.
● Siemens-specific components. For example, ductwork, coils, pumps, valves and burners.
When components are dragged from the COMPONENTS pane, you must create a reference between the
graphic component and an object in your database.
COMPONENTS [➙ 75]
The following tables outline the categories of available components.
Category
Description
Components
● AM charts
● SVG gauges
Dashboard components and wizards for creating graphs, charts, and gauges.
HTML components
HTML components for an interactive display.
Central plant 2D
Valves, chillers, pumps, boilers, cooling towers and pipes.
Central plant sensors, 2D
Flow, pressure and temperature sensors and a generic VFD.
Coils, 3D
Cooling and heating coils, including brand-specific images.
Dampers, 2D+ and 3D
Barometric, bypass, circular and cone dampers and brand-specific vertical dampers.
Ducts, 2D+
Various duct components.
Fans, 2D+and 3D
Centrifugal, duct, mushroom, propeller, and squirrel cage fans and brand-specific VFD images.
Filters, 2D+
Various types of filters.
Misc, 2D+
AC unit, baseboard valve, compressor, controller, fume hood and brand-specific actuators.
Round ducts, 2D+
Various round duct components.
Sensors, 2D+ and 3D
Airflow, averaging, CO2, halo, humidity, low limit, smoke detector, temperature and brand-specific
inside and outside sensors.
Table 68: Standard components.