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- [Why We’re Nuts for Lever Nuts](https://automatednsw.com/why-were-nuts-for-lever-nuts/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Wirenuts have been around a long time, and are totally acceptable for all kinds of wiring situations. But, for controls in particular, they can be very ‘fiddley’ when it comes to the small wire gauges, sensitive components, and any installations where things may need to be disconnected and reconnected
- [How to Successfully Install CodeSys For WAGO PLCs](https://automatednsw.com/how-to-successfully-install-codesys-for-wago-plcs/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide This blog explains the essentials to install CodeSys for WAGO PLCs and provides step-by-step installation instructions. These are the required entities you will need to use CodeSys as the programming platform for WAGO controllers: CodeSys Installer: UI for installation, modification, upgrade and launching various versions of CodeSys and their
- [The Secrets to Writing Scripts for Eikon® Logic Builder](https://automatednsw.com/the-secrets-to-writing-scripts-for-eikon-logic-builder/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Also see: Using Notepad++ As a Programming Aid Eikon Logic Builder is ALC’s development environment for their proprietary Eikon programming language. Mastery of Eikon differentiates power users and senior technicians from mere mortals. If you are doing a lot of work in Eikon, and find that there are repetitive
- [Quality Approach in Project Management: 3 Key Benefits](https://automatednsw.com/quality-approach-in-project-management-3-key-benefits/) - Discover how pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies use structured project management to ensure compliance, efficiency, and successful execution.
- [Using Notepad++ for Programming: How to Add a Syntax Highlighter](https://automatednsw.com/using-notepad-for-programming-how-to-add-a-syntax-highlighter/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Tips on Notepad++ and its use in programming, particularly with Siemens PPCL or Groovy Syntax highlighters are modules that you add to a text editor that change the color of the text based on how the text would be understood by the compiler/interpreter. It is useful for helping
- [8 Important Insights from an Existing Conditions Report](https://automatednsw.com/8-important-insights-from-an-existing-conditions-report/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Understanding Your Building's Digital Infrastructure When I worked for a large controls company, our engineering file system was indexed by building address rather than customer name because facilities and their systems frequently changed hands. Building Automation Systems (BAS) typically evolve over many years, shaped by multiple system owners, vendor
- [How to run NodeRed from a Wago CC 100](https://automatednsw.com/how-to-run-nodered-from-a-wago-cc-100/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Node-RED provides a browser based programming interface that makes it easy to create “flows” by connecting together “nodes” from a wide range of “palettes”. This writeup explains how to install NodeRED from a WAGO CC 100 PLC using “Docker” (An open platform that is lightweight and efficient, allowing multiple
- [Alarm Management](https://automatednsw.com/alarm-management-blog/) - At most sites, the alarms are specified by project teams that design the systems but will never have to operate them. After commissioning, the system is then turned over to operators who are not intimately familiar with every facet of its design. Both sides tend to favor "more information" at design time. Once the system
- [How to Proactively Diagnose and Optimize Your Building](https://automatednsw.com/how-to-proactively-diagnose-and-optimize-your-building/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Five Reasons BAS Service Agreements are Must-Haves In today’s fast-evolving world of technology, Building Automation Systems (BAS) have become the cornerstone of efficient facility management. Whether it’s controlling HVAC, lighting, or energy systems, these technologies are crucial in ensuring comfort, safety, and sustainability within your buildings. However, to reap
- [How Factory-Mounted Controls Can Save Your Project Schedule](https://automatednsw.com/how-factory-mounted-controls-can-save-your-project-schedule/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide The call came in on a rainy Friday evening - the kind of call no project manager wants to receive. "I have some bad news," the voice on the other end said. "The new air handler is missing its supply air temperature sensor and the power supply for the
- [The Day Their Alarm Started to Matter](https://automatednsw.com/the-day-their-alarm-started-to-matter/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide The Day Their Alarm Started to Matter A Hospital's Alarm Management Journey In building automation and management systems, alarms are meant to serve as critical signals that demand attention and action. However, when systems are poorly configured, these crucial alerts can quickly become background noise, ignored and ineffective.
- [Standardization, Shmandardization: When One Size Doesn't Fit All](https://automatednsw.com/standardization-shmandardization-when-one-size-doesnt-fit-all/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide Standardization, Shmandardization: When One Size Doesn't Fit All Challenging the Standardization Myth It might seem counterintuitive, but standardization holds no intrinsic value. While standardization can be beneficial, it's not a universal solution. The perceived value often comes with hidden costs that can impact your overall efficiency and performance.
- [How to restore a field panel database on Siemens Insight](https://automatednsw.com/how-to-restore-a-field-panel-database-on-siemens-insight/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solutions Guide How to restore a field panel database on Siemens Insight Has your building automation system been acting up lately? Are you dealing with unresponsive equipment, missing schedules, or points that mysteriously vanish from your graphics? The culprit might be a desynchronization between your field panels and the Insight database.
- [How to Streamline Greenhouse Irrigation Control on a Budget](https://automatednsw.com/how-to-streamline-greenhouse-irrigation-control-on-a-budget/) - An Automated NSW Smart Solution Story The Challenge We were recently asked to provide a customer with a control system for the feed-mixing side of a greenhouse irrigation system. Efficient irrigation control is critical for plant health and resource conservation in greenhouse operations, making this system's reliability particularly important. The system is made up of
- [Survive Cyberattacks - Have a Resilient Infrastructure](https://automatednsw.com/survive-cyberattacks-have-a-resilient-infrastructure/) - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as part of its new "Shields Up!" program, recently asked private sector businesses to take steps to protect their infrastructure from Russian cyberattack. The resources available on the DHS website highlight the risks to the pharmaceutical sector, in particular, since it has already been a focus of Russian attacks
- [Semi-Custom AHU Controls](https://automatednsw.com/semi-custom-ahu-controls/) - I've been seeing lead times for Air Handling Units (AHUs) recently at upwards of 40 weeks. The unpredictability seems like it would make capital planning pretty difficult since you can't be sure that you can install equipment in the same year that you purchase it. While it would be nice to cut those lead times
- [Train Better](https://automatednsw.com/train-better/) - Every organization knows they need to train their staff, but not all training is equal. In order to stay on the right track, training needs to be: Relevant - Training that doesn't get used is a waste of time and money. Controls technicians probably don't need to learn about how to vet a Windows security
- [Improve Performance of Zone-Polling Reset Strategies](https://automatednsw.com/improve-performance-of-zone-polling-reset-strategies/) - Don't look now, but your energy-efficiency programming isn't saving you money anymore. The days of fixed setpoint air handlers are mostly behind us. Almost every site has, to some extent, a strategy for optimizing supply air temperature (SAT) and supply air pressure (SAP) in response to various conditions. Over the last decade Outside Air Temperature-based
- [Not sure how it works? Get the SDS.](https://automatednsw.com/not-sure-how-it-works-get-the-sds/) - If you received an alert that your air handler had shut down, your first step would probably be to log on to your BAS and try to restart it. Building power looks ok, no other equipment is affected, and you don’t notice anything unusual on the graphic, but your AHU start/stop command does nothing. Now
- [8 Ways Your Document Control Process is Hurting You](https://automatednsw.com/8-ways-your-document-control-process-is-hurting-you/) - Lots of sites don't have good documentation. Many don't have documentation at all. System owners often don't understand the value of their documentation because their organization manages them incorrectly. Here are some ways that mismanagement can happen: Flattened CADs Your vendors can configure CAD drawings to automate major portions of their design work. These efforts
- [Network Traffic on BACnet/IP Systems](https://automatednsw.com/network-traffic-on-bacnet-ip-systems/) - The network infrastructure for most enterprise BACnet/IP systems can have extremely high throughput. Most of the sites I visit have no problem with network traffic in terms of capacity. The same cannot be said for network endpoints. While your infrastructure might include fiber to your data closets, and gigabit speeds to your workstation and server
- [How to Write a Standard: Usefulness](https://automatednsw.com/htwas-usefulness/) - The foundational requirement implicit in all standards is that execution teams will read, understand, and execute them. If they cannot do that, then the standard is not useful. The usefulness of a standard consists of a few essential components: Applicability, brevity, coherence, value correspondence, and practicality. Applicability is the ratio of information that is relevant
- [Failing a Good Test is Better than Passing a Bad Test](https://automatednsw.com/failing-a-good-test/) - Acceptance testing is meant to confirm that your system operates the way you want it to, but poorly written tests will disguise mistakes and give you false confidence about the system’s performance. You don’t want to find out in the middle of your daughter’s piano recital that your building loses hot water every time the
- [Migrating from Siemens P2 to BACnet](https://automatednsw.com/migrating-from-siemens-p2-to-bacnet/) - "It's just a firmware flash" they said. "It'll be fine." "It's just a firmware flash" they said. "It'll be fine" they said. They were wrong. BACnet is a very extensive protocol, covering not just communications but also data structures and behaviors. The BACnet standard not only specifies a way of crafting UDP or MS/TP packets

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- [Blog](https://automatednsw.com/blog/) - "Many people assume they are bad at writing because it is hard. This is like assuming you are bad at weightlifting because the weight is heavy. Writing is useful because it is hard. It's the effort that goes into writing a clear sentence that leads to better thinking." - James Clear Our blog reflects our
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- [Alarm Management](https://automatednsw.com/alarms-app/) - Alarm Management starts with Alarms.app Better alarms, faster The Alarms.app Master Alarms Database streamlines alarm design, ensuring better alarms with less effort. Efficient alarm responses By saving alarm designs as templates, you can re-use common alarm responses, alarm criteria, or alarm rationalizations and deploy changes to all similar alarms instantly. Smart incident management Integrate your

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