Learn How to Easily Program BAS Systems

Learn how to program from scratch

Audience:

This course is designed for BAS technicians, operators, designers, programmers, and service personnel who want to learn how to program BAS control sequences and troubleshoot existing BAS programs.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge:

Awareness of the parts and pieces of BAS. Basic knowledge of HVAC control sequence concepts. 1 years of field experience or equivalent.

Objectives: 

• Demonstrate how to program a building automation system
  
• Utilize design patterns and systems thinking to implement sequences
  
• Develop 3 full programs from scratch utilizing the programming process
  

Course Benefits:

• Learn at your own pace
• Fully Online
• Lifetime access to the course
• Regularly updated course material
• Live bi-weekly office hours 

Key Topics:

This course will focus on using graphical programming software to develop building automation programs. Some of the key topics this course will focus on are:

• What programming is, how it works, and how programs are structured.
  
• The purpose of points, different point types, and how points are used in programs.
  
• The different logic blocks, what each logic block is used for, how to use each logic block, and when to use each logic block.
  
• What design patterns are and how to apply design patterns to your BAS programs.
  
• How to control valves, fans, pumps, dampers, and more with these fundamental design patterns.
  
• Advanced design patterns like volumetric offset, lead-lag control, CO2 reset, and building static pressure control.
  
• Three real-world programming challenges that test student learning and application.
  
• Three common test processes that you will use to test your programs and to troubleshoot existing programs.
  

Succesful Completion:

Successful completion will require:

Completion of all video lessons and successfully passing the course final exam with a score of 90% or greater. Upon successful completion you will receive a certificate of completion with your name and you will be added into the BAM database. 

FAQ's:

When will the class start?

The class is online and self-paced. As soon as you enroll you will have life long access.

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