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Niagara 4 Certification - Level 2 - Advanced

Taught by Vern Peterson with MOV Training, this in-depth class picks up on topics more advanced than the Level 1 class.The class as normal ends with a certification test. A passing score will result in the student earning their Niagara 4 - Level 2 - Advanced certification issued by Tridium. This is a five day advanced training course that covers a variety of fundamentals of the Niagara framework and architecture. The fifth day of the course will consist of the certification test. For more info contact our BAS department at bas@stromquist.com. Or register for the class below!

Topics & Learning Objectives:


  • Understanding the System Passphrase
    • System Passphrase concept and purpose
    • Resetting the System Passphrase
  • Interpreting and Understanding the Baja Doc Files Niagara Object Model
  • Adding a Bacnet Network to the Station
    • Adding the network as a slot to the Drivers component
    • Adding controllers to the Bacnet Network from a pallet
    • Configuring the Bacnet controllers
  • Program Service / Batch Editor
    • Finding components in a station using the Baja Query Language (BQL) Query Builder
      • Understanding Scope, Extent, and Predicate settings
    • Renaming components using the Batch Editor
    • Tagging components using the Batch Editor
      • Removing and editing tags using the Batch Editor
    • Adding components using the Batch Editor
  • BQL Select Statements
    • BQL Select Syntax
    • Setting up a BQL Query using the Query Builder
      • Setting up a Query using the ORD dialog
    • BQL Grids
      • Space temperature report
      • Space temperature history report
    • Understanding a BQL Query Builder Projection
    • Running a query against the station
    • BQL Aggregate Functions
    • BQL Predicates, Greater Than and Less Than statements
  • Niagara Entity Query Language (NEQL)
    • NEQL Syntax
    • Comparative statements
    • Traversing a relationship
  • Tag Dictionaries / Data Modeling
    • Niagara Tag Dictionary
    • Haystack Tag Dictionary
    • Creating a custom tag dictionary
      • Tag types
      • Relation ID components
    • Exporting a tag dictionary to a CSV file
    • Tag Rules
  • Building Relationships in the Station
    • Relation IDs
    • Creating relationships in a wire sheet
    • Creating relationships using the Relation Mark tool

  • Creating Hierarchies
    • Query Level Definitions
    • Relation Level Definitions
    • Group Level Definitions
  • Meta Data Browser
    • Reviewing direct tags in the Meta Data Browser
    • Adding Meta Data using the Meta Data Browser
    • Removing Meta Data using the Meta Data Browser
  • History Groups
    • Purpose of History Groups
    • Setting up History Groups
    • Adding the needed Meta Data for History Groups
  • Series Transforms
    • Understanding history databases in a Niagara station
    • Understanding the purpose of a series transform
    • Set up a Composite Transform
    • Setting up an Aggregate Series Transform
  • Reports
    • Report using a Series Transform
    • Report using a Component Grid
    • Report using a Bound Table
  • JACE Metrics and Diagnostics
    • Understanding NRE Memory
    • History limits in different JACE models
    • JACE Memory Pools
  • Diagnosing Server-Side Errors
  • Diagnosing Client-Side Errors
  • Data Recovery Service
  • Creating a Supervisor Station
  • Security Certificates
    • Understanding the TLS security concept and encryption
    • Niagara’s self-signed server certificate
    • Certificate Signing Authorities
    • Creating a Root CA certificate
  • Setting up a Niagara Network
    • Connecting the stations together
    • Creating and organizing Niagara proxied points
      • JACE station to Supervisor Station
      • Supervisor station to JACE station
    • Sending alarms from the JACE station to the Supervisor
    • Importing History to a Supervisor station
    • Reusing JACE station PX views in a Supervisor Station
    • Creating a Home Page
    • Point Export Tags



Day 5 is the written and Station Certification class!