Desigo™ Insight
Management station, V5
Getting started
CM110490en_04
31.03.2012
Building Technologies
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Siemens Switzerland Ltd
Infrastructure & Cities Sector
Building Technologies Division
Gubelstrasse 22
CH-6301 Zug
Tel. +41 41-724 24 24
www.siemens.com/sbt
© 2004-2012 Siemens Switzerland Ltd
Subject to change
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Contents
Desigo Insight Management station ....................................... 5
What is Desigo Insight? .......................................................... 5
What is the aim of "Getting Started"? ...................................... 5
Starting your management station .......................................... 6
Logging in ............................................................................ 7
The taskbar and Desigo Insight programs............................... 8
What is a "site"? ...................................................................... 9
Connecting to a site ................................................................ 9
Starting Plant Viewer ............................................................. 11
Moving around Plant Viewer ................................................. 12
Adjusting plant operation in Plant Viewer .............................. 15
What do “Automatic” and “Manual” mean?............................ 17
Alarms 18
Alarm Acknowledge and Reset ............................................. 18
Using Alarm Viewer ............................................................... 20
Alarm interactions from Alarm Viewer ................................... 22
Using Log Viewer .................................................................. 23
Creating graphs with Trend Viewer ....................................... 24
Time control of your plant ...................................................... 26
Report Viewer ....................................................................... 27
Reaction Processor ............................................................... 28
Eco Viewer .......................................................................... 29
Desigo Insight: the object-oriented system ............................... 30
Object Viewer: the technical view of your system ................. 31
System information ............................................................... 32
Logging out of Desigo Insight ................................................ 33
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Desigo Insight Management station
What is Desigo Insight?
Desigo Insight is the building management station of the
Desigo building automation and control system which
incorporates the PX range of automation stations.
It is based on the BACnet communication protocol, so that
data from compliant third-party systems can also be
displayed on the Desigo Insight management station.
What is the aim of "Getting Started"?
The aim of this booklet is to introduce you quickly to your
new Desigo Insight management station.
We intend that you should use this booklet together with a
real Desigo system.
You may use your own system, as the functions described
here are valid for any Desigo V5 system.
We also intend that you should start on page 1 and work
through the booklet without skipping any part. It should take
about one hour. Afterwards, you will probably not need this
booklet again; more comprehensive information is available
in the Desigo Insight V5 User’s guide.
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Starting your management station
Switch on your management station (PC).
If the Desigo Insight taskbar is not already visible (see
picture below) start Desigo Insight by selecting:
Start > Programs > Desigo Insight V5.0 > Desigo Insight
Desigo Insight software is now running, and, even though
no-one is logged- in, the management station is able to
receive alarms and log data from your plant.
The taskbar of Desigo Insight
Taskbar after starting Desigo Insight
Display / Function Description
Desigo Insight Menu with
various functions.
Shows the logged-in user.
Connect and
disconnect sites
Connect sites; Shows
informations about sites.
Lock / LogOff /
Shutdown
Locking user / Log off user /
Shutdown Desigo Insight.
System Info: OK Shows informations about the
computer or software faults.
Open Online Help Opens the online help;
User’s guide also available.
Connection display Shows informations about
connected sites.
Alarm display Shows high/medium/low level
alarms.
Alarm display Shows categories of fire
alarms.
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Logging in
Click on any button in the taskbar to log-in. The following
dialog box will be displayed:
Administrator logs-in
Enter the user name and password supplied by your
representative. Note that the password is case sensitive!
The taskbar will now change, showing the logged-in user.
Note that if you leave your management station unattended it
will go to a “locked” status, requiring you to log in again.
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The taskbar and Desigo Insight programs
The taskbar is always displayed when Desigo Insight is
running, allowing you to command your building automation
and control system immediately, even if you are operating an
equally interesting Windows program.
The buttons that are visible depend upon which user is
logged-in and the type of Desigo Insight license installed.
The most common taskbar applications and their buttons are
as follows:
Function /
application name
Description
Connect / Disconnect Connect / Disconnect site
Plant Viewer The graphical interface to
your site
Log Viewer Displays all event messages,
including alarms
Alarm Viewer Displays the state of any
abnormal alarm points
Trend Viewer Displays graphs of dynamic
data
Object Viewer Displays all data points in
your system in list format
Time Scheduler Allows you to adjust switching
times of your plant
System Information Checks if there are any
computer or software faults
The buttons that are displayed depend upon the site license.
Additional buttons may also be visible; any Windows
application can have a dedicated button on the
Desigo Insight taskbar.
Note
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What is a "site"?
A site is a collection of PX automation stations and/or other
BACnet communicating devices that control and monitor
your building.
Connecting to a site
Although Desigo Insight is able to receive alarms and trend
data at any time, for operation of the Desigo Insight graphics,
known as “Plant Viewer” you must “connect” to your site.
“Connecting” in this context means initiating a continuous
communications link with the PX automation station network.
Alarm and trend data transfer is initiated by the automation
stations themselves.
To connect, click on the connection button in the taskbar; a
dialog box similar to the following will appear:
Connection dialog
Choose the site.
Click on the button Connect. The site connection is
executed.
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After connecting, the dialog box should change as shown
below:
Connected taskbar
Your “real” site may automate the connection steps above,
for example by automatically connecting to your site as soon
as you log in.
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Starting Plant Viewer
Plant Viewer is a graphical visualization of your system. It
can only run if you are connected to site. Start it by clicking
on the button identified in the table above.
At the top of the Plant Viewer window, a navigation bar will
be displayed which is specific to the Plant Viewer interface.
The buttons work as shown below.
Button Usage Button Usage
Go back a page
Select page
Go forward a page
Tile pages
horizontally
Jump down a page
Tile pages
vertically
Jump up a page
Cascade windows
Jump to the Top
page
Page data
snapshot
Display the System
page
User defined page
description
Display the
Location page
List objects in
active page
Display Favorite
page
Select window
Print active page
Close current page
Print setup
Close all windows
Print preview
Project-specific
help
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Moving around Plant Viewer
Plant Viewer pages are usually arranged in a logical
sequence. This allows you to follow a predetermined path
using the navigation bar “forward” and “backward” page
buttons. In addition, the standard “System” (your controls
topology) and “Top” pages can be displayed at any time via
their respective buttons.
The hierarchical arrangement of your plant pages is
displayed by use of the “Select page” button, and is
illustrated below:
System
Pageup
Pagedown
Top Pagedown
Pageup
A typical page hierarchy
Information is presented in stages of increasing detail. The
Plant Viewer page provides an overall view of the plant as a
whole. Rather than text, dynamic symbols indicate the state
of all plant elements. If further information about plant
elements is available, this is indicated by a graphic frame.
Click inside the frame to display the information, which
appears in the form of a “super genie”:
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Layers of information
If you require more information about the fan, or wish to
override the fan state, for example, click on the fan's center
to display the corresponding super genie. A super genie is a
representation of a number of plant details in a single, small
dialog box, usually pertaining to a single plant element.
For example, switch on the thermoelectric trip of a fan in your
plant: an alarm symbol will appear by the fan symbol.
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To get more information about this alarm, click on the alarm
bell symbol.
More alarm information
Since there may be more than one source of an alarm, we
have arranged a series of alarm buttons at the top of the
alarm super genie. When an alarm button is visible, the
corresponding alarm input is active, and you can click on the
button to display the corresponding information in the alarm
super genie. This concept is used in all alarm super genies in
your Plant Viewer graphics.
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Adjusting plant operation in Plant Viewer
Plant Viewer can be used to
Override plant states
Adjust setpoints
Acknowledge and reset alarms
Set the alarm limits of a plant item
Set a manual value for a physical input or output
All these options are made available according to the
privileges of the logged-in user.
For example, click on the supply air temperature sensor in
the graphic.
Full information from the temperature-sensor genie
As usual the data displayed depends upon the privileges of
the logged-in user.
Adjust the measured temperature (if possible in your plant)
and/or the alarm limits and you may trigger an alarm for that
sensor.
Example: Overriding a fan
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You can override most items of plant, provided you have
sufficient privileges.
In the graphics, click on the fan symbol to display the fan
genie, and override the fan state as shown below.
Remember to release the fan to automatic later, so that it will
operate normally. The fan will operate safely, i.e. safety
interlocks will still be checked, but it will not respond for
example to time control signals.
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What do “Automatic” and “Manual” mean?
The automatic state means that the displayed value is under
full control of the associated automation station. If not in the
automatic state then the plant element has been overridden
for some reason. Desigo systems have in fact a number of
ways that the normal automatic control state may be
overridden. These are generally indicated by the yellow
“Hand” symbol over a plant item.
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Alarms
Alarms indicate a plant condition that is other than normal;
they have a set priority or degree of severity (for example
“critical”), a set format (see below) and are routed to any
combination of receiving devices such as the management
station screen or printer.
Alarm Acknowledge and Reset
We saw earlier how the sources of alarms appear in Plant
Viewer. How can you manipulate the alarm status?
Alarms generally appear in three forms according to their
interaction with the user:
Simple Require no user action
Basic Require reset only
Extended Require acknowledgement and reset
Thus only simple and extended alarms require an input from
you as the user.
If you trigger a frost alarm, you will see a pop-up window
something like this:
Alarm pop-up window
You can see that this is an extended alarm, because an
Acknowledge button is displayed.
From the pop-up window you can click on the Plant Viewer
button and the corresponding part of the graphics will be
displayed.
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From there, click on the alarm bell symbol. The following
diagram shows how you can interact with the alarm from
there.
Alarm interaction
Note that you can also acknowledge and reset alarms from
any other Desigo Insight management station or operator
unit: they all operate in the same way on the same point.
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Alarms are also given a number representing their degree of
severity or “priority”, where '0' is the highest and '9' the
lowest. Alarms produce pop-up windows at the management
station in accordance with the system configuration. For
example, the system can be configured so that only priority
levels 0 and 1 produce a pop-up window.
Using Alarm Viewer
In the case of multiple alarms occurring simultaneously, you
may find it easier to use Alarm Viewer, which presents all
points in abnormal states in a tabular format.
Click on the Alarm Viewer button on the Desigo Insight
taskbar (see earlier). You will see a list of all alarm points
that are in a state other than normal.
You can modify the display format to suit your own prefe-
rences: the settings will be recalled the next time you log in:
To sort a column: Click on the column header button.
Click on columns
header to sort
Click again to toggle the effect.
To remove sorting: Click on the button .
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To alter the column order: Click and hold on the column
header button, and drag and drop the column to a new
position.
Left click and drag
headers to re-order
To specify what data is to be displayed:
1
2
Right click on any column header
Enable /disablle with a tick
All these methods of altering the display format can be used
in all the Desigo Insight tabular displays.
Note
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Alarm interactions from Alarm Viewer
You can also acknowledge or reset alarms from Alarm
Viewer as shown below:
1 Highlight an unacknowledge alarm 2 Acknowledge here
3When the alarm requires a reset and the field
condition is cleared then reset from here
You cannot reset an alarm if the condition causing the alarm
is still active. For example, if an air filter is blocked, the alarm
cannot be reset until the filter is replaced.
In the Alarm Viewer table, you can select multiple alarms by
the usual Windows method (hold down the <Shift> key and
left click, or hold down the <Ctrl> key and left click). This
allows you to perform multiple acknowledge and reset
operations on alarms of the same type and the same state.
Note
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Using Log Viewer
For Desigo Insight, alarms are actually just one type of
“event”:
Log Database
System Events
StatusEvents
User Events
Alarms
User
Everything you do at the management station
Nominated plant events
Management station software events such as site
connections, system start-up etc.
All events are logged to a single database; you can view the
contents of this database using Log Viewer.
Open the Log Viewer using the Desigo Insight taskbar
button. You can use the same table manipulation commands
as described above.
Note that the “Date and time” field refers to the time that the
event occurred, not the time that it was received by the
management station. For example, if the management
station is disconnected (e.g. if a modem connection is used),
then alarms will show the time at which they were triggered,
not the time of their receipt. The “Value” column similarly
displays the value at the time when the alarm was triggered,
not the value at the time of receipt.
User events:
Status events:
System events:
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Creating graphs with Trend Viewer
To create a graph in Trend Viewer you can start by selecting
data from in any convenient Desigo Insight application:
Plant Viewer
Object Viewer
Log Viewer
Alarm Viewer
Right-click on the desired plant element (for example, a
temperature sensor in Plant Viewer):
Send to...
Some icons in Plant Viewer present more than one
parameter after a right-click (i.e. automation station PX). In
such cases use the “primary value”, i.e. the parameter
ending in “PrV”.
Once the “Send to...” command has been used, the trend
application will automatically start to draw a graph using the
parameter selected.
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Trend highlights
Try this on your plant: start a graph of outside air
temperature and humidity, and adjust the values (if possible
in your plant).
Points are added to the display whenever there is a change
of value of the data point: if you would prefer points to be
added at fixed intervals of time use the pull-down option in
the top right of the Trend Viewer dialog box.
You can add points to this trend view in the same way as you
did to start the graph, using the right-click function on any
Desigo Insight point.
This trend will run as long as the Desigo Insight management
station is operational. It is fully flexible and configured by
you. Alternatively, data can be logged at the automation
station level, so that it is independent of the management
station. This is fixed during engineering, and cannot be
altered via the management station.
There are many user tools for Trend Viewer; look in the
appropriate section of the User's guide.
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Time control of your plant
Time Scheduler allows you to configure start, stop and other
operating modes for your plant according to a basic plan.
The plan can then be amended to include holidays and other
“exceptions” to the norm.
The time program is stored in the automation station and so
once configured does not depend on the management
station.
Open Time Scheduler using the Desigo Insight taskbar
button. Browse to find an example schedule, then drag and
drop the weekly schedule to the right as shown:
Time Scheduler basics
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To modify the times, double click on a period:
Adjusting a time period
You can use the spin buttons adjacent to the input fields to
modify the times (and the associated operating mode). In this
way, you can define the time schedule for plant operation.
Report Viewer
You can use Report Viewer to create reports about the
states of the plant manually or automatically (with the
Reaction Processor). For example, you can interrogate the
data in the system at regular intervals, e.g. weekly, save it as
an Excel or CSV file, or, if required, print it in PDF format.
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Reaction Processor
The Reaction Processor lets you create automatic reports
based on a specific time or a data point threshold. The "Write
value" function also allows you to influence the plant, e.g. by
modifying setpoints.
BACnet-integrated third-party products without their own time
scheduling function can be controlled with the Reaction
Processor time function.
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Eco Viewer
The new innovative energy monitoring functions in Desigo
V5 provide real-time displays (online, real-time) and evaluate
energy consumption of plants as well as the quality of
operations.
After the plant is delivered, there is a risk that parts of the
plant will be operated in an unfavorable manner, without
negatively affecting required Comfort, but in terms of energy
consumption and wear and tear of components. Causes of
unfavorable operation include :
Changes to setpoints
Changes to operating times
Faulty components
Lack of knowledge on the part of personnel
Change the use of rooms
Manual intervention on field devices (e.g. valve actuators)
Plant drift
Energy monitoring is an absolute must in offers to efficiently
plant parts or plants over the entire life cycle. The new
monitoring available with Desigo V5, trends the data in a
manner that allows the responsible person to initiate near
real-time measures against unfavorable plant operation. The
function helps lower energy costs in a sustainable manner
and increases a plant's business viability.
Energy costs
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Current and future international standards (e.g. EN
15232:2007(E), chapter 7) require the system recording
(logging), online monitoring or a step or process; always with
the goal in mind of managing a building in an optimum
manner.
Desigo Insight: the object-oriented
system
Alarm
Viewer
Plant
Viewer
Trend
Viewer
Object
Viewer
Log
Viewer
Report
Viewer
Object:
Room temperature
Time
Scheduler
Reaction
Processor
Audit
Trail
Eco
Viewer
Up to now, we have looked at Desigo Insight from the point
of view of specific actions, such as altering a time schedule
or dealing with an alarm. Another way of considering your
system is to refer to “objects”, that is, a small control element
such as a temperature input. Using such an object as a
reference, you can swap between the various Desigo Insight
applications.
For example, trigger any alarm from your plant; from Alarm
Viewer highlight the alarm and right-click. Select “Send to...”
and navigate to Log Viewer with a left-click. All relevant
entries in Log Viewer are displayed. From here you can right-
click to switch to Plant Viewer in the same way, for a
graphical display of the location of the alarm.
Standardization
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Object Viewer: the technical view of your system
You will probably use the applications previously described
for most of the operation of your plant. For a comprehensive,
text-based list of all the objects in your Desigo Insight system
you can use Object Viewer.
There are three different views in Object Viewer:
Technical View Based on a naming convention used for all
control objects
User View Based on any organizational structure you
wish e.g. the layout of your building, the
departmental structure etc.
System View Based on the organization of the
automation station hardware
Start this by right-clicking (for example on the same alarm
object as above) and selecting “Send to..." and "Object
Viewer":
The illustration above shows the Technical View. The views
in Object Viewer are highly technical, and show all data
points in your system and all of their properties. We do not
expect you to need Object Viewer to operate your plant.
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System information
The Desigo Insight taskbar always shows a “System
Information” icon (see earlier). This is a check on the general
health of the Desigo Insight management station, including
relevant computer parameters such as hard disk status. If
you click on this you will see details as follows:
If a red cross is displayed, you can identify the exact source
using the System Information browser. You can use this
information should it be necessary to contact Siemens for
help.
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Logging out of Desigo Insight
If you leave Desigo Insight unattended for a short time, then
it will assume the “Locked” state:
This prevents unauthorized access. If you wish to leave the
management station in a safe condition immediately, then
you can opt to Log Off:
In the “Locked” state (after selecting Lock) and the “Logged
out” state, the management station will continue to accept
alarm messages and log Trend data. We therefore
recommend that you do not shut down the management
station completely, as these tasks would then be suspended.
In the case of accidental power interruption, the
Desigo Insight software can be configured to start
automatically.
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