Building operations

Overview

Monitor your refrigeration and emergency lighting system status and health. Receive alarms on refrigeration door status and emergency lighting tests and status. Report on refrigeration related food safety by generating HACCPClosed Hazard analysis and critical control points compliance reports.

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inaccurate data results

● Do not incorrectly configure the software or the devices.
● Do not base your maintenance or service actions solely on messages and information displayed by the software.
● Do not rely solely on software messages and reports to determine if the system is functioning correctly or meeting all applicable standards and requirements.
● Consider the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or failures of communication links.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, equipment damage, or permanent loss of data.

 

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MISSED ALARMS

● Do not use Energy Hub for critical applications where human or equipment safety relies on alarming.
● Use reliable communication networks to connect devices, equipment, communication gateways, and Energy Hub.
● Consider the impact of unexpected transmission delays or communication failures.
● Configure alarms correctly.
● Do not disable notifications for important alarms.
● Send alarm notifications to more than one person.
● Check for email and mobile push notifications regularly.
● Do not solely rely on notifications. Check alarms regularly in Energy Hub.
● Do not let the Energy Hub subscriptions expire.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

 

Features

Refrigeration

[Web app and mobile app (Site Manager mode only)]

IMPORTANT: The data for this functionality is not real-time. Energy Hub uses the latest logged data from the equipment or monitoring device. Updates occur every 10 minutes.

Refrigeration monitoring tracks the status of your cold rooms or refrigeration equipment. You can view refrigeration temperature and open / closed door status. You can also set door status alarms.

warning

inaccurate data results

● Do not incorrectly configure the software or the devices.
● Do not base your maintenance or service actions solely on messages and information displayed by the software.
● Do not rely solely on software messages and reports to determine if the system is functioning correctly or meeting all applicable standards and requirements.
● Consider the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or failures of communication links.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, equipment damage, or permanent loss of data.

 

Refrigeration monitoring includes the following data:

  • Refrigeration (ambient) temperature
  • Refrigeration equipment door status (on/off)

Energy Hub offers the following software-based alarm types for refrigeration monitoring:

  • Ambient temperature (over/under) alarm
  • Refrigeration equipment or cold room door status alarm

NOTE: Your feature plan subscription, the monitoring device types, and the device configurations determine the types of alarms you can have for your organization. For information on which alarm types are available for different devices and feature plans, see the alarms reference.

To learn more about alarming in Energy Hub, see Alarming.
For details on software-based alarms, see Software-based alarms.

For step-by-step instructions on how to configure software-based alarms and manage alarms in general, see alarming and notification tasks.

Prerequisites

Verify that:

  • You have an active Energy Hub subscription that includes this feature. For information on subscriptions, see Energy Hub subscriptions.
  • PowerTag Ambient temperature sensors are installed in your refrigeration equipment.
  • PowerTag Control devices with digital status inputs have been installed to monitor the refrigeration equipment door status.
  • The monitoring devices are connected to Panel Server communication gateways that are sending measurement data to Energy Hub over the internet.
  • The communication gateways have been added to your organization in Energy Hub.
  • The energy usage type Refrigeration has been assigned to the PowerTag temperature sensors.

Configuration

Configure software-based alarms for ambient temperature and door status monitoring.

For step-by-step instructions on how to create and manage software-based alarms, see alarming tasks.

[Web app]

You can view refrigeration data in the Asset view in Investigate, in the Equipment status data display and the trend display.

Refrigeration temperature (shown in dark mode):

Refrigeration temperature trend (shown in dark mode):

 

[Mobile app – Site Manager mode only]

You can view refrigeration temperatures and door status on the Home tab.

Refrigeration summary and details (shown in dark mode):

Refrigeration summary and details (shown in dark mode):

For step-by-step instructions on how to view refrigeration data, see To view refrigeration data.

[Web app]

You can create a refrigeration report by printing the equipment status display in the Asset view in Investigate, or by saving it as a PDF output. CSV export is not available for equipment status displays. To generate a HACCP compliance report, use the Energy Hub mobile app.

[Mobile app – Site Manager mode only]

Report on refrigeration related food safety by generating HACCPClosed Hazard analysis and critical control points compliance reports.

Example report in PDF format:

For step-by-step instructions on how to create a report, see To generate a refrigeration HACCP report.

Emergency lighting

[Web app and mobile app (Site Manager mode only)]

IMPORTANT: The data for this functionality is not real-time. Energy Hub uses the latest logged data from the equipment or monitoring device. Updates occur every 10 minutes.

Emergency lighting monitoring and control keeps track of your Exiway Link exit and emergency lighting system. You can control the lights, run tests, view test results, and check if a light is on or off. You can also receive alarms related to emergency lighting.

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EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM INOPERABILITY

● Do not turn off emergency lights for long periods.
● Do not turn off automatic emergency light tests for long periods.
● Turn on emergency lights as soon as possible after they are turned off.
● Turn on automatic emergency light tests as soon as possible after they are turned off.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

 

warning

inaccurate data results

● Do not incorrectly configure the software or the devices.
● Do not base your maintenance or service actions solely on messages and information displayed by the software.
● Do not rely solely on software messages and reports to determine if the system is functioning correctly or meeting all applicable standards and requirements.
● Consider the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or failures of communication links.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, equipment damage, or permanent loss of data.

 

Emergency light tests

Exiway emergency lights automatically run tests at regular intervals to ensure they switch to battery power and continue to function for a specified period in an emergency. Test results are recorded by Energy Hub and are available as test reports.

Functional tests

Functional tests check if the light switches to battery power and operates as expected when grid power is lost. During the test, the light runs on battery power for 30 seconds before switching back to grid power. Exiway lights perform functional tests weekly (every 7 days), based on the time of their first power-up. You can also run a functional test on demand through Energy Hub.

Duration tests

Duration tests check the battery health of the light to ensure it can be powered for a specified period during an emergency. During the test, the light runs on battery power for one hour before switching back to grid power. Exiway lights conduct duration tests every 12 weeks (84 days), based on the time of their first power-up.

Emergency lighting includes the following data:

Light status

  • Emergency light on/off
  • Battery code

Light tests

  • Test result (failed / successful)
  • Test postponed (yes / no)
  • Last test date and time
  • Next test date and time

Exiway lights generate device-based alarms for test runs and status changes. For details on device-based alarms, see Device-based alarms.

There are no software-based alarm types for emergency lighting monitoring.

To learn more about alarming in Energy Hub, see Alarming.
For details on software-based alarms, see Software-based alarms.

[Mobile app – Site Manager mode only]

NOTE: Controls for emergency lighting are only available in the mobile app.

Emergency lighting includes the following controls:

  • Turn the light on or off (not available in France)*

    • If the light is turned off, it will automatically turn on when grid power is lost and the light switches to battery power (emergency mode). The light cannot be turned off while in emergency mode.

  • Locate the light
    • This causes the light to blink for 5 minutes so you can locate it in the building.
  • Run a functional test on the light
    • This runs a functional test immediately without affecting the automatic test schedule.
  • Enable or disable automatic functional and duration tests for the light
    • This prevents the light from running the periodic tests.

      NOTE: Disabling the automatic tests generates an alarm in Energy Hub that remains active until they are enabled again.

  • Synchronize automatic emergency light testing
    • This schedules future tests for all Exiway lights in your system to run at the same time but on different days. The test time is set to the current time when you trigger the synchronize control in Energy Hub. Synchronizing does not trigger an immediate test.

(*) Exiway emergency lights sold in France (= with French commercial reference) cannot be manually turned on or off. This is a legal requirement for France.

For step-by-step instructions on how to operate Exiway light controls, see building operations tasks.

Prerequisites

Verify that:

  • You have an active Energy Hub subscription that includes this feature. For information on subscriptions, see Energy Hub subscriptions.
  • Exiway Link emergency or exit lights are installed in your facility.
  • The Exiway devices are connected to Panel Server communication gateways that are sending data to Energy Hub over the internet.
  • The communication gateways have been added to your organization in Energy Hub.
  • The energy usage type Emergency lighting has been assigned to the Exiway devices.

Configuration

No configuration is required for emergency lighting monitoring and control.

[Web app]

You can view emergency lighting data in the Asset view in Investigate, in the Equipment status data display.

Emergency light status and test information (shown in dark mode):

 

[Mobile app – Site Manager mode only]

You can view emergency lighting data on the Home tab.

Emergency lighting summary and details (shown in dark mode):

Emergency lighting summary and details (shown in dark mode):

For step-by-step instructions on how to view emergency lighting data, see Building operations.

[Web app]

You can create an emergency lighting report by printing the equipment status display in the Asset view in Investigate, or by saving it as a PDF output. CSV export is not available for equipment status displays. To generate a more detailed report with emergency light test information, use the Energy Hub mobile app.

[Mobile app – Site Manager mode only]

You can create an emergency lighting report with lighting test information in Excel or PDF format. The report includes data for automatic and manual tests. For step-by-step instructions on how to create a report, see To generate an emergency lighting test report.

NOTE: 'Test postponed' in the report means that a test could not be run because the emergency light battery was not fully charged before the test, or the light was in emergency mode.