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Marker labels a dict with typing information. See Kinds chapter.
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subtypes
absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
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chiller-absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
ac |
Relating to alternating current electricity |
accumulate |
Accumulate the tag's value during inheritance and defx |
active |
Working, operative, effective |
admin |
Requires admin permission |
alarm |
Notification of a condition which requires attention |
angle |
Measurement of the relative difference in direction between two vectors or phasors |
apparent |
Perceived quantity |
atmospheric |
Related to the atmosphere of the earth |
avg |
Average |
barometric |
Relating atmospheric pressure |
blowdown |
Removal from container or pipe |
centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chiller-centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chilled |
Substance is cooled using cooling process |
choice |
Choice specifies an exclusive marker selection |
ahuZoneDelivery |
AHU delivery method of conditioned air to the zone |
chilledBeamZone |
AHU supplies air to chilled beam terminal units |
directZone |
AHU supplies air directly to the zone |
multiZone |
AHU discharge air is split into a duct per zone |
vavZone |
AHU supplies air to VAV terminal units |
airVolumeAdjustability |
Ability of air handling equip to adjust volume of air flow |
constantAirVolume |
Delivers a constant volume of air flow |
variableAirVolume |
Delivers a variable volume of air flow |
atesDesign |
Design type of the ATES underground system |
atesClosedLoop |
The ATES uses closed piping to transport a water/glycol mixture through the ground |
atesDoublet |
The ATES has one or more pairs of a separate warm and cool well |
atesDoubletPaired |
The ATES is as a doublet, but with specific warm and cool wells linked together |
atesMono |
The ATES has only one physical well |
atesUnidirectional |
Similar to a doublet, but water always flows in the same direction from the extraction to the infiltration well |
chillerMechanism |
Primary mechanism of chiller |
chiller-absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
chiller-centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chiller-reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
chiller-rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
condenserLoop |
Open or closed loop for condenser working fluid |
condenserClosedLoop |
Working fluid is kept separate from fluid used for heat transfer into the atmosphere |
condenserOpenLoop |
Uses working fluid itself for evaporation into the atmosphere |
coolingProcess |
Processed used to cool a substance |
airCooling |
Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air |
chilledWaterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water |
condenserCooling |
Removal of heat through the process of water condensation |
dxCooling |
Cooling using direct expansion of a refrigerant vapor |
waterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to water which is not explicitly chilled |
ductConfig |
Ductwork configuration |
dualDuct |
Two ducts |
singleDuct |
One single duct |
tripleDuct |
Three ducts |
ductDeck |
Cold, hot, or neutral deck |
coldDeck |
Duct carries air for cooling |
hotDeck |
Duct carries air for heating |
neutralDeck |
Duct carries air which by-passes both heating and cooling coils |
ductSection |
Equipment section of ductwork |
discharge |
Duct for air leaving an equipment |
economizer |
Duct to access fresh outside air only for economizing, not ventilation |
exhaust |
Duct used to expel air back outside |
flue |
Duct for exhausting combustion |
inlet |
Duct with air entering an equipment |
mixed |
Duct where fresh outside air and return air is mixed together |
outside |
Duct to access fresh outside air for both ventilation and economizer |
return |
Duct returning air back to equipment |
ventilation |
Duct to access fresh outside air only for ventilation, not economizing |
heatingProcess |
Processed used to heat a substance |
biomassHeating |
Heating by the combustion of biomass |
coalHeating |
Heating by the combustion of coal |
dxHeating |
Heating using direct expansion of a refrigerant vapor |
elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
fuelOilHeating |
Heating by the combustion of fuel oil |
hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
naturalGasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
propaneHeating |
Heating by the combustion of propane |
steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
meterScope |
Classifies a meter as a main site meter or submeter |
siteMeter |
Main meter for the associated site |
submeter |
Submeters measure usage of a sub-system or equipment within a site |
observes |
Observable subscription - see docs |
pfScope |
Power factor scope |
pfDisplacement |
Displacement power factor, which excludes effects of harmonic distortion |
pfDistortion |
Distortion power factor |
pfTrue |
True power factor, which includes effects of harmonic distortion |
phaseCount |
Number of phases for an AC electrical power system or connected equipment |
singlePhase |
Single-phase AC electrical power |
threePhase |
Three-phase AC electrical power |
pipeFluid |
Type of fluid conveyed by piping |
pipeSection |
Equipment section of piping |
bypass |
Pipe used to bypass an equipment |
circ |
Pipe used to circulate fluid through an equipment or system |
entering |
Pipe conveys fluid into an equipment |
header |
Pipe used as central connection or manifold for other piping runs |
leaving |
Pipe conveys fluid out of an equipment |
plantLoop |
Plant piping loop |
primaryLoop |
Pipework which circulates closest to the energy source |
secondaryLoop |
Pipework which circulates closest to the building or end use |
tertiaryLoop |
Pipework which circulates within the building |
pointFunction |
Classifies the point as a sensor, command, or setpoint |
cmd |
Point is a command, actuator, AO/BO |
sensor |
Point is a sensor, input, AI/BI |
sp |
Point is a setpoint, soft point, internal control variable, schedule |
pointQuantity |
Quantity the point senses or controls |
pointSubject |
What the point senses or controls |
tankSubstance |
Substance stored by a tank |
vavAirCircuit |
How does the VAV pull in air |
vav-parallel |
VAV pulls air from outside the primary air flow |
vav-series |
VAV pulls air from the primary air flow |
vavModulation |
How does VAV modulate the temp based on duct pressure |
pressureDependent |
VAV damper modulates to control space temp |
pressureIndependent |
VAV damper or a control valve that modulates to maintain desired flow setpoint |
co2e |
Carbon dioxide equivalent |
cold |
Having low degree of heat |
compressor |
Device for mechanically increasing the pressure of a gas or refrigerant vapor by reducing its volume |
computed |
Indicates a definition which is computed |
condenser |
Device or related to process of condensation |
conditioning |
Related to cleaning, heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, ventilating or circulating air. |
controls |
Associated with the control system for an industrial process |
cool |
Associted with low temperature or cooling processes |
cooling |
Cooling mode or process |
coolingOnly |
Equipment without heating |
cur |
Supports current value |
curTracksWrite |
When configured |
current |
Movement of fluid or electricity |
damper |
Damper equipment or control point |
dc |
Relating to direct current electricity |
deadband |
The range in a process where no changes to output are made |
delta |
Differential of fluid between entering and leaving sensors |
demand |
Rate required for a process |
deprecated |
Obsoleted |
design |
Data related to intended design and operating conditions |
dessicantDehumidifier |
Decreases humidity from air using a substance which absorbs moisture |
disableOverridableChecks |
Disables function |
disabled |
Indicates the entity is in a disabled state |
diverting |
Three way valve which inputs one pipe and diverts between two output pipes |
docAssociations |
Generate a section in the docs for this association |
docTaxonomy |
Generate a taxonomy tree for this term in the documentationindex |
domestic |
For human use |
ductArea |
Config point on a |
economizing |
Energy reduction mode which augments heating/cooling with outside air |
effective |
Current control setpoint in effect taking into account other factors |
efficiency |
Efficiency point of a chiller measured in "COP" or "kW/ton" |
enable |
Secondary on/off |
entity |
Top-level dicts with a unique identifier |
conn |
Connector for communication to a remote system |
ecobeeConn |
Ecobee connector |
haystackConn |
Haystack connector to a Haystack REST API server |
modbusConn |
Modbus connector |
mqttConn |
MQTT connector to an MQTT Broker |
nestConn |
Google Nest connector |
obixConn |
Connector to an oBIX HTTP server |
sedonaConn |
Sedona Sox connector to a remote device |
sqlConn |
SQL connector to a relational database using JDBC |
connTuning |
Marker applied to a rec which defines a tuning configuration |
device |
Microprocessor based hardware device |
computer |
General purpose computer |
laptop |
Portable laptop computer |
server-computer |
General purpose computer used as a server |
controller |
Microprocessor based device used in a control system |
networking-device |
Microprocessor device used to establish networks |
networking-router |
Networking device used to route data between different networks |
networking-switch |
Networking device used to connect devices on the same network |
phone |
Telephone used for voice telecommunication |
mobile-phone |
Cellular phone providing telecommunication over radio links |
tablet |
Mobile device with touch screen for user input |
dockerContainer |
Docker container |
dockerImage |
Docker image |
equip |
Equipment asset |
actuator |
Equipment to move or control a mechanism |
damper-actuator |
Actuator to regulate the flow of air |
valve-actuator |
Actuator to regulate the flow of fluid |
airHandlingEquip |
HVAC equipment that conditions and delivers air via one or more fans |
ahu |
Air Handling Unit |
doas |
Dedicated Outside Air System |
mau |
Makeup Air Unit |
rtu |
Roof Top Unit |
fcu |
Fan Coil Unit |
crac |
Computer Room Air Conditioner |
unitVent |
Unit Ventilator |
vrf-indoorUnit-fcu |
Indoor unit fan coil unit in a VRF system |
airTerminalUnit |
Equipment in air distribution systems which terminate at the space |
cav |
Constant air volume terminal unit |
vav |
Variable air volume terminal unit |
assembly |
A collection of manufactured parts or subassemblies |
ates |
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage system |
battery |
Equipment used to store electric energy |
boiler |
Equipment to generate hot water or steam for heating |
hot-water-boiler |
Boiler which outputs hot water |
steam-boiler |
Boiler which outputs steam |
cable |
An assembly of one or more insulated conductors |
chiller |
Equipment to remove heat from a liquid |
circuit |
Electrical circuit and its associated components such as breakers |
conduit |
Duct, pipe, or cable to convey a substance or phenomenon |
duct |
Conduit used to convey air for HVAC |
pipe |
Conduit used to convey a fluid |
wire |
Cabling used to convey electricity or data |
coolingTower |
Equipment to transfer waste heat into the atmosphere |
evse-equip |
Equipment that supports the delivery of electricity to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-assembly |
Equipment that delivers electricity via EVSE ports to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-cable |
Models the electrical connection between an |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
flowInverter |
System to change direction of substance flow |
fumeHood |
Ventilation equipment to limit exposure to hazardous fumes |
heatExchanger |
Equipment to transfer heat between two working fluids |
coil |
Heat exchanger used to heat or cool air |
coolingCoil |
Coil used to cool air |
heatingCoil |
Coil used to heat air |
humidifier-equip |
Equipment which adds moisture to air to increase humidity |
luminaire |
Light fixture using electricity to provide illumination |
meter |
Equipment to meter a substance or phenomenon |
elec-meter |
Electricity meter |
ac-elec-meter |
AC Electricity meter |
dc-elec-meter |
DC Electricity meter |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
flow-meter |
Meter to measure flow rate and total volume of fluid |
motor |
Equipment that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy |
fan-motor |
Motor used with a fan to create air flow |
pump-motor |
Motor used with a pump to move fluid |
panel |
Enclosure for electrical and control equipment |
controls-panel |
Panel housing controllers and networking gear |
elec-panel |
Physical housing for electrical circuits, fuses, and breakers |
plant |
Central plant used to generate a substance for a process |
chilled-water-plant |
Plant used to generate chilled water for cooling |
hot-water-plant |
Plant used to generate hot water for heating |
steam-plant |
Plant used to generate steam for heating |
vrf-refrig-plant |
Group of outdoor units in a VRF system |
rack |
Enclosure or chassis used to mount computer and networking gear |
radiantEquip |
HVAC equipment that conditions a space without forced air |
chilledBeam |
Conditions a space using a heat exchanger integrated into the ceiling |
radiantFloor |
Heats a space using pipes or cables embedded beneath floor |
radiator |
Heats a space using exposed pipes or coils |
tank |
Tank used to store a substance for temporary holding |
thermostat |
Senses and controls temperature of space in HVAC system |
ups |
Uninterruptible power supply |
verticalTransport |
Equipment to move humans and materials |
elevator |
Enclosure used to move people between floors |
escalator |
Moving staircase used to move people between floors |
movingWalkway |
Conveyor to move people across a horizontal or inclined plane |
vrf-equip |
Equipment used in VRF systems |
branchSelector |
Branch selector used for heat recovery in a VRF system |
vrf-indoorUnit |
Indoor unit in a VRF system |
vrf-indoorUnit-fcu |
Indoor unit fan coil unit in a VRF system |
vrf-outdoorUnit |
Outdoor unit with one or more compressors in a VRF system |
well |
A well is a source of groundwater and potentially thermal energy |
network |
Logical communications network between two or more devices |
point |
Data point such as a sensor or actuator |
connPoint |
Point associated with a connector for data synchronization with a remote system |
ecobeePoint |
Point which synchronizes data via an Ecobee connector |
haystackPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a Haystack connector |
modbusPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a Haystack connector |
mqttPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a MQTT connector |
nestPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a Nest connector |
obixPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a oBIX connector |
sedonaPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a Sedona connector |
sqlPoint |
Point which synchronizes data via a SQL connector |
cur-point |
Point with support to report a "real-time" current value |
his-point |
Historized point with a history log of timestamp/value pairs |
weather-point |
Weather station observation point |
writable-point |
Point with writable output using 16-level priority array |
pointGroup |
Grouping of children points used by spaces and equipment |
airQualityZonePoints |
Entity with logical grouping of zone air quality points |
hvac-zone-space |
Zone related to conditioning of a space's air temperature and quality |
hvacZonePoints |
Entity with logical grouping of zone HVAC air points |
hvac-zone-space |
Zone related to conditioning of a space's air temperature and quality |
thermostat |
Senses and controls temperature of space in HVAC system |
lightingZonePoints |
Entity with logical grouping of lighting points |
lighting-zone-space |
Zone related to lighting system |
luminaire |
Light fixture using electricity to provide illumination |
projMeta |
Singleton record for project meta data |
site |
Site is a geographic location of the built environment |
space |
Space is a three-dimensional volume in the built environment |
dataCenter |
Space used to house computer and networking gear |
floor |
Storey of a building |
ground-floor |
Floor at ground level |
roof-floor |
The roof floor is the topmost level of a building |
subterranean-floor |
Floor below ground level |
room |
Enclosed room of a building |
zone-space |
Space associated with a specific system |
hvac-zone-space |
Zone related to conditioning of a space's air temperature and quality |
lighting-zone-space |
Zone related to lighting system |
system |
Grouping of related equipment dedicated to a single application |
air-system |
System for moving air to maintain indoor thermal comfort and/or air quality |
air-conditioning-system |
System for air treatment to control its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the requirements of a conditioned space |
air-exhaust-system |
System consisting of one or more fans that remove air from the building |
air-ventilation-system |
System that supplies or removes air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space in order to provide outdoor air to the space |
elec-system |
System that generates, converts, distributes, and/or stores electricity |
evse-system |
A system that supplies electricity to EVSE assembly equipment and its auxiliary loads |
lighting-system |
System designed to provide lighting |
refrig-system |
Refrigerant distribution to fulfill all or parts of a refrigeration cycle |
vrf-system |
Variable refigerant flow system |
vrf-coolingOnly-system |
Cooling only VRF system can only cool |
vrf-heatPump-system |
Heat pump VRF system can either heat, or cool, but not at the same time |
vrf-heatRecovery-system |
Heat recovery VRF system can operate cooling and heating by each indoor unit independently, at the same time |
water-system |
System that supplies or collects potable or non-potable water in any state |
chilled-water-system |
System that circulates water in its liquid state below ambient temperature for cooling a space or process |
condenser-water-system |
System that circulates water in its liquid state for rejecting heat from a space or process |
domestic-water-system |
System that circulates potable water in its liquid state for purposes other than space conditioning and process requirements |
domestic-cold-water-system |
System that circulates potable cold water in its liquid state for purposes other than space cooling and process requirements |
domestic-hot-water-system |
System that circulates potable hot water in its liquid state for purposes other than space heating and process requirements |
hot-water-system |
System that circulates water in its liquid state for heating a space or process |
steam-system |
System that circulates water in its vapor state for heating a space or process |
task |
Dispatch task function |
weatherStation |
Logical weather station and its measurement points |
enumMeta |
Project singleton record with enumeration name/code definitions |
err |
Indicates an error condition, |
evaporator |
Mechanism used to convert a refrigerant from its liquid to gaseous state |
evse |
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment |
export |
Supplied out of a system |
extraction |
Taking a substance out of another substance |
faceBypass |
Point of an ahu indicating air flow is by-passing the heating/cooling coils |
fan |
Fan equipment or control point |
fanPowered |
Device with a fan |
filter |
Related to an air or fluid filter |
flux |
Measurement through a given surface |
freezeStat |
A boolean point of an ahu indicating a freezing condition |
geoPlace |
Geographic place |
site |
Site is a geographic location of the built environment |
weatherStation |
Logical weather station and its measurement points |
ground |
Related to the surface of the earth |
heat |
Associated with a heating process |
heatPump |
Equipment that employs a vapor compression cycle with a reversing valve to provide heating or cooling |
heatRecovery |
Transfer of heat from one substance to another to reduce energy consumption |
heatWheel |
Boolean point indicating command state of AHU's heat wheel |
heating |
Heating mode or process |
heatingOnly |
Equipment without cooling |
his |
Supports historization of data |
hisCollectCov |
Enables COV history collection of the |
hisCollectNA |
Historize the NA value whenever the |
hisTotalized |
Indicates values which are a continuous stream of totalization |
hot |
Having high degree of heat |
humidifier |
Adding moisture to air |
hvac |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
hvacMode |
Operational mode for HVAC equipment |
imbalance |
Lacking balance |
import |
Received into a system |
indoorUnit |
Operates inside the conditioned space |
infiltration |
Permeation of a substance into another substance |
input |
Entity inputs a substance which flows from another entity |
air-input |
Entity inputs air which flows from another entity |
airCooling |
Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air |
airTerminalUnit |
Equipment in air distribution systems which terminate at the space |
cav |
Constant air volume terminal unit |
vav |
Variable air volume terminal unit |
hvac-zone-space |
Zone related to conditioning of a space's air temperature and quality |
blowdown-water-input |
Entity inputs blowdown water which flows from another entity |
chilled-water-input |
Entity inputs chilled water which flows from another entity |
chilledWaterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water |
condensate-input |
Entity inputs condensate which flows from another entity |
condenser-water-input |
Entity inputs condenser water which flows from another entity |
domestic-water-input |
Entity inputs domestic water which flows from another entity |
elec-input |
Entity inputs electricity which flows from another entity |
actuator |
Equipment to move or control a mechanism |
damper-actuator |
Actuator to regulate the flow of air |
valve-actuator |
Actuator to regulate the flow of fluid |
airHandlingEquip |
HVAC equipment that conditions and delivers air via one or more fans |
ahu |
Air Handling Unit |
doas |
Dedicated Outside Air System |
mau |
Makeup Air Unit |
rtu |
Roof Top Unit |
fcu |
Fan Coil Unit |
crac |
Computer Room Air Conditioner |
unitVent |
Unit Ventilator |
vrf-indoorUnit-fcu |
Indoor unit fan coil unit in a VRF system |
airTerminalUnit |
Equipment in air distribution systems which terminate at the space |
cav |
Constant air volume terminal unit |
vav |
Variable air volume terminal unit |
boiler |
Equipment to generate hot water or steam for heating |
hot-water-boiler |
Boiler which outputs hot water |
steam-boiler |
Boiler which outputs steam |
chiller |
Equipment to remove heat from a liquid |
circuit |
Electrical circuit and its associated components such as breakers |
coolingTower |
Equipment to transfer waste heat into the atmosphere |
elec-meter |
Electricity meter |
ac-elec-meter |
AC Electricity meter |
dc-elec-meter |
DC Electricity meter |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
elec-panel |
Physical housing for electrical circuits, fuses, and breakers |
elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
elevator |
Enclosure used to move people between floors |
escalator |
Moving staircase used to move people between floors |
evse-equip |
Equipment that supports the delivery of electricity to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-assembly |
Equipment that delivers electricity via EVSE ports to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-cable |
Models the electrical connection between an |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
fumeHood |
Ventilation equipment to limit exposure to hazardous fumes |
luminaire |
Light fixture using electricity to provide illumination |
motor |
Equipment that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy |
fan-motor |
Motor used with a fan to create air flow |
pump-motor |
Motor used with a pump to move fluid |
movingWalkway |
Conveyor to move people across a horizontal or inclined plane |
fuelOil-input |
Entity inputs fuel oil which flows from another entity |
fuelOilHeating |
Heating by the combustion of fuel oil |
gasoline-input |
Entity inputs gasoline which flows from another entity |
hot-water-input |
Entity inputs hot water which flows from another entity |
hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
makeup-water-input |
Entity inputs makeup water which flows from another entity |
naturalGas-input |
Entity inputs natural gas which flows from another entity |
naturalGasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
refrig-input |
Entity inputs refrigerant which flows from another entity |
branchSelector |
Branch selector used for heat recovery in a VRF system |
vrf-indoorUnit |
Indoor unit in a VRF system |
vrf-indoorUnit-fcu |
Indoor unit fan coil unit in a VRF system |
steam-input |
Entity inputs steam which flows from another entity |
steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
intensity |
Measure of an electromagnetic field |
isolation |
Actuator used to isolate an equipment from a pipe or ductwork system |
lighting |
Systems associated with illumination in the built environment |
lineAvg |
Line average of single-phase electrical quantity measurements in an AC electric power system |
load |
Chiller point to command or measure the chiller's load as a percentage from "0%" to "100%" |
luminous |
Relating to light as perceived by the eye |
magnitude |
Size or extent |
makeup |
Restore something missed or lost |
mandatory |
Requires that the marker be applied to dicts which use the marker's subtypes |
max |
Maximum |
mech |
Associated with a machine or its mechanical force, torque, power, or energy |
min |
Minimum |
mixing |
Three way valve which inputs two pipes and outputs a mixture between the two to a single output pipe |
mobile |
Relating to mobile phones, hand-held computers, and similar technology |
multiLine |
Indicates that a multi-line text input should be used |
net |
Difference between import and export |
networking |
Related to data communication networks |
neutral |
Used to indicate electrical current being measured on an electrical neutral conductor when applied to a point entity that has the |
noSideEffects |
Marks a function or operation as having no side effects |
noSkyarc |
Marks a Haxall library as not runnable on SkySpark enabled products |
nodoc |
Undocumented and not officially supported |
nosrc |
Do not include source code in documentation |
notInherited |
Marker applied to a def to indicate that is not inherited into subtype definitions |
obsAddOnInit |
Fire add event for all existing records in data set on initialization |
obsAdds |
Process when a new data item is added to the observed data set |
obsRemoves |
Process when an existing data item is removed from the observed data set |
obsUpdates |
Process when an existing data item is updated in the observed data set |
observable |
Observable subscription - see docs |
obsMqtt |
Subscribe to MQTT connector published messages |
obsRecs |
Base class for observables on database records |
obsCommits |
Subscribe to record commits in Folio - see docs |
obsCurVals |
Subscribe to transient commits of curVal or curStatus - see docs |
obsHisWrites |
Subscribe to history data updates- see docs |
obsPointWrites |
Subscribe to writable point priority array updates - see docs |
obsWatches |
Subscribe to watch and unwatch events - see docs |
obsSchedule |
Subscribe to scheduled timer event - see docs |
occ |
Occupied mode of a space |
occupancy |
Number of occupants in a space |
occupants |
People who use the built environment |
occupied |
Setpoint or sensor indicating occupancy of a space |
openEnum |
Apply to str enum tags where the enumeration range is open ended |
outdoorUnit |
operates outside the conditioned space |
output |
Entity outputs a substance with flows to other entities |
air-output |
Entity outputs air to other entities |
airHandlingEquip |
HVAC equipment that conditions and delivers air via one or more fans |
ahu |
Air Handling Unit |
doas |
Dedicated Outside Air System |
mau |
Makeup Air Unit |
rtu |
Roof Top Unit |
fcu |
Fan Coil Unit |
crac |
Computer Room Air Conditioner |
unitVent |
Unit Ventilator |
vrf-indoorUnit-fcu |
Indoor unit fan coil unit in a VRF system |
airTerminalUnit |
Equipment in air distribution systems which terminate at the space |
cav |
Constant air volume terminal unit |
vav |
Variable air volume terminal unit |
blowdown-water-output |
Entity outputs blowdown water to other entities |
chilled-water-output |
Entity outputs chilled water to other entities |
chilled-water-plant |
Plant used to generate chilled water for cooling |
condensate-output |
Entity outputs condensate to other entities |
condenser-water-output |
Entity outputs condenser water to other entities |
domestic-water-output |
Entity outputs domestic water to other entities |
elec-output |
Entity outputs electricity to other entities |
battery |
Equipment used to store electric energy |
circuit |
Electrical circuit and its associated components such as breakers |
elec-meter |
Electricity meter |
ac-elec-meter |
AC Electricity meter |
dc-elec-meter |
DC Electricity meter |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
elec-panel |
Physical housing for electrical circuits, fuses, and breakers |
evse-equip |
Equipment that supports the delivery of electricity to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-assembly |
Equipment that delivers electricity via EVSE ports to charging inlets located on EVs |
evse-cable |
Models the electrical connection between an |
evse-port |
An EVSE port delivers electricity to a single EV charging inlet at a time |
fuelOil-output |
Entity outputs fuel oil to other entities |
gasoline-output |
Entity outputs gasoline to other entities |
hot-water-output |
Entity outputs hot water to other entities |
hot-water-boiler |
Boiler which outputs hot water |
hot-water-plant |
Plant used to generate hot water for heating |
makeup-water-output |
Entity outputs makeup water to other entities |
naturalGas-output |
Entity outputs natural gas to other entities |
refrig-output |
Entity outputs refrigerant to other entities |
vrf-outdoorUnit |
Outdoor unit with one or more compressors in a VRF system |
vrf-refrig-plant |
Group of outdoor units in a VRF system |
steam-output |
Entity outputs steam to other entities |
steam-boiler |
Boiler which outputs steam |
steam-plant |
Plant used to generate steam for heating |
overridable |
Applied to an ext function to enable override by project record functions |
parallel |
Circuit with multiple paths of flow |
perimeterHeat |
Auxiliary heating points associated with a |
phaseAvg |
Phase average of single-phase electrical quantity measurements in an AC electric power system |
phenomenon |
Aspect of scientific interest with measurable quantities |
elec |
Associated with electricity or with electrical force, power, or energy |
ac-elec |
Alternating current electricity |
dc-elec |
Direct current electricity |
light |
Electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum |
solar |
Relating to energy from the sun |
substance |
Matter in one the three states solid, liquid, or gas |
biomass |
Plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat |
fluid |
Liquid or gas |
gas |
Substance with neither definite volume nor shape |
air |
The mixture of gases which surrounds the earth |
ch2o |
Formaldehyde (CH₂O) |
ch4 |
Methane (CH₄) |
co |
Carbon monoxide (CO) |
co2 |
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) |
hfc |
Hydrofluorocarbons |
n2o |
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) |
naturalGas |
Fossil fuel energy source consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons |
nf3 |
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃) |
nh3 |
Ammonia (NH₃) |
no2 |
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) |
o2 |
Oxygen (O₂) - the common dioxygen allotrope in the air |
o3 |
Ozone (O₃) |
pfc |
Perfluorocarbons |
propane |
By-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining (C₃H₈) |
sf6 |
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) |
steam |
Water in its gas form |
tvoc |
Total volatile organic compound (TVOC) |
liquid |
Substance with definite volume but takes the shape of its container |
condensate |
Liquid phase produced by the condensation of steam or other gas |
diesel |
Liquid fuel specifically designed for use in diesel engines |
fuelOil |
Petroleum based oil burned for energy |
gasoline |
Petroleum derived liquid used as a fuel source |
water |
Water in its liquid form |
blowdown-water |
Water expelled from a system to remove mineral build up |
chilled-water |
Water cooled for use in HVAC and industrial processes |
cold-water |
Water supplied to cold taps |
condenser-water |
Water used used to remove heat through condensation |
cool-water |
Relatively cool water without active chilling |
domestic-water |
Tap water for drinking, washing, cooking, and flushing of toilets |
ground-water |
Water present under the ground or from a well |
hot-water |
Hot water used for HVAC heating or supplied to hot taps |
makeup-water |
Water used used to makeup water loss through leaks, evaporation, or blowdown |
purge-water |
Water expelled from a system to remove contaminants |
warm-water |
Relatively warm water without active heating |
refrig |
Fluid used in refrigeration and heat exchange |
solid |
Substance with definite shape and volume |
coal |
Combustible sedimentary rock |
ice |
Water in its solid form |
pm01 |
Particulate matter 0.1 |
pm10 |
Particulate matter 10 |
pm25 |
Particulate matter 2.5 |
weather |
Associated with atmospheric air or phenomenon |
wind |
Flow of air on surface of the Earth |
port |
A gateway or opening used to transfer a substance |
process |
Industrial or HVAC process |
protocol |
Communication protocol used for devices on a network |
bacnet |
ASHRAE building automation and control protocol |
bluetooth |
Short range wireless communication protocol |
coap |
Constrained Application Protocol |
dali |
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface protocol for lighting |
ftp |
File Transfer Protocol |
haystack |
Haystack HTTP protocol for exchanging tagged data |
http |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol which is foundation of the web |
imap |
Internet Message Access Protocol for retrieving email |
knx |
KNX protocol commonly used for lighting systems |
modbus |
Register based communication protocol used with industrial devices |
mqtt |
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport publish/subscribe protocol |
obix |
XML based Open Building Information eXchange protocol |
pop3 |
Post Office Protocol version 3 for retrieving email |
smtp |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol for sending email |
snmp |
Simple Network Management Protocol for managing IP devices |
sox |
Sedona Framework UDP based communication protocol |
zigbee |
Low power wireless communication protocol for home automation |
zwave |
Low power wireless communication protocol for home automation |
pump |
Pump equipment or control point |
purge |
Associated with a cleaning process to remove contaminants |
quality |
Quantity measured against standard metric |
quantity |
Measurable property of a substance or phenomenon |
air-velocity |
Rate of air movement as distance over time |
apparent-energy |
Integral of |
apparent-power |
Apparent power is perceived magnitude of power due to the combination of active and reactive power |
cloudage |
Percentage of sky obscured by clouds |
concentration |
Abundance of substance in the total volume of a mixture |
airQuality |
Concentration of contaminants in the air |
ch2o-concentration |
Concentration of formaldehyde (CH₂O) in the air |
co-concentration |
Concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in the air |
co2-concentration |
Concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air |
nh3-concentration |
Concentration of ammonia (NH₃) in the air |
no2-concentration |
Concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in the air |
o3-concentration |
Concentration of ozone (O₃) in the air |
pm01-concentration |
Concentration of particulate matter 0.1 in the air |
pm10-concentration |
Concentration of particulate matter 10 in the air |
pm25-concentration |
Concentration of particulate matter 2.5 in the air |
tvoc-concentration |
Concentration of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in the air |
current-angle |
AC current phase angle |
current-imbalance |
Current phase imbalance in a multiphase AC system |
current-thd |
Total harmonic current distortion |
daytime |
Time between sunrise and sunset |
dewPoint |
Dew point temperature at which water vapor will form dew |
direction |
Compass direction measured in degrees |
wind-direction |
Compass direction from which wind originates |
elec-current |
Electrical current |
current-magnitude |
Magnitude of electrical current |
elec-volt |
Electrical voltage, potential difference |
volt-magnitude |
Magnitude of electrical voltage |
emission |
Amount of a substance discharged into the air |
ch4-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of methane (CH₄) into the air |
co2-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the air |
hfc-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of hydrofluorocarbons into the air |
n2o-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of nitrous oxide (N₂O) into the air |
nf3-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃) into the air |
pfc-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of perfluorocarbons into the air |
sf6-emission |
Greenhouse gas emission of sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) into the air |
energy |
Measure of ability to do work |
elec-energy |
Electrical energy consumed |
active-energy |
Integral of |
enthalpy |
Total heat content of a system |
feelsLike |
Apparent temperature perceived when considering humidity, wind chill, and heat index |
flow |
Measure of volumetric flow of fluid |
freq |
Occurrences per unit time |
ac-freq |
Frequency of alternating current |
humidity |
Percent relative humidity |
illuminance |
Luminous flux hitting the inside of the sphere at a specific point |
irradiance |
Energy received at a surface by area |
solar-irradiance |
Energy received on surface of the earth from the sun |
level |
Range from 0% to 100% |
light-level |
Sensed or controlled dimming level of electrical lighting |
luminance |
Energy of light in a given direction |
luminous-flux |
Total perceived light in all directions |
luminous-intensity |
Perceived light in a particular direction per unit solid angle |
pf |
Electrical power factor |
power |
Energy consumed per unit time |
elec-power |
Electrical energy consumed per unit time |
active-power |
Active power or real power |
elec-demand |
Active power averaged over a rolling interval |
precipitation |
Amount of atmospheric water vapor fallen including rain, sleet, snow, and hail |
pressure |
Measure of force applied |
atmospheric-pressure |
Barometric pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere |
reactive-energy |
Integral of |
reactive-power |
Reactive power or imaginary power |
speed |
Distance per unit time |
wind-speed |
Wind flow speed |
temp |
Temperature - measure of hot and cold |
air-temp |
Dry bulb temperature |
vfd-freq |
VFD frequency measured in "Hz" |
vfd-speed |
VFD speed measured in "%" |
visibility |
Distance at which light can be clearly discerned |
volt-angle |
AC voltage phase angle |
volt-imbalance |
AC voltage phase imbalance |
volume |
Three dimensional space occupied by a substance |
weatherCond |
Enumeration of weather conditions |
wetBulb |
Wet bulb air temperature |
rated |
Data specified by a manufacturer or rating organization |
reactive |
Relating to reactance |
reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
chiller-reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
reheat |
Command point for reheating process |
roof |
Envelope covering the top of a building |
rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
chiller-rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
router |
Device used to route data packets |
run | |
series |
Circuit with single path of flow |
server |
Hardware or software which provides services for other programs or devices |
serviceFactor |
Ratio of the maximum continuous output capacity at which a machine or system may operate without damage to the machine or system’s nominal output capacity |
sitePoint |
Marker tag applied to a |
standby |
Readiness mode of a space |
su |
Requires superuser permission |
subterranean |
Below the surface of the earth |
switch |
Device for toggling state or routing data |
thd |
Total harmonic distortion |
thermal |
Related to energy of heat |
total |
Complete or absolute |
transient |
Indicates a value tag which should not be persisted |
transitive |
This marker is applied to a |
trash |
Marks a record for deletion |
unocc |
Unoccupied mode of a space |
valve |
Valve equipment or control point |
velocity |
Speed in a given direction |
vfd |
Variable-frequency drive |
volt |
Electrical potential difference or electromotive force |
vrf |
Variable refigerant flow |
warm |
Relatively warm in comparison to another substance, without being actively heated |
writable |
Supports writing data |
writeOnOpen |
Issue a write every time the connector transitions from open to closed |
writeOnStart |
Issue a write when the system first starts up |
zone |
Related to spaces from a system perspective |