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BAM Episode 026: The 4 types of inputs you absolutely need to know!

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 16, 2016 6:00:16 AM

Hey BAM Nation! I am so freakin excited about today's episode. Why you ask?

Because in today's episode I move into the second module of the learn series! The feedback I have gotten is amazing and I look forward to continuing to help you advance your career in the building automation space!

In today's episode I will be kicking off the hardware module of the learn series and we will be discussing physical controller inputs!

In today's episode we will cover:

  • Technical Tip of the Week
  • The 4 types of inputs you absolutely need to know!
  • Career Tip of the Week


Thanks for Listening!

I'm glad to have you here and I look forward to your feedback in the comments below.

If you have a specific question you can send me a voicemail or e-mail message at the Ask Phil Page.

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-Phil

 

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  • Technical Tip of the Week
  • The 4 types of inputs you absolutely need to know!
  • Career Tip of the Week

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BAM Episode 25: How to Use a Gap Analysis to Detail out the New Systems

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 12, 2016 6:00:37 AM

Hey BAM Nation! Another day, another podcast episode!

In this episode I continue my teaching on systems integration. The process I teach you today massively important and will save you hundreds of thousands of dollars if you implement it

In today's episode I will be teaching you how to perform a gap analysis as part of your systems integration process!

In today's episode we will cover:

  • What is a gap analysis
  • Why it is critical to perform the gap analysis on any of your integrations prior to purchasing any products or executing any work
  • How to perform a gap analysis
    • Step 1: Identify your use case requirements
    • Step 2: Identify your current capabilities
    • Step 3: Map out the present and missing requirements
    • Step 4: Identify a solution to close the gap

Thanks for Listening!

I'm glad to have you here and I look forward to your feedback in the comments below.

If you have a specific question you can send me a voicemail or e-mail message at the Ask Phil Page.

 

Make sure you don't forget to subscribe to building automation.

 

Subscribe via iTunes

 

 

Subscribe via Stitcher

 

-Phil

 

You're Learning About

  • What is a gap analysis
  • Why it is critical to perform the gap analysis on any of your integrations prior to purchasing any products or executing any work
  • How to perform a gap analysis

Resources

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BAM Episode 024: The Two Truths of Binary Control

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 9, 2016 6:00:18 AM

Hey BAM Nation! In today's episode I will be wrapping up the first module of the learn series, control modes! In this episode I will be discussing the fourth and final control mode, binary control.

On/off, open/shut, binary control is everywhere and in this episode we will discuss this critically important control mode!

In today's episode we will cover:

  • Technical Tip of the Week
  • What Binary Control is and How it works
  • Career Tip of the Week

Thanks for Listening!

I'm glad to have you here and I look forward to your feedback in the comments below.

If you have a specific question you can send me a voicemail or e-mail message at the Ask Phil Page.

 

Make sure you don't forget to subscribe to building automation.

 

Subscribe via iTunes

 

 

Subscribe via Stitcher

 

-Phil

 

You're Learning About

  • Technical Tip of the Week
  • What Binary Control is and How it works
  • Career Tip of the Week

Resources

Topics: smartbuilding Podcasts
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BAM Episode 023: How to Identify your AS-IS systems

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 5, 2016 6:00:51 AM

Hey BAM Nation! In this episode I am going to be continuing my systems integration 101 series and will be taking you through my 3rd article in the series titled, "How to Identify your AS-IS systems".
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BAM Episode 022: How Floating Control Really Works...

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 2, 2016 6:00:09 AM

In this episode, I will be talking about the 3rd control mode in the learn series, Floating Control. In this episode you will learn what floating control is and why it is important to you.

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BAM Episode 021: The Secret to Useful Use Cases

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 30, 2016 7:00:38 AM

In this episode, I will be taking you through the topic of use cases. Use cases are critical to executing a great systems integration project. The problem is most use cases are from useful and quite honestly a lot of them suck. That's why I recorded this episode for you.

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BAM Episode 020: Learn Sequencers in 10 minutes

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 26, 2016 5:00:02 AM

In this episode, I will be continuing the learn series and unpacking our next control mode, sequencers. Sequencers allow you to "stage" devices on and off.

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BAM Episode 019: Systems Integration 101 Part 1

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 22, 2016 5:00:38 PM

In this episode, I will be discussing the new series I am kicking off titled, systems integration 101. Systems integration has been my most requested topic and it's about time I address this wonderfully complicated topic!

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BAM Episode 018: Learn How to Tune PID Loops

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 19, 2016 6:00:51 AM

In this episode, I continue the discussion around PID loops and will be covering everyone's favorite task, tuning PID loops! Sooner or later in your BAS career you are going to have to learn how to tune PID loops.

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BAM Episode 017: The How, What and Why of PID Loops

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 12, 2016 7:00:23 AM

In this episode, I dive into one of my most requested topics and that is the topic of Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) Loops.

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