Best Practice for Creating Views for HVAC Equipment

Each piece of equipment that is being monitored by Critical Labs should have its own view. This makes it easier to diagnose problems that may arise with a particular piece of equipment. When creating an HVAC view, the following items are recommended to help you monitor your piece of equipment to the fullest:

Summary Section (Top) 

• Operating State 
• System Status (Summary Alarm) 
• Major Set Points 
• Operating Status (percent cooling, fan speed) 

Trends (Header Optional, trends are self-explanatory) 

• Include the most important trend information.  Limit trend charts to no more than 6-8 charts. 

Alarms and System (Header) 

• Box with Alarms (Limit alarms to 20 or less) 
• Box with System Settings (limit settings to 10 or less) 
• Information about the System (limit to 5 or less) 

Example