Architecture 1 – Devices Connected to Building Operation

  • Power devices are connected to Building Operation (Automation Server or Enterprise Server).
  • Logging of historical data is done by Building Operation (Automation Server or Enterprise Server).
  • Historical data (Trend Logs) and /or Alarms, for display in Dashboards, Reports, and Alarms, are copied from Building Operation to PME using the PME EWS client or ETL tool.

    NOTE: (Optional) Historical data for simple trending can be displayed directly through Building Operation Trend objects.

  • PME serves up historical data views in its Web Applications (Dashboards, Reports, and Alarms) to Building Operation through its secured Web Server.

Architecture 2 – Devices Connected to PME

  • Power devices are connected to PME.
  • Logging of historical data is done by PME.

    NOTE: (Optional) Historical data for simple trending can be copied to Building Operation via EWS and displayed through Trend objects.

  • Real-time data and alarm data are provided to Building Operation via EWS
  • PME serves up historical data views in its Web Applications (Dashboards, Reports) to Building Operation through its Web Server