USER GUIDE
ARENA/ RANGER
OVERVIEW
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ARENA is a Windows based software package that provides an easy-to-use
graphical interface to monitor and operate HVAC applications applying LonWorks
technology.
A typical application is, for example:
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A Commercial building using plant controllers for primary plant control such as air
handling units, heating circuits or boilers
In ARENA, such a running application is also called “Site”.
Via a LON interface, ARENA provides full access to:
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Plant controller data (datapoints, time programs, alarms, application parameters)
Some of the many features available are listed below:
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Monitoring and access of HVAC system (district heating, heating and ventilation
plants)
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Viewing temperatures and valve positions
Enhanced alarming with history files, reports and statistics
Alarm servicing facilities such as
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alarm notifications from remote controllers and/or remote ARENAs
alarm routing to different destinations (email, printer, other ARENAs)
based on time of day and criticality
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Providing global time programs for individual overrides with displaying three
months intervals
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Schedule Input similar to Microsoft Scheduler
Multi-Site Management with:
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Support of connections from a supervisor ARENA to remote sites, where
those remote sites do not require an ARENA installation
Direct connection to up to 4 local sites with up to 4 LON interfaces
Remote sites management with iLON 10
Remote ARENAs with local site(s) management
Remote ARENAs with iLON 10 sites management
Operation depending on individual privilege
Maximum of 100 sites can be managed
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Alarming depending on source, condition and target information, alarm
filtering
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Manual Alarm Clearence
Trending depending on device, plant and segment
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Log data from your HVAC systems
Complete Backup and Restore Functions
Improved Graphic Editor for life graphic with animated pictures and direct
operating links
ARENA is designed to be used on a standard PC. The primary purpose of the
ARENA program, is to gather a wide variety of data and display it to the user in an
easy to understand graphical format for viewing and easy operation.
Should a device be in alarm condition, the ARENA user has only to select the device
in question, to be taken to a screen which will provide more detailed information on
the alarm condition. An Alarm list screen is also available. This screen lists all alarm
incidents and enables the ARENA user to identify, in detail, each controller that
activated an alarm signal. The list also contains the reason for the alarm signal, the
date and time that the alarm condition occured and also the date and time that the
alarm condition was accepted (acknowledged).
Historical data is available from each device, and can be displayed in either text or
graphical format. An example for this is the 24-hour temperature log which provides
detailed information of controller data. This provides documentary evidence that
buildings have been maintained at the correct temperature, and that the BMS
system is running economically. The fact that ARENA stores historical data means
that it is possible to analyze the reasons for alarm conditions over a period of a day,
a week or a month.
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