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Copying Sensors Between Zones

Sensors can be copied from on Zone to another, thus duplicating them.

There are several scenarios where you may want to have the same sensor duplicated in different Zones:

Example 1

When a site has an outdoor sensor it is desirable to have this sensor available in every Zone. The data from an outdoor sensor can be compared with sensor data from individual rooms to see if the conditions inside are being driven by the conditions outside. This is a good indicator of how well HVAC systems (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) are performing.

Example 2

Rooms that have many enclosed spaces such as fridges in a Hospital or display cases in a Museum can benefit from being able to compare sensor data. A gallery with 20 display cases all with RH/T sensors could be compared with an RH/T sensor placed in the open gallery again by comparing the data you can see if the conditions outside are driving the conditions inside the case.

 

To Copy Sensors from One Zone to Another

1.Select Edit Mode from the main View Data menu. See Figure 394 below:

 

Figure 394

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The Editing and Configuration window is displayed. See Figure 395 below:

 

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By default, the Sensor and Zone editing/configuration window for the Zone at the top of the left-hand menu is displayed.

To display another Zone's Editing and Configuration window, click on the entry for the required Zone in the Zones list/left-hand menu. For an example, see Figure 396 below:

 

Figure 396

Sensor and Zone Config Window

 

2.Click on the entry for the required Zone in the Zones list/left-hand menu that you want to copy sensors to.

3.From the displayed Zone's Editing and Configuration window, click on the Copy Sensors button to display the Copy Sensors window. See Figure 397 below.

You will notice that the name of the Zone that the sensors are going to be copied to forms part of the window name.

 

Figure 397

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4.From the Zone Name (Copy from): drop-down list, select the Zone that you want to copy the sensor(s) from.

The names of the available sensors in that Zone will appear in the left-hand Source List: column.

5.Either:

Highlight the sensor(s) you wish to copy, then click on the right-pointing arrow.

This will move the highlighted sensor(s) to the right-hand Destination List: column.

Or:

Click on the double right-pointing arrow.

This will move all of the selected Zone's sensors to the right-hand Destination List: column.

Sensors can be removed from the Destination List: by clicking on the left-pointing arrow or double left-pointing arrow as above.

Where a Zone contains a large number of sensors, the Filter: fields can be used to search for the required sensors.

Start to type the name of the required sensor and the lists of sensors displayed in the Source List: or Destination List: fields will reduce in length as the filter 'zooms in' on the required sensor.

6.When happy with the details select Submit.

You will be returned to the Zone's Editing and Configuration window.