Overview

This library is used for the maintenance and servicing of existing projects! For new projects, please use the components of TF8040 TwinCAT Building Automation.

Convenience, energy saving, low investment and running costs, and therefore a quick return on investment are the ambitious aims of a building automation system. A basic prerequisite therefore is an integrated, coordinated control system for automating all technical building services.

By using the HVAC library, all PLC programs, including central heating, air conditioning, and room automation functions, can be programmed with TwinCAT PLC Control and are then available as function blocks within the building automation library.
The Beckhoff system integrator thus receives a wide range of established, tried-and-tested functions. This simplifies the implementation of the complex and interoperable building automation functions and cuts down on engineering work. In addition, the life cycle costs of the system are reduced, since servicing and maintenance work can focus on a single programming software and hardware platform.

With the room automation functions for air conditioning, lighting, and shading devices, systems that meet the highest energy efficiency standard, EN 15232 Class A, can be configured.

Moreover, the object-oriented encapsulation of the building automation functions offers the following benefits:

• fast creation of system programs
• fast parameterization and commissioning of the systems
• a very large range of system functions is guaranteed at all times
• transparency in programs (prerequisite for long-term maintainability and expandability of the systems)
• once created, good reusability of templates for systems or system subassemblies
• staff training is easy
• straightforward extension and modification of existing systems
• specifications for a clear, object-oriented structure for the creation of visualization objects in MMI and SCADA systems
• programs are easier to document