How To Learn To Use A Trane Building Control System

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Customer Training Catalog:

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The training described in this catalog is intended for Trane building owners and operators. All students must have approval from their local Trane office to attend classes. Upon

registration, an email will automatically be sent to your local Trane office requesting approval.

Trane has a policy of continuous product improvement; it reserves the right to change course design and/or content without notice. Trane reserves the right to reject any training course application.

Federal Government:

Orders for training courses by Federal Government employees should be made out to our Federal Government reseller, IMMIX/EC America, Inc. and paid for by credit card. Purchase Orders will only be accepted for amounts greater than $5000. Credit card statements for training will list IMMIX as the payee. Training provided by Trane College of Building Automation is listed in the GSA Federal Supply Schedule. Check our website for details: http://www.trane.com/tcba

Enroll Early! Save $$

Any class registrations received a minimum of 60 days before the class begins will receive an Early-bird 10 percent tuition reduction.

Check Your Email!

Trane Education Center will email a confirmation letter to the email address you provide in your online profile. Your confirmation provides information for arranging hotel accommodations. If you don’t get an enrollment confirmation, you are probably either not enrolled in the class, or it has gone to your junk mailbox (some systems don’t recognize Trane Education Center as a valid sender). Call us at 855-803-3563 if this happens.

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IACET "Authorized Provider":

Trane College of Building Automation has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the Internation-al Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). This accreditation Internation-allows awarding of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and/or Professional Development Units (PDUs) for completion of Trane Technical Training courses.

Enrollment Policy:

All courses are offered on a first registered first attend basis. If the class you prefer is filled, your name will be added to a wait list in case of a cancellation. All non-Trane students must be approved by their local Trane office prior to attending class.

Course Locations:

Courses are held in our St. Paul, MN headquarters and regional classes are held in the local Trane Sales office unless noted otherwise.

Hotel Information - St. Paul classes only:

Information needed for contacting BCD Travel and registering for our recommended hotel is provided in the confirmation e-mail. Students are responsible for hotel fees at check-out.

Hotel charges are at our corporate discount rate and include tax. To receive this discount on the cost of your hotel room, you must make room reservations through BCD Travel. We provide transportation between our training facility and the White Bear Country Inn in St. Paul, and back to the airport for departure. Students who make separate hotel arrangements are responsible for their own

transportation. Regional classes are given hotel recommendations only; no transportation is provided.

Contact Us

Call us at 855.803.3563 Email at [email protected] Trane

4833 White Bear Parkway St. Paul, MN 55110

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Online Enrollment Steps

1. Search for any course at www.trane.com/Commercial/

2. Click on “Products and Systems” - “Education and Training” - “Class Finder.” All College of Building

Automation courses are identified by the words “Factory Training” in the title. Select a course and click on the “Register” link.

3. Every person that wants to take a class needs their own account. If you already have one, you can enter your username and password on the webpage you’re directed to (Trane Education Center) and proceed by browsing our catalog and selecting the course you want to take. Otherwise, if you haven’t taken a class with us before you will need to create an account by clicking on the “New Customer? Register Here” button.

All enrollment is done through Trane Education Center.

How to Pay:

Indicate your means of payment when you enroll online via Trane Education Center. Payment can be made: 1.) By major credit card (preferred method)

2.) By purchase order if a Trane Commercial Account has been established (PO number must be entered when enrolling online)

3.) By check or money order made out to The Trane Company

Cancellation Policy:

You can cancel out of a course up to 14 days before the course start date without penalty. Any cancellation made within 14 days of the course start date is subject to full tuition cost; however, student substitutions are allowed.

Online Enrollment:

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Scheduled dates for our classes can be found by visiting:

http://www.trane.com/commercial/north-america/us/en/products-systems/

education-training/finder.html

Trane College of Building Automation Contents

Read the course description provided in this catalog before enrolling. If you can’t find

the training you need, contact Trane Technical Training toll free at 855.803.3563.

TITLE PAGE

Introduction: Instructor-Led Classes and Progression Flow Charts 7

Course Tuition 10

Tracer Summit System Operation 11

Tracer Summit 101 12

Tracer Summit 102 13

Tracer MP580/581 Installation & Programming 14

Tracer SC Operation 15

Tracer ES Operation 16

Introduction: Online Classes 17

Tracer ES Operation Curriculum for Operators 18

Introduction to the Tracer SC System 19

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Trane College of Building Automation currently offers 6 instructor-led courses for Trane

building owners and operators:

1. Tracer Summit System Operation

2. Tracer Summit 101

3. Tracer Summit 102

4. Tracer MP580/581 Installation & Programming

5. Tracer SC Operation

6. Tracer ES Operation

Our instructor-led courses are delivered at the Trane College of Building Automation Technical

Training Center, located in White Bear Lake (St. Paul), Minnesota and are also offered

regionally in local Trane offices.

All course enrollments must be completed online via

Trane Education Center

and every

student must have their own account in Trane Education Center. For detailed enrollment

instructions, please review the procedure in the online enrollment section.

Wondering which class is appropriate for you? View the following two pages to look at flow

charts of step-by-step class progression whether you have a Tracer Summit, Tracer SC,

Tracer UC or Tracer ES system.

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Class Progression

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Class Progression

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*Early-bird Rate: Any class registrations received a minimum of 60 days before the

class begins will receive a 10% tuition reduction.

Course Tuition

Course Title

Regular

Tuition

*Early-Bird

Rate

Tracer Summit System Operation

$1550

$1395

Tracer Summit 101

$1800

$1620

Tracer Summit 102

$1800

$1620

Tracer MP580/581 Installation & Programming

$1800

$1620

Tracer SC Operation

$1000

$900

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INTRODUCTION: INSTRUCTOR - LED CLASSES

Specific Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

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Create and modify schedules/holiday and exceptions

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Create, modify and plot graphs of trends

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Respond, route and print alarms

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Create, modify users and passwords of security

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Create and modify basic graphics

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Monitor chiller plant control

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Learn how time-of-day, area and variable air systems work together through applications

Course Description

In this course, students will learn to perform common and advanced operations with their installed Tracer Summit system. This highly interactive basic course includes presentations and hands-on workshops where students prac-tice using the common applications of a Tracer Summit building management system and learn how to monitor and control building mechanical systems.

Note: This is a good course to take if you’re planning to take Tracer Summit 101.

Tracer Summit System Operation

Length: 3.5 Days

Schedule: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Tracer Summit System Operation

Length: 3.5 Days

Day 1-3: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Day 4: 8 a.m. - 11:30a.m.

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Size a Building Control Unit (BCU)

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Install BCU hardware

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Understand Ethernet LAN installations

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Configure a BCU with an IP address

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Configure a site

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Install LonTalk®_{devices on a BCU including Generic} LonTalk Devices (GLDs)

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Install Trane unit controllers

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Configure Area and VAS applications

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Create schedules

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Configure alarm and message routing

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Create and configure points

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Create custom graphics

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Back up and restore a site

Target Audience

Tracer Summit 101 is intended for Trane technicians and applied systems contractors.

Prerequisites

While not a required prerequisite, Tracer Summit System Operation is highly recommended prior to taking Tracer Summit 101.

Pre-work

There is pre-work associated with this class; all pre-work must be completed prior to coming to class. Students will be tested on this material the first day.

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LonTalk Fundamentals eLearning

The Tracer Summit installation course is intended for BAS personnel and Applied Systems Contractors who will be responsible for engineering, installing and commissioning Tracer Summit Projects. The skills taught in the installation workshops are intended for those who will install Tracer Summit hardware and configure applications.

Tracer Summit 101

Day 1-4: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Day 5: 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Upon completion of this course, participants will understand:

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Set up and operation of area control

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Variable Air Systems (VAS) [Comm4 and LonTalk]

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Chiller Plant Control (CPC)

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How to write programs using CPL

Target Audience

Tracer Summit 102 is intended for Trane technicians and contractors who have successfully completed Tracer Summit 101 and have a solid working knowledge of those subjects.

Tracer Summit 102

Length: 4.5 Days

Schedule: Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Students are introduced to the standard Tracer applications included with the Tracer Summit software through lecture and extensive hands-on workshops. In addition to the standard Tracer applications, the course also covers the custom programming language (CPL) used in Tracer Summit.

Tracer Summit 102

Day 1-4: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Day 5: 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Install and configure a Tracer MP580/581 controller

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Program a constant volume air handler using the SCC profile

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Create programs using debug or simulation (Online/ Offline)

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Test TGP programs using debug or simulation (Online/Offline)

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Utilize a Tracer MP580/581 to create a small building network

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Integrate the Tracer MP580/581 into Tracer Summit

Target Audience

TracerTM_{MP580/581 Controller} installation and Programming is intended for Trane technicians and contractors.

Prerequisites

Tracer Summit 101 is recommended but not required.

Pre-work

There is pre-work associated with this class; all pre-work must be completed prior to coming to class. Students will be tested on this material the first day. You can enroll in these courses individually, or enroll in the course “

Pre-work for Tracer MP580/581 Installation and Programming” to enroll in all three courses at once.

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Tracer MP580/581 Hardware & Installation eLearning

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Tracer MP580 Setup &Troubleshooting eLearning

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How To-Introduction to Rover online learning

Tracer MP580/581 Installation & Programming

Length: 3.5 Days

Schedule: Tues. -Thurs. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Students will set up, test and program the Tracer MP580/581 controller. This field-installed controller is suited for many building control applications like air handlers, cooling towers, pumps, boilers and heat exchangers.

Tracer MP580/581 Installation & Programming

Day 1-3: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Day 4: 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Monitor and control the building’s mechanical systems

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Respond to alarms and events

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Add and modify schedules

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Create, view and edit data logs

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Perform area overrides

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Add and delete users

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Backup a site

Prerequisites

Introduction to the Tracer SC System e-learning module is recommended but not required.

Pre-work

There is no pre-work associated with this class.

Tracer SC Operation

Length: 3.5 Days

Schedule: Tues. -Thurs. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

In this course, building operators and Trane technicians will learn to operate and modify their Tracer SC system. This course is highly interactive and includes presentations and hands-on workshops where students practice using the common applications of a Tracer SC building automation system while learning how to monitor and control building mechanical systems.

Tracer SC Operation

Day 1-2: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Day 3: 8 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.

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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to use the following Tracer ES functionality:

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User management

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Status and overrides

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Working with schedules

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Alarm processing

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Data logging

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Custom reporting

Target Audience

Tracer ES Operation is intended for building operators and owners with Tracer ES.

Prerequisites

Tracer ES Operations - Curriculum for Operators e-learning module is recommended but not required.

Pre-work

Tracer ES Operation

Length: 1.5 Days

Schedule: Day 1: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Day 2: 8 a.m. - 11:00a.m.

Tracer ES Operation is specifically designed for building operators and administrators to become more efficient with their Tracer ES system. Tracer ES is a web enabled service and monitoring tool that allows building operators and administrators to remotely monitor and control their buildings or multiple facilities.

Tracer ES Operation

Day 1: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Day 2: 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Introduction: Online Classes

Trane College of Building Automation has online courses available for students that can

be taken at their own pace. All eLearning must be accessed via:

Trane Education Center

Each student must have their own account in Trane Education Center.

A detailed

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Modules included in this curriculum are:

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Navigation

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User Preferences

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Managing Alarms

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Viewing Status

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Viewing Data Logs

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Creating Data Logs

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Viewing Schedules

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Overrides

Target Audience

This course is intended for Tracer ES users and operators.

This curriculum will walk the student through common tasks they would perform while using their Tracer ES system.

Tracer ES Operations - Curriculum for Operators

Length: 5-15 minutes per module Login at Trane Education Center

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Understand the Tracer SC role in a building automation system

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Navigate through the user interface

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View equipment and spaces status and data logs

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Override occupancy or set-points

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Determine what set-point will be used by the system

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Access, view and maintain alarms and events

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Change a schedule and add an

exception

This course introduces you to the Tracer SC interface and common tasks performed using it.

Introduction to the Tracer SC System

Length: 45 minutes

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View course descriptions and access the link to our catalog and

flow charts with recommended course progression for all

controls courses

http://www.trane.com/commercial/north-america/us/en/products-systems/education-training/training/controls-and-automation.html

Instructor-led training schedule (Note: look for “Factory Training”)

http://www.trane.com/commercial/north-america/us/en/products-systems/education-training/finder.html

Register for an Instructor-led class

Login or create an account in Trane Education Center

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(If you don’t know your username or password, email

[email protected]

; otherwise to create an account select “New customer? Register

Here” and fill out the blanks accordingly per the student that will be attending training),

Select Catalog - Search - Course Name: [enter one or two keywords from the course

title]. All available courses will appear and you can proceed to the shopping cart to

confirm payment (PO or credit card).

Online training

Login or create an account in Trane Education Center

https://mylearning.ingersollrand.com/lmt/xlr8login.login?site=trane-ext

(If you don’t know your username or password, email

[email protected]

; otherwise

to create an account select “New customer? Register Here” and fill out the blanks

accordingly per the student that will be attending training), Select Catalog - Search -

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