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All training courses are Authorized Tridium Training Partner courses.
Niagara 4 Foundations – Level 1
Offered: In-Person, Virtually (LIFE-VALO), and Self Paced
The goal of the 5-day Niagara 4 Technical Certification Training is to educate students to a basic level of technical expertise to effectively and efficiently design, engineer, and program projects using the Niagara 4 Framework. Students who pass the testing at the end of the class will receive a Certificate of Achievement from Tridium Inc. testifying to their ability.
The Level 1 course is intended for systems integrators, OEMs, distributors, and other business partners who have specifically contracted with Tridium to sell and service Niagara 4, the fourth generation of Tridium’s award-winning and patented Framework technology. End users are also welcome to attend this class to more fully understand and use the product in their facility.
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- Niagara 4 Fundamentals and Station Creation
- Platforms & Stations
- Simple Logic: Hot Water Pump Control
- Tagging
- Searching for Components Using NEQL Querying
- Custom Tag Dictionary
- Proportional Only (Gain-Based, Closed Circuit) Control Loop Logic
- Alarms
- Histories
- Building a Simple Px View
- Building Simple Control Logic: Adding Additional Functionality
- Dashboard PX View
- BACnet IP Integration
- Linking Niagara Proxy Points to Field Proxy Points
- MODBUS TCP Integration (Advanced Lab)
- Station Security & User Admin
- Security & User Admin: Security Categories
- Security & User Admin: Roles
- Security & User Admin: Creating User Accounts
- NAV Files
- Web Browser Access to Stations
- Creating Basic Hierarchies
- Niagara Network Integration
- Master Schedules
- Routing Alarms
- Archiving Histories to a Supervisor
- Installing a Clean DIST File to a JACE: Copying Stations
- Niagara 4 Technical Certification Program Final Exam
Niagara 4 Intermediate – Level 2
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
The goal of the 5-day Niagara 4 Intermediate Technical Certification Program is to educate students to an intermediate level of technical expertise, working more effectively to design, engineer, and program a “cyber-secure” database using Niagara 4 Workbench. Topics include Templating, Batch Editor, PxIncludes, Reporting, Hierarchies and NEQL techniques, plus much more! Students who pass the testing at the end of the class will receive an Intermediate Niagara 4 Certificate of Achievement from Tridium Inc. testifying to their ability.
Prerequisites: Level 1 is required.
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- Passphrase Reset
- Using Workbench Efficiently
- Custom Tag Dictionaries
- Tag Rules
- Understanding NEQL Syntax
- Creating Custom Palette
- Customizing Menus
- Bookmarking
- BQL Language
- Security Certificates
- Graphics Relativization
- Compositing
- Spy Local and Spy Remote Views
- BFormating
- BQL Query Builder
- Advanced Help Dictionary
- Templating
- Batch Editor
- Hierarchies
- History Groupings
- Graphics Best Practices
- Panes in Graphics
- Px Include
- Effective Reporting
- Building a Supervisor Station
- Niagara Network Security Certificates
- Master Scheduling
- Batch Editor Linking to Schedules
Niagara 4 Advanced – Level 3
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
The goal of the 5-day Niagara 4 Advanced (L3) Technical Certification Program training is to educate students to the next level of technical experience focusing on enterprise-level applications with an emphasis on Niagara Servers using the Niagara 4™ software.
Prerequisites: Level 2 is required.
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- bObjects (L2 Reinforcement)
- bFormat (L2 Reinforcement)
- BQL Query (L2 Reinforcement)
- Niagara Servers
- Enterprise Certificates
- System Database
- Export Tags
- Provisioning Certificates
- Event Service
- Provisioning User Accounts
- SAML SSO
- Provisioning Niagara DIST
- Data Models with Hierarchies
- Export Tags Station Join
- Niagara Analytics Introduction
- Export Tags Histories
- Analytics Alerts
- Export Tags Px Views
Niagara 4 Basic Operations Training
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
The goal of the 2-day Niagara 4 Framework Operating Fundamentals class is to educate attendees on the basics of the Niagara Framework and the day-to-day operational features to navigate the system more efficiently. Students who attend this class will receive a personalized hard copy Certificate of Completion signifying their achievement for the knowledge shared and gained during the course.
This course is intended for Mechanical Service Technicians, Building Owners, Operating Engineers, Commissioning Agents, and Facility Managers who already have or will have the Niagara 4 Framework installed in their facility and need to understand how to maximize their investment to control and monitor their buildings.
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- Framework Fundamentals
- Platforms and Stations
- Fox Network Communications
- Niagara Network Ports
- Licensing Basics
- Hardware – JACE 9000
- Niagara Cloud Suite Basics
- Introduction to TLS Certificates as They Apply to the Niagara Framework
- Web Browser Access to Your Supervisor
- Navigating Graphical User Interface in a Web Browser
- User Permissions
- Navigating in the Config Space
- Views
- Common Object Model
- Actions (e.g., Overriding)
- Drivers/Networks/Integration Basics
- Alarm Service
- Creating Alarm Extensions
- Alarms Console Basics
- Adding and Viewing Run Time for Systems Components
- Creating and Viewing Histories and History Data
- Scheduling and Special Events
- Tagging of Objects and NEQL Searching
- Px Views/Equipment Graphics
- Graphic Troubleshooting
- Adding Widgets to a Graphic Using the Make Widget Wizard
- Hyperlinking to a NEQL Search
- Relativized ORDs
- Include PX Feature
- Intuitive Graphical Programming Review
- HTML5 Web Widget and Dashboard Overview for Monitoring and Real-Time Modification
- Exporting a History for Later Use
- Creating Station Backups
- Navigating the Station Using Hierarchies
- Organizing Histories Using Tags
Niagara 4 Analytics 2.0
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
The goal of the 2-day Niagara 4 Analytics Program is to take the robust analytics capabilities of Niagara 4 to a whole new level and show you how Niagara Analytics 2.0 gives you the real-time business intelligence you need to make smarter, swifter decisions and improve operations with less time, less work, less waste and less expense.
Prerequisites: Enrolled students must complete the pre-course web-based training modules before attending class. Students must also be Niagara 4 TCP Certified.
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- Using Tags and the Tag Dictionary
- Adding Tags to Components
- Using Hierarchies to Build the Data Model
- Analytics Components Review
- Analytics Using Aggregation and Rollup Review
- Using Analytics Algorithms
- Displaying Analytics Using Px Views
- Creating Alerts via Analytics
- Pre-Existing Analytics Data Modeling
- Defined Base Algorithms Library
- Intuitive Programming
- Real-Time, On-Premise Analytic Control
- Real-Time Energy Optimization
- Automated Control Strategies
- Powerful Visualization
- User-Specific Dashboards
- Wiresheet Programming
- Extensive HTML User Visualization
- Ability to Leverage Niagara 4 Tagging and Hierarchies, Including Niagara 4 Dictionaries Such as Haystack
CCT MSTP Field Controller Engineering – Level 1 – (JCI 4714/3714 Condensed)
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
This 3-day class covers BACnet MS/TP. As the HVAC industry progresses, “open” protocol systems have become the norm. Johnson Controls offers the next level of field controllers for both new construction and retrofit. Features never offered before by either Johnson Controls or their competitors, along with today’s technologies, are brought together for what clearly is now the new standard for control hardware and software for the industry. If you want the latest technology, power, and price, you’ll find it all in the new FX Programmable Field Controllers.
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- Introduction to DDC System Architecture and BACnet FC Bus Products and Installation
- Overview of the User Interface and the Help File
- Creating a Single Duct VAV CAF in 10.2
- Create a Basic FCU CAF
- Adding IO Process
- Configure a Display Configuration in an Application
- Download and Commission a VAV
- Review a Network of MS/TP and IP Controllers with Controller Information
- Upgrade a VAV CAF from 10.2 to Modernize the Installation
- Simulate a VAV and FCU
- Custom Modifications to a CAF
- Hands-on Workbook with Demo Panel!
- Use APLT to Upload a Trunk of Controllers
Optimizing Strategies for CCT Programming (Level 2)
Offered: In-Person & Virtually (LIFE-VALO)
In this 3-day class (condensed to 2 days when completing a 5-day combo with Level 1), students will learn how to create and test customized control strategies for BACnet field controllers in this three-day online course. The course is designed for experienced building personnel who want to expand their knowledge of HVAC Control Systems and Johnson Controls BACnet field controllers.
Prerequisites: FX MSTP Field Controller Engineering and FX Field Controller programming experience.
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- Perspectives
- Module and Logic Exploration
- Timer Sequencing
- Exploring More
- Expression Block
- Modifying a Fan Coil
- Simple Boiler Start Stop
- Modifying a Standard Program Part 1
- PID Exploration
- Hybrid Activity Modules
- Rate Limiter
- State Tables
- Command Hierarchy Blocks
- Modifying a Standard Program Part 2
- Modifying a Standard Program Part 3
- Sequencers
- Global Sequencer Intro
- MSC
- Modifying a Standard Program Part 4
VTT Pre-Recorded Videos
Offered: Video Only
Watch the complete Niagara 4 Level 1 video training package, taught by Vardell Technical Training’s own Mandy Vardell.