Main Expander

In the Models & Functions tab, the Main expander provides some principal settings for the Object Model or Function that is being configured.

 

Main Expander for Object Model

In the Main expander for an Object Model, you can:

  • Define the default property
  • Assign presets for electrical and mechanical installation
  • Define the response when creating new objects

 

Name

Description

1

Object Name

The designation of the selected object model. It is derived from the platform type and must be unique within the system. Object Model names are not localized.

2

Default Property

Defines the default property when none is assigned. This property displays in the Textual Viewer. The defined default property is inherited from the corresponding applications or the Desigo CC Viewer.

3

Managed Type

Defines which application is displayed when an object is selected in System Browser. For example, objects of the type scheduler can directly open the Scheduler application from System Browser. Configure only if a new application is added.

4

Valid

Displays, based on the color code, the source used for inheriting the information.

5

Discipline

General application category for this object model (for example, Building Automation, Security, Energy Management).

6

Type

General object type represented by this object model (for example, sensor or camera).

7

Subdiscipline

More specific application category for the object model (for example, 'evacuation' for the Security discipline).

8

Subtype

More specific object type represented by this object model (for example, 'temperature' for the Sensor type).

9

Parents

List of parent elements for the Data Point Type. Configures the object type that can be created by the application. If the Generic Create check box is selected, parent configuration specifies the type of children that can be created in the Object Configurator.

10

Default name

The default name is assumed when creating a child.

11

Limit of children

Select this check box to enable entering a limit in the Max. children field, for the number of child objects that can be created.

12

Generic create

Permits creation of an object in the Object Configurator.

13

Remove

Delete the selected element from the parent list.

14

Add

Add a parent element.

15

Read-only

The default name for a child cannot be changed.

16

Max. children

Defines the maximum number of child objects. For example, setting a child element (such as a printer) to a maximum of 2 allows you to define a server printer and an SNMP printer.

17

Generic delete

Permits deletion of an object in the Object Configurator.

Object Creation

  • Parent

One Desigo CC child object may possess multiple parents and may be recursive. Recursivity of an Object Model means that the same Object Model type may be added at one hierarchy level lower.

Example of Object Models

Network

Device

Analog Input

Field network

Network

Device

 

Aggregator

Aggregator

 

Device

 

 

Main Expander for a Function

In the Main expander for a function, you can:

  • Define the default property.
  • Assign presets for the electrical and mechanical installation.

 

Name

Description

1

Object Name

Function designation. Depending on the setting either the name or designation or both are displayed.
Function names must be unique for the given library. Function names are not localized.

2

Default Property

Define the default property. The defined default property is assumed by the corresponding applications or Desigo CC Viewer if no default property is available for the corresponding subsystem

3

Discipline

Category of the discipline (for example, Life Safety).

4

Type

Category of the corresponding type (for example, Zone).

5

Subdiscipline

Subdescription of object (for example, Detection for Life Safety discipline).

6

Subtype

Subdescription of object (for example, Zone 1 for Zone type).

 

Presets

  • Discipline, Subdiscipline, Type, Subtype

The selected information helps specify the purpose and application for which an Object Model / Function is used in the building.

Presets

Discipline

Subdiscipline

Type

Subtype

Building Automation

Air Handling

Sensor

Frost

Building Infrastructure

Elevators

Detector

Door

Energy Management

Power Distribution

Switch

Binary

Security

Door Control

Detector

Door

Information

Entries for Discipline, Subdiscipline, Type and Subtype have a direct influence on search criteria in Desigo CC.