Introduction¶
The gams platform is a one-stop solution for building environment and automation. Through gams products, you gather information, build stronger and unique knowledge to ultimately better operate your buildings or spaces. Unlike other solutions, gams is designed for flexibility of use and to provide real actionable outcomes for improved health and sustainability in your properties.
Getting started¶
When connecting to the Control Center, you will have access to your data and features. You, as a user, belong to an organization and have access to some nodes and tags. Nodes represent the measurements the platform receives from your data sources (sensors) and give you access to real time data and historical records. Nodes are organized in logical groups through tags for an easier navigation.
By default, a few things are set up for you. Weekly reports and disconnection alerts will be sent to the email setup with your gams account. To disable them, visit your profile accessible from the left menu.
This should be enough information for your first steps through the CC. For more information about the platform, read below.
Data organization¶
To structure and define all information from an account, different elements are used. Some elements are key to understanding the basics of the gams solution, some are helpful to work with advanced features.
Core organizing elements¶
Your data is mainly structured using a few core organizing elements:
- Organization
Represents a business and is a foundational element that ties all other elements together. An organization (or org) is attached to nodes, users, tags, etc. All those elements can only belong to one organization.
- Node
Represents a data source (sensor) for the users. Nodes are the most direct representation of measurements coming from a data source.
- Tag
Represents functional groups of nodes. A tag can include any node and a node can belong to multiple tags. Tags can be used to organize nodes based on their location, purpose, type, etc. Some tags are automatically created to group nodes from an organization or a location. Users can also create their own customized tags. Tags are then used to generate weekly reports, dynamic views, alerts, guidelines, operation times.
- Location
Locations attach to nodes and allow to provide a geolocation of the node. The Location is attached to a closest outdoor data source (either public or customer owned) for indoor/outdoor comparisons.
Advanced organizing elements¶
Other elements provide more advanced customization:
- Guideline
Guidelines attach to a tag and define rules to set levels (with color and human readable label) to different node measurements. Guidelines can be set to follow different green certifications (WELL, RESET, LEED, etc) or standards (EPA, MEP, etc). Users can also define customized guidelines to visualize and report against certain targets.
- Operation Time
Operation times attach to a tag and provide a very flexible way to define when the space is considered in active operation.
Example¶
Acme Inc. is a company with 5 monitors installed on 2 different floors. This case would be represented as follow:
Organization: an org called “Acme Inc.”
Nodes: each node would be named by their location in the office to easily identify them. For example: “Frontdesk”, “Meeting room North”, etc.
Tags: two custom tags “24th floor” and “25th floor” used to group nodes per floor install location.