Learn how to Automate with Controls
Understanding Building Automation Systems and control for beginners
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Understanding Building Automation Systems and control for beginners
BMS and DDC: A Beginner’s Guide to Building Automation Systems
Course Overview:
This course is designed for anyone curious about how building environments are controlled through automation. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a hands-on technician looking to deepen your understanding, this course provides a solid foundation in Building Management Systems (BMS) and Direct Digital Control (DDC).
What You’ll Learn:
We begin by exploring the fundamentals of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Mechanical Services—the backbone of most commercial building automation systems. This mechanical knowledge sets the stage for understanding how control systems manage real-world processes.
From there, you’ll be introduced to the basics of automation programming and how it can be used to manage and monitor building systems through a graphical user interface.
Who Is This Course For?
Complete beginners with no prior experience in HVAC or automation
Apprentices and technicians looking to strengthen their knowledge
Anyone interested in automation—whether for commercial applications or home automation
The course is structured across three levels:
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
We start here with the Beginner course.
Beginner Course Topics:
A basic understanding of air conditioning and refrigeration processes
(No need to be a refrigeration mechanic—we focus on the principles needed to design logical, sequential control programs)Why we use Refrigeration and Air Conditioning as a gateway to automation concepts
(These principles are transferable to other automation systems like PLCs used in commercial and industrial electrical applications)Application of knowledge in Home Automation
Understanding basic electrical principles
Introduction to electric and electronic controls
Exploring physical control hardware and how it connects to the digital world
Learning how software interacts with hardware through programming
Reading electrical wiring diagrams and translating them into logical control sequences
Virtually building and testing circuits to simulate real-world scenarios
