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Learn how to Automate with Controls
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Learn how to Automate with Controls

Understanding Building Automation Systems and control for beginners
Created byStan Bournias
Last updated 4/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • help convert a process into automation
  • understanding the physical world as inputs and outputs of a controller
  • creating a flow process within the controller
  • connect and program the controller to achieve the specified outcome
  • enmphasis on the refrigeration and airconditioning industry

Course content

4 sections • 11 lectures • 1h 8m total length

  • Introduction2:56

    Course Introduction: Explore the World of Building Automation Systems (BMS) and Direct Digital Controls (DDC)

    Welcome to the course "Explore the World of Building Automation Systems (BMS) and Direct Digital Controls (DDC) for the Commercial Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Mechanical Services Industry."

    In today’s rapidly evolving world, automation is at the heart of modern building management. Whether you’re working in commercial refrigeration, air conditioning, or mechanical services, the ability to automate processes not only improves efficiency but also enhances the comfort and sustainability of the environments we work in.

    This course is designed for beginners, technicians, and apprentices looking to dive deep into the fundamentals of Building Automation Systems (BMS) and Direct Digital Controls (DDC). Throughout this course, we’ll guide you step-by-step through the core principles, systems, and programming techniques used to control and optimize mechanical systems, such as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), refrigeration, and more.

    Here’s what you can expect:

    • Understand the basics of refrigeration, air conditioning, and mechanical services processes.

    • Master programming concepts to automate various building systems using graphical user interfaces.

    • Learn how to control real-world systems through software and seamlessly integrate them with electrical, electronic, and mechanical components.

    • Hands-on experience with building virtual circuits and converting wiring diagrams into program flow sequences.

    This course is not just about theory—it’s about practical, real-world applications. You’ll learn how to automate processes, troubleshoot, and design systems for a wide range of building applications, all based on over 44 years of industry expertise.

    Whether you're looking to start your career in building automation or simply want to expand your knowledge in a highly in-demand field, this course will set you on the path to success.

    Let’s get started and explore the exciting world of BMS and DDC together!

    check out my introductory video

Requirements

  • no experience necessary, start as a beginner, then intermediate then advanced

Description

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



                                                                   

                                                             


Who this course is for:

  • this course is for beginners and those interested in the fundermentals of refrigeration and airconditioning
  • and would like to apply the basic fundermentals which will be taught to be applied using controls.

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