
Introduces beginners to the free RDM software, teaches foundational software basics, building and testing in chunks, and prepares you to connect to controllers via Modbus networking.
Gavin presents a course disclaimer outlining content based on his knowledge and experience as a pianist commissioning maintenance engineer, clarifying no affiliation with RDM resource data management.
A step by step guide on how to download and install the TDB software to program the 650 controller. See the resources for any attachments.
Navigate the Adia TDP software to build and simulate control strategies using hardware points, inputs, outputs, and a library of functional blocks.
Learn how digital and analog inputs and outputs connect to relays and lights, configure input blocks in the software, and test hardware with a sequence control program.
Build a foundational sequence control for a six-tap water system by implementing a heartbeat timer, digital clock, system enable, emergency stop, and counter-driven cycle reset.
In this sequence control project, use a counter to drive stage transitions, build linked shortcuts and digital blocks, test outputs with Modbus values, and iterate to fix glitches.
Implement a pause in the sequence control project that halts iteration and sets all outputs to three. Ensure the on/off control resets counters to zero and add a system shortcut.
Apply the sequence control project changes, including a time reset shortcut and block resets, to ensure pulses count and the sequence runs and pauses correctly.
Link temperature monitoring to the sequence control with a dedicated temperature page, set points, and alarms to safeguard six outlets and test system health.
Conclude this course by mastering the software blocks and navigation, and preview next modules on connecting to the controller, Modbus networking, and programming registers for audio hardware.
Are you a BMS engineer who is looking to add a new system to your knowledge or someone who is looking to get into the world of building controls and you want a place to start? If this is the case then this is the right course for you. With this introduction course to the RDM BMS software and a project that will help you get a little knowledge on how to put software together. This course provides you with a step by step guide and will take you from beginner to intermediate level.