All tag terms listed alphabetically

absorption

Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water

ac

Relating to alternating current electricity

accumulate

Accumulate the tag's value during inheritance and defx

active

Working, operative, effective

actuator

Equipment to move or control a mechanism

ahu

Air Handling Unit

ahuRef

AHU which supplies air to an equipment or space

ahuZoneDelivery

AHU delivery method of conditioned air to the zone

ahuZoneDeliveryType

AHU delivery method of conditioned air to the zone

air

The mixture of gases which surrounds the earth

airCooling

Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air

airHandlingEquip

HVAC equipment that conditions and delivers air via one or more fans

airQuality

Measurement of contaminants in the air

airTerminalUnit

Equipment in air distribution systems which terminate at the space

angle

Measurement of the relative difference in direction between two vectors or phasors

apparent

Perceived quantity

area

Area of a shape or floor space

association

Associations model ontological relationships between definitions

atmospheric

Related to the atmosphere of the earth

avg

Average

bacnet

ASHRAE building automation and control protocol

barometric

Relating atmospheric pressure

baseUri

Base URI for normalizing relative URIs

battery

Equipment used to store electric energy

blowdown

Removal from container or pipe

bluetooth

Short range wireless communication protocol

boiler

Equipment to generate hot water or steam for heating

bool

Boolean value true or false

bypass

Pipe used to bypass an equipment

cav

Constant air volume terminal unit

centrifugal

Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller

children

Prototypes contained by this entity

childrenFlatten

List of aspects to flatten into children prototypes

chilled

Substance is cooled using cooling process

chilledBeam

Conditions a space using a heat exchanger integrated into the ceiling

chilledBeamZone

AHU supplies air to chilled beam terminal units

chilledWaterCooling

Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water

chilledWaterPlantRef

Plant which supplies chilled water to the entity

chiller

Equipment to remove heat from a liquid

chillerMechanism

Primary mechanism of chiller

chillerMechanismType

Primary mechanism of chiller

choice

Choice specifies an exclusive marker selection

circ

Pipe used to circulate fluid through an equipment or system

closedLoop

Working fluid is kept separate from fluid used for heat transfer into the atmosphere

cloudage

Percentage of sky obscurred by clouds

cmd

Point is a command, actuator, AO/BO

co2

Carbon dioxide level

coap

Constrained Application Protocol

coil

Heat exchanger used to heat or cool air

coldDeck

Duct carries air for cooling

computed

Indicates a definition which is computed

condensate

Liquid phase produced by the condensation of steam or other gas

condenser

Device or related to process of condensation

condenserCooling

Removal of heat through the process of water condensation

conduit

Duct, pipe, or cable to convey a substance or phenomenon

containedBy

The entity is logically contained by the referent

contains

Entities logically contained by this entity

controller

Microprocessor based device used in a control system

controls

Associated with the control system for an industrial process

conveys

Equipment conveys a substance or phenomenon

cool

Point used to command equipment cooling

cooling

Cooling mode or process

coolingCapacity

Measurement of a chiller ability to remove heat measured

coolingCoil

Coil used to cool air

coolingLoop

Open or closed loop

coolingOnly

Device without heating

coolingProcess

Processed used to cool a substance

coolingProcessType

Processed used to cool a substance

coolingTower

Equipment to transfer waste heat into the atmosphere

cools

Equipment removes heat from a substance

coord

Geographic coordinate in latitude/longitude formatted as C(lat,lng)

crac

Computer Room Air Conditioner

cur

Supports current value

curErr

Error description when curStatus indicates error condition

curStatus

Status of point's current value reading

curVal

Current value of a point

current

Movement of fluid or electricity

dali

Digital Addressable Lighting Interface protocol for lighting

damper

Damper equipment or control point

dataCenter

Space used to house computer and networking gear

date

ISO 8601 date as year, month, day

dateTime

ISO 8601 timestamp followed by timezone identifier

daytime

Time between sunrise and sunset

dc

Relating to direct current electricity

def

Create a new definition bound to the given symbol

defx

Extends the given definition with additional meta tags

dehumidifies

Equipment removes moisture from air to decrease humidity

delta

Differential of fluid between entering and leaving sensors

device

Microprocessor based hardware device

dewPoint

Dew point temperature at which water vapor will form dew

dict

Map of name/value tag pairs

directZone

AHU supplies air directly to the zone

direction

Compass direction measured in degrees

dis

Display name for an entity

discharge

Duct with air leaving an equipment

doc

Documentation in simplified flavor of markdown

docSection

This tag is documented with its own section

docTaxonomy

Generate a taxonomy tree for this term in the documentation index

domestic

For human use

drive

Related to the drive control of a motor

dualDuct

Two ducts

duct

Conduit used to convey air for HVAC

ductArea

Config point on a vav for duct area measured in ft² or m²

ductConfig

Ductwork configuration

ductConfigType

Ductwork configuration

ductDeck

Cold, hot, or neutral deck

ductDeckType

Cold, hot, or neutral deck

ductSection

Equipment section of ductwork

ductSectionType

Equipment section of ductwork

duration

Number with a unit of time

dxCooling

Cooling using direct expansion of a refrigerant vapar

effective

Current control setpoint in effect taking into account other factors

efficiency

Efficiency point of a chiller measured in "COP" or "kW/ton"

elec

Associated with electricity, electric charge

elecHeating

Heating by the conversion of electrical energy

elevator

Enclosure used to move people between floors

enable

Secondary on/off point of an equip especially used with a vfd

energy

Measure of ability to do work

entering

Pipe conveys fluid into an equipment

entity

Top-level dicts with a unique identifier

enum

Defines an eumeration of string keys

equip

Equipment asset

equipFunction

Models one of the primary functions of an equipment type

equipRef

Reference to equip which contains this entity

escalator

Moving staircase used to move people between floors

evaporator

Mechanism used to convert a refrigerant from its liquid to gaseous state

exhaust

Duct used to expel air back outside

export

Supplied out of a system

faceBypass

Point of an ahu indicating air flow is by-passing the heating/cooling coils

fan

Fan equipment or control point

fanPowered

Device with a fan

fcu

Fan Coil Unit

feature

Feature namespace of definitions formatted as feature:name

feelsLike

Apparent temperature perceived when considering humidity, wind chill, and heat index

fileExt

Filename extension such as "csv"

filetype

File format type definition

filter

Haystack filter string

floor

Storey of a building

floorNum

Unitless integer indicating the floor's distance from ground level

flow

Measure of volumetric flow of fluid

flue

Duct for exhausting combustion

fluid

Liquid or gas

flux

Measurement through a given surface

freezeStat

A boolean point of an ahu indicating a freezing condition

freq

Occurrences per unit time

ftp

File Transfer Protocol

fuelOil

Petroleum based oil burned for energy

fumeHood

Ventilation equipment to limit exposure to hazardous fumes

gas

Substance with neither definite volume nor shape

gasHeating

Heating by the combustion of natural gas

gasoline

Petroleum derived liquid used as a fuel source

geoAddr

Free form street address

geoCity

Geographic city or locality name

geoCoord

Geographic coordinate as C(latitude,longitude)

geoCountry

Geographic country as ISO 3166-1 two letter code

geoCounty

Geographic subdivision of US state

geoElevation

Elevation above sea-level of the location

geoPlace

Geographic place

geoPostalCode

Geographic postal code

geoState

State or province name

geoStreet

Geographic street address and name

grid

Two dimension table of columns and rows

ground

Related to the surface of the earth

haystack

Haystack HTTP protocol for exchanging tagged data

header

Pipe used as central connection or manifold for other piping runs

heat

Point used to command equipment heating

heatExchanger

Equipment to transfer heat between two working fluids

heatPump

Heat pump

heatWheel

Boolean point indicating command state of AHU's heat wheel

heating

Heating mode or process

heatingCoil

Coil used to heat air

heatingProcess

Processed used to heat a substance

heatingProcessType

Processed used to heat a substance

heats

Equipment heats a substance

his

Supports historization of data

hisErr

Error description when hisStatus indicates error condition

hisMode

Indicates the way that history data is collected for a point

hisStatus

Status of point's history collection or synchronization

hisTotalized

Indicates values which are a continuous stream of totalization

hot

Having high degree of heat

hotDeck

Duct carries air for heating

hotWaterHeating

Heating using energy of hot water

hotWaterPlantRef

Plant which supplies hot water to the entity

http

Hypertext Transfer Protocol which is foundation of the web

humidifies

Equipment adds moisture to air to increase humidity

humidity

Percent relative humidity

hvac

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

ice

Water in its solid form

id

Defines the unique identifier of an entity in system using a Ref value type

illuminance

Luminous flux hitting the inside of the sphere at a specific point

imap

Internet Message Access Protocol for retreiving email

imbalance

Lacking balance

import

Received into a system

includes

List of libraries to include into a lib namespace

inlet

Duct with air entering an equipment

int

Unitless integer number

intensity

Measure of an electromagnetic field

irradiance

Energy received at a surface by area

is

Defines one or more supertypes of a subtyping relationship

isolation

Actuator used to isolate an equipment from a pipe or ductwork system

kind

Kind name used before Haystack 4.0 to identity data types

knx

KNX protocol commonly used for lighting systems

leaving

Pipe conveys fluid out of an equipment

level

Fill level of a vessel containing a fluid where 0% is empty and 100% is filled

lib

Library module of symbolic definitions

light

Electromagnetic radiation in the visibile spectrum

lighting

Systems associated with illumination in the built environment

liquid

Substance with definite volume but takes the shape of its container

list

Ordered list of zero or more values

load

Chiller point to command or measure the chiller's load as a percentage from "0%" to "100%"

luminaire

Light fixture using electricity to provide illumination

luminance

Energy of light in a given direction

luminous

Relating to light as perceived by the eye

magnitude

Size or extent

makeup

Restore soemthing missed or lost

mandatory

Requires that the marker be applied to dicts which use the marker's subtypes

marker

Marker labels a dict with typing information

mau

Makeup Air Unit

maxVal

Inclusive minimum for a numeric value

meter

Equipment to meter a substance or phenomenon

meterScope

Classifies a meter as a main site meter or submeter

meterScopeType

Classifies a meter as a main site meter or submeter

mime

Mime type formatted as type/subtype

minVal

Inclusive maximum for a numeric value

mixed

Duct where fresh outside and return air is mixed together

mixing

Three way valve which inputs two pipes and outputs a mixture between the two to a single output pipe

mobile

Relating to mobile phones, handheld computers, and similar technology

modbus

Register based communication protocol used with industrial devices

motor

Equipment that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

moves

Equipment moves a substance

movingWalkway

Conveyor to move people across a horizontal or inclined plane

mqtt

Message Queuing Telemetry Transport publish/subscribe protocol

multiZone

AHU discharge air is split into a duct per zone

na

Not available used to indicate invalid or missing data

naturalGas

Fossil fuel energy source consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons

net

Difference between import and export

network

Logical communications network between two or more devices

networking

Related to data communication networks

neutralDeck

Duct carries air which by-passes both heating and cooling coils

notInherited

Marker applied to a def to indicate that is not inherited into subtype definitions

number

Integer or floating point numbers annotated with an optional unit

obix

XML based Open Building Information eXchange protocol

occ

Occupied mode of a space

occupants

People who use the built ennvironment

occupied

Setpoint or sensor indicating occupancy of a space

of

Expected value type of a collection, reference, or choice

oilHeating

Heating by the combustion of fuel oil

openLoop

Uses working fluid itself for evaporation into the atmosphere

outside

Duct to access fresh outside air

panel

Enclosure for electrical and control equipment

parallel

Circuit with multiple paths of flow

perimeterHeat

Auxiliary heating points associated with a vav

pf

Electrical power factor

phase

Phase measurement in a three-phase electrical system

phenomenon

Aspect of scientific interest with measurable quantities

phone

Telephone used for voice telecommunication

pipe

Conduit used to convey a fluid

pipeSection

Equipment section of piping

pipeSectionType

Equipment section of piping

plant

Central plant used to generate a substance for a process

pm10

Particulate Matter 10

pm25

Particulate Matter 2.5

point

Data point such as a sensor or actuator

pointFunction

Classifies the point as a sensor, command, or setpoint

pointFunctionType

Classifies the point as a sensor, command, or setpoint

pointQuantity

Quantity the point senses or controls

pointSubject

What the point senses or controls

pop3

Post Office Protocol version 3 for retreiving email

power

Energy consumed per unit time

precipitation

Amount of atmospheric water vapor fallen including rain, sleet, snow, and hail

prefUnit

Defines a preferred unit to be used with a quantity

pressure

Measure of force applied

pressureDependent

VAV damper modulates to control space temp

pressureIndependent

VAV damper or a control valve that modulates to maintain desired flow setpoint

primaryFunction

Primary function of building as US Energy Star key

process

Industrial or HVAC process

processUses

Input to a process, usually energy source

produces

Equipment produces a substance or phenomenon

protocol

Communication protocol used for devices on a network

pump

Pump equipment or control point

quality

Quantity measured against standard metric

quantities

Quantities used to measure this phenomenon

quantity

Measurable property of a substance or phenomenon

quantityOf

Associates quantity as measurement of a phenomenon

rack

Enclosure or chassis used to mount computer and networking gear

radiantEquip

HVAC equipment that conditions a space without forced air

radiantFloor

Heats a space using pipes or cables embedded beneath floor

radiator

Heats a space using exposed pipes or coils

reactive

Relating to reactance

receives

The entity receives from the referent

reciprocal

Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft

reciprocalOf

Specifies the inverse of an association or relationships

ref

Reference to an entity

refrig

Fluid used in refrigeration and heat exchange

regulates

Equipment regulates the flow of substance or phenomenon

reheat

Command point for reheats process

reheats

Equipment heats a substance previously cooled or heated

relationship

Ref tags used to model entity-to-entity relationships

return

Duct returning air back to equipment

roof

Envelope covering the top of a building

room

Enclosed room of a building

rotaryScrew

Rotary screw compression

router

Device used to route data packets

rtu

Roof Top Unit

run

Primary on/off point of an equip especially used with a vfd

scalar

Scalar is an atomic value kind

sensor

Point is a sensor, input, AI/BI

series

Circuit with single path of flow

server

General purpose computer

singleDuct

One single duct

site

Site is a geographic location of the built environment

siteMeter

Main meter for the associated site

siteRef

Reference to site which contains the entity

smtp

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol for sending email

snmp

Simple Network Management Protocol for managing IP devices

solar

Relating to energy from the sun

solid

Substance with definite shape and volume

sox

Sedona Framework UDP based communication protocol

sp

Point is a setpoint, soft point, internal control variable, schedule

space

Space is a three-dimensional volume in the built environment

spaceRef

Reference to space which contains this entity

speed

Distance per unit time

stage

Stage number of staged equipment operation such as coil or pump

standby

Readiness mode of a space

state

Software, hardware, or process control status

stateQuantity

What is sensed or controlled of software, hardware, or process state

steam

Water in its gas form

steamHeating

Heating using energy of steam

steamPlantRef

Plant which supplies steam to the entity

stores

Equipment stores a substance or phenomenon

str

Unicode string of characters

submeter

Submeters measure usage of a sub-system or equipment within a site

submeterOf

Reference to parent meter which is immediately upstream of this meter

substance

Matter in one the three states solid, liquid, or gas

subterranean

Below the surface of the earth

supplies

The entity supplies to the referent

switch

Device for toggling state or routing data

symbol

Symbol to a def

tablet

Mobile device with touch screen for user input

tagOn

This tag is used on the given entity

tags

Tags used with this entity

tank

Tank used to store a substance for temporary holding

temp

Temperature - measure of hot and cold

thd

Total harmonic distortion

thermal

Related to energy of heat

thermostat

Senses and controls temperature of space in HVAC system

thread

Low power wireless IoT protocol

time

ISO 8601 time as hour, minute, seconds

total

Complete or absolute

transient

Indicates a value tag which should not be persisted

transitive

This marker is applied to a relationship to indicate it is transitive

tripleDuct

Three ducts

tvoc

Total volatile organic compound (TVOC)

tz

Timezone identifier from standard timezone database

unit

Unit identifier from standard unit database

unitVent

Unit Ventilator

unocc

Unoccupied mode of a space

uri

Unverisal resource identifier

val

Data value type

valve

Valve equipment or control point

vav

Variable air volume terminal unit

vavAirCircuit

How does the VAV pull in air

vavAirCircuitType

How does the VAV pull in air

vavMode

Standardized vav operational mode enumeration

vavModulation

How does VAV modulate the temp based on duct pressure

vavModulationType

How does VAV modulate the temp based on duct pressure

vavZone

AHU supplies air to VAV terminal units

ventilates

Equipment brings fresh outside air into a space

version

Version string formatted as decimal integers separated by a dot

verticalTransport

Equipment to move humans and materials

vfd

Motor with variable frequency drive

visibility

Distance at which light can be clearly discerned

volt

Electrical voltage, potential difference

water

Water in its liquid form

weather

Associated with atmospheric air or phenomenon

weatherCond

Enumeration of weather conditions

weatherRef

Reference to weather station for to use this entity

weatherStation

Logical weather station and its measurement points

webBulb

Wet bulb air temperature

wikipedia

Hyperlink to the subject's page on Wikipedia

wind

Flow of air on surface of the Earth

wire

Cabling used to convey electricity or data

writable

Supports writing data

writeErr

Error description when writeStatus indicates error condition

writeLevel

Current priority level for writeVal as number between 1 and 17

writeStatus

Current status of a writable point output

writeVal

Current desired value to write to output

xstr

Extended string - type name and string value encoding

yearBuilt

Original year of construction as four digit year such as 1980

zigbee

Low power wireless communication protocol for home automation

zone

Related to spaces from a system perspective

zwave

Low power wireless communication protocol for home automation