determined to be "babbling", it shall be automatically shutdown and a flag

set to annunciate this fact.

7. For a data integrity, all data streams shall be encoded to attain at
minimum Hamming distance (minimum number of bit errors that could
cause an undetected error) of eight and all messages are to contain a CRC
16 bit check word.
8. Error recovery and communication initialization routines are to be
completely distributed, i.e., resident in each bus connected device.
9. Software counters are to be provided for cold starts, warm starts, privilege
violation, illegal instructions, address errors, bus errors, and zero divide as
a diagnostic tool. Error types and counts are to be operator accessible.
C. Multi bus communications capability is to be provided allowing exchange of data
and execution of programs across individual peer buses.
D. Communications between the central system and fire and security panels shall be
via a U.L. 864 listed and approved supervised redundant transmission network.
E. Gateways: Communication between different types of LANS shall be through
Gateways. The Gateway shall be Class 5 BACNET device that supports the
Clock, Event Initiation, Event Response, Files, Router, Virtual terminal and
Reinitialize Functional Groups. The Gateway shall act as a window into each
building network and make all points visible to the Bacnet network. The Gateway
shall be microprocessor based device containing all necessary hardware, software
and interface cards.
F. Electrical Requirements: The equipment shall operate from a voltage source as
shown, plus or minus 6 %, and 50 Hz, plus or minus 4%.
G. Input Power Line Surge Protection: Outputs shall be protected against surges
induced on wiring installed outdoors and as shown. All communications
equipment shall be protected against surges induced on any communications
circuit. All cable and conductors, excepts FO’s, which serve as communications
circuits from consoles to field equipment, and between field equipment , shall
have surge protection circuits installed at each end. Protection shall be furnished
at equipment, additional triple electrode gas surge protectors rated for the
application on each wire line circuit shall be installed within 3 feet of the building
cable entrance. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection. The inputs and
outputs shall be tested in both normal mode and common mode using the
following two waveforms:
1. A 10 microsecond rise time by 1000 microsecond pulse width waveform
with a peak voltage of 1500 volts and a peak current of 60 amperes.
2. An 8 microsecond rise time by 20 microsecond pulse width waveform
with a peak voltage of 1000 volts and a peak current of 500 amperes.
H. Power Line Surge Protection: All equipment connected to AC circuits shall be
protected from power line surges. Equipment shall meet the requirements of
IEEE C62.41. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection.
2.11 WIRELINE DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
A. General: A wire line data transmission system shall be provided. The data
transmission system shall consist of wire line data transmission media cable,

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 communication links surge and overvoltage protection, and powerline surge
protection.
B. Environmental Requirements: Equipment and wiring to be utilized indoors shall
be rated for continuous operation under ambient environmental conditions of 0 to
55º C dry bulb and 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, and vibration conditions
specified or normally encountered for the installed location. Communication wire
and cables for outdoor applications shall be rated for minus 10º C to plus 82º C.
C. Electrical Requirements: The equipment shall operate from a voltage sources as
required plus or minus 6 percent, and 50 Hz, plus or minus 4 percent.
D. Power Line Surge Protection: All equipment connected to ac circuits shall be
protected from power line surges. Equipment shall meet the requirements of
IEEE C62.41. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection.
E. Communication Links Surge Protection: All communications equipment shall be
protected against surges induced on any communications link. All cables and
conductors which serve as communications links between control units shall have
surge protection circuits installed at each end. Protection shall be furnished at
equipment and within 1 meter of each wire line circuit building entrance.
Protection shall consist of triple electrode gas surge protectors rated for the
application. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection. The links shall be tested
in both normal mode and common mode using the following two waveforms.
1. A 10 microsecond by 1000 microsecond waveform with a peak voltage of
1500 volts and a peak of 60 amperes.
2. An 8 microsecond by 20 microsecond waveform with a peak voltage of
1000 volts and peak current of 500 amperes.
F. Communications Links Overvoltage Protection: All communication equipment
shall be protected against overvoltage longer than 2 milliseconds on any
communication link. All cables and conductors which serve as communication
links shall have overvoltage protection for voltages up to 480 V ac rms. 50 Hz
installed. Instrument fuses or fusible resistors are acceptable for this application.
G. Communications Equipment: Communications equipment shall be capable of
transmitting data within the error rate specified by the relevant standard over the
distances shown.
1. Line Drivers: Line drivers shall be capable or signal levels to transmit
data at the same speed of the selected local area network.
H. Digital Transmission Media: Wire line cable shall be insulated solid copper type
conforming to the following specifications. A minimum of No. 22 AWG shall be
used for all applications except where otherwise noted.
1. Underground Cable.
2. Interior Cable. ICEA S-80-576
I. Raceway Systems: Raceways systems as specified in Section 16050 BASIC
ELECTRICAL MATERISL AND METHODS.
J. Communications between individual DDCs inside each building shall be via a
single pair of twisted wires with a minimum transmission speed of 9600 band.
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 failures will not cause loss of communications with other bus connected devices.
Each bus of the communications network must be capable of supporting
minimum of 30 devices.
K. The DDC communications network shall support true peer protocol allowing
sensor sharing, inter DDC event programs and global application programs
without the presence of a host processor. Each DDC shall have equal rights for
data transfer and shall be designated as the communications master but each
device on the bus shall be capable to taking over the function of bus monitor to
assure that loss of any single device will not cause total bus failure.
1. Every DDC must be capable of transmitting a message to another DDC as
well as to all DDC’s on the bus.
2. All messages transmitted must be positively acknowledge as received or
negatively acknowledge as not received. Negative acknowledgements
shall immediately force a retransmission of the message.
3. Bus connected devices with no messages to transmit must send an “I am
OK” message each bus cycle. Lack of an “I am OK” message after
successive retries shall constitute a communications or device failure and
be recognized as such by the bus and shall be recorded as not responding
on the system printer.
4. Full communications shall be sustained as long as there are at least two
operational devices on any segment of the bus.
5. Global data (all station messages) is to be available for use by any device
on the bus as inputs or outputs to its resident control.
6. Each DDC is to be provided with a communications watchdog to assure
that an individual DDC cannot permanently occupy the bus. If a DDC is
determined to be “babbling” it shall be automatically shutdown and a flag
set to annunciate this fact.
7. For a data integrity, all data streams are to be Manchester encoded to
attain at minimum Hamming distance (minimum number of bit errors that
could cause an undetected error) of eight and all messages are to contain a
CRC 16 bit check word.
8. Error recovery and communications initialization routines are to be
completely distributed, i.e. resident in each bus connected device.
9. Software counters are to be provided for starts, warm starts, privilege
violation, illegal instructions, address errors, bus errors, and zero divide as
a diagnostic tool. Error types and counts are to be operator accessible.
L. Multi bus communications capability is to be provided allowing exchange of data
and execution of programs across individual peer buses.
2.12 MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (MMP)
A. Scope
1. Provide MMP as described below including data inputting of all required
equipment for Girls and Boys Campuses.
2. All HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing mentioned in points schedules are
required to be monitored by the MMP.

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