Owner's Manual

Advanced Occupancy Scheduling is an add-on that predicts and schedules occupancy based on past occupancy

data. The schedule that is generated contains no undefined regions and the whole day is scheduled with off and

on times. For example, a 9-5 schedule would be written with midnight to 9am as off, 9am-5pm as on and 5pm to

midnight as off.

The Occupancy Schedule Optimizer algorithm provided with the algorithm schedules optimal building area

operational schedules based on actual building usage patterns. This add-on compares security card logs to

occupancy count information in user-defined areas and then schedules equipment based on the average time the

area reaches a user-defined occupancy threshold.

The add-on functions by associating data by day of the week and maintaining rolling data sets of the last five

occurrences. For example, the add-on schedules equipment on Monday based upon the usage patterns of the five

most recent Mondays. This allows the algorithm to accommodate variations of occupancy among the different

days of the week and adapt over time as usage patterns change.

The Occupancy Percentage parameter allows the user to define when the building is considered occupied for the

purposes of scheduling using a percentage value. For example, for an area with full occupancy of 100 people,

setting the parameter to 5% results equipment being scheduled ON when the algorithm predicts five or more

occupants will be present. Increasing the parameter conserves energy by allowing a larger occupancy count to be

considered unoccupied, with the converse true for reducing it.

Finally, the Occupancy Schedule Optimizer algorithm conducts continuous data quality checks to ensure that

irregular occupancy events, such as holidays, do not impact the scheduling function. Any data that deviates

significantly from the rolling data set is discarded when predicting schedules.

Setting scheduling properties of a zone

TIP For the scheduling properties described below, you must have either the Start Time or Stop Time set to

Predicted before you can configure Algorithm or Occupancy Percent.

1 On the

Scheduling tab, click on the zone you wish to configure in the Zone list.

2 Click on

Config in the Schedules panel.

3 Set both the

Start Time and Stop Time to either Predicted or Fixed; if Fixed, select a time.

NOTE If Predicted, select an algorithm and a percent for occupancy.

4 Select an

Algorithm from the droplist to use for the occupancy prediction.

5 Adjust the

Occupancy Percent setting to modify how the selected algorithm predicts the start and stop time.

NOTE Use the Reset All Occupancy Data button ( ) on the Zone panel to remove all data

used by the occupancy schedule algorithm. The add-on must re-accumulate this data before the algorithm can

make schedule predictions. Use this option after an extended period of unusual occupancy activity. For example,

when a building has just come out of commissioning and is ready to start recording real occupancy data.

Setting up the Advanced Occupancy Scheduling add-on