A BMS monitors, supervises, controls and reports on smart building technology systems. These systems may include access control, video surveillance, fire alarms, HVAC control, programmable lighting and electric power management. Its basic functions include:
Providing information on supervised building functions including, but not limited to current status, archived historical information, summaries, analysis, displays, and reports on control and a management functions.
Detecting, annunciating, and managing alarm and other conditions.
Diagnostic monitoring and reporting of system functions, nodes, devices, and communication networks.
Interfacing between individual smart building applications.