HVAC Control Diagrams

This diagram shows a simple Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning control diagram.

Diagram Layout
The diagram shows the air flow through an HVAC system. Outside air flows in from the
right side of the diagram and passes though a filter, temperature sensor, and a damper.
Air from inside the building flows down from the top of the diagram, passes through a
temperature sensor and a damper, and is then mixed with the outside air. The mixed air
passes through an air filter, two independent heating elements, a cooling coil and a
temperature sensor before passing through the fan, a final temperature sensor, and finally
being supplied to the building.

Data
The data resides in an Excel file named HVAC Controls Data.xls. The data is stored in
the table named ControlData. The data table has the following columns:
Name The name of the control
Description
Bus Number
Controller
Module Type
Function Type The controls function
Function What the control monitors
Value The current value of the controls function

Data Graphics
There are three data graphics used in this diagram.

Data - Temp Data

This data graphic is made up of three elements and is applied to temperature sensors in
the diagram.
Name A text element.
Description A text element.
Value A text element.

Data - Filter Data

This data graphic is made up of four elements and is applied to offices and cubicles in the
space plan.
Value A color by value element that turns the control red when the filter is dirty.
Name A text element.
Description A text element.
Value A text element.

Data - Control State

This data graphic is made up of one element and is applied to the heating and cooling
controls in the diagram.
Value An Icon Set that shows the state of the control, green stoplight for start,
red stoplight for stop.

Refreshing Data
Originally the Visio Drawing and Data files were placed in the following directory C:\
Professional Services. To refresh the data when the data file resides in a different
location use the following steps:
1. Right Click on the External Data window and choose Configure Refresh
2. Click Change Data Source
3. Choose Microsoft Office Excel workbook, then click Next >
4. Click Browse, navigate to and select HVAC Controls Data.xls, then click
Open
5. Click Next >
6. Click Ok to select a new data source
7. With ControlData $ as the range you want to use, and First row of data
contains column headings checked, Click Next >
8. Click Next > to include all columns and all data
9. Click Finish to exit the Data Selector
10. Click Ok to exit the Refresh Data dialog
11. Right Click on the External Data window and choose Refresh Data to refresh
the data in the drawing.