Technical Systems
A technical system is any piece of building equipment that you want to track, monitor, or maintain through the platform. Registering your systems creates a central inventory that links maintenance history, alarms, sensor data, and automation rules to the physical equipment they belong to.
What is a technical system?
A technical system represents a real piece of equipment installed in your building — HVAC units, elevators, solar inverters, fire alarm panels, lighting controllers, access control systems, energy meters, generators, and more.
Each technical system has a name, type, manufacturer, model, and serial number. You can also assign it to a specific space within the building and attach a cover image for easy identification.
Why register technical systems?
Without registered systems, maintenance work orders and alarms exist in isolation. Linking them to a technical system gives you a complete history — every work order, every alarm, every sensor reading — in one place per piece of equipment.
What is a connected technical system?
A connected technical system goes beyond a static inventory record. When you connect edge devices or cloud integrations to a technical system, it becomes a live, real-time representation of the equipment:
- Real-time data — Temperature, pressure, power consumption, and other readings stream directly from sensors and controllers
- Remote control — Send commands to the system (start/stop, setpoint changes) through configured technical datapoints
- Automated monitoring — Smart Alarms can watch aggregated data from connected systems and alert when patterns indicate faults
- AI optimization — AI Schedules and energy optimizers can adjust connected systems automatically based on weather forecasts, energy prices, and occupancy
You can register a technical system purely for maintenance tracking without connecting any devices. Connection enables advanced monitoring and automation but is not required.
Creating a technical system
- Open the site from the dashboard
- Navigate to Technical Systems from the admin menu
- Click New Technical System
- Fill in the required fields:
- Name — A descriptive name (e.g., "AHU-01 Main Lobby")
- Type — Select from the predefined types (HVAC, Solar, Elevator, etc.)
- Manufacturer and Model
- Serial number
- Optionally assign the system to a space within the building
- Click Save
The new system appears in your technical systems list, ready for maintenance tracking and optional device connections.
Next steps
Connecting and Visualizing Technical Systems
Learn how to connect edge devices, configure technical datapoints, and set up real-time visualizations for your building equipment.