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          Digital Efficiency with BACtwin


          – from Concept to Operation


          Digitale Effizienz mit dem BACtwin

          – von der Idee bis zum Betrieb







          The AMEV BACtwin templates provide   BACtwin 2025 (libraries 1–3) is implemented  Ready-Made Planning Data – Pre-As-
          a standardized digital twin for building   and can be used directly in engineering.  signed Value Sets for Property Sets
          automation in the Eplan Platform 2026.
          BACtwin is based on a structured BACnet   Segment templates contain all the necessary  All properties for evaluating the BA functions
          data model and forms a consistent   technical information on sensors, actuators,  and for documentation are pre-assigned with
          information framework – from planning and   devices, units, systems, or system components  predefined value sets from AMEV BACtwin and in
          execution to technical operation.  – including the associated objects and functions.  accordance with VDI 3814 / DIN EN ISO 16484.
          Mit den AMEV-BACtwin-Vorlagen steht   They support standardized, automated planning,  These can be used directly by the BA specialist
          in der Eplan Plattform 2026 ein standar-  documentation, and evaluation  planner or adapted to operator requirements if
          disierter, digitaler Zwilling für die Gebäu-                         necessary. See Figure 3.
          deautomation zur Verfügung. Der BACtwin   The segment templates are structured according
          basiert auf einem strukturierten BACnet-  to the BACtwin model and form so-called  The Engineering Workflow Macro Planning
          Datenmodell und bildet ein durchgängiges   structure segments, which are used for project
          Informationsgerüst – von der Planung über   structuring (e.g., building, system, subsystem,  Macros for aggregates from the areas of sensor
          die Ausführung bis hin zum technischen   assembly) and their structure identification.  technology, actuator technology, and devices
          Betrieb.                          Special segment templates for units, functions,  are available in the macro project. These can
                                            and planning objects are available for detailed  be used to configure assemblies and complete
          The Eplan platform enables a model-based  system planning. To ensure clear classification  systems. The preconfigured segment templates
          planning process based on BACtwin, taking into  of these versatile segment templates, objects  are stored in the background of these macros or
          account the planning guidelines and standards  are structured and classified in accordance with  can be selected during placement in the diagram
          in accordance with VDI 3814 and DIN EN ISO  IEC 62424 and DIN EN 81346. See Figure 1.  using value set queries. See Figure 4.
          16484.
                                            Pre-designed segment templates at the PLT  Data for All Participants
          BACtwin Implementation            station level (templates for measuring and
                                            consumer stations) already contain the finished  Another advantage in the engineering process
          With the release of the Eplan platform 2026  BACtwin unit templates. See Figure 2.  is the provision and use of consistent data for
          (Sept. 2025) and the industry-specific Industry                      downstream processes such as switchgear
          Package Building Automation, new building  At the functional level, segment templates of the  planning and the transfer of function data and
          automation templates – known as segment  PLT station functions contain the AMEV BACtwin  PLC information for hardware configuration and
          templates and macros – have  been made  object templates.            software programming.  All relevant planning
          available. This means that the current AMEV















                                                                                                Fig. 1: Structural design
                                                                                                of the BACtwin concept
                                                                                                Eplan (Source: AMEV /
                                                                                                Eplan)
                                                                                                Abb. 1: Struktureller
                                                                                                Aufbau des BACtwin
                                                                                                Konzepts Eplan (Quelle:
                                                                                                AMEV / Eplan)



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