Cloud or Inhouse? Efficiency or autonomy? Why not both?
Real estate portfolios benefit from clouds, as shared services are cheaper than locally installed servers for building management, energy management or other services. However, real estate must always run smoothly – even without the Internet.
This contradiction is commonplace. And now this contradiction is no longer a contradiction. At their core, the Lumina Operation Centers are autonomous control systems that work on high-performance industrial PCs. This makes the Luminas true edge devices – without moving elements, even without fans.
High processor performance with 6 cores, fast, durable SSD with 512 GB and 32 GB RAM make the Lumina Operation Center fast.
How do the Lumina Operation Centers work?
The Lumina Operation Centers are constantly synchronized with the Avelon Cloud or an Inhouse system. The schematics and dashboards are always up to date. It mirrors all project data from the Avelon Cloud and communicates with the automation stations via local protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA, etc.
The integrator determines which parts of a project are to be displayed on the Lumina. This can be a single plant or entire buildings. As a genuine high-performance server, the Lumina Operation Center can be accessed from any PC or web panel via LAN. This is how autonomy works.
Does the Lumina record and are there alarm lists?
Naturally, the Lumina records the data provided for in the engineering. It stores the measured values in the large local database for at least one year. Alarms are recorded and evaluated and displayed in the local ticket list.
How does user management work and what happens when I operate the device?
User accounts, user groups, group rights, etc. that are configured on the Avelon Cloud or Alcedo Inhouse are continuously synchronized. This means that a user can log in to the Lumina Operation Center with the same access credentials as on the cloud or the in-house system.
The Lumina Operation Center temporarily stores local user actions and comments and copies them to the Avelon Cloud or Alcedo Inhouse. This ensures a complete log of local user actions.
And what happens if it breaks?
Nothing is lost. As all engineering data is mirrored, an old Lumina can be replaced with a new Lumina Operation Center.
New regulations are increasing the demands on cyber security. How is this taken into account?
Cyber security was already taken into account during the development process. Hardened operating systems, penetration testing and a high level of encryption underline this. Furthermore, the Lumina Operation Centers are part of a powerful fleet management system. This allows security-critical updates and regular hotfixes to be distributed during runtime. It is also possible to replace the entire operating system of the Lumina Operation Center via Avelon’s Fleet Management.
