How to use labels on timeseries
Labels are the classification of timeseries: what kind of measurement it is. A label like Temperature, Supply air, Fan or Setpoint tells Properate — and you — what the series actually measures.
Labels are why Properate can find the right timeseries by itself: when you create a room temperature alarm or an indoor climate view, it's the labels that decide which series are candidates.
How to see the labels
The Labels column in the timeseries list shows them. Labels (Norwegian) and Labels (English) columns also exist, since labels carry names in both languages.
See How to find your way around the timeseries list.
How to filter by label
Filter on Labels in the timeseries list. It's the quickest route to "every CO₂ sensor" or "every setpoint in this system".
Combine it with System or Sub-building to narrow further — see How to filter and sort tables.
What kinds of labels exist
The labels cover several layers of an installation:
Group | Examples |
|---|---|
Measured quantities | Temperature, CO₂, VOC, Radon, Humidity, Motion, Pressure, Differential pressure, Power, Current, Voltage, Illuminance |
Air handling | Supply air, Extract air, Fan, VAV, Heat recovery, Heating coil, Air handling unit |
Heating and cooling | Pump, Heat pump, Refrigeration unit, Cooling, Comfort cooling, Process cooling, Heating cable, Electric heater |
Valves and actuators | Actuator, Motorized control valve, Shutoff valve, Safety valve, Regulator, Frequency inverter |
Energy meters | Total energy, Electricity, District heating, District cooling, Gas, Oil, Bio-oil, Solar energy, Energy category total, Energy subtotal |
Energy by purpose | Lighting energy, Ventilation fan energy, Room heating energy, Pump energy, Miscellaneous energy |
Corrected series | Temperature-corrected, Temperature-corrected (ET model), Degree-day corrected |
Water and waste | Water meter, Main water meter, Water leak, Waste, Waste hub, Waste monitoring |
Weather | Outdoor air temperature, Precipitation, Snow depth, Max wind speed, Cloud cover, Sunshine duration, Dew point temperature, Frost |
Status and control | Alarm, Monitored alarm, Status, Setpoint, Writable, Schedule, Timer switch, Switch |
Calculated | Generated, Calculated function, Energy prediction, RMSE, Accumulated derived |
Market | Electricity price, Small tariff, Large tariff, Cost |
Labels ending in (user) — Accumulated energy meter (user) and Manual upload (user), for example — are series you registered yourselves, not series from an integration.
Why the labels matter
Feature | What the label does |
|---|---|
Alarm types | Room temperature, CO2 level and VOC level find the right series via the label — see How to choose the right alarm type |
Indoor climate | the table fills its columns from the labels |
The energy view | Energy category total and Energy subtotal build the meter hierarchy |
Energy flow | Lighting energy, Ventilation fan energy and the other purpose labels are what the flow diagram distributes by |
Note: An unlabelled timeseries works, but it becomes invisible to everything that looks for series automatically. If the indoor climate table is empty for a room that has sensors, or an alarm type finds no candidates, missing labels are the most common cause — not a missing meter.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change the labels myself?
Labels are usually set when the timeseries is created or arrives from an integration. If a series is mislabelled or unlabelled, raise it with whoever set up the integration — it affects more than just the list.
Can a series have several labels?
Yes. A series can be both Temperature and Supply air, for example — it's the combination that identifies it as a supply air temperature.
Why are there labels in two languages?
Labels carry names in both Norwegian and English, and the Labels (Norwegian) and Labels (English) columns exist so you can search either.
What does "Writable" mean?
That the series can be written to — that is, a setpoint. See How to change a setpoint.
Tip!
Filter the timeseries list on empty Labels when you take over a building. The number of unlabelled series is a good measure of how much of Properate's automation will actually work in that building — and it's a job far cheaper to do at handover than after somebody has wondered why an alarm can't find its sensor.