Building management system with adaptive edge processing on local servers
Systems and methods for building management utilizing adaptive edge processing are disclosed. The building system can store gateway components on storage devices. The gateway components can facilitate communication with a cloud platform and facilitate communication with a physical building device. The building system can identify a computing system of the building that is in communication with the physical building device. The physical building device can store one or more data samples. The building system can deploy the gateway components to the computing system responsive to identifying that the computing system is in communication with the physical building device. The gateway components can cause the computing system to communicate with the physical building device to receive the one or more data samples and cause the computing system to communicate the one or more data samples to the cloud platform.
1 . A building system of a building comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
one or more storage devices in communication with the one or more hardware processors and storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to:
store one or more gateway components on the one or more storage devices, the one or more gateway components configured to facilitate communication between a cloud platform and a building management system (BMS) server that the one or more gateway components are to be deployed on, the one or more gateway components providing an interface with one or more existing services of the BMS server, the one or more existing services configured to communicate with one or more physical building devices of the building;
identify the one or more existing services of the BMS server;
select the one or more gateway components to deploy from among a plurality of available gateway components to interface with the identified existing services of the BMS server; and
deploy the selected one or more gateway components to the BMS server of the building, the BMS server configured to receive one or more data samples from the one or more physical building devices of the building and execute one or more BMS applications based on the one or more data samples;
wherein the one or more gateway components interface with the one or more existing services of the BMS server, receive the one or more data samples via the one or more existing services of the BMS server, and communicate the one or more data samples to the cloud platform.
2 . The building system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more gateway components cause the BMS server to:
receive one or more values for control points of the one or more physical building devices; and
communicate the one or more values to the control points of the one or more physical building devices via the one or more gateway components.
3 . The building system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more gateway components cause the BMS server to receive the one or more values for the control points of the one or more physical building devices from at least one of the cloud platform or a local control algorithm run locally on the BMS server via the one or more gateway components.
4 . The building system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more hardware processors to:
identify one or more communication protocols of the one or more physical building devices that collect the one or more data samples; and
deploy one or more integration components for the one or more communication protocols to the BMS server to cause the BMS server to communicate with the one or more physical building devices via the one or more communication protocols.
5 . The building system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more hardware processors to deploy an adapter service to the BMS server, wherein the adapter service causes the BMS server to communicate with a network engine and receive the one or more data samples from the network engine, the network engine configured to manage one or more building networks and receive the one or more data samples from one or more devices of the building via the one or more building networks.
6 . The building system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more gateway components are configured to:
detect a new physical building device connected to the BMS server;
search a device library for a configuration of the new physical building device; and
perform at least one of:
implementing the configuration to facilitate communication with the new physical building device responsive to identifying the configuration for the new physical building device in the device library; or
perform a discovery process to discover the configuration for the new physical building device and store the configuration in the device library.
7 . The building system of claim 6 , wherein the device library is stored in at least one of the cloud platform or on the one or more gateway components.
8 . The building system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more gateway components include a building service configured to generate data based on the one or more data samples.
9 . The building system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more hardware processors to:
identify one or more requirements for the building service, the one or more requirements indicating at least one of processing resources, storage resources, data availability, or a presence of another building service; and
deploy the building service to the BMS server responsive to determining that the BMS server meets one or more requirements for the building service.
10 . The building system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more hardware processors to:
identify that the one or more requirements for the building service are no longer met by the BMS server; and
removing the building service from the BMS server.
11 . A method implemented by a building system of a building including one or more storage devices, the method comprising:
storing, by one or more hardware processors of the building system, one or more gateway components on the one or more storage devices, the one or more gateway components configured to facilitate communication between a cloud platform and a building management system (BMS) server that the one or more gateway components are to be deployed on, the one or more gateway components providing an interface with one or more existing services of the BMS server, the one or more existing services configured to communicate with one or more physical building devices of the building;
identifying, by the one or more hardware processors, the one or more existing services of the BMS server;
selecting, by the one or more hardware processors, the one or more gateway components to deploy from among a plurality of available gateway components to interface with the identified existing services of the BMS server; and
deploying, by the one or more hardware processors, the selected one or more gateway components to the BMS server of the building, the BMS server configured to receive one or more data samples from the one or more physical building devices of the building and execute one or more BMS applications based on the one or more data samples,
wherein the one or more gateway components interface with the one or more existing services of the BMS server, receive the one or more data samples via the one or more existing services of the BMS server, and communicate the one or more data samples to the cloud platform.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more gateway components cause the BMS server to:
receive one or more values for control points of the one or more physical building devices; and
communicate the one or more values to the control points of the one or more physical building devices via the one or more gateway components.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more gateway components cause the BMS server to receive the one or more values for the control points of the one or more physical building devices from at least one of the cloud platform or a local control algorithm run locally on the BMS server via the one or more gateway components.
14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
identifying, by the one or more hardware processors, one or more communication protocols of the one or more physical building devices that collect the one or more data samples; and
deploying, by the one or more hardware processors, one or more integration components for the one or more communication protocols to the BMS server to cause the BMS server to communicate with the one or more physical building devices via the one or more communication protocols.
15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising deploying, by the one or more hardware processors, an adapter service to the BMS server, wherein the adapter service causes the BMS server to communicate with a network engine and receive the one or more data samples from the network engine, the network engine configured to manage one or more building networks and receive the one or more data samples from one or more devices of the building via the one or more building networks.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more gateway components are configured to:
detect a new physical building device connected to the BMS server;
search a device library for a configuration of the new physical building device; and
perform at least one of:
implementing the configuration to facilitate communication with the new physical building device responsive to identifying the configuration for the new physical building device in the device library; or
perform a discovery process to discover the configuration for the new physical building device and store the configuration in the device library.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the device library is stored in at least one of the cloud platform or on the one or more gateway components.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more gateway components include a building service configured to generate data based on the one or more data samples.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
identifying, by the one or more hardware processors, one or more requirements for the building service, the one or more requirements indicating at least one of processing resources, storage resources, data availability, or a presence of another building service; and
deploying, by the one or more hardware processors, the building service to the BMS server responsive to determining that the BMS server meets one or more requirements for the building service.
20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
identifying, by the one or more hardware processors, that the one or more requirements for the building service are no longer met by the BMS server; and
removing, by the one or more hardware processors, the building service from the BMS server.