HVAC system with data driven user interfaces for equipment commissioning and operation

A method of creating a data driven user interface for a building management system comprising:

• operating a plurality of HVAC devices to affect a physical state or condition;
• detecting a fault condition at a second HVAC device affected by the physical state or condition and having causal relationships with the plurality of HVAC devices such that faulty operation of one or more of the plurality of HVAC devices causes a detectable effect at the second HVAC device;
• retrieving a fault causation template from a set of multiple different fault causation templates corresponding to multiple different fault conditions, the fault causation template corresponding to the fault condition and comprising a plurality of system parameters of the plurality of HVAC devices that are potential causes of the fault condition;
• retrieving operating data from the plurality of HVAC devices;
• populating the plurality of system parameters of the fault causation template with the operating data retrieved from the plurality of HVAC devices;
• and transmitting a signal to display a user interface comprising the fault causation template populated with the operating data on a display screen.

A chilled water plant comprising:

• a plurality of chilled water plant devices including at least one of a chiller device, a cooling tower, a chilled water pump, a condenser water pump, and an isolation valve, the plurality of chilled water plant devices comprising:
• a plurality of chilled water plant devices that operate to affect a physical state or condition;
• and
• a second chilled water plant device affected by the physical state or condition and having causal relationships with the plurality of chilled water plant devices such that faulty operation of one or more of the plurality of chilled water plant devices causes a detectable effect at the second chilled water plant device;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• detect a fault condition at the second chilled water plant device;
• retrieve a fault causation template from a set of multiple different fault causation templates corresponding to multiple different fault conditions, the fault causation template corresponding to the fault condition and comprising a plurality of system parameters of the plurality of chilled water plant devices that are potential causes of the fault condition;
• retrieve operating data from the plurality of chilled water plant devices;
• populate the fault causation template with the operating data retrieved from the plurality of chilled water plant devices;
• and
• transmit a signal to display a user interface comprising the fault causation template populated with the operating data on a display screen of the chiller device.