Field device management

An operator tool for facility management of a building control system, comprising:

• a communication interface for communication with a system layout database of a building control system for facility management of a building and a building control device database, said system layout database comprising facility layout data of said building control system including intentional installation positions of a plurality of building control devices in the building, said building control device database comprising corresponding data and an identity for each of said building control devices, respectively, each of said building control devices having an identity tag uniquely identifying said building control device, respectively, and each of said building control devices being respectively associated with at least one function performable in the building for maintenance of the building;
• a tag reader for reading an identity tag of a corresponding one of said building control devices;
• and
• a processing unit connected to said communication interface and said tag reader for processing items received via said communication interface in response to information received by said tag reader,
• wherein said operator tool is arranged to access data from said building control device database about said building control device and include said identity in an item of the system layout database, said item being related to said building control device.

A method for managing a facility management system of a building for locating a building control device, comprising the steps of:

• accessing a database item from a building control device database, said database item comprising data and an identity of a building control device, said building control device database comprising corresponding data and an identity for each of a plurality of said building control devices, respectively;
• and
• locating said building control device, said locating of said building control device comprising the steps of:
• sending a signal from an operator tool to said building control device;
• receiving an echo from said building control device, wherein said echo comprises a unique identity of said building control device from which the echo is transmitted;
• mapping said identity contained in said received echo to a first database item of a system layout database, said system layout database comprising facility layout data of said building control system including intentional installation positions of said plurality of building control devices in said building;
• and
• checking if said received identity contained in said received echo is equal to said identity contained in said accessed database item for said building control device.

A method for managing a facility management system of a building, comprising the steps of:

• sending a signal from an operator tool to a building control device;
• receiving an echo from said building control device, wherein said echo comprises a unique identity of said building control device;
• accessing a database item from a building control device database, said building control device database comprising corresponding data and an identity for each of a plurality of said building control devices in the building, respectively, said accessed database item comprising data and the identity of said building control device, each of said building control devices being respectively associated with at least one function performable in the building for maintenance of the building;
• mapping said identity to a first database item of a system layout database, said system layout database comprising facility layout data of said building control system including installation intentional positions of a plurality of building control devices in said building;
• and
• updating said first database item to include said identity of said building control device in an item of said system layout database, said item being related to said building control device.