Measurement point role
In the Planon application, a measurement point is distinguished by its role. Depending on the role, its measured data will or will not be used.
A measurement point can be either of the following roles:
• Primary measurement point
This is the main measurement point for collecting data (data of all subordinate measurement points is aggregated to this measurement point).
A primary measurement point can be used to display occupancy, availability (in Kiosk, CAD viewer, apps), etc.:
◦ Primary A: the readings of the measurement point are used to determine the location's availability. Kiosk, CAD viewer, mobile apps will display the availability of the location based on the values of the measurement point.
Environmental readings of supplementary measurement points will be stored here for display in Kiosk or apps.
The Display availability field will be set to Yes.
◦ Primary B: the reservation for a location rather than the measurement point reading is leading in determining its availability.
Kiosk, CAD viewer, mobile apps do not use the measurement point but if the location is a reservation unit they display the reservation data. The values about occupancy on the measurement point do not need to be empty, they can still be used for insights into the space usage.
Environmental readings of supplementary measurement points will be stored here for display in Kiosk or apps.
The Display availability field will be set to Yes.
• Supplementary measurement point
This type of measurement point is introduced to process data correctly when using multiple connectors per location. When doing so, it is important to ensure that data of one connector is not blocking the data of another connector. This is achieved by using supplementary measurement points. Its data is merged into the primary measurement point (A or B) that is linked to the same location.
Supplementary measurement points are not used to record occupancy, but a set of environmental data:
◦ Free field 1/3 for vendor specific readings
◦ Battery status
◦ Carbon dioxide
◦ Humidity
◦ Light
◦ Noise
◦ Power level
◦ Temperature
◦ Radon
◦ Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
◦ Particle matter (PM2,5 / PM10)
◦ Free measurement field 1-10
To define which data should be copied, you must link the data fields of the respective supplementary measurement point.
 | For more information, see Linking fields to supplementary measurement points. |
The readings of supplementary measurement points are stored at the primary measurement point. They are not stored on the supplementary measurement points themselves to ensure system performance.
• Secondary measurement point
Rather than occupancy, this type of measurement point is meant for providing auxiliary information, such as whether the waste bin is full or for testing new sensors. Consequently, its data is not collected and aggregated to the primary measurement point.
