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Getting started
What Rotorloop is made of and the order to set up a site in.
The three pieces
- The Rotorloop Connector runs on a computer at your site. It talks to your controllers in their own protocols, checks every change against the safety rules, and dials out to Rotorloop.
- Rotorloop (the service) keeps the live picture of each site, your people and roles, point settings and the activity log.
- The app is one web app for phone and desktop. There is nothing to install for your team.
Your existing control system keeps running the building. Rotorloop reads what it reports, and only changes points that an admin has allowed, within the limits they set. See Safety model.
Set up a site, in order
| Step | Who | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Check what you run | Facilities | Find your system on Integrations and note how it connects (BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP, or a gateway). |
| 2. Pick a computer | IT | Any always-on Windows or Linux machine on the controls network. See Installing the Connector. |
| 3. Add a connector | Rotorloop admin | Admin › Site connectors › Add connector. Copy the token: it is shown once. |
| 4. Install and start it | IT | Run the one-line installer shown in Admin › Site connectors and paste the token when asked. It sets up the service and turns on BACnet discovery. The status turns Connected. |
| 5. Review what was found | Rotorloop admin | Devices and points appear in the app. Everything starts read-only. |
| 6. Allow specific changes | Rotorloop admin | Admin › Point settings: allow changes on chosen setpoints, with limits. See Point settings. |
| 7. Invite people | Owner or admin | Admin › People. Give each person the lowest role that does their job. See Roles and admin. |
Signing in during early access
Each person signs in with a personal access key that an admin creates for them. The key is shown once, when it's created. Keep it like a password. If it's lost, an admin issues a new one and revokes the old one. Single sign-on with Google and Microsoft accounts is planned.
Try it without a building
Every early-access account can include a simulated site: nine rooftop units with realistic temperatures, fans and heating and cooling stages. It behaves like real equipment, including priority-based holds, so you can train people before connecting anything real.
Applies to Rotorloop 0.2 (development preview). Last reviewed November 2026.