<p> ISSN 2191-7825 www.bacnetinternational.org</p><p>06 This Issue How <a href="/tags/Building_automation/" rel="tag">Building Automation</a> Contributes to Your Success</p><p>4 6 14</p><p>Success Stories ­­­­BACnet Insight</p><p>Greenway Middle School – Phoenix, AZ 4 ASHRAE SSPC 135 Meetings – BACnet Proceedings 16</p><p>Princess Noura University – Saudi Arabia 5 Product Highlight Loyola University – Chicago, IL 6 2013: A Great Year for BTL Listed Products 18</p><p>Solutions ­­­­BACnet International News BACnet Web Services Too 7 Plugfest Berlin 2013 – Building Operators Profit New BACnet Standard Published With from Smooth Interoperability 19 Significant Improvements To Alarm Handling 9 New to the BACnet International Family 20 Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensors in BACnet Networks 10 Calendar of ­­­BACnet Events 22</p><p>BACnet in Korea 12 Editorial Notes 22</p><p>BACnet: The Global Standard for Building Automation and Control Networks 13</p><p>Understanding Building Automation and Control Systems 14</p><p>ISSN 2191-7825 www.bacnetinternational.org Content</p><p>06 This Issue Issue 6 | September 2013 How Building Automation Contributes to Your Success</p><p>Cover picture All issues can be downloaded Loyola University - Lake Shore Campus © iStockPhoto from www.bacnetinternational.org.</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 3 Success Story</p><p>Greenway Middle School Phoenix, AZ</p><p>Greenway Middle School has a proud history dating back to 1912. What began as a one room schoolhouse in northeast Phoenix has evolved into a district serving 33,000+ students in grades K-12. Originally named Sunnyside School, it was the first within what is now known as the Paradise Valley School District. The middle school is recog - nized as one of the top educational institutions in the nation and serves as a model for ment were integrated and managed with KMC other secondary schools across North America. BACnet Advanced Application Controllers. The controllers provided an open interoperable sys- tem that seamlessly communicates with the Nia- gara AX JACE front end. ocated on the corner of 30th Street and tailored, web-based energy management and LGreenway Road, the school is home to control system. Since the installation, district officials have approximately 580, 7th and 8 th grade students. been extremely impressed with the perfor- The campus features a highly flexible gymna- In search of a solution that was in touch with mance and results the digital system provi- sium, a weight room, a tennis court, a running their needs, school officials turned to Urban des. “After comparing Greenway’s monthly track, a full-sized field, and contemporary sci- Energy Solutions, a KMC Controls® authorized energy use in December of 2009 to the same ence labs. The ultra-modern facilities provide partner, to design and implement a system that period in 2008, energy consumption was down students with a comfortable atmosphere and an would meet the district’s aggressive energy nearly 50 percent,” noted Joe LaRovere, Energy extraordinary learning environment. reduction goals. “We chose to partner with Management Division Manager at Urban Energy Urban Energy Solutions because of their high Solutions, Inc. “This reduction in energy con- Like many other schools in its district, Green- level of expertise and unrivaled customer ser- sumption is vital to the district schools. Faced way faced a number of energy challenges in vice,” commented Daniel Rinker, EMS/HVAC with a one-two punch of decreased funding and 2008. In dealing with both rising energy costs Technician for the northeast Phoenix district. rising utility costs, they simply cannot survive and increased budget constraints, the school long term without an energy management pro- also had an inefficient energy management Work began in June of 2009 and by August gram in place,” he added. system. Personnel struggled with inconsistent the school had two new water-cooled chillers, cooling and poor ventilation, inadequate and two new gas boilers, new fan coil units, and Because of the reduction in power demand, insufficient lighting, as well as the lack of cen- upgraded air handlers with demand and occu- Greenway has received the ENERGY STAR tralized control. pancy-based control ventilation. In addition, new award as well as over a $100,000 donation high-efficiency lighting with occupancy-based from Arizona Power Service. Determined to find a way to reduce energy controls and power monitoring equipment was consumption and costs, as well as improve installed. All of these control systems and equip- Through the efforts of Urban Energy Solutions serviceability to schools throughout the dis- and the rest of the project team, Greenway will trict, officials established an energy manage- continue to serve as the benchmark to other ment program. The program was designed school systems across the nation. specifically to analyze the performance of the current system and identify where improve- ments need to be made. As an outcome of the Ben H. Dorsey III program, Greenway Middle School was direc- Sr. VP of Marketing | KMC Controls ted $1.1 million for a mechanical systems over- LEED Green Associate haul. As part of the overhaul facility person- [email protected] | www.kmccontrols.com nel requested lighting upgrades and a custom </p><p>4 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 Success Story Princess Noura University, Saudi Arabia</p><p>Princess Noura University is the world’s largest women’s university. Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the university is composed of 32 campuses in a self-contained higher education city, which can accommodate 40,000 students and 12,000 employees. The total built up area is around 3 million square meters. The university includes administ- ration buildings, 13 faculties, a 700-bed student hospital, an 11.5 km automated metro and a residential area that includes accommodation for students and staff. </p><p>Not only was the sheer size of this site impres- the wiring between the <a href="/tags/Thermostat/" rel="tag">thermostats</a> sive with 30,000 BACnet controllers from and controllers. various manufacturers, but the hectic sche- dule to beat the 25-month deadline of cons- Neptronic was a part of this immense truction was equally challenging. The instal- collaboration due to its open plat- lation required 18,000 Neptronic BACnet fan form, proven integration, reliable BAC- coil controllers, which were pre-configured to net communication, user friendly ope- control 4 pipes of cooling and heating with a ration and its customized solutions as 3-speed fan. The Neptronic fan coil controllers per the project requirements. were also fully integrated with a Johnson Con- trols system. With so many controllers one of the biggest challenges was to save time and reduce costs. Neptronic provided pre-configu- red controllers for the required applications, which saved time and reduced costs related Shyam Bhavsar to system configuration. Neptronic also offered Director - Business Development (Middle East & Asia) the solution of using RJ45 connectors on the Neptronic thermostats and controllers, which saved time [email protected] | www.neptronic.com and reduced the cost of installation related to </p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 5 Success Story</p><p>Loyola University Chicago, IL</p><p>Loyola University’s Lake Shore campus is home to 8,000 undergraduate students and net Wide Area Network was used as a backbone consists of 44 buildings spread over 100 acres. The Jesuit campus is home to the College to integrate the system campus wide. of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for Environmental Studies, the Niehoff School of Nursing, the School of Education and Graduate School. The campus also includes the Chuck Jenkins, Campus Automation Specia- main libraries and sports centers. list, remarked that the first summer of opera- tion was the smoothest summer he could ever he Loyola campus is more than 100 years 3-way to a 2-way valve design, eliminating the remember in terms of customer satisfaction. Told and as such they have just about every secondary distribution pumps in all buildings on Plant efficiency improved dramatically, with type and variation of HVAC on campus, many of campus. The revised central chilled water plant chiller plant differential increasing on average which were aging or failing. With 44 buildings configuration is a “Vari-Prime” design for varia- 8 to 9 degrees F. Comfort complaints virtu- spread over 100 acres, the university faced ble chilled water flow through the chillers as well ally disappeared. Staff can respond to service excessive energy operating costs and poor com- as throughout the campus via variable frequency requests from anywhere on or off campus via fort control in many buildings, especially in the pump operation. The University’s existing Ether- any PC with Web access or from their wireless summer. In addition to energy and maintenance PDAs. So far, Delta Controls has been used in efficiencies, the management team was looking 30 buildings on campus. to establish control system standards with an easy-to-use graphical interface.</p><p>Charlie McLauchlan, CEM Buildings around campus were not getting ade- President quate chilled water to satisfy comfort needs due Delta Controls Chicago to poor distribution control. Delta Controls revised [email protected] | www.deltacontrolschicago.com the chilled water piping configuration from a </p><p>6 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 Solutions BACnet Web Services Too</p><p>BACnet’s foray into the wonderful world of XML started with BACnet Web Services. BACnet was then extended with the Control System Modeling Language, or CSML. Now, the committee has voted out for public review the ability to use CSML to interoperably describe devices and objects. And into the mix, we have provided the ability to seman- tically tag data. The committee is also on the cusp of releasing the second version of ­BACnet Web Services. And to top it all off, the new web services are being investigated as the foundation for BACnet’s Smart Grid support.</p><p> n 2006, the first BACnet web services were But the committee always planned to extend As the committee advanced down the path of Ilaunched. At the time the committee was the web services to provide full access to all reworking BACnet Web Services, it became focused on providing a solution that was sim- data from a control system. In order to provide clear that the correct path forward for BAC- ple to use. The web services were designed to that access, first there must be the ability to net Web Services was a RESTful model. SOAP easily integrate into applications such as MS represent the data in XML. This need focused had started its downward slide with more and Excel allowing users to extract data from the con- the committee on the continued development more implementations dropping it in favor of trol system and provide comprehensive reporting. of CSML. Keeping in mind the goal of protocol a RESTful approach. The move to a RESTful The goal was to allow simple enterprise integra- neutrality, CSML was designed to handle any set of web services became one of the goals tion. At the time, most web services were based control system data, not just BACnet data. So of the rework. on SOAP, but RESTful services were on the rise. in 2010, the committee completed the CSML The committee went with the tried and true and specification and once again started looking at As the development of the BACnet Web Servi- based the BACnet web services on SOAP. web services. ces update progressed, some milestone events occurred in the real world of control systems. The initial web services provided access to sim- Starting from the position that CSML would In Iran, the Stuxnet attack grabbed a lot of ple data from a control system; individual pieces form the basis of the BACnet Web Services media attention as one of the most advanced of data in contrast to complex structured data. update, the committee then examined the rest attacks on a control system, later to be follo- It is important to note that one of the goals was of the current BACnet Web Services frame- wed by the troubles of security breaches of protocol neutrality. BACnet Web Services abs- work to determine other pressing issues that the Tridium Niagara framework. These events tract out the control system protocol and allow should be addressed. During the develop- underlined the need for strong, state-of-the- access to the data regardless of the underlying ment, the committee considered a number of art security and authorization for control sys- system. To achieve that goal in a simple man- standard web services technologies including tems connected to the Internet. To address ner, the committee forwent the ability to access atom publishing and pubsubhubbub. In the this, BACnet Web Services employs OAuth 2.0, complex BACnet data recognizing that most of end, a direction that reduced implementation TLS, and PKI certificate management. the useful data was held in simple objects (Ana- complexity was chosen over adoption of some log, Binary, and Multi-state objects). of the mainstream technologies. Early implementers of BACnet Web Services were asking for very specific additions to the model. One of the features most asked for was the ability to subscribe for notifications. In the new BACnet Web Services, clients will be GET /.<a href="/tags/BACnet/" rel="tag">bacnet</a>/1234/event-enmrollment,2/Event_Parameters@value able to subscribe for changes to data allowing subscriptions for changes of value, alarm 200 OK log and trend log updates. Subscriptions are Content-Type: application/xml managed by allowing clients to register call- back URIs. When the server needs to notify <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> the subscribed device, it posts a notification <Choice xmlns="http://bacnet.org/csml/1.1" name="out-of-range" /> record to the registered callback URI. <Unsigned name="time-delay" value="60" /> <Real name="low-limit" value="15.0" /> Another interesting feature requested was the <Real name="high-limit" value="25.0" /> ability to allow a resource (a piece of data), to <Real name="deadband" value="0.5" /> mirror data from another BACnet Web Servi- </Choice> ces resource. This allows an server which coll- ects data from other servers, either to provide Retrieving a complex data item with the new web services a common place for convenience, or to pro-</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 7 Solutions</p><p>An example logical (geographical) tree.</p><p> vide archiving services for trends or alarms, to ned. This feature facilitates queries such as The BACnet Committee has other task items advertize the original source of the data being retrieving all values that are in alarm, or all which are building off of the BACnet Web Ser- aggregated. This is done with two new attribu- which have the substring “Zone Temp” in their vices and CSML work. The Applications Wor- tes: "sourceId" and "via". The "via" attribute name, or which have the semantic tags ‘boiler’ king Group is actively developing standardized contains the dereferenceable URI of the source and ‘temperature’. interfaces to equipment and systems. The new data and "source-id" contains the non-derefe- web services provide for access to these inter- renceable globally unique identifier of the data. Other interesting additions to BACnet Web faces through the use of the search and filter Services include: functionality. Once the standardized interfaces In BACnet Web Services, the data is organized ƒƒ The ability to create and delete nodes in are available, clients will be able to query by into logical trees. In the logical trees, data is nor- the data model tree. While this functionality interface making it simpler find all AHU, VAVs, malized into simple data values allowing easier provides the basis for the subscription and to find the specific data of interest for each integration with other non-control system soft- feature, it is also useful in other ways piece of equipment, such as related zone tem- ware. The update continues with the same logi- including the creation of new logical views peratures. cal trees, but also adds in physical trees that pro- of the control system data. vide access to the data in its original form. In the ƒƒ Improved access to trend log data, allowing The Smart Grid Working Group is examining the physical trees, the data is accessible in the form clients to access the raw trend log entries; potential for the new web services to provide the it is found in the control system. A physical tree the entries which form the basis for the initial basis for complex smart grid data models in may be present for each of the protocols that are periodic trend log entries returned in the BACnet. The concept has an initial implementation accessed via the web services server. While any original trend log web services. which would be completely based on web servi- protocol can be represented, the BACnet stan- ƒƒ Allow servers to return only as much data ces, and future extensions which allow for smart dard provides the standard form for BACnet data; as they can handle and providing a new grid data in the non-web services BACnet devices. the form for other protocols is left to either other URL which the client can use to retrieve the standards organizations or implementers of web next set of data. To help promote a deep technical review of servers services that interface to them. ƒƒ Allow access to multiple data items in a the new web services, a number of companies single request though the use of the new have committed to developing prototype imple- To improve access to data in the web services ‘multi’ attribute, which is a single addres- mentations of BACnet Web Services clients data tree, the new BACnet web services pro- sable data item whose content is a and servers during the public review period. vide the ability for annotating data with seman- collection of other data items. The goal is to hold a plugfest for these pro- tic tags, and the ability for clients to search totypes to test and improve the specifications and filter on data value or semantic tag values. While not complete at the time of this writing, and the implementations. Anyone interested in This is achieved by allowing a client to request the committee expects the specification to be participating in the plugfest can contact Carl a complete data tree along with a filter so that completed and voted out for a public review by Neilson ([email protected]) for more only data items matching the filter are retur- the time of publication of this article. information. </p><p>GET /.sysdata/objects?filter= @tags/temperature and @tags/ boiler Carl Neilson Chair, ASHRAE SSPC 135 An example filter query which retrieves all objects [email protected] with the semantic tags ‘temperature’ and ‘boiler’.</p><p>8 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 Solutions New BACnet Standard Published With Significant Improvements To Alarm Handling</p><p>ATLANTA – Changes to the newly published BACnet standard from ASHRAE will encou- rage smart lighting controls and other building automation controls systems. ANSI/ASH- RAE Standard 135-2012, BACnet, allows building equipment and systems manufactured by different companies to work together. It is the only open, consensus-developed stan- dard in the building controls industry.</p><p> he new standard is being published ahead Addendum af contains 32 parts. Changes ƒƒ Makes the event reporting property Tof schedule due to the wide-reaching chan- include: descriptions consistent ges in alarming functionality made by adden- ƒƒ Removal of Annex C and Annex D ƒƒ Identifies the property in each object that is dum af to Standard 135-2010. This edition ƒƒ Clarification of optionality of properties monitored by intrinsic reporting of the standard also includes recently adop- related to intrinsic event reporting; ƒƒ Changes the description of the reliability ted changes for the lighting industry. Adden- optionality of properties related to change property dum af provides significant improvements to of value reporting; priority_array and ƒƒ Improves fault detection in event enrollment the alarm handling in BACnet including: impro- relinquish_default; segmentation related objects and the specification of event ved fault handling, temporary alarm recipient properties; virtual terminal related reporting subscriptions, improvements in scalability of properties; time synchronization interval ƒƒ Reduces the requirements on notification- alarm distribution and simplifications in alarm properties, backup and restore properties; servers distribution to support less complex products, active_COV_subscriptions property; slave according to Carl Neilson, Chair of the Stan- proxy properties; restart related properties; This version of the standard also includes the dard 135 Committee. log_deviceobjectproperty; clock aligning addition of support for lighting control through properties; and occupancy counting the new lighting output object, the channel “For building owners/integrators these chan- properties are allowed to be present object and the WriteGroup service. ges allow improvements in interoperabi- ƒƒ Ensures that pulse_rate and limit_monito- lity between lighting control products and ring_interval are always together and that The cost of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135- other building automation systems,” he said. that event notifications are not ignored due 2012, BACnet – A Data Communication Pro- “Hopefully, this facilitates more deployment to character set issues tocol for Building Automation and Control Net- and integration of smart lighting controls, ƒƒ Adds the ability to configure event works, is $170 ($140, ASHRAE members). such as lights that turn on/off when occup - message text; event detection enable/ ants enter/leave rooms; lights that come on disable property; dynamically suppress To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact based on the same schedules as climate event detection; specify a different time Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and control; and opportunities to reduce ligh- delay for to-normal transitions; inhibit the Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax ting based on energy usage during demand/ evaluation of fault conditions; for some 678-539-2129, or visit www.<a href="/tags/ASHRAE/" rel="tag">ashrae</a>.org/ response events. With the changes in alar- objects type to send only fault notifications; bookstore. ming, we also hope to see alarming support in a notification forwarder object type; an ‘smaller’ devices, which should provide more alert enrollment object type alarm and fault detection with a lower engi - ƒƒ Separates the detection of fault conditions neering cost.” from intrinsic reporting</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 9 Solutions Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensors in BACnet Networks</p><p>Automation control should achieve the reduction of energy requirements in buildings in a simple and substantial way. In most projects, this purpose cannot be covered by one tech- nology. Therefore, the most feasible approach for a modern building automation today, is the integration of several established standards to a solution that combines the benefits and compensates the weaknesses. A very practicable example for this is the integration of EnOcean energy harvesting wireless into BACnet-based wired networks.</p><p>Interoperability</p><p>Building professionals have voiced the need for interoperable devices from one company be able to talk to an intelligent controller from ano- ther. BACnet ensures interoperability between devices of different manufacturers when par- ticipants in a project agree on certain BACnet Interoperability Building Blocks (BIBBs) defined uilding space is often rearranged accor- Energy harvesting wireless devices by the BACnet community. Interoperability bet- Bding to tenants’ changing needs. Wireless ween EnOcean devices is driven by the stan- systems provide the flexibility that allows inte- Energy harvesting devices are particular in dardized EnOcean Equipment Profiles (EEPs) rior architects to base a system on the BAC- being able to generate their own power. They from the EnOcean Alliance. More than 100 pro- net standard, and still discover new possibilities do not need power supplies or batteries to duct profiles are available, for different energy of design and installation presented by wirel- function. They harvest ambient light, motion harvesting wireless solutions for building and ess systems. Switches and sensors are no lon- or temperature differences to perform their industrial automation as well as smart home ger tied to the location of electric wires. They daily tasks. Instead of batteries, miniature solar systems. can be optimally placed for convenience or ergo- cells, electro-mechanical converters and ther- nomic terms. Furthermore, the specific features mal converters provide the necessary energy. Connecting EnOcean to BACnet of energy harvesting wireless products, being Maintenance work such as regularly changing wireless and batteryless, free the user from the the batteries is no longer needed, as the tech- Based on the energy harvesting wireless techno- burden of changing batteries in hundreds or nology is energy-autonomous. Based on the logy, a wide range of energy-autonomous appli- thousands of devices in a regular period of time. international wireless standard ISO/IEC 14543- cations is available for the connected building, This allows system planners and users to place 3-10, the technology can also be easily con- including batteryless switches, intelligent win- sensors just about anywhere (e.g., on glass, fur- nected to all systems that communicate over dow handles, temperature, moisture and light niture, windows, brick walls, ceilings) and control WiFi, as well as over Ethernet/IP, KNX, BACnet sensors, as well as presence sensors, relay them centrally via BACnet. or LON via gateways. receivers and control centers. All these battery-</p><p>10 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 less devices can be easily installed and integra- Easy Commissioning EnOcean points are automatically conver- ted to BACnet. The Albert at Bay Hotel in Ottawa ted to BACnet points by the CAN2GO in-node shows how such a system can be built for an The process of integrating EnOcean devices into processor. A large portion of the commissio- HVAC retrofit project. the BACnet system via the CAN2GO controllers ning can be done before deployment. System takes a few seconds and can be done in two integrators can associate EnOcean devices The control solution chosen for the project com- ways. Each EnOcean device has a unique ID. It to their respective controllers beforehand to bined a BACnet management system, CAN2GO can be learned by a CAN2GO unit: streamline deployment even more. wired and wireless controllers from Schneider 1) Enter the ID manually while connected to the Electric, and a wide-variety of end-devices com- controller’s web interface (direct Ethernet The control sequences of the system modulate municating over EnOcean and other communi- connection, or via LAN); the hotel’s heating, air conditioning and ventila- cation protocols like <a href="/tags/Modbus/" rel="tag">Modbus</a>. 2) Learn the ID by clicking the physical learn tion according to room occupancy and precise button on the EnOcean device and the virtual local sensing data. The overall result is reduced In each suite, a CAN2GO controller is connec- learn button of the controller’s web interface. energy consumption with increased occupancy ted directly to the local heat pump. The control- comfort. Because wireless devices were used, ler is also connected to a Modbus <a href="/tags/Thermostat/" rel="tag">thermostat</a> inventory downtime was minimized and wiring and two EnOcean wireless sensors: a motion costs were greatly reduced. sensor and a temperature sensor. Multi-pro- tocol conversion to BACnet is performed by the controllers, which have embedded gate- way functionalities. Networking between con- trollers is achieved using the existing telecom risers. 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SIn the beginning, the Korean market was governed by foreign manufactu- rers such as Cimetrics, Alerton, Automated Logic and Delta Controls, etc. As the interest in BACnet was growing in Korean market, some pioneering local companies began to develop their own BACnet-based products. In 2007, the Korean version of modified NISTIR 6392: GSA Guide to Specifying Interopera- ble Building Automation and Control Systems Using ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135-1995, BACnet was accepted as KS F 1791.</p><p>Since 2009, Korean government has driven a big enterprise for smart grid in order to efficiently manage national electricity resource. Including home and industries, buildings are one of the main entities that consume a large amount of electric energy in Korea. It is widely recognized in Korea that BACnet should be the infrastructure for implementing smart grids in buildings because (1) BACnet already provides basic functions for smart grid, and it is expected that more sophisticated functions will be developed in the Smart Grid Wor- king Group of ASHRAE SSPC 135 Committee in the future, and (2) BACnet is already adopted as KS. Since then, many medium to large size companies are involved in developing BACnet-based products for building automation and building energy management devices and systems. Table I gives a list of the BACnet products currently manufactured by Korean companies.</p><p>As the standardization of smart grid in buildings and facilities becomes para- mount, Prof. Seung Ho Hong and Mr. Yu-Chul Kim, CEO of Nestfield Co. Ltd. which is the leading company in Korea for BACnet based smart grid in buil- dings, decided to participate standardization activities of smart grid in buil- dings, and attended 2013 ASHRAE winter conference in Dallas. Both Prof. Hong and Mr. Kim will continue to attend ASHRAE SSPC 135 and SPC 201P committee meetings to contribute to the development of standards and intro- BACnet compact (DE only) duce new technologies and standards related to BACnet to Korean society. BACnet basic terms and principles · fully independent and neutral 10 December 2013 Device Profiles Manufacturer B-AWS B-OWS B-OD B-BC B-AAC B-ASC B-SS B-SA B-Oth 28 January 2014 iControls √ √ 29 April 2014 Korea Digital Control √ √ LG Electronics √ √ √ (EN/DE) Nara Controls Inc √ √ √ √ BACnet basics of system integration Samsung SDS √ √ √ First step towards becoming a BACnet expert · Learning by doing Samsung Techwin √ √ √ 14–18 October 2013 (DE) Nestfield √ 21–25 October 2013 (EN) 17–21 February 2014 (DE) 07–11 April 2014 (EN) 12–16 May 2014 (DE) 08–12 September 2014 (EN) </p><p>Further information and enrolment under www.dial.de or by phone +49 (0)2351 ·5674· 0 Seminar venue Lüdenscheid, Germany.</p><p>Prof. Seung Ho Hong Yu-Chul Kim Hanyang University CEO of Nestfield Co, Ltd</p><p>12 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 Solutions BACnet: The Global Standard for Building Automation and Control Networks</p><p>Book by H. Michael Newman</p><p> f you are reading this article, or the BACnet sion was necessary, and there was no one bet- IJournal for that matter, you apparently know ter to write it than the “Father” himself. what BACnet is. But how much do you know? I recently had the privilege of speaking to H. In his words “When you write a standard you Michael Newman the “Father of ­BACnet”, on aren’t allowed to explain it. The Standard has his upcoming book “BACnet: The Global Stan- almost no explanatory material in it.” Simply dard for Building Automation” and his life stated the only explanation you received was: experiences which helped the standard evolve “in order to conform to the Standard you will do into what we know it as today. this.” Michael felt that the BACnet community needed more. A history, a background, funda- In speaking with Michael, it was interesting to mentals, applications, processes and proce- hear of BACnet’s history, as well as his own dures, where BACnet has been and where it journey which prompted the development of is going. The book explains why things are the BACnet. The evolution of the Standard began way they are, and lends itself to be the see all as a single idea back in 1981. Controls compa- and know all of everything BACnet. nies began offering their own DDC equipment, the problem being none of the products, alt- I had the opportunity to browse the book and it hough very similar, could communicate to each truly encompasses everything BACnet. Whe- other. Most didn’t see this as a problem, but for ther you are a novice just beginning to work Michael it was. He felt a standard needed to be with and learn about the BACnet Standard, or changing and growing and this last chapter is implemented to make this happen. From there it an expert who has worked with it for years an example of how true this is. took 6 long years for him to get people to under- possibly even helping with the development of stand the issues, and form the initial commit- BACnet, I assure you there is something that For further information on this and other sub- tee that would drive the development of what we you will find both informative, and interesting. jects that Michael covers in detail throughout know as BACnet. In the beginning, many did not Based on the most recent BACnet 2012 Stan- the book, you can purchase it on Amazon and believe a standard would be possible, let alone dard the book brings you up to date with eve - through the ASHRAE bookstore. “BACnet: The in ASHRAE, but Michael, with the help of Steve rything in the current edition. Global Standard for Building Automation” will be Bushby of NIST, continued on with perseverance released by the end of the summer. The book can and determination. Once the committee was set The last chapter is devoted to what is on the be purchased as either a hard copy or eBook. in motion, BACnet came to fruition after another horizon for BACnet in terms of Future Direc- 8 ½ years of hard work. The history of BACnet tions. He gives brief descriptions of seven If you are a fan of H. Michael Newman, you will is quite interesting and is told in detail within the main focuses the BACnet committee is cur- also be pleased to know that he is going to return book, but there is much more to the book than rently working on. This includes Network Port to his aviation roots and will be penning another the back story itself. Objects, Support for IPv6, and MS/TP Exten- book on that subject in the near future. I would like ded Frames to name a few. BACnet is ever to thank Mr. Newman for his time and expertise, Michael is no stranger to writing. His first book not only during the interview, but in writing such a “Direct Digital Control of Building Systems” was collaborative resource for our industry. published back in 1994. When I asked Michael why he felt the need to write a book devoted to BACnet, his answer was simple. There was Lisa Kaciubij no book written in English that explained what Marketing Lead BACnet was. In 2005, Hans Kranz wrote the American Auto-Matrix first and only book devoted solely to BACnet in [email protected] | www.aamatrix.com Germany. Michael decided that an English ver-</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 13 Solutions Understanding Building Automation and Control Systems</p><p>BAS Terms ƒƒ Chillers devices arrived in the 1990s that a true auto- ƒƒ Boilers mation system was possible, and DDC provi- A Building Automation System (BAS) is a cen- ƒƒ Air Handling Units (AHUs) ded the tools needed for the modern genera- tralized, interlinked, network of hardware and ƒƒ Roof Top Units (RTUs) tion of efficient, sustainable “green” buildings. software, which monitors and controls the envi- ƒƒ Fan Coil Units (FCUs) Since there were no established standards for ronment in commercial, industrial, and instituti- ƒƒ Heat Pump Units (HPUs) DDC communication in the early 1990s, vari- onal facilities. While managing various building ƒƒ <a href="/tags/Variable_air_volume/" rel="tag">Variable Air Volume</a> (VAV) boxes ous manufacturers created their own (propri- systems, the automation system ensures the etary) communication methods. Proprietary operational performance of the facility as well Lighting control is, likewise, low-hanging fruit DDC systems provided powerful functionality as the comfort and safety of building occupants. for optimizing building performance. but were not interoperable. Thus, a given buil- Typically, such control systems are installed in ding or portfolio could be “locked” into a spe- new buildings or as part of a renovation where Other systems that are often controlled and/ cific manufacturer. This was not necessarily a they replace an outdated control system. or brought under a complete automation sys- problem unless the relationship with the asso- tem include: ciated service provider later soured or that pro- You may hear any of the following terms to ƒƒ Power monitoring vider went out of business. describe the control or automation of buildings: ƒƒ Security ƒƒ Controls – this term is appropriate in ƒƒ Close Circuit Television (CCTV) By the late 1990s and especially into the describing discrete devices that control ƒƒ Card and keypad access 2000s, movements were afoot to standardize particular pieces of equipment or proces- ƒƒ Smoke control and fire alarm system on “open” communication systems. The Ame- ses. ƒƒ Elevators/escalators rican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- ƒƒ Direct Digital Control (DDC) – describes the ƒƒ Plumbing and water monitoring conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) developed communication method used in modern the BACnet (Building Automation and Con- devices (hardware and software). Collec- Types of Control Systems trol Networks) communication protocol, which tively, DDC products control various became ASHRAE/ANSI Standard 135 in 1995 building systems and form the automation Early control systems were pneumatic (using and eventually became the industry open stan- system. tubes filled with compressed air) and were gene- dard. BACnet is the only communications pro- ƒƒ Building Automation and Control Systems rally restricted to controlling various aspects of tocol that was designed for open system inte- (BACS), Building Control System (BCS), the HVAC system. Common pneumatic devices roperability and specifically intended for and/or Building Management System include controllers, sensors, actuators, valves, building systems. BACnet International provi- (BMS) – same as Building Automation positioners, and regulators. Since the commu- des various ways to help ensure that interope- System. nication “protocol” was air, pneumatic devices rable BAS products from different manufactu- ƒƒ Energy Management System (EMS) or comprised the original interoperable “open” rers can communicate with each other, work Energy Management and Control System control system, allowing products from different together, and facilitate easier upgrades from (EMCS) – generally understood to be the manufacturers to be used together as well as older systems. The concept of “future-proofed” same as a Building Automation System but in place of each other. Due to their large base interoperability blends well with the long-term may have special emphasis on energy of installation throughout the 1960s and 1970s, perspective and integrated project design of metering/monitoring. pneumatic control systems are still in place in a green building practices. ƒƒ Smart (Intelligent) Building – a building majority of existing buildings, especially in esta- equipped with a data-rich BAS. blished metropolitan areas. What a BAS Looks Like</p><p>What is Controlled Analog electronic control devices (operating Most of the automation system is behind the from low-voltage DC analog signals) became scenes as hardware devices mounted to equip- Generally, building automation begins with popular throughout the 1980s. They provi- ment or hidden underfloor or in the ceiling. control of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing ded faster response and higher precision than Some personalized control can be made availa- (MEP) systems. For instance, the heating, ven- pneumatics. ble through thermostat-like devices. From a cen- tilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is tral management perspective, the BAS resides almost always controlled and includes control However, it was not until microprocessor-based as software on an operator workstation (compu- of its various pieces of equipment such as: digital control or DDC (Direct Digital Control) ter) or is available as a web page.</p><p>14 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 Solutions</p><p>A generalized view of a BAS</p><p>Various types of “controllers” manage equip- nance costs but also to higher occupant com- ƒƒ While it is quite common to replace an old ment and portions of the network. Tempera- fort and productivity. pneumatic control system with a new DDC ture, humidity, pressure, and other types of system, pneumatic-to-DDC bridging sensors provide environmental input to the When building green (whether retrofit or new strategies also exist. controllers. Output devices, which provide phy- construction), an automation system can con- ƒƒ Before coming to the construction site, sical manipulation of the environment, include tribute greatly to the ability to earn certifica - more controls are being pre-mounted by damper actuators, valves, relays, and variable tion such as in the EPA’s ENERGY STAR or the factory to equipment. frequency drives. the USGBC’s (U.S. Green Building Council) ƒƒ Hardware and software continues to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmen- augmented by energy-related visuals. Who Installs or Services a BAS tal Design) rating systems. ƒƒ There has been tremendous consolidation among BAS manufacturers, leaving A properly trained in-house staff can manage Today’s BAS Trends relatively few independent players. the operation and, sometimes, the mainte- nance of the BAS. However, system design Some current trends influencing building auto- and initial installation is almost always accom- mation include: plished by controls professionals such as dedi- ƒƒ Wireless technology is beginning to replace cated controls contractors or system integra- traditionally wired BAS infrastructure. Thus For more information, see resources such as these: tors. In practice, the controls contractor is a far, however, the wireless technology is Wikipedia: Building Automation sub-contractor to the mechanical contrac- limited to sensor-type devices and suffers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_automation) tor. Sometimes, the mechanical contractor will from issues including a lack of clear KMC Controls: Benefits of Controls in Green have a dedicated controls division. Electrical wireless standard, short battery life, and Buildings (http://www.kmccontrols.com/products/ contractors with controls teams are also com- communication challenges through various Benefits_of_Controls_in_Green_Buildings.aspx) mon, and multi-functional system integrators types of building structures and materials. XINCA: Key Elements in Intelligent Buildings are becoming more common for today’s com- ƒƒ Enterprise-level initiatives are making the (http://xinca.com/elements-intelligent-buil- plex facilities. These controls professionals can communication protocol of the BAS less dings-2734.html) provide on-going service or train in-house staff important. High Performance HVAC: DDC Systems or Direct to self-perform service. Digital Controls (http://highperformancehvac.com/ ddc-systems-direct-digital-controls/) BAS and Green Buildings</p><p>The automation system can also offer a huge amount of data related to building perfor- Ben H. Dorsey III mance, and with this data in hand, building Sr. VP of Marketing owners can make more intelligent decisions. KMC Controls Better, more informed decisions lead not only [email protected] to lower energy usage and operating/mainte-</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 15 BACnet Insight</p><p>ASHRAE SSPC 135 Meetings – BACnet Proceedings</p><p>Bernhard Isler1</p><p> n May, the ASHRAE SSPC 135 BACnet Com- review or publication. The work on the RESTful Addenda Completed Imittee met in San Francisco at the Pacific Web Services (Addendum 135-2012am) was Energy Center, a venue belonging to PG&E. ongoing, but it was clear that the time available In the recent meetings, a number of addenda The meeting room sponsored by PG&E, was was insufficient to bring this forward for pub- were completed. Some did not receive com- a good fit, as it usually serves as a training lic review in Denver. The Data Modelling Wor- ments at all in the public review, while others classroom for HVAC controls. In June, as part king Group concentrated on the proposal for received comments that required edito- of the ASHRAE Annual Conference, the com- enabling BACnet XD for classic devices. This rial changes only. The following addenda will mittee met again in Denver, CO. proposal was finally approved for public review undergo ASHRAE approval and publication in as Addendum 135-2012ba. It is, together with the next few months: While the committee assembled in San Fran- 135-2012am, part of a series of addenda ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012al cisco, the public review of a number of addenda which will bring BACnet forward into the world Gateway Best Practices, New BIBBs and was still ongoing. Thus, many working groups of IT, Web and Internet technologies and the Device Profiles were focusing on the preparation of addenda Internet of Things. The RESTful Web Services ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012at for public review that did not make it into the addendum will be brought forward off-mee- Interface_Value Property for Input and spring review cycle. Apart from this, a lot of ting, in tele-conferences. It is planned to make Output Objects work was done to catch up with test specifi- it ready for public review sometime later this ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012au cations for functionality recently added to the summer. Clarifications of Authentication Factor BACnet standard. Encodings, and of Coercion Requirements RESTful Web Services Plugfest for WriteGroup Service The work on enhanced support of web and ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012av Internet technologies was ongoing in San Fran- As noted earlier, the committee plans for a Server-side GetAlarmSummary and cisco in several working groups. The hot topics plugfest for the new RESTful BACnet web ser- GetEnrollmentSummary Service Support being worked on are the new RESTful ­BACnet vices. In Denver, a larger number of smaller Relaxations web services, the extended BACnet data model and bigger BACnet companies announced their (BACnet XD), and Internet application protocol support and participation with early implemen- The protocol revision that these addenda will based transport bindings. The plan was to ship tations based on the upcoming public review make up will be determined, but will likely be a the RESTful Web Services for public review in draft addendum 135-2012am. The plugfest revision higher than 15. Denver. Along with this, the committee started will not only serve to verify inter-operation of planning on a respective web services plug- implementations, but will also help to increase Also worthy of notice is that Addendum 135- fest. A call for companies that would be wil- public attention of the very powerful and com- 2012ar, Miscellaneous Changes, was finally pub- ling to participate with early implementations prehensive RESTful web services and the web- lished shortly after the Denver meeting. It was was placed. accessible extended data model for building also announced that the test standard addenda automation and control systems. These new 135.1-2011l and -n are on their way to being In Denver, a lot of work was involved on com- features will significantly facilitate and simplify published correctly as addenda to 135.1-2011. ment resolution and revision of addenda drafts the integration of building automation in buil- that were in public review this spring. Most ding management, enterprise and Smart Grid Addenda Approved for Public Review of these addenda were prepared for the next applications. In San Francisco and Denver, a number of addenda to 135-2012 were approved for initial or subsequent public review, although the poll 1 Bernhard Isler is an ASHRAE member, Vice-Chair of the ASHRAE SSPC 135 BACnet Committee, had to be completed by a continuation letter and convenes the Objects & Services Working Group. He works for Siemens Switzerland Ltd, Building ballot after the meeting. The addenda appro- Technologies Division, located in Zug, Switzerland, [email protected] ved for public review were:</p><p>16 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 BACnet Insight</p><p>ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012an PPR1 as configurable write operations on change of Addendum 135-2012am, BACnet RESTful MSTP Large Frames status. This complements the Schedule object Web services, is in work by the Data Model- ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012aq PPR2 with write operations at times relative to the ling Working Group. More details on this were Elevator Monitoring, COV Multiple current time. Addendum 135-2012az intro- noted previously in this article. Reporting duces a new Binary Lighting Output object ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012aw PPR2 type. This new object type is derived from the Addendum 135-2012ap, Application Inter- Alarming Revision Complements Binary Output object, but selectively enhan- faces methodology and infrastructure, is cur- ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012ax PPR1 ced to represent functionality and features of rently on hold. The Applications Working Group Miscellaneous Changes a binary lamp, including support for a blink is awaiting directions from the BACnet XD dis- ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012ay PPR1 warning mechanism. Addendum 135-2012ba, cussion before preparing a draft for the next Timer Object Type as mentioned before, enables classic BACnet public review. ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012az PPR1 devices to contain or refer to a static descrip- Binary Lighting Object Type tion in XML of its capabilities. Theses descrip- Addendum 135-2012as, Command Source ƒƒ Addendum 135-2012ba PPR1 tions are enabled to use some concepts of Information, went through the first public BACnet XD for Classic Devices BACnet XD even. review this spring. This addendum will undergo some substantial changes, related to coordi- Addendum 135-2012an adds large frames to The test standard addendum 135.1-2011o was nation and alignment with an audit log model MS/TP and enables MS/TP to transport for- approved a while ago for its first public review, proposal in work at the Network Security Wor- eign messages, such as IPv6 frames. Adden- but the public review was delayed since it adds king Group. The Institute of Electrical Installa- dum 135-2012aq, Elevator Monitoring in BAC- tests related to extensions specified in adden- tion Engineers of Japan (IEIEJ), which is the net and COV Multiple Reporting, received a dum 135-2012ar. That addendum is now pub- original proposer of this addendum, is currently larger overhaul after its first public review, and lished, so 135.1-2011o can go into its first reviewing the proposed changes. was made ready by the Objects & Services public review now. Working Group for its second public review. To stay up-to-date on public reviews, stan- Addendum 135-2012aw, after its first public ƒƒ Addendum 135.1-2011o PPR1 dards publications, as well as interim mee- review, was extended to allow the new fault SubscribeCOVProperty Error Tests ting announcements, you can subscribe to the algorithm Fault-Out-Of-Range to be applied to weekly ASHRAE Standards Actions electronic all numeric value objects. Other Addenda in the Works newsletter, or read it, at the ASHRAE website http://www.ashrae.org/standards-research- The first three addenda of the above list had Addendum 135-2012ai, Network Port object -technology/standards-actions. already been seen by the public in a previous type, was in another public review early this review. The last four addenda in the list are year. Work is ongoing by the Internet Protocol new addenda and will be out for public review Working Group to address information security for the first time. Addendum 135-2012ax pro- concerns raised by commenters. poses a number of smaller changes and clari- fications. Addendum 135-2012ay proposes a Addendum 135-2012aj, Support of IPv6, has new Timer object type. A Timer object repre- also undergone several public reviews. Its sents a count-down timer, which may produce functionality is currently being completed and event notifications and perform write opera- the changes to the Network Port object requi- tions on changes of its status. It will support red for IPv6 are being defined. Also, comments various applications that have a need for net- brought up by Swisscom, a leading IPv6 ISP work visible time count-down, respective sta- and IT company in Switzerland, will be incor- tus change indication and notification, as well porated.</p><p>BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 17 Product Highlight</p><p>2013: A Great Year for BTL Listed Products</p><p>Nearly 375 products have now obtained the BTL Listing. We look forward to more Every device is different, but a schedule esti- milestones in the years to come! This year through testing, the following vendors’ mate and testcase can be created from those devices have earned the right to display the BTL Mark. two documents. A signed BTL Testing Agrmt and US $1,000 deposit secures a place in the test queue. BACnet International member companies he BTL Listing is a testimonial that the pro- testing and commence the testing process. Fil- at Silver level or higher receive a discount on tes- Tduct was subjected to rigorous verification lable forms and instructions describing the entire ting fees. It is common for testing and a Listing to by testing, demonstrating that it correctly imple- testing process are in the 12.0 test package, at apply to a family of devices that share underlying ments interoperable BACnet. That requirement is www.BACnetinternational.org/associations/ BACnet software. We test only the BACnet func- steadily becoming the benchmark stated in pro- 8066/files/BTL_Test_Package_12.0.final.zip tionality. If the same firmware is used in common ject specifications, to avoid sub-standard imple- The BTL Checklist and BTL Testing Application amongst devices, one testing and one Listing can mentations. The BTL Mark is permitted to be determine the testing which will be performed. apply to the family. If you have any further ques- displayed on devices which have passed BTL tions please do not hesitate to ask. I look forward Testing. Testing ensures that a device correctly to seeing your application for BTL testing. implements all of the BACnet functionality that it contains. ASHRAE standard 135.1–2011 and the BTL Test Plan governs the testing. There are Duffy O’Craven three documents required to be filled out and Manager of the BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) mailed/emailed to <btl-manager@BACnetinter- [email protected] national.org> in order to make application for </p><p>AB Regin Cristal Controls Ltd. LG Electronics Siemens ƒƒ Regio Room Controllers ƒƒ CCLP-BACnet ƒƒ PQNFB17C1 ƒƒ DESIGO INSIGHT ƒƒ Strato Acutherm Danfoss MR Engineering ƒƒ BACwALL ƒƒ EF-B ƒƒ FC 102 ƒƒ eBCON ƒƒ BACzone ALC Delta Controls ƒƒ ORCAview Swegon ƒƒ LGR Line ƒƒ Application Controller Obvius ƒƒ GOLD IQnomic ƒƒ SE Line DAC-633PoE ƒƒ AcquiSuite ƒƒ Room Controller ƒƒ Application Controller Tekmar ƒƒ ZN341v DVC-V322PoE OEMCtrl ƒƒ Mixed Plant Boiler Stager ƒƒ WebZone ƒƒ enteliZone ƒƒ I/O Zone 560, 483 Trend ƒƒ ORCAview 3.40 ƒƒ I/O Zone 8112 Azbil ƒƒ OEMPrtl Pro ƒƒ IQeco ƒƒ Infilex™ VC VAV Controller E-Mon Tridium with Actuator ƒƒ BAS Meter Price ƒƒ Healthcare Controls ƒƒ 961 series BACnet Thermostat Carrier Honeywell Driver ƒƒ AppController ƒƒ 961 series BACnet Thermostat Samsung SDS ƒƒ JACE-2, JACE-6, JACE-7 ƒƒ Fan Coil Open Driver ƒƒ I/O Extension Modules ƒƒ JACE-NXT ƒƒ i-Vu Open Router ƒƒ ComfortPointTM Open Samsung Techwin Wattmaster ƒƒ i-Vu Open Link Compact VAV ƒƒ Network Gateway Controller ƒƒ VCGX Controller ƒƒ RTU Open ƒƒ ComfortPointTM Open Digital SAG-B1280A ƒƒ VCBX Controller ƒƒ RTU-MP I/O Controller ƒƒ PCIM Controller ƒƒ UC Open Controller Schneider Electric Johnson Controls ® ƒƒ UC Open XP ƒƒ I/A Series MicroNet™ Yaskawa ƒƒ Advanced Application ƒƒ UPC Open Unitary Controller ƒƒ SI-B3 Controller ƒƒ Unit Vent Open ƒƒ iEM3000 Series Energy Meter ƒƒ Z1000 ƒƒ Advanced Programmable ƒƒ VAV Single Duct ƒƒ SERPBC600 Application Controller ƒƒ VAV Fan Terminal ƒƒ StruxureWare Building ƒƒ Metasys ƒƒ VVT Bypass Operation Automation Server ƒƒ VAV Modular Assemblies ƒƒ VVT Zone Controller ƒƒ StruxureWare Building ƒƒ VMA 1630 ƒƒ WSHP Open Operation Enterprise Server ƒƒ WSHPW2WM Open Korea Digital Control ƒƒ StruxureWare Building ƒƒ SCAFA ezHMI Automation Operation Server Continental Control Systems ƒƒ StruxureWare Building ƒƒ WattNode BACnet Automation Enterprise Server</p><p>18 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 BACnet International News Plugfest Berlin 2013 – Building Operators Profit from Smooth Interoperability</p><p>At the 7th annual European BACnet Interoperability Workshop manufacturers and develo- pers from 10 countries tested BACnet communication of their devices. The so called Plug- BIG-EU fest was held in Berlin, Germany from May 21-23 by the BACnet Interest Group Europe Plugfest (BIG-EU). 2013</p><p> uilding operators profit from smooth interoperability of BACnet devices. BTo keep it that way or even increase quality of BACnet communication BACnet International and the BACnet Interest Group Europe (BIG-EU) regu- larly host plug fests. This secures that new systems and updated devices perfectly communicate with each other, and acceleration of commisioning.</p><p>In Berlin, 23 teams of manufacturers from 10 countries were busy with eight individual pairing sessions. Additionally two round tables and one all- inn session were conducted. The group of almost 50 engineers was sup- ported by Frank Schubert, Graham Whiting, Gerhard Bahr and Christoph Böttger.</p><p>The location at the HTW University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economy and the City of Berlin contributed to the success. The 8th European BACnet Plugfest will take place on May 21-23, 2014 in Switzerland. BACnet International News</p><p>New to the BACnet­ International Family</p><p>BACnet International is the international organization that encourages the successful­ application of BACnet through interoperability testing, educational programs and promotional activities. BACnet International complements the work of other BACnet-related groups whose charters limit their commercial activities. Dwyer Instruments, Inc. BACnet International community membership includes a who’s who list of top tier companies and industry professionals involved in the design, manufacturing, installation, Since the company was founded in 1931, custo- commissioning and maintenance of control and other equipment that use BACnet for mers have come to recognize Dwyer Instruments communication. to stand for quality, reliability, and readily availa- ble low cost products. As a leading manufacturer We are pleased to congratulate Nara and LG for upgrading their membership level to Gold. in the controls and instrumentation industry, we We are also proud to have welcomed the following new members to our ranks in 2013: continue to grow and serve major markets inclu- ding, but not limited to HVAC, chemical, food, oil and gas, and pollution control. New applications are discovered daily through a cooperative effort between Dwyer and its customers. AB Regin Chipkin Automation Systems Dwyer Instruments, Inc. The goal of AB Regin is to be a significant sup- Chipkin Automation Systems (CAS) are building United States plier of solutions in building automation and water & and industrial automation protocol experts. We Silver Member of BACnet International sewage. Through competence, simplicity and com- sell, support, develop, install, configure protocol www.dwyer-inst.com/ mitment, together with their partners, they develop converters/gateways, data loggers, remote moni- products and solutions that contribute to efficient toring and control applications. Founded in Octo- energy consumption and sustainable development. ber 2000, CAS focuses on machine to machine Their goal is to make Regin a leading supplier of data communications and remote monitoring. solutions that contribute to improved energy con- Gentec sumption and sustainable development Chipkin Automation Systems Canada Since its foundation in 1959, Gentec designs, AB Regin Silver Member of BACnet International produces and markets custom solutions that Sweden www.chipkin.com/ exceed the industry’s quality and design requi- Corporate Affiliate Member rements. These solutions end up in applications of BACnet International as diversified as electric power conversion and www.regin.se power consumption management, from the mili- Continental Control Systems tary to banking institutions, to name only a few. The products developed and produced throug- Continental Control Systems, LLC is a privately hout the years by Gentec have always been a owned Colorado limited liability company that began notch above the rest. Thanks to the commitment Accutrol LLC. operations in 1995 as a product development and of its personnel to keep ahead of technological manufacturing company. CCS specializes in electric advances and to exceed the industry’s quality Accutrol LLC is a manufacturer of world class air power metering and monitoring equipment for use standards on both development and the produc- flow measurement and control products used in by the energy services industry. Our mission is to tion aspects. critical environments and other specialized appli- create and provide the technology and equipment cations. Accutrol offers engineered airflow con- that enables the efficient use of electricity throug- Gentec trol solutions designed to meet the demands for hout the world. We are staffed by a team of highly Canada 21st century sustainable design. The flagship qualified design engineers, software and firmware Silver Member of BACnet International product is the low pressure drop AccuValve® air engineers, applications engineers, production tech- www.gentec.ca flow control valve incorporating high accuracy nicians and sales and support specialists all with a airflow sensing with a revolutionary design based common objective: To supply our customers with upon proven technologies. The design characte- reliable and accurate products at a reasonable cost, ristics of the AccuValve enabled the product to with the highest level of professional service and receive the 2008 AHR Innovation award. attention to customer needs. Measurlogic, Inc. </p><p>Accutrol LLC. Continental Control Systems Enabling Energy Efficiency has been the motiva- United States United States tion for the team at Measurlogic for developing an Silver Member of BACnet International Silver Member of BACnet International advanced technological selection of Smart Revenue www.accutrolllc.com/ www.ccontrolsys.com Grade Electrical Energy Sub-Meters and Practical </p><p>20 BACnet International Journal 6 09/13 BACnet International News</p><p>Electrical Data Acquisition Systems. Measurlogic is an American manuf- acturer and distributor based in Cen- tennial, Colorado. The company was tekmar Control Systems founded in 2000 on over 30 years of experience in the design, manufac- With over 28 years of experience ture, sales and support of precision tekmar Control Systems under- instrumentation, energy mitigation stands the comfort of the occu- products, electrical monitoring meters pants in a building depends on the and energy management systems. performance of its heating, ven- Measurlogic serves the commercial tilation & air conditioning (HVAC) EnOcean with BACnet – simplify and industrial markets, both domestic system. Since 1984, tekmar has your building automation and international. developed affordable heating & cooling control solutions desi- No Wires. No Batteries. No Limits. Measurlogic, Inc. gned to get the best performance United States from the mechanical equipment Silver Member and system. In anticipation of the BACnet Gateway/ of BACnet International needs of tomorrow, they conti- BMS www.measurlogic.com nue to innovate and pioneer new technologies, following their motto “Better Design. Better Control. Better Systems.” </p><p> tekmar Control Systems Batteryless wireless Batteryless wireless Canada Light sensor automatically Occupancy sensor matches lighting to daylight adjusts temperature Pegasus Automation Silver Member and turns off lights when International of BACnet International a room is not in use www.tekmarcontrols.com Pegasus IBMS products for intel- ligent buildings have been instal- led in Malaysia since 2000. Owing ENERGY SAVINGS & FLEXIBILITY to the flexibility of the Pegasus pro- duct in customization, platform independence (open platform) and Triatek being the pioneer in communication protocol object application (POA). TRIATEK founded in 1985, is Batteryless wireless Wireless Plug-in POA is the advance drive object-ori- a growing, privately held com- Switches control switch module ented technology which allows any pany based in Norcross, Georgia. lighting and to control lighting and shading consumer appliances 3rd party devices to integrate seam- TRIATEK manufactures a com- lessly with either Pegasus Front End plete line of building control pro- Human Machine Interface (HMI) ducts that seamlessly integrate SCADA software, Pegasus Network with most building automation Control Unit or Pegasus Fully Self systems on the market including Contained Controller into the Pega- but not limited to Johnson Con- Batteryless wireless Batteryless wireless Position sensors sus I/O database directly with full trols Metasys™, Siemens Sys- Room temperature sensor setback HVAC when for minimal energy consumption control, monitoring and manage- tem 600 Apogee™, Automated windows or balcony and maximum comfort ment function capabilities. Logic Webctrl™, Andover Con- doors are left opened With the implementation of POA, all Pega- trols, Teletrol, Alerton Technolo- sus IBMS installed at site have at least one gies, and many others. or more seamless integration links to 3rd party devices. At present, more than 200 Triatek Benefits of EnOcean – copies of Pegasus IBMS have been instal- United States led at sites such as data centers, universi- Silver Member The Energy Harvesting Wireless Standard ties, hospitals, etc. in Malaysia alone. of BACnet International ■ Installed in over 250,000 buildings worldwide www.triatek.com ■ Over 1,100 interoperable EnOcean enabled products Pegasus Automation International United States ■ Over 300 members in the EnOcean eco-system Silver Member of BACnet International www.pegasus-automation.com</p><p> www.enocean-alliance.org/products Editorial Notes Calendar of ­­­BACnet Events ­BACnet International Journal ISSN 2191-7825</p><p>The ­BACnet International Journal is a global maga- Publisher zine for building automation based on ­BACnet tech- ­BACnet International nology. 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