Andover Controls Offers Free White Paper on BACnet's Expanded Capabilities in Today's Facilities.Business Editors ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 Paper Outlines the Benefits of Integrating Safety and Security Functions with a BACnet-based HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free Control and Monitoring System Andover Controls Corporation, a leading manufacturer of smart building solutions, today announced publication of a free white paper, "BACnet without Limits." For facility managers, the comfort of their building occupants is a primary concern. The White Paper proposes expanding the definition of occupant comfort to include safety, and outlines the benefits of integrating safety and security functions (access control, CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television , fire alarm, smoke control, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. ) with HVAC and environmental monitoring into an overall building management system. This free White Paper can be downloaded at: http://www.andovercontrols.com/_whitePapers/wp_bacnet.htm. The publication also addresses the strengths and limitations of the current BACnet standard, and compares BACnet to LonMark and other open protocols being used in the automation industry today. The role of "multi-lingual" control systems is also discussed as a technique to achieve full system interoperability. Andover Controls Takes Leadership Role in BACnet Interoperability Developed over a fifteen year period within ASHRAE ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers committee SSPC SSPC Society for Protective Coatings (formerly Steel Structures Painting Council) SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council (now Society for Protective Coatings) 135, BACnet has become a mature protocol adopted by the major building automation and control system producers, as well as becoming an ASHRAE, ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. standard. Andover Controls, an active member of the BACnet Manufactures Association (BMA BMA British Medical Association. ), has taken a leadership role in BACnet interoperability. "Andover Controls is the first manufacturer to combine BACnet temperature control with security/card access, badging, power and lighting, even digital video, as well as other vendors' BACnet and proprietary devices," notes Jon Williamson, Andover's Product Marketing Manager. Designed in strict accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE standard 135-2001, Andover's native BACnet hardware can interoperate with other BACnet devices without the need for gateways. In addition, Andover's dedicated BACnet front-end workstation provides users with true single-seat control of their entire facility while managing multiple systems and vendors. To find out more about Andover Controls and their new BACnet family of controllers, visit their web site at www.andovercontrols.com/BACnet. About Andover Controls Corporation Andover Controls designs, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced microcomputer-based control and alarm monitoring systems for HVAC, access control, and integrated facility management applications. Founded in 1975, Andover is a $157 million company with over 100,000 systems installed worldwide. For additional information, contact Priscilla B. Joseph, Marketing Communications Manager (978-470-0555 x 237). |
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