New Circon Products Use Echelon’s Technology to Integrate Mobile Devices, Sensors, IoT Applications Into Building Automatio...
January 31 2017 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Efficient Building Automation Corporation
Delivers an Expandable, Multi-protocol Controller; Eliminates the
Need to Implement Additional Gateways
Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
ELON) and Efficient Building Automation Corporation (EBAC) are
demonstrating two new Circon™ controllers using Echelon’s
next-generation transceiver technologies at AHR EXPO 2017.
Leveraging the free topology twisted pair and multi-protocol
support of the Echelon chip sets, the new Circon products enable
EBAC customers to take advantage of an FT transceiver combined with
an IoT-enabled core and multi-protocol functionality without
needing to implement additional gateways.
With native and built-in support for touch screens, mobile
access devices, expansion I/O modules, sensors, utility
gas/electric/water meters and VFDs, IoT applications can be quickly
and easily integrated into the new SCC-420 and VAV-350 controllers.
EBAC’s Windows-based configuration and programming software is
available in the SCC-420, and is fully compatible with Echelon’s
IzoT® Net Server platform.
“With a vast installed base for our Circon products, we’re
looking forward to seeing the different ways in which our customers
enhance their building automation systems with the advanced
functionality of our new controllers,” said Surge Uppal, Principal
of EBAC. “The Internet-centric approach of the Echelon technology,
and the freedom to use the protocol of choice will offer huge
amounts of flexibility when customizing programs for specific
situations.”
For example, the software built into the new controllers will
allow schools to automatically adjust the lights and HVAC systems
depending on whether the students are in class, or whether the
school is being occupied after hours by office rentals. Not only
can the controllers bring reliability and robustness to building
automations systems, but the inherent flexibility enables customers
to save valuable time and cost.
The new Circon SCC-420 is a fully-programmable multi-protocol
BAS controller based on an ARM9 host that provides simultaneous LON
and BACnet interfaces. It uses Echelon’s FT 5000 free topology
transceiver chip for the LON network interface. The VAV-350 is a
controller based on Echelon’s FT 6050 next-generation chip for
smart networks, simultaneously running LON FT, LonTalk/IP-FT,
BACnet/IP-FT, and BACnet MS-TP stacks to provide integrators with
unparalleled flexibility for installing the VAV-350.
Both products will be on display at Booth C973 at AHR EXPO 2017
in Las Vegas.
Since its inception in 1992, the Circon product suite has
focused on developing open systems solutions for the rapidly
expanding and dynamic building automation market. Circon was the
first North American product that integrated multiple building
control systems and continues to be a leading-edge product in the
open system marketplace.
About Efficient Building Automation Corporation
(EBAC)
Efficient Building Automation Corporation (EBAC) is a privately
held company and a total solutions provider of open, interoperable
and integrated facility automation products, services and support
that enable our partners to deliver building automation solutions
of unequalled quality, reliability and performance. EBAC is the
developer, manufacturer and support provider of the Circon® suite
of building automation hardware and software products, and we are
dedicated to continual improvements within the existing product
offering, as well as ongoing development initiatives focused on new
and innovative products and services.
About Echelon Corporation
For 25 years Echelon (NASDAQ:ELON) has pioneered the
development of open-standard networking platforms for
connecting, monitoring and controlling devices in commercial and
industrial applications. With more than 110 million devices
installed worldwide, Echelon’s proven, scalable solutions host a
range of applications enabling customers to reduce energy and
operational costs, improve safety and comfort, and create
efficiencies through optimizing physical systems. Echelon is
focusing today on two IoT (Internet of Things) market areas:
Creating smart cities and smart enterprises through connected
outdoor lighting systems, and enabling device makers to bring
connected products to market faster via a range of IoT-optimized
embedded systems. More information about Echelon can be found at
www.echelon.com.
Echelon, the Echelon logo, LonWorks, IzoT and LNS are trademarks
of Echelon Corporation that may be registered in the United States
and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned
herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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