Opening a world of Possibilities for Building Automation
The MatrikonOPC Server for BACnet provides real-time data access between OPC Systems and building automation system devices supporting the international building automation protocol BACnet. Unlike proprietary methods, the MatrikonOPC Server for BACnet enables users to perform large scale centralized building control and monitoring from a “single seat” workstation.
The BACnet (Building Automation and Controls network) protocol is an American national standard, a European pre-standard, and an ISO global standard used in Building Automation. The protocol is supported and maintained by ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee. The protocol aims to offer more interoperability for devices which are made by different vendors. It is Client/Server based, with the BACnet device functioning as a server.
Users can take full advantage of OPC’s connectivity to create robust solutions while maintaining true vendor neutrality. Building control systems can be easily linked to a wide variety of OPC Clients such as: Historians, Trenders… for monitoring and/or control purposes.
Communication is done via Ethernet or Serial RS-485 (Providing the Cimetrics USB to BACnet MS/TP interface), using the
Cimetrics BACstac protocol layer.
The benefits of the MatrikonOPC Server for BACnet are:
- Single operator workstation for all systems through visualization dashboards.
- Competitive system expansion.
- Elimination of the fear of being “Locked In” to a single vendor
- Provides users the ability to create large scale centralized control systems containing remote building systems.
The MatrikonOPC Server for BACnet is an extremely robust and flexible product. It can be used to provide connectivity for many standard building automation systems including:
- HVAC systems
- Fire detection and alarm
- Lighting control.
- Security systems.
- “Smart’ elevators.
- An interface for utility companies.
The MatrikonOPC Server for BACnet supports the following features and operations:
- Device discovery and binding (Auto-magic)
- Device exploration: OPC items automatic generation.
- Most properties for the standard and proprietary object types are supported.
- BACnet Read Property.
- BACnet Read Multiple Properties.
- BACnet Write Property.
- BACnet Write Multiple Properties.
- Write request prioritization with write command priority.
- Subscription to Change of Value (COV) Notification.
- Latest BACnet specification compatible with the OPC Server acting as a BACnet device on the network.
- Automatic configuration during installation
- Multiple network card support
- Writes to devices that do not support WPM (Write PropertyMultiple)
Current Version: 5.1.0.0