Standard Protocols and APOGEE Integration (more)

Integration power now and for the future

Our industry-leading building management system, APOGEE, is engineered to be a 21st century integration platform, spanning diversified core systems and standard protocols including BACnet, LonTalk, Modbus, and OPC. As the backbone of any integration plan, APOGEE extends its extraordinary advantages in managing costs and improving performance throughout the entire integrated network.

With APOGEE open architecture, there is no reason to wait for standard protocols to mature or for new protocols to emerge. Our integration platform is already compatible with all industry standard protocols - and will continue to be so.

If your facility is moving toward standard protocols such as BACnet, LonTalk, etc. - APOGEE will be the integrated system that works. Also, consider the advantages of controlling all systems and equipment with one Insight workstation. Your staff becomes more productive. Your facility works better. From diagnostic capabilities, to training costs, to energy efficiency, the results will be positive.

No wasted investments, obsolescence or costly alterations.

• Apogee integration to major standard protocols in the building automation industry

• BACnet
• LonTalk
• OPC
• Modbus

About BACnet BACnet is a standard protocol originated and supported by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and accepted as an ASHRAE and ANSI standard for the HVAC control industry. In the application layer, BACnet defines a device, objects within a device, properties of the objects, and services which act upon an object or property. The BACnet Manufacturers Association (BMA) and the BACnet Testing Lab (BTL) continually address BACnet interoperability testing. SBT is a BMA founding member. Read the Technical Specification Sheet pdf 104kb

About OPC OPC (OLE for Process Control) is based on the Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) and OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) software architectures. A group of industrial automation software and hardware vendors, working with Microsoft, created OPC. It uses standard software technology including Microsoft ActiveX, COM, DCOM, and Microsoft Windows. The OPC Foundation, an organization of leading industrial automation vendors, developed OPC in 1995 and continues to support and promote the protocol.

Integration power flows when you unleash APOGEE with standard protocol technologies.

APOGEE integration - more on open protocols

Standard Protocol Conclusion

If your facility is moving toward standard protocols such as BACnet, LonTalk, etc. - APOGEE will be the integrated system that works. Also, consider the advantages of controlling all systems and equipment with one Insight workstation. Your staff becomes more productive. Your facility works better. From diagnostic capabilities, to training costs, to energy efficiency, the results will be positive.

No wasted investments, obsolescence or costly alterations.

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