What is BACNet?

A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks. Developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet is an American national standard, a European pre-standard, and an ISO global standard.

BACNet has been designed specifically to meet the communication needs of building automation and control systems for applications such as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control, lighting control, access control, and fire detection systems. The BACnet protocol provides mechanisms by which computerized equipment of arbitrary function may exchange information, regardless of the particular building service it performs. As a result, the BACnet protocol may be used by head-end computers, general-purpose direct digital controllers, and application specific or unitary controllers with equal effect.

NATIVE BACNet

Native BACnet allows intelligent systems from various industries and manufacturers to exchange information, such as temperatures, setpoints, schedules, trend logs and alarms, and coordinate equipment operation to achieve optimum building performance. It saves facility owners/managers the costs of purchasing, engineering and maintaining custom interfaces for supervising packaged HVAC equipment (e.g. chillers), as well as integrating diverse building systems such as HVAC, lighting, fire, elevators, electrical services, etc.

Native BACnet empowers facility owners/managers with the flexibility of expanding and adding systems without being locked into one manufacturer. Instead, they can select the most appealing technology and services available and gain investment protection because current systems can be expanded without replacing the entire system.

Designed to deliver the maximum flexibility at a competitive cost, BACnet delivers real value whether you are an owner, facilities manager, engineer or architect.

End users are given greater flexibility with BACnet, installation cost is often reduced and seamless integration with other BACnet equipment is easily achieved. The philosophy of Facility / Building Energy Management Systems is changing, the proprietary controls companies are no longer King, the End User is now in the driving seat. We facilitate that end user, from the design stage, through installation and ongoing maintenance. For further information, visit our website, using the link above left, or call on 07050 688674