Secure Connect Q&A: Bernhard Isler and David Fisher
We recently hosted a webinar on BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) with special guests Bernhard Isler from Siemens and David Fisher from PolarSoft, two main figures behind BACnet/SC. We talked about why BACnet/SC was developed, and how it will affect everyday users. As expected, we got a ton of audience questions, on everything from hubs to […]
Know your assets. Protect your assets.
June 11, 2019, Vancouver, BC – Optigo Networks’ newest development helps facility managers track, manage, and protect their BACnet devices. The Device Browser, available in late July, is a groundbreaking development that increases cybersecurity by identifying the devices on the network and alerting when new ones are added. “Cybersecurity is a big priority at Optigo Networks, […]
Introduction to BACnet Secure Connect
Everyone’s growing more aware of the need for cybersecurity. There have been so many cyberattacks in recent years, that it’s almost impossible to ignore. But there’s long been a view that cybersecurity is only an IT issue. Historically, building automation with BACnet has taken a different approach to cybersecurity, leading to confusion. That’s changing in […]
Diving into Transport and Application Layers
The worlds of IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more and more these days as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are still gaps in understanding that keep these worlds from fully working together. To help, we teamed up with Distech Controls to […]
What is Modbus?
BACnet gets compared to a lot of other protocols on the market, including LonWorks, Modbus, and KNX. Over the next few articles, we’re explaining how each of these protocols are different, and how they stack up against each other. In this post, find out about Modbus. Modbus is a communications protocol that was developed by […]
What is LonWorks?
BACnet gets compared to a lot of other protocols on the market, including LonWorks, Modbus, and KNX. Over the next few articles, we’re explaining how each of these protocols are different, and how they stack up against each other. In this post, we’ll dig into LonWorks. LonWorks is the proprietary protocol from Motorola/Echelon that regulates […]
An Aussie project to improve energy efficiency
Delta Building Automation (Australia) had a big job renovating the Australian Bureau of Statistics HQ (ABS) a while back. The building owner wanted to improve the building’s energy use and increase their National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) score to more than 4.5 stars, out of a possible total of six. The land down […]
The Internet Layer, Explained
IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are still gaps in understanding that keep these worlds from fully working together. To help, we teamed up with Distech Controls to create a webinar series on networking, for […]
New Visual BACnet Site Manager is launched
We announced a while back that our developers were hard at work on a big new update: the Visual BACnet Site Manager. This intuitive new platform gives insight into a building network’s health at the site, area, and monitoring node levels. No matter the network’s size or complexity, you can understand the overall network condition, […]
What Does BACnet Topology Look Like?
What defines a BACnet network? There are certain essentials you can expect to find on a basic BACnet network, according to KMC Controls: “A simple network requires only two or more controllers, an operator workstation and network wiring.” Many physical topologies can be used to design your BACnet/IP networks. The really important part to understand […]
