Introduction to Networking
Do you struggle to communicate with your IT colleagues? Do they use concepts and language that go right over your head? 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 […]
What is BACnet?
BACnet is a communications protocol that governs how your building automation devices work together. Think of it as a language: the rules that guide how devices communicate, just like vocabulary and grammar dictate how we talk to each other. BACnet’s special because it’s a vendor-neutral standard. In the days before the BACnet era (BBE), protocols […]
The Business Case for BACnet/IP
More and more buildings are moving onto BACnet/IP. Not just because of the technological benefits — although IP is lauded for its simplicity and inherent connectivity. No, the shift is due to the business benefits of BACnet/IP. What is the business case for BACnet/IP? Why should we be implementing this technology? We recently had the […]
Webinar: Are you Ready for the Future of BACnet?
We recently hosted a webinar on the future of BACnet, moderated by our own CEO Pook-Ping Yao, with very special guests Andy McMillan of BACnet International, Phil Zito of Building Automation Monthly, and Adam Rinderle of bluEvolution. We dove into industry challenges, solutions, key debates, and the future of the BACnet protocol. All our guests […]
How to Solve Duplicate Network Numbers
Controllers are offline. You try resetting your BACnet router to get them back on. It works, and the controllers come online… But then the controllers off of a different router go offline, and you have to solve the problem all over again.
