|
|
- AHR Expo Education Sessions
- Volunteer Opportunities at AHR
- Are you using the BTL Mark correctly?
- BTL Testing and Certification Tips
- Increase your BACnet Knowledge: TBI Corner
- Corporate Member Spotlight
- Happy Holidays from BACnet International!
|
|
|
|
Welcome to the newest edition of the Cornerstones newsletter from BACnet International. The BACnet International community benefits from information and education shared through Cornerstones, the organization's monthly electronic publication. This publication is distributed to members of the BACnet International community, connecting corporate, integrator, site, student and individual users to BACnet news and updates.
Cornerstones is a unique publication because it speaks not only to the engineer and contractor communities, but also to facility professionals, building managers and owners, and other personnel.
|
|
|
|
|
This is where you come in. We need you to connect! If you have company news, product news, BACnet Case Study or a best practice you want to share, please send them to us. And don't leave out the photos! Read past Cornerstones and Case Studies.
BACnet International's Communications Manager.
|
|
|
|
|
BACnet INTERNATIONAL NEWS |
|
|
|
Mark your calendar for the upcoming AHR Education Sessions! |
|
|
|
Don't miss this opportunity to increase your BACnet knowledge at the 2024 AHR Expo! |
|
|
|
|
BACnet 101: An Introduction to BACnet
Monday, January 22nd | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker: Edward Tom
Product Manager, Drives
Yaskawa America, Inc.
Compliance as a Catalyst:
Regulatory-Driven Sustainability in Data Centers
Monday, January 22nd | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker: Michael Wilson
Director of Marketing, and Enzo Greco, President,
Automated Logic, d.b.a. Nlyte Software
BACnet Global Community Outlook (2024-2029)
Monday, January 22nd | 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Speaker: Andy McMillan
President & Managing Director
BACnet International
Securing the Smart Building with BACnet/SC
Monday, January 22nd | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speakers: Dave Robin, BSC Softworks
Nate Benes, University of Nebraska-Lincon
Web Services. What They Are and Why They Matter.
Monday, January 22nd | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Coleman Brumley
Principal Software Engineer
PassiveLogic
BACnet International GuideSpec for Lighting System Integration into the Facility BAS
Monday, January 22nd | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Grant Wichenko
President at Appin Associates
Member of ASHRAE, Appin Associates
|
|
|
|
|
To volunteer in the BACnet International booth! |
|
|
|
|
The AHR Expo in Chicago will be here before we know it! BACnet International will be exhibiting at Booth S6100 in the South Hall in the Building Automation section. As members of the BACnet International Community, we would like to invite you to volunteer in the BACnet International booth. This is an excellent opportunity to network, meet members of the BACnet team and talk to attendees about your company's BACnet products.
This year, volunteer booth shifts are only for 1 hour, however, we encourage you to sign up for multiple shifts throughout the show period if your schedule permits. Additionally, the BACnet International booth will have more seating for volunteers.
|
|
|
|
|
Get published in the BACnet community!
|
|
|
|
Our Journal of Building Automation is
currently accepting articles and ads.
|
|
|
|
|
If you are interested in submitting an article about the BACnet protocol or the building automation industry for a future issue of the Journal of Building Automation, please contact BACnet International Communications Manager Mary Catherine Heard at marycatherine@bacnetinternational.org. Authors who submit in 2024 will have their articles be in consideration to be part of BACnet International's 2025 AHR Expo education session slate.
Purchase ad space of any size and get a complementary ½ product write-up for your company!
The registration deadline for ads and articles for the Spring 2024 Journal is February 16th. Final deadline for content is due March 4th!
Please view the media plan below for more information on advertising.
|
|
|
|
|
Are you using the
BTL Mark correctly?
|
|
|
|
As you are designing your booth and marketing materials, we wanted to remind you of the BTL Mark Usage Guidelines. They are available to download below. |
|
|
|
|
Join us for
PlugFest in 2024!
|
|
|
|
PlugFest is an annual interoperability workshop that allows vendors to test their products in a friendly and neutral environment and provides opportunities to improve BACnet implementations and testing methods. Mark your calendars! This year’s PlugFest will be held October 1st – 3rd at the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Lab in Durham, NH. Corporate Members and BACnet International volunteers receive
a significant discount on registration.
- Test your BACnet products in a friendly and neutral environment and fix implementation errors before they are found in the field
- BTL Technical Advisor onsite to assist and answer questions
- Education opportunities available
- Network with fellow engineers and developers
|
|
|
|
|
Happy Holidays from
BACnet International
|
|
|
|
BACnet International sends its sincerest holiday greetings to you,
your colleagues and your family. We look forward to continuing our
efforts in 2024 of moving the BACnet protocol forward with exciting
things in the works!
Please note the BACnet International office will be closed for the holidays beginning December 23rd and will reopen January 3rd.
We look forward to connecting with you in the new year!
|
|
|
|
|
BTL TESTING & CERTIFICATION TIPS |
|
|
|
Why you should utilize Pre-Testing Tools |
|
|
|
Before a BACnet product can successfully receive BTL Certification and gain the right to use the BTL Mark, it has to pass compliance testing against the appropriate test package developed by the BTL Working Group. While getting a product tested is a worthwhile investment for manufacturers, time and cost are certainly factors that must be taken under consideration.
BTL Testing is designated for compliance rather than development. When development errors are discovered during testing, the process can be delayed, resulting in the device spending additional costly hours in the RBTOs lab. To potentially save time and money during testing, BTL strongly encourages manufacturers to take advantage of the wide-range of pre-testing tools that focus on the development of BACnet products. “It has been found that when the manufacturer performs pre-testing prior to submitting their device for BTL Testing, the issues that are found are limited, thus saving testing cost and expediting testing time,” states Rich Ruel, Testing Services Manager for the BTL Lab. Additionally, the BTL Test Package, used by all RBTOs for BTL Testing, is available to developers for their own internal pre-testing.
A list of third-party pre-testing tools can be found at btl.org/pre-testing-tools. The types of pre-testing tools include Test Frameworks, BACnet Client Software, BACnet Protocol Analyzers, BACnet Device Simulators, General Tools, Reference BACnet Routers and Reference BACnet MS/TP Masters. These lists are provided as a convenience only. They represent a sampling of available resources and are not intended to be complete. No recommendation, endorsement or any form of warranty is implied or provided by BTL or BACnet International for any of the items in these lists.
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum Protocol Revision changes January 1, 2024
|
|
|
|
The BTL Testing Policies states (Section 3): “The BTL requires that products being tested for BTL Certification claim a Protocol Revision equal to or greater than a moving minimum. The minimum Protocol_Revision is determined each January 1st and is the highest Protocol_Revision which has been available in a BTL Test Plan for at least 4 years.”
On January 1, 2024, the minimum Protocol_Revision will become PR_16. This does not apply to unchanged products applying for BTL Certificate Renewal Testing.
Existing BTL Certifications and BTL Listings are not affected. However, if a product is updated and is submitted for re-testing with changed or new BACnet functionality, then the product must be PR_16 or higher.
All products that are at their Recognized BACnet Testing Organization (RBTO) and are ready to begin testing before the end of 2023, may test at the current minimum Protocol_Revision (PR_15).
|
|
|
|
|
CORPORATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT |
|
|
|
Every month, BACnet International will highlight
a resource from
This month's featured TBI resource is “Understanding BACnet/SC for Easy IT integration,” written by Harpartap Parmar, Director of Product Management for Contemporary Controls. Parmar discusses how BACnet/SC introduces important aspects to implement cybersecurity standards and to easily integrate Building Automation networks into existing IT infrastructure.
With BACnet/IP, the BMS installer only needed to request IP addresses from the IT department for the BACnet/IP devices at the installation site. BACnet/SC implements the robust concepts used for secure communications over the Internet by using Transport Layer Security (TLS). The BMS installer must be familiar with TLS communication concepts and be able explain their requirements to the IT folks for successful installation of the job site. There is also a difference between the communication architecture for BACnet/IP devices vs BACnet/SC devices. This article will attempt to familiarize the building automation installers with these concepts.
|
|
|
|
|
The BACnet Institute (TBI) is an online portal for BACnet-focused learning and knowledge sharing. It provides an easy path to BACnet information and learning for everyone involved with BACnet systems. The portal includes three on-demand FREE courses and over 160 resources including white papers, articles, presentations and a community forum. TBI Resources are free, but registration for an account is required. Courses are eligible for CEUs and PDHs.
Each year TBI continues to grow. Since its launch in January 2017, over 6,000 registered users across more than 80 countries have accessed its resources. TBI’s simple search function allows users to get quick access to anything they need.
|
|
|
|
|
LinkedIn & Twitter
YouTube
|
|
|
|
|
Please ensure that we are included in your distribution lists for product and company news release as well.
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to our newest
Corporate Member!
|
|
|
|
Silver Member of BACnet International |
|
|
|
|
NEW BTL CERTIFICATION OF
BACnet INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATE MEMBERS
|
|
|
|
Congratulations to the following BACnet International corporate members
who have achieved BTL Certification and can use the BTL Mark on the following products:
|
|
|
|
Congratulations to our
Platinum Members
|
|
|
|
Facility Explorer
BACnet Building Controller (B-BC)
|
|
|
|
BACnet MSTP and IP VAV controller
BACnet Advanced Application Controller (B-AAC)
|
|
|
|
Congratulations to our
Gold Members
|
|
|
|
VCCX2 Controller
LF Chiller Controller
DX Chiller Controller
AZ3 Main Controller
AZ3 VAV/Zone BACnet P.D. Controller
AZ3 VAV/Zone BACnet P.I. Controller
VAV/Zone BACnet P.D. Controller
VAV/Zone BACnet P.I. Controller
VCCX2-FLO Controller
VCCX2-GH Controller
Main DX Barrel Chiller Controller
BACnet Application Specific Controller (B-ASC)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Members:
Don't Forget Your Benefits
|
Click on the image to discover how BACnet International is the cornerstone to your company's success. |
|
|
|
BACnet INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATE MEMBERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
BACnet International
phone: 770-971-6003 fax: 678-229-2777
See what's happening on our social sites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
