BACnet
Advancing Industrial Automation Security with OPC UA
It’s been 16 years since the first version of OPC UA, also known as Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture, was released. Since then, there have been numerous iterations to make...
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4 Amazing Benefits of a Good BACnet Router
If you think the benefits of a BACnet router are limited to transmitting messages to devices, you may be surprised to learn that a good BACnet router can do that...
3 Protocol Trends You Should Know About
Since the introduction of Modbus in the late 1970s, network protocols for critical infrastructure and industrial automation have continually evolved. It’s only been in the past few years, though, that...
6 Ways BACnet Outperforms Modbus
Yet Still Gives Modbus Its Due The Rolling Stones or the Beatles? Mac computer or PC? Ford or Chevy? No matter the topic or industry, it seems there’s always a...
Case Study: Cortex
Commercial building owners and property managers face a number of fixed and non-fixed fees that cut into their profits and increase their bottom lines. These can include maintenance costs, cleaning...
MSA’s FieldServer Gateway Adds New OPC UA Driver
The launch of the OPC UA Driver for the MSA FieldServer™ Gateway provides engineers who are responsible for OEM equipment design, industrial processes, manufacturing lines, and building management a new…
Achieving the Benefits of Remote Connectivity Faster and More Reliably
While the productivity and cost advantages of cloud-based building and factory automation systems are relatively easy to identify and quantify, the road to achieving those benefits includes hazard warning signs...
Free Webinar: Simplify BACnet Integration with FieldServer
Simplify and speed up the integration of your BACnet network with the latest BACnet products from MSA FieldServer. Updated routers let you diagnose you BACnet networks thanks to their built-in...
Automation Systems Leader Overcomes Flow Meter Data Communications Protocol Challenge
The sophisticated process instrumentation and control systems that today automate the operation of everything from smart buildings to wastewater treatment plants are constantly evolving. For example, the basic liquid and…
Keeping the Lights on During Power Outages
When the power goes out in large commercial buildings, multi-building corporate campuses, institutional facilities, convention centers and retail complexes, the first objective is always the safety of employees and guests…