by Shane Henson — February 8, 2012—Echelon Corporation, an open-standard energy control networking company that develops, markets and supports an open-standard, multi-application energy control networking platform, recently launched a suite of new tools and products for building owners, specification writers, integrators, and energy management application developers.
According to Echelon, the offerings will enable building professionals to integrate the world’s leading devices, applications, and building automation standards (LonWorks and BACnet), and thereby architect energy-efficient buildings that are “grid-aware” and therefore can respond to emerging grid requirements. The offerings build on Echelon’s proven, open-standard, multi-application platform and leverage more than 20 years of real-world experience in the buildings industry.
Echelon’s tools include:
- Open Building Specification Guide—a proven approach to help building professionals define and architect open, energy-efficient and grid-aware buildings.
- LonWorks/BACnet Gateway Application—an application that integrates LonWorks and BACnet systems and enables a truly open building architecture.
- OpenLNS Network Operating System—a new, royalty-free network operating system and environment for developing, deploying, and managing building automation and energy management systems and supporting multiple grid-aware applications.
- Building Energy Management Toolkit—software tools and wizards that enable a multi-site organization to rapidly incorporate third-party devices and multiple applications to build a customized energy management solution.
- Router 5000 Module—based on proven FT 5000 technology, this product is used by original equipment manufacturers to build routers that increase the scalability and survivability of LonWorks-based smart building networks.
- LonWorks/BACnet Gateway Application—an application that integrates LonWorks and BACnet systems and enables a truly open building architecture.
