Control products, not protocol wars, take the center stage

It was refreshing to see the big controls manufacturers concentrating on the values of their own products, rather than bad-mouthing their competitors', like some did last year. BACnet and LonMark/LonWorks proponents concentrated on spreading the value of their respective communication protocols...

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Published in:	Air conditioning, heating & refrigeration news Vol. 206; no. 7; p. 24
Main Authors:	Wayne Johnson, Barbara Checket-Hanks, Tom Mahoney, Mazurkiewicz, Greg
Format:	Magazine Article
Language:	English
Published:	Troy BNP Media 15-02-1999
Subjects:	Access control Building automation Communication Competition Control equipment industry Control systems Controllers Courthouses Design Energy management Engineering firms Engineers Exhibitions Fire alarms HVAC Interoperability Manufacturers Manycompanies Manyproducts Product information Product lines Protocol Software Trade shows User interface Work stations United States United States > US
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Summary:	It was refreshing to see the big controls manufacturers concentrating on the values of their own products, rather than bad-mouthing their competitors', like some did last year. BACnet and LonMark/LonWorks proponents concentrated on spreading the value of their respective communication protocols at the 1999 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition. More than 10 BACnet-compatible suppliers put together a BACnet in Action demonstration on the show floor. Meanwhile, Echelon and the LonMark Interoperability Association had the nearby E. M. Dirksen Federal Courthouse to tout its interoperable controls network and systems.
ISSN:	0002-2276 2328-1111