Instrumentation and Control News - Building Automation Systems

ELAN Home Systems’ VIA!migo iPod Integration Dock Now Shipping

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:38:20 +0200

New VIA!migo Provides Whole-Home Access and Enjoyment of iPod-Stored Music and Video through ELAN’s VIA!® Touch Panel and Olé™ Touchpad Technologies

Increase boiler house efficiency and reduce costs

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:08:51 +0100

ARI-Armaturen has announced the new ARI-Stevi BBD - a bottom blowdown valve with pneumatic actuator that effectively removes impurities to maintain optimum steam quality and boiler operation

AST Offers Pressure Sensing Products for Integration into HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:28:42 +0100

Thermal Flash Protection™ is the technology applied by AST to reduce the effects of thermal flash transients when the media is Ammonia. First, AST utilizes its one-piece stainless steel sensing element with 316L-wetted materials. This element is free of welds, oil-fill and internal O-rings. Next, a special non-clogging port design is used in order to minimize the extreme temperature change.

EPA Honors Destination Lighting with Energy Star Award

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:28:42 +0100

“Protecting the environment is a major priority for us and we are so proud that the EPA is recognizing our efforts. With one of the most complete high efficacy product catalogues available, we are fast becoming the specialty shop for energy efficient lighting and information on the Web.”

HVAC/R Pressure Sensors Designed for Integration into HVAC & Refrigeration Equipment

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:06:43 +0100

Unlike freon, ammonia temperatures rapidly change from 100?F to -70?F or below. Pressure sensors used in freon systems cannot
withstand these temperature extremes. AST's HVAC/R pressure sensors are built to withstand the extreme temperatures of ammonia cooling systems.

Saelig Company Energy-Saving High-Performance ZigBee Modules

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:19:35 +0100

RoHS and WEEE compliant, TinyOne ZigBee offers an embedded ZigBee 2006 stack in a rectangular 38 x 21 x 3 mm SMD component, complete with integrated digital TTL I/Os and analog inputs. One-RF's energy-conserving, compact wireless solutions are targeted at home and office automation and other wireless sensor networks.

Elk Products M1 Cross Platform Controls

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:19:35 +0100

Integrate Security, Automation, Lighting, and Telephone. Pleasing voice, phone and Internet remote control, and task management.

KMC BACnet Building Controller (B-BC) Wins Honorable Mention in ASHRAE’s AHR Innovation Competition

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:13:18 +0100

This innovative 32-bit building controller with 128MB of memory is 20 times more powerful than a LAN controller. The controller has onboard universal inputs/outputs and an integrated web server displaying 3-D graphics of current building conditions.

Watt Stopper/Legrand premieres easy-to-adjust LS-101 Daylighting Controller

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:19:35 +0100

The LS-101 is the only stand-alone daylighting control device to feature a digital display making adjustment fast, easy and accurate. The LS-101 controller needs only minimal adjustment at startup as factory set parameters are appropriate for many applications

Atlona 4-in/1-out HDMI switcher with RS-232 control. Model# AT-HDMI41.

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:21:46 +0100

Atlona AT-HDMI41 is a high performance HDMI switcher with remote. Simply pressing a button on the remote you can select your desired HDMI source to be routed to an HD display. Switcher is tested to garantee resolution up to 1080p

Kavlico Announces P6000 Pressure Sensor Ideal for HVAC Applications - AHR Booth 1549

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:02:25 +0100

These sensors can also be used for wet media applications in a variety of applications where sensor size and mounting options are a concern. Additionally, Kavlico can custom design sensor packaging for those applications with unique configuration requirements.

Commercial Building Automation

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:39:37 +0100

ZigBee to Find Traction in Commercial Building Automation in 2008, says ABI Research

Ember Launches Professional-Grade ZigBee Software

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:16:26 +0100

Industry’s first ZigBee Pro draft-compliant network stack; EmberZNet PRO designed for larger, more advanced networks

Process control instruments added

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:12:52 +0100

Aerco has extended its range of products from E-T-A by offering process control instrumentation products for flow monitoring and equipment control that can result in significant operational savings.

TI Predicts Rapid ZigBee Adoption

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:52:42 +0100

This week at CES, TI announced that it has achieved compliance for its Z-Stack, which is certified for the CC2420 transceiver and the CC2430 System-on-a-Chip (SoC). Z-Stack received Golden Unit status, which is awarded to the first platform to implement the latest version of ZigBee standard and to pass independent testing by one of two ZigBee qualified testing labs.