BACnet the Protocol

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  • BACnet was developed in 1987 by a group of HVAC and Building Automation professionals as a standard, open protocol specifically for the building automation industry.
  • BACnet stands for Building Automation and Control network.
  • BACnet is a communications protocol that defines the services used to communicate between building automation end-devices and building control systems.
  • BACnet defines both how data is represented on the network and the services that are used to move data from one BACnet node to another.
  • BACnet can be used in all areas of building automation, including HVAC, Security, Access Control, Fire, Maintenence, Waste Management, Lighting, ect.
  • BACnet supports multiple types of LAN which lends to its interoperability.

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