ControlTalk Now for the Week Ending May 5, 2013

Haystack Connect 2013 is once again this week’s ControlTalk NOW sponsor. Congratulations to Haystack Connect for an outstanding networking extravaganza and industry first. Industry Evolution and the impact of nHaystack, Big Data, Network Security, Lighting Solutions, ADR, Powerful Controllers, and much more to follow.

Pick Siemens for PIC Valves: Siemens’ unique design integrates three functions into one single device: control valve, adjustable flow limiter and automatic pressure regulator. [Read more...]

Live from Chattanooga, TN — Haystack Connect 2013

Haystack1The Haystack Connect 2013 Day One’s General Session opened with two dynamic Keynote Speakers: DOE’s George Hernandez’s: Sensors and Controls — How Smart is Smart Enough, followed by eRupublic’s Marina Leight, GOVERNING’S Associate Publisher for Infrastructure’s presentation: There’s Something Happening Here: Creating Great Places to Live for the People Who Live There.

Hosted by the top experts and solution providers in their respective fields, the First Day Sessions focused on: Data Modeling, Light Control Technologies, Data Visualization, [Read more...]

ControlTalk Now for the Week Ending April 28, 2013

Haystack Connect 2013 (live) from Chattanooga, TN is this week’s ControlTalk NOW sponsor. Haystack is a networking extravaganza with some of the top minds in the business previewing the future software and hardware solutions.

Smart Thermostats: Score one for Honeywell and one for [Read more...]

The 2012 Building Automation Controller of The Year..and the Winner is…

Control Trends Interviews Easy I/O’s Mike Marston

Mike MarstonI caught up with the hardest working man in building automation controls Mike “the mad scientist” Marston, while he was working in Holland. Check out my interview with Mike. Always fascinating, Mike discusses Easy I/O’s new controller, the 2012 ControlTrends Awards, and where Mike see’s the future of building automation controls.
Congratulations to Mike and his team at EASY I/O for their four 2012 ControlTrends Awards nominations including the 2012 ControlTrends building automation controller of the year.

Introducing ControlTrends Awards Nominees: Mike Marston and Easy I/O

Easy I/O’s Mike Marston is up for two ControlTrends Awards,The 2012 HVAC Executive of The Year and the 2012 PID Award. His product line Easy I/O is up for several awards including the 2012 Building Automation Control Line of The Year, Best Company Technical Support, and the 2012 Building Automation Controller of The Year. The following video, although a little dated, gives you a flavor for Mike’s passion and for what EASY I/O has been up to over the last two years.

The Genius of Mike Marston from Eric Stromquist on Vimeo.

Mike and his team at Easy I/O would like to invite systems integrators to the unveiling of [Read more...]

Easy I/O New “Beast From The East” Controllers Installed in Norway

Here is a picture of a beta test site of the new “Beast from the East” controllers at a site in Norway. Stay tuned to Control Trends for information on this fabulous new controllers journey to the West. Easy I/O and their leader Mike Marston are up for multiple awards at the 2012 ControlTrends Awards. Be sure to register to vote and come see Mike and his team at the 2012 Control Trends Awards in Dallas.

A Quick look at Control Trends Academy Nominee and Platinum Sponsor Easy I/O

The Beast From The East: A peak at the New Easy I/O LCD Touch Screen

Tech Tip: How to Upgrade Firm Ware in Easy I/O Controllers

Here is step by step instructions on how to flash Easy I/O controllers with latest firm ware.