Contemporary Controls July, 2021 Newsletter

In This Issue Back to Business: Navigating Product Shortages and Supply Chain Disruptions BASControl22C Provides Communication Solution for Office Automation Understanding Self-Hosted VPN—Secure, Remote Communication Over the Internet Controller Emulation on a PC More News

Back to Business: Navigating Product Shortages and Supply Chain Disruptions

As the global economy gradually rebounds from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the industrial and building automation industries face new challenges caused by supply chain disruptions and component shortages.

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BASControl22C Provides Communication Solution for Office Automation

Intelligent building automation in offices and general commercial buildings can provide a more comfortable working environment for employees. In addition, room climate automation saves energy and reduces operation costs. But what happens when devices in the system cannot communicate with each other?

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Understanding Self-Hosted VPN – Secure, Remote Communication Over the Internet

Accessing machines at remote sites over the Internet can be a challenge since firewalls block messages that originate from the Internet. Although it is possible to open up ports in the firewall by using Port Forwarding, IT professionals are reluctant to compromise the security of their network and usually decline this type of request. Without permission from the IT department, the systems integrator is left with few options. One solution to this problem is to incorporate a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, such as Contemporary Controls’ RemoteVPN subscription service.

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Controller Emulation on a PC

The free BASemulator replicates on a PC the operation of the BAScontrol series of open unitary controllers, thereby allowing sequence of operation (SOO) verification without having the actual controller. Using a PC, engineers can view the same program that will be used on the job to verify that it meets the engineer’s intended sequence of operation. For a contractor, programs can be developed, configured and then saved on a PC for eventual downloading to the intended controller at the job site.

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