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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending March 27, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending March 27, 2016 reviews KMC’s New Conquest™ BACnet® Router; CABA’s Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum; Contemporary Controls’ new BACnet Discovery Tool; Lynxspring’s Onyx™ BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump; Johnson Controls Becomes Founding Building Automation Partner in Cisco® Digital Ceiling Program; DENT Instruments Announcement to Collaborate with Emerson; and Honeywell’s announces Pressure Independent Control Valve web training.

KMC_TRNG5051KMC’s New Conquest™ BACnet® Router Offers Time and Labor Savings. KMC Controls’ state-of-the-art Conquest™ BACnet® router features one MS/TP and one Ethernet port, an HTML5 web configuration interface requiring no additional software, a single cable for both power and communications, and an excellent set of network diagnostic tools for quick and easy network verification and troubleshooting. The router is optimized for temporary installation as a technician’s tool and for permanent installation increasing network efficiency. Additionally, the router acts as an enhancement to a supervisory controller or integration engine by offloading MS/TP and routing, freeing up greater internal resources for core functions.

CABA_CALCABA’s Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum – April 26-28, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Will be held April 26 – 28, 2016 in San Diego, CA. The Continental Automated Buildings Association is pleased to announce that its next Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum will be held April 26 – 28, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Program information and registration for attendees is now open online at: http://www.caba.org/forum and highly discounted early-bird pricing and hotel rates will be in effect for a limited time. Kevin Petersen, President of AT&T Digital Life, James Carlini, Author and Paul Campbell, VP Innovation, Head of Silicon Valley Innovation Center, Schneider Electric have been confirmed as keynote speakers.

CC_IMAGEContemporary Controls Adds New Features to the BACnet Discovery Tool. March 2016 – Contemporary Controls is pleased to announce the release of the latest iteration of its BACnet Discovery Tool, commonly referred to as BDT. For those unfamiliar, BDT is a free BACnet/IP application for Windows that is easy to install and use. The tool is instrumental as a means of discovering and verifying communication with MS/TP devices that are being accessed through BACnet/IP routers such as the BASrouter or the BASrouterLX. To prove our routers operate with different equipment configurations, we here at Contemporary Controls use BDT with equipment from various BACnet vendors.

Breaking News Key Shows Newsflash Broadcast OnlineNew Product Release: Onyx™ BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump. This just in from our Friends at Lynxspring: Lynxspring is pleased to announce the availability of our new Onyxx™ BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump. With the number of and variety of equipment, sensors, devices and building automation systems that are available to connect to, the amount of building data available has increased considerably. With this, comes value in having large amounts of data. But, the challenge lies in how to manage and get useful information out of the data; especially as these data sets often come with various formats, naming conventions, and syntaxes. It is one thing to have access to data. It is another to make it actionable.

JCI_51Johnson Controls Becomes Founding Building Automation Partner in Cisco® Digital Ceiling. Partnership allows buildings to become smarter, more efficient and connected. MILWAUKEE, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson Controls announced today that it has joined the Cisco® Digital Ceiling community as a founding building automation partner. The Digital Ceiling framework provides a platform that delivers better user experiences through the convergence of the IT network and building technologies, including lighting, heating, cooling, security, motion detection, and other sensors and actuators.

DENTDENT Instruments Announces Collaboration with Emerson. PRESS RELEASE: DENT Instruments Announces Collaboration with Emerson to Launch An Industry-First Wireless Power Meter. DENT Instruments, Bend, Oregon – DENT Instruments, a global leader in the design and manufacture of power and energy measurement instruments, along with Emerson, a recognized leader in bringing technology and engineering together, have announced a strategic collaboration, making wireless power measurement a reality.

HW TrainingELearning: Honeywell Pressure Independent Control Valve Training. Honeywell has a broad Control Valve portfolio and will be offering a one-hour training that is open to all Distributors and Contractors on Pressure Independent Control Valves. This training will cover: Common Applications, Basic Technical Information, Key Advantages of Honeywell’s VRN and VRW valves, Savings Potential, Part Number Explanation & Ordering Process, Available Valve Resources, and Q&A. Honeywell will also be announcing a quarterly promotion for Control Valves at the end of training. Please join for more details. Web Meeting Access: https://honeywellintl.globalmeet.com/HoneywellAirAndWater

New Product Release: Onyx™ BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump

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This just in from our Friends at Lynxspring:

Lynxspring is pleased to announce the availability of our new
Onyxx™ BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump.

With the number of and variety of equipment, sensors, devices and building automation systems that are available to connect to, the amount of building data available has increased considerably. With this, comes value in having large amounts of data. But, the challenge lies in how to manage and get useful information out of the data; especially as these data sets often come with various formats, naming conventions, and syntaxes.

It is one thing to have access to data. It is another to make it actionable.

While the potential for using data to improve energy and operational efficiencies is significant, the difficulty of organizing and understanding the data can be challenging. One of the challenges of working with data is it can be very hard to organize and use across different applications. It is stored in different formats, has inconsistent naming conventions and lacks information to describe what it means.

Without meaningful, accurate and real-time data management, many struggle making critical and strategic business decisions that impact their company’s bottom line.

The Onyxx Data Pump helps to overcome the data organization challenge and easily enables the use of common naming conventions and tagging for building operational and energy data with one of the industry’s preferred protocols.

Streamlining the interchange of data from BACnet devices and building and systems, The Onyxx BACnet to Haystack Data Pump provides network communication and data exchange. The device handles the protocol translation of BACnet points to manageable Haystack points. Acting as a BACnet client device the Onyxx Data Pump manages all BACnet/BACnet/IP/Ethernet or BACnet MS/TP devices connected to it.

Key features of the Onyxx BACnet to Haystack Data Pump include:

BACnet/BACnet/IP/Ethernet and BACnet MS/TP to Haystack
Converts any BACnet device to a virtual Haystack device object
Compatible with all Haystack servers
Haystack output is client/server based with mass data storage onboard
Pushes data and protects integrity
Operator simply connects to the Onyxx Data Pump utilizing a standard browser
User is presented with all of the configuration screens, documentation, device settings, help, and software tools needed to complete a successful project
Additional Benefits for You:

Direct Connect
Local data storage–Capacity 30 days
3GB free space
Defaults every 30 days, overwrites
No bulky front end
Cost effective
Link:

Onyxx BH311 Data Pump Data Sheet
Onyxx BH311 Data Pump FAQs
Additional Project Haystack Background

The data revolution has enabled companies to make better, more informed decisions and discover valuable new insights. The amount of data created by equipment, systems and devices has exploded in recent years.

As data velocity has risen, companies must be able to get the right data, understand it and help solve and address specific issues. Many companies struggle with data, despite their best efforts.

The Project Haystack methodology utilizes tags and semantic data models to define and describe the meaning of data from smart devices of all types and enables software applications to automatically consume, analyze and present data from devices and equipment systems. The methodology includes detailed documentation describing data modeling techniques, libraries of consensus approved equipment models, and software reference implementations to easily enable software applications to consume smart device data that has marked up data descriptions.

Additional Project Haystack Resources

IIBC Project-Haystack White Paper

Contact your Lynxspring Business Development Manager or sales@lynxspring.com for more information.

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending March 13, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending March 13, 2016 does a hasty review of Week Ending March 6th and features special guest Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, who talks about this month’s theme — Project-Haystack Open for Mashing, and Johnson Controls’ Whitepaper: Changing Demographics in the HVACR Industry. Six ControlTrends Award Winner videos; Lynxspring and Belimo webinars; and the March TridiumTalk.

BTL_EASYIOEasyIO FG-32+ BACnet Listing Update and EasyStack Training — March 2016 in Melbourne and Sydney. MC Cheah, Senior Development Engineer at EasyIO was delighted to announce that EasyIO received official confirmation from BTL that the FG-32+ passed the BTL test with 100% results and the FG-32+ and the FG-20+ will be listed on the BTL website in the very near future.

KMC_EASY2KMC Controls — The Next Generation of Building Automation — Training Opportunities. March 1, 2016: Take Advantage of the Latest Training Availability from KMC Controls! Visit the KMC Controls Partner Portal to sign up for KMC training in New Paris, IN. Current course offerings include: TotalControl™ with KMC Connect™: Course Description: The objective of this 5-day course is to provide instruction on the installation, integration, and operation of KMC Conquest hardware using KMC Connect Lite™, KMC Connect™, and TotalControl™ software.

Best Tech Support Small2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Patrick Dumas of Viconics Wins Best Technical Support Person Small Manufacturer. Patrick is a Senior Technical Support Representative at Viconics (Schneider Electric) Canada. Viconics Technologies Inc. headquartered in Montreal, Canada was founded 30 years ago in the field of industrial process controls. Viconics quickly became a leader in embedded micro controller-based technology and developed factory programmed, field-configurable stand-alone PI wall mounted temperature controllers. Congratulations once again, Patrick!

Best Tech Support Large2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: John Hutchey, Honeywell Wins Best Technical Support Person Large Manufacturer. As a Product Support Specialist at Honeywell John’s role involves supporting channel partners in sales, design, and commissioning of open-system projects, and his primary focus is supporting contractors to insure successful integrations on the Niagara platforms. Congratulations John!

Ken FeaturedControlTalk NOW featured guest Ken Sinclair, who discusses his March, 2016 Release: “Project-Haystack Open for Mashing.” March, 2016’s edition gives recognition and congratulates Project-Haystack and the Sedona Community by featuring the E-zine launch of Project-Haystack Connections, a seminal work by Therese Sullivan, and Ken’s Open Sedona Evolution editorial. In Ken’s own words: “We are extremely pleased to deliver to you Project-Haystack’s new e-zine “Connections” as a supplement/insert to our March issue.

Ken_Sinclair_PhotoKen Sinclair’s Automated Buildings March, 2016 Release: “Project-Haystack Open for Mashing.” In his March 2016 edition, Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, gives recognition and congratulates Project-Haystack and the Sedona Community in meaningful ways featuring the E-zine launch of Project-Haystack Connections, a seminal work by Therese Sullivan, and Ken’s Open Sedona Evolution editorial. In the words of Ken Sinclair: “We are extremely pleased to deliver to you Project-Haystack’s new e-zine “Connections” as a supplement/insert to our March issue. We have been involved with the project from its inception and are proud and pleased to have the honor of helping present this first issue. This issue provides an amazing overview of the achievement and resource collection in place today.”

CTI_1ControlTrends India Interview with Pankaj Dharkar at ACREX 2016 Mumbai. Direct from ACREX 2016, Sameer Pradhan, Director ControlTrends India, interviews the venerated Pankaj Dharkar, founder of Pankaj Dharkar & Associates, and ex-President of Indian Society Of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE). Pankaj Dharkar, a legend in HVAC and Building engineering, a smart city visionary and front leader for Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI), in an exclusive interview with Sameer Pradhan, talked about his active role in forming and nurturing several societies aimed towards Safety, Security and Building services.

DGLUX5_1DG Logik’s DGLux5 Takes Data Center Infrastructure Management to a New Level. DGLogik’s Modern Toolsets: One Workspace. Data-Driven. All Yours. Create a first-class application that will take your Data Center Infrastructure Management solution to a whole new level. With DGLux5, users can quickly identify problems, find out where to investigate and make faster, well-informed decisions to cut costs, save time and manage large amounts of data more efficiently.

PID2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: The PID Award. Watch as the electrifying Roger Rebennack, winner of the first ever ControlTrends PID Award, presents the 2015 ControlTrends PID Award to Mike Marston from EASY IO, and Honeywell’s Larry Andriunas. Larry and Mike were recognized by the Global ControlTrends community for their Passion, Integrity and Dedication. Congratulations, and thanks for making our Smart Buildings and Building Automation Controls Industry better.

Ed2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Ed Merwin Receives The Coveted Petock Award. Congratulations to Ed Merwin, from Tridium, who received the 2015 Petock Award. The Petock Award is named for smart buildings industry pioneer and veteran Marc Petock. In addition to his business success, Marc is known for giving to and helping others make themselves and our Industry better. It is in this spirit that the Petock Award was created. Great job Ed! You are very deserving of this honor!

Big Pappi2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: The System Integrator of the Year. Congratulations to Hepta Control Systems and Automation Integrated, co-winners of the 2015 ControlTrends System Integrator of the Year Award. Hepta Control Systems and Automation Integrated were voted by the global ControlTrends Community for their outstanding work in the HVAC and Smart Building and Building Automation Controls Industry.

Screen Shot 2015-07-15 at 10.14.31 AMMarch’s TridiumTalk: What Can Intelligent Alarming Do for You? Find out through a live demo in this month’s TridiumTalk. You won’t want to miss our next TridiumTalk, “Intelligent Alarming with the Niagara Analytics Framework.” Join Sales Engineer Ross Schwalm for a live demo to learn how to capture real-time data, and build and manage intelligent alarms. The Niagara Analytics Framework is purposefully designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) — turning data into actionable information and enabling faster, smarter business decisions. Register today!

VOYsmall2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: ACI Wins Vendor of the Year — Small Manufacturer. Since its founding in 1991, ACI has been dedicated to excellence and has grown from seven employees to over 170 quality individuals, and has facilities that total over 78,000 square feet, with global offices in Hong Kong, and China. ACI’s products include temperature, relative humidity, current, pressure, gas and wireless related sensors. ACI has maintained its deep commitment to its core values: service, integrity, pride, and loyalty — and it has paid off handsomely, well done ACI!

Screen Shot 2015-08-12 at 9.43.48 AM30 Minutes with Lynxspring – The New BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. The next “30 Minutes with Lynxspring”, our monthly webinar series featuring Lynxspring subject-matter experts and special guests, is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th at 12:00 PM CDT. March’s “30 Minutes with Lynxspring” will look at our new BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. With the number of and variety of equipment, sensors, devices and building automation systems that are available to connect to, the amount of building data available has increased considerably.

lars2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: Belimo Wins Vendor of the Year Large Manufacturer. Belimo is a listed technology company with a staff of close to 1400 worldwide. Belimo has developed, manufactured, and distributed electric actuators for air dampers and valve technology for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems since 1975. With thier comprehensive range of products, Belimo has become world leaders in this specific market. Congratulations once again to Belimo, winner of the 2015 ControlTrends Vendor of the Year Large Manufacturer!
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EagleBelimo Fire & Smoke Product Release and Essential Retrofit Applications Webinar. Fire & Smoke Product Release and Essential Retrofit Applications. In this webinar, you will learn why the new Belimo FSAF A Series of Fire & Smoke actuators are the perfect retrofit solution. The discussion will provide information on key applications and about the optimized functionality that provides maximum safety. Join Us on Wednesday, March 23 at 1:00 EST. Click here to register.

Jason2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Jason Briggs Wins Executive of the Year Small Manufacturer. Congratulations to Jason Briggs from J2 Innovations. Jason was awarded the 2015 Executive of the Year Award by the global ControlTrends Community. J2 Innovations is an emerging software and technology company specializing in the human experience as it relates to smart devices. FIN (Fluid Integration) framework is the core enabling technology for creating software solutions ranging from device programming to enterprise visualization.

lars2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: Lars van der Haegen Wins Executive of the Year Large Manufacturer. Congratulations to Lars van der Haegen from Belimo. Lars van der Haegen has been the President of Belimo Americas and Member of the Executive Committee since November, 2010. Prior to that, he was employed by Belimo in various positions since 2000. Lars van der Haegen has a strong HVAC application and industry knowledge paired with master degrees in business from Columbia Business School in New York and the London Business School. Accepting the Award, on Lars’ behalf, is Gary Weber, an Industry great in his own right.

JCI_51Johnson Controls’ White Paper: Changing Demographics in the HVACR Industry. ControlTrends is delighted to present this Johnson Controls’ white paper written by Renee Joseph entitled “Elevating the HVACR industry: Promoting exciting careers to diverse prospects can help address staffing shortages.” This seminal piece is a profoundly informative and factual accounting that serves us all well — as the current State of the Union Address for our HVAC industry.

EventThe Changing Demographics in the HVACR and Facility Management Workforce. The Changing Demographics in the HVACR and Facility Management Workforce. In this session, hear from seasoned industry experts, their perspectives on how the demographics have changed over the last ten years in the facility management and the HVACR industries. For example, there are now more women in the facility management and HVACR industry than there ever was before. The presentation will be on these stats and will describe the reasons for this demographic shift.

30 Minutes with Lynxspring – The New BACnet to Haystack Data Pump

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Screen Shot 2015-08-12 at 9.43.48 AMThe next “30 Minutes with Lynxspring”, our monthly webinar series featuring Lynxspring subject-matter experts and special guests, is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th at 12:00 PM CDT. March’s “30 Minutes with Lynxspring” will look at our new BACnet to Haystack Data Pump.

With the number of and variety of equipment, sensors, devices and building automation systems that are available to connect to, the amount of building data available has increased considerably. But the challenge lies in how to manage and get useful information out of the data especially as these data sets often come with various formats, naming conventions, and syntaxes.

While the potential for using data to improve energy and operational efficiencies is significant, the difficulty of organizing and understanding the data can be challenging. It’s one thing to have access to data; it’s another to make it actionable. While data can be technically available, one of the challenges of working with data is it can be very hard to organize and use across different applications. It is stored in different formats, has inconsistent naming conventions and lacks information to describe what it means. Many companies struggle with the data, despite their best efforts.

To address this, Lynxspring, has created the Onyxx™ BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. Streamlining the interchange of data from BACnet devices and building and systems, The Onyxx™ BACnet to Haystack Data Pump provides BACnet to Haystack network communication and data exchange. This edge device handles the protocol translation, translating BACnet points to manageable Haystack points. Acting as a BACnet client device, the Onyxx™ Data Pump manages all BACnet/IP, BACnet/Ethernet or BACnet MSTP devices connected to it.

This session, presented by Shawn Jacobson, Director of Application Development for Lynxspring, looks at this new offering and will include an in-depth demonstration.

When: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM CDT

Register Here! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar series.

Please contact us if you have any questions. Call Toll Free: 877-649-5969 or send an email to: marketing@lynxspring.com.

We look forward to having you join us.

Thank you,

Marc Petock, Vice President Marketing
Lynxspring, Inc.
marc.petock@lynxspring.com | Phone: 877-649-5969
www.lynxspring.com

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending February 21, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending February 21, 2016 delivers another 2015 ControlTrends Awards highlight reel with videos of EasyIO, SkyFoundry, and Tridium receiving their trophies in Orlando. Product updates include DG Logik’s Project Assist 2.0, EasyIO’s EasyStack, and Honeywell WEB-8000 Controllers are now available. Fred Gordy uses the Jurassic Park goat attention-getter to illustrate a control system’s vulnerability; Lynxspring announces CICC Automation Technologies PVt. Ltd. as their premiere partner in India; the DOE releases a $25 million funding opportunity; and don’t miss the 2016 Niagara Summit’s early bird (2/29/2016) registration deadline.

easy_stackEasyIO Europe’s EasyStack Update and Congratulations to EasyIO Europe B.V. on Your 10th Year Anniversary. EasyStack is a software technology that combines the core functionality of a Building Automation System (BAS) for connecting and controlling devices, with the added benefits of a Building Operating System (BOS) to manage and leverage data. The technology uses tagging and data modeling to provide unprecedented capabilities and functionally. The Haystack open standard also provides options and choices for the best combination of solutions from the wider collaborative Haystack community.

ProjectAssist_DGLux5 Control TrendsDG Logik Adds Data DVR Widget to Project Assist 2.0 for Facilities. Project Assist 2.0 has many features and benefits. One of the many features is the Data DVR Widget. This smart widget allows operators to easily rewind historical data and playback equipment performance exactly as it was at that point in time. By eliminating guesswork from identifying issues, Project Assist enables facility managers to minimize development time, reduce energy consumption, increase facility performance and save money. Click here for more information.

cicc_logoLynxspring, Inc. Reaches Out to India, Announces Partnership with CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Lee’s Summit, MO and Mumbai, India — February 16, 2016 — Lynxspring, Inc., a premier developer and provider of open, IP-based control solutions for intelligent buildings, energy management, cyber protection and device-to-enterprise integration, today announced the appointment of CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd, as a Lynxspring Business Partner (LBP). The partnership extends Lynxspring’s enabling technologies in building automation, energy management and IoT to meet new opportunities provided by the infrastructure sector within India and the Middle East markets.

WPSY2015 ConttolTrends Awards Highlight: EasyIO Wins Wireless Product Solution of The Year. Congratulations to EASY IO and their EnOcean Product Solution of the Year Award! EasyIO’s EnOcean-based products, room and temperature sensors have been successfully incorporated into EasyIO’s BAS portfolio and perform without batteries and are engineered to operate maintenance-free. The radio signals from these sensors and switches can be transmitted wirelessly over a distance of up to 300 meters in the open and up to 30 meters inside buildings.

Goat1Where’s The Goat? If you’ve seen Jurassic Park you probably know what this line. If you haven’t, the scene is this… There is a goat that is tied to a stake on a platform with a cage around it and raised up from the ground inside the T-Rex cage. The goat is tied to the stake and of course the T-Rex eats the goat. So what in the world does this have to do with control systems? I have had the fortune of being able to speak at different events over the past couple of years and in an effort to explain to IT and OT how to protect control systems I used the Jurassic Park goat example in this context…

WEB-8000_CONTROLLERHoneywell WEB-8000 Controller is Now Available. Honeywell is pleased to introduce the WEB-8000 controller supported by the WEBs-N4.1 software. This next generation controller features a new design and the ability to scale for future needs. The WEB-8000 series controllers are easy to install and expand due to its flexible capacitive licensing. This controller is very secure as all data is encrypted, including the data stored in the microSD cards. Easy to scale and upgrade the capacity via licensing, without giving up more real estate. The controller can be used as WiFi access point or as a Client and all software and security updates are included with the software maintenance agreement.

ESS2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: SkyFoundry Wins Energy Savings Solution of the Year. Congratulations to SkyFoundry for winning the 2015 ControlTrends Energy Savings Solution of the Year. Paul Bergquist was on hand to receive the award. SkyFoundry’s SkySpark® Analytics Software automatically analyzes building, energy and equipment data to identify issues, faults and opportunities for improved performance and operational savings.

ENERGY.GOV12_DOE Notice of Intent to Issue a $25,000,000 Funding Opportunity for Next Generation of Electric Machines. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Next Generation of Electric Machines: Enabling Technologies.” The goal of EERE’s AMO is to partner with industry, small business, universities, regional entities, and other stakeholders to identify and invest in emerging clean energy technologies.

NIAGARA-2016_SUMMITNiagara 2016 Summit Breakout Sessions Posted! This year’s Summit will bring the opportunity to attend information-packed breakout sessions led by Niagara experts, a robust trade show filled with BAS and IoT industry leaders, and networking with others in the Niagara Community. We’ve just announced breakout sessions for the Developer Bootcamp, and the Business and Applications tracks. Visit NiagaraSummit.com today for an overview and description of all breakout sessions. And, don’t forget… time is running out to take advantage of Early Bird registration! Register before February 29 to take advantage of discounted pricing.

IPY2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: Tridium Niagara 4 Wins Innovative Product of The Year. Congratulations to Nino DiCosmo and the team at Tridium for winning the 2015 ControlTrends Innovative Product of The Year! Niagara 4 builds on the legacy of the Niagara Framework® in new and exciting ways. It’s less reliant on browser plug-ins, faster and easier to use. A truly open framework, Niagara 4 delivers a variety of notable improvements to help businesses take full advantage of the Internet of Things, including advanced visualization and new search, security and navigation tools. Well done, Tridium!

Lynxspring, Inc. Reaches Out to India, Announces Partnership with CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

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Lynxspring_Ad_2015PRESS RELEASE

CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  Appointed Lynxspring Business Partner in India

Partnership extends Lynxspring’s enabling technologies in building automation, energy management and IoT to meet new opportunities within India and the Middle East

Lee’s Summit, MO and Mumbai, India — February 16, 2016 — Lynxspring, Inc. ( www.lynxspring.com ), a premier developer and provider of open, IP-based control solutions for intelligent buildings, energy management, cyber protection and device-to-enterprise integration, today announced the appointment of CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd, as a Lynxspring Business Partner (LBP). The partnership extends Lynxspring’s enabling technologies in building automation, energy management and IoT to meet new opportunities provided by the infrastructure sector within India and the Middle East markets.

cicc_logoAs a Lynxspring Business Partner, CICC Automation Technologies will distribute and offer a full line of Lynxspring products, solutions, services and support. This includes Lynxspring’s JENEsys® Building Operating System, powered by the Niagara Framework®, an open, unified operating system specifically designed for commercial facilities that combine connectivity, integration and interoperability, supervision and control, energy management, visualization and actionable information (data & analytics) into a single architecture within a cyber-secured environment.  Deployed globally in thousands of facilities including office buildings, government, and military bases, hotels, manufacturing plants, hospitals, retail, and schools/universities, the JENEsys® Building Operating System allows facility management organizations to continually build off the same network deployments and add additional applications as desired.

In addition, CICC Automation Technologies will have access to Lynxspring’s new Onyxx® Edge-to-Enterprise and IoT portfolio of bridges, gateways, appliances, modules, drivers and applications.

“We are pleased to have established this agreement with CICC. This announcement signals the start of an exciting time,” said Terry Swope, President and CEO of Lynxspring. “We are delighted to partner with CICC Automation Technologies and have been impressed with their professionalism, technical capabilities and drive for innovation. CICC has the expertise, reputation, the reach and the commitment to deliver in this market and together we look forward to making a positive impact on driving solutions that manage and operate facilities and equipment smarter, safer, securely, more efficiently, and at peak performance levels.”

CICC Automation Technologies, headquartered in Mumbai, India and with offices in the UAE and USA, is a master systems integrator and turnkey contractor offering solutions and services for today’s intelligent buildings and smart cities. CICC’s team of engineering and technology professionals use collective industry expertise to specify requirements, confirm business benefits and deliver on time and on budget projects. The company’s proven approach to project management, engineering, installation, commissioning and maintenance delivers multiple business benefits, reduces risk of failure and maximizes results.

“We are thrilled about this appointment and partnership.  The combination of Lynxspring’s products and solutions with CICC Automation’s expertise and deployment capabilities shows our strong commitment to the market by offering full system solutions from world renowned brands backed up with inventory, training and product support for our customers that meet today’s facility operational challenges,” said  Sameer Pradhan, Managing Director, CICC Automation Technologies. “Lynxspring and CICC ‘s synergy offers genuine benefit for our customers and the market in India.”

“CICC has earned a reputation for providing independent advice, the very best quality of product, professional service, and technical support to meet the demands of their customers,” added Marc Petock, Lynxspring’s Vice President of Marketing. “We are delighted to be working with such an innovative and experienced team who is ideally placed to service an exciting and growing market in which they are widely recognized. We are very pleased with the opportunity presented with CICC and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership.”

CICC Automation Technologies will be exhibiting in Hall #5, Stall M-20 at ACREX India 2016, February 25-27 in the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Mumbai, India.

About Lynxspring, Inc.

Based in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and founded in 2002, Lynxspring is changing the way devices, systems, and people communicate and collaborate across enterprises and out to the edge The Internet of Things is changing our world and with it, our technologies. It is changing the way we manufacture, design, develop and deliver cyber security and building control systems, equipment, devices and applications—creating a world for the Intelligence of Things.

Embracing open, interoperable platforms, Lynxspring designs, manufactures and distributes JENEsys®, JENEsysONE™, LYNX CyberPRO™, Helixx™ and Onyxx™ brands of Internet-based automation and cyber security technology and edge-to-enterprise solutions for Building Automation, Energy Management, Cyber Threat and Security Protection, Equipment Control and other Specialty applications. Lynxspring’s technologies support open, multi-vendor interoperability that simplifies the automation and information architecture across the entire enterprise and significantly lowers automation and information infrastructure costs. More information is available at www.lynxspring.com.

About CICC Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Based in Mumbai, India, CICC is a unique systems integrator and turnkey contractor offering out-of-the-box solutions in Integrated Building Management Systems. CICC’s competent teams of engineering professionals use collective industry expertise to specify requirements, confirm business benefits and deliver on-time and on-budget projects. This proven approach to project management quantifies business benefits, reduces risk of failure and maximizes business results. More information is available at www.ciccautomation.com. CICC is also the producer of ControlTrends India (www.controltrends.in) and Sameer Pradhan serves as Director of ControlTrends India.

Media Contact:

Marc Petock
Vice President, Marketing
Lynxspring, Inc.
marc.petock@lynxspring.com
+1 (816) 347-3500

ControlTrends Keeps an Eye on 2016 Events with Ken’s Calendar

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Keep an eye on 2016 Events with Ken’s Calendar!

Screen Shot 2015-08-12 at 9.43.48 AM30 Minutes with Lynxspring Webinar Series: Cyber Security from a Business Perspective. The next “30 Minutes with Lynxspring”, our monthly webinar series featuring Lynxspring subject-matter experts and special guests, is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17th at 12:00 PM CDT. February’s “30 Minutes with Lynxspring” will look at Cyber Security from a Business Perspective. Webinar by Marc Petock, Vice President Marketing, Lynxspring and Shaun Klann, Executive Vice President, Intelligent Buildings LLC. Register here!

belimo_ANSI_250Belimo Free Webinar Wednesday, February 17 at 1:00 EST: New ANSI 250 ePIV & Energy Valve – An Advanced Performance Solution for Higher Pressure Applications by Scott Reed, Product Manager. The ePIV and Energy Valve series offerings are now enhanced with the addition of ANSI 250 rated valve assemblies to accommodate high water pressure applications. Learn about the new ePIV and Energy Valve covering specifications, features, benefits, and ending with a question and answer session. Register here!

ACREX_2016 ACREX India 2016 will be conducted at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Mumbai, India. It is the largest permanent exhibition centre, in the private sector. The centre is ideally situated along the Western Express Highway in Goregaon and consists of four halls occupying over 45,000 Sq M of centrally air-conditioned space for conducting exhibitions. ACREX India is returning to Mumbai after the Sixteenth edition at Bangalore, where the event had participation from more than 25 Countries including Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the Netherlands, UAE, UK, Ukraine and USA. Register here!

SMC_IIOT_ON_RAMPUpcoming Sierra Monitor Corporation Webinar: Taking Advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Opportunity. The 2016 AHR Expo was a huge success with the introduction of our IIoT On-Ramp Suite! For those who were not able to see us in Orlando, this webinar will explain how you can use the IIoT to improve how you deliver remote service and support, drive product innovation, and develop new business models by take advantaging of the emerging IIoT opportunity. You can use the IIoT to improve how you deliver remote service and support, drive product innovation, and develop new business models. Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST. Register here!

NFMT1March 22-24, 2016 NFMT Baltimore, MD: NFMT 2016 returns to Baltimore, March 22-24 at the Baltimore Convention Center. We missed you last year, and hope you can make it this year. NFMT is your one opportunity a year to invest in your professional growth for free! You’ll learn from industry experts, reconnect with fellow facilities professionals and in only three days, immerse yourself in a premier educational program that other shows charge hundreds of dollars for. Register here!

N421Niagara Summit 2016, May 15-17, New Orleans Hyatt Regency. Dear valued member of the Niagara Community, mark your calendar and plan to join us for Niagara Summit 2016 in historic New Orleans! Every two years the Niagara Community comes together at the Niagara Summit to learn about advancements to the Niagara Framework®, network and learn from peers, and hear the latest on technology trends and news. What’s always a momentous occasion will be made all the more exciting in 2016 with the recent debut of Niagara 4 and newly released JACE® 8000. Register here!

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending January 31, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending January 31, 2016 reviews the 2015 ControlTrends Awards including the AHR Expo’s Industry Service Award, the BACnet Award, the Cyber Security Award, the Young Gun Awards, the Petock Award, and the Hall of Fame recipient. A teaser video previews many of the highlights, with much more video and posts to follow. New product releases from Functional Devices and Lynxspring; Belimo webinar registration; Ken Sinclair’s 4th Connected Community Collaboration video; and DGLogik CEO, Eugene Mazo’s interview message interview from Informed Health 2016.

Rob BradYoung Guns Rob Allen and Brad White get Ready for the 2015 ControlTrends Awards. What do young BAS professionals talk about when they are not texting or using the latest forms of communication that don’t involve actual verbal communication? To find out we hooked up 2014 Young Guns Rob Allen and Brad White with a good Skype connection and turned the recorder on. Among other things, Rob and Brad discuss the upcoming ControlTrends Awards and what it means to be a Young Gun and why it’s so very important for our industry. See the next Young Gun class at the 2015 Control Trends Awards Sunday January 24th at 6:30 PM at The Hard Rock Live @ Universal Studios.

2015_CTA_HRCControlTrends Awards Announces the 2015 CTA Award Winners, Young Guns, Petock Award Recipient, and Hall of Fame Inductee. The 2015 ControlTrends Awards were held yesterday evening at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, located at the door step to the amazing Universal Studios. Hard Rock Live was a most befitting venue to celebrate the heroes and superstars of our HVAC and the Building Automation industries. Marc Petock and Kimberly Brown co-hosted the awards ceremony that recognized the 2015 ControlTrends heroes and superstars of the HVAC and Building Automation industry.

FD_HEARFunctional Devices is All Ears When it Comes to Product Suggestions from its Customers! Functional Devices is excited to announce its new prepackaged power supply – now with a perforated steel sub-panel! This product is great for mounting a controller along with peripheral devices. Product features: Sturdy 14 gauge NEMA 1 metal enclosure with overall dimensions of 12.5″ (W) x 24.5″ (H) x 6.5″ (D). Available with one or two 100 VA enclosed power supplies with a 10 Amp on/off circuit breaker switch, two convenience outlets, and 24 Vac output terminal strip(s).

Hans2015 ControlTrends Awards Teaser Video — Lots More to Come! Special thanks to Vladimir Chaloupka, videographer extraordinaire, who produced this immediate teaser video of the 2015 ControlTrends Awards Show, held January 24th, 2016, at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, FL. ControlTrends Awards congratulates the winners and superheroes that make our HVAC and Building Automation industry so great. And many thanks once again to our sponsors who make ControlTrends Awards possible!

ONYXXBH331Lynxspring Launches New Product at AHR! The Onyxx™ BH311 Data Pump provides BACnet to Haystack network communication and data exchange. The Onyxx™ BH311 Data Pump is part of Lynxspring E2E, an edge-to-enterprise ecosystem for the Internet of Things, that enables collaboration between smart systems, smart devices, intelligent equipment and Cloud services. The Onyxx™ BH311 handles the BACnet to Haystack protocol translation, translating BACnet points to manageable Haystack points. Acting as a BACnet client device, the Onyxx™ BH311 manages all BACnet/IP, BACnet/Ethernet or BACnet MSTP devices connected to it.

Belimo-Energy-Valve11Belimo’s Free Webinar on Dynamic Balancing — Wednesday, February 3, 1:00 EST. Don’t miss Belimo’s free Webinar on Dynamic Balancing! Belimo Energy Valve Pressure Independent Valves can offer system stability, improved efficiency and overall versatility that can only be achieved in a dynamically balanced hydronic system. During this webinar you will learn how partial loads can wreak havoc on statically balanced systems and how static balancing devices underperform the majority of the time.

KSinKen Sinclair’s 2016 Connected Community Collaboratory. Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of automatedbuildings.com did it again! The 4th CCC was a wonderful education session and discussion. Ken led a panel of industry experts who addressed how to approach creating and selling connection to the world. It was an open fun Collaboratory atmosphere that allowed attendees to learn and share their opinions. The concept of connected communities was created by Marc Petock and Ken at the 2012 AHR Expo in Chicago. They were working together and fueling new ways to extend the value of our building systems, while exploring the best of breed in change and innovation.

EugeneEvangelizing Open Source — DGLogik’s CEO Eugene Mazo at Informed Health 2016 UCSF. At Informed Health 2016, hosted by University of California, San Francisco, CEO Eugene Mazo sent DGLogik’s message out to two target audiences: first to manufacturers — to implement and support more open source products and services, and to developers — to build more applications and bring more brilliant cases to the markets, in this particular case, the health care industry, where dashboards for doctors could make huge improvements to patient care, while dashboards would also improve the patient experience.

Lynxspring Launches New Product at AHR!

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ONYXXBH331The Onyxx™ BH311 Data Pump provides BACnet to Haystack network communication and data exchange. The Onyxx™ BH311 Data Pump is part of Lynxspring E2E, an edge-to-enterprise ecosystem for the Internet of Things, that enables collaboration between smart systems, smart devices, intelligent equipment and Cloud services. The Onyxx™ BH311 handles the BACnet to Haystack protocol translation, translating BACnet points to manageable Haystack points. Acting as a BACnet client device, the Onyxx™ BH311 manages all BACnet/IP, BACnet/Ethernet or BACnet MSTP devices connected to it.

Third-party software is not required to access and configure the Onyxx™ BH311. An operator simply connects to the Onyxx™ BH311 utilizing a standard Internet browser. The user is presented with all of the configuration screens, documentation, device settings, help, and software tools needed to< complete a successful project.

The Many Sides of Terry Swope and Lynxspring

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As we get closer to the Controltrends Awards voting period coming to an end (January 19), we wanted to give you another look at ControlTrends Awards finalist Terry Swope, Lynxspring, and Automated Integrated.
Terry is a finalist for ControlTrends Executive of the Year Small Manufacturer. Lynxspring is in the hunt for BAS Plant Controller of the Year, BAS Control System of The Year, Best technical support person ( Peter Leonard), and Best Technical Support Small Manufacturer. Automated Integrated is a finalist for the 2015 ControlTrends System Integrator of the Year Award. Enjoy!

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