Whether it be a multi-building university campus or a large custom home, FieldServer Technologies offers the interoperability solution desired by integrators. Environmental Technology Center of Massachusetts was contracted to install a state of the art Crestron control system in a 13,500 square foot custom home in Bermuda. Bruce Shulman of Environmental Technology said, "Due to change in the original scope of work we were suddenly faced with an HVAC system that could not interface to our Crestron system. FieldServer Technologies and their commissioning engineers at Master Thermal and MDCI came to our rescue with an easy solution to the problem." Environmental Technology used the FS-B2011 gateway to solve this potential problem interfacing from Modbus to LonWorks.

For complete information on the Bermuda application

New for 2004 is the recently upgraded FieldServer web site -- www.fieldserver.com. FieldServer Technologies is constantly seeking to provide our customers and integrators with the latest information on the FieldServer solution. The newly designed web site provides enhanced information on both the gateways and the drivers. In addition, the technical support section is improved to provide the users and integrators with the latest technical information.

Visit the new improved FieldServer web site

FieldServer Technologies maintains a list of integrators who meet documented criteria for being a FieldServer Approved Integrator. These integrators through attendance to FieldServer Training and proven success in commissioning a FieldServer have shown their ability to meet a clients needs for startup and commissioning a FieldServer system. The advantage of this program to the end-user is that commissioning assistance can be available on site from a resource that is proficient with the FieldServer.

For more information on the FST Approved Integrators program

FieldServer Technologies offers a two-day training class every two months at our headquarters in Milpitas, California (in the San Francisco Bay area). This course is aimed at new owners of FieldServer gateways, integrators using FieldServer to meet interoperability needs of their clients and those interested in configuring and using a FieldServer in the future.

Remember that this course not only provides a full introduction to the FieldServer including configuration and set up, but also practical exercise in using the FieldServer with your specific product.

For more information on the February training class

Integrators and end-users often need to know if the FieldServer can handle the number of points they have with their project. The basic FS-B20 Series can accept up to 500 points (with optional expansion to 1000 points) and the FS-B40 Series can handle up to 1000 points (with optional expansion to 20,000 points). Naturally the user needs to weigh the advantages of higher point count to the increase in polling time. To provide a better understanding of figuring the maximum number of data points available on a FieldServer, we have produced ENOTE 024, "Counting Points on FieldServer", that will help the user determine if they need to expand the memory on their FieldServer.

ENOTE024 - Counting Points on FieldServer