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Hello
FieldServer Technologies continuously strives to keep
our customers and integrators aware of the latest
features and tips to meet your interoperability needs.
Included in this issue is valuable information regarding
- FieldServer Meets the Interoperability Needs
of the University of Arizona
- FieldServer Goes to the South Pole
- November FieldServer Training Schedule
- Trade Show Schedule
- Tech Tip -- Single Writes on Modbus
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Meets the Interoperability Needs of the University of
Arizona
The University of Arizona is undergoing a major project
that will link over 435 buildings. Fire alarm panels,
energy management systems, security and HVAC controls
from over 35 vendors need to interface to the campus
wide BACnet IP based system. After extensive evaluation
and testing, the University chose FieldServer to be the
key to the interoperability of the many legacy devices
and systems to the BACnet network.
Joe Branaum, Manager of Integrated Systems at the
University says, "We decided on using FieldServer
to bring the various Modbus, LonWorks and Simplex
devices into the Campus SCADA."
For
complete information on the University of Arizona
application
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Goes to the South Pole
From the deserts of Arizona to the frozen land of the
South Pole, FieldServer goes to the end of the earth to
meet the interoperability needs in building automation
systems. At the McMurdo Station on Antarctica the
operator of the power station needed to interface
information from the Caterpillar generators to the
BACnet network.
FieldServer not only met the need but the integrator
commissioning the unit found the ability of FieldServer
Technical Support to analyze the situation via remote
satellite communication made commissioning go smoothly.
For
more information on the South Pole application
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FieldServer
Factory Training Class -- November 6-7, 2003
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 November training class
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Tip - Single Writes on Modbus
The FieldServer is designed to meet the needs of a
wide variety of protocols and devices. Since many
protocols are significantly different in structure from
the protocol the device is trying to interface with, the
FieldServer must be adapable to handle these variances.
As an example, occasionally a Modbus device does not
support some FieldServer function codes. We have
produced ENOTE 018, "Single Writes on Modbus",
that will help the integrator force these function
codes.
ENOTE018
- Single Writes on Modbus
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Thank
you for your continuing interest in FieldServer
Technologies.
Sincerely,
--The Team at FieldServer Technologies |
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