The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...

Ethernet has become a mainstream communications protocol and sits atop the control pyramid in building automation. Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) defined an ...

Small- to medium-sized buildings — usually considered to be under 50,000 square feet — make up about 94% of all commercial buildings in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In order for the federal government to successfully implement a ...

In building automation, the user interface often determines how quickly an operator can understand system performance or respond to an alarm. While controllers, networks, and protocols get most of the ...

From mitigating labor shortages to modernizing the supply chain, the adoption of automation technology is accelerating to bridge gaps and keep large-scale facilities running effectively to meet modern ...

systems. The scalable Sitara processor portfolio offers an opportunity to build a platform solution that also spans beyond Building Control Systems. Commercial buildings contribute to 40 percent of ...

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

The integration of generative AI (GenAI) into tools such as cloud-based SaaS (software-as-a-service) products are driving dynamic transformation in the industrial automation space. The emergence of ...

Industrial simulation and emulation are powerful but still underemployed techniques for designing, developing, and testing better automation solutions and machines. When used as a central part of a ...

Systems engineered with clear safety functions and intuitive operator interfaces run more consistently and recover faster from disruptions. Standards like ISA-84, ISA-101 and ISA-18.2 offer proven ...