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System Overview-2
Expect More from Building Automation
and Security Systems
Today’sbuildingsdemandmorefrombuildingautomationandsecuritysystems.
Buildingsmustadapttomanyrapidchanges,andbesmarter,morecomfortable,more
efcientandsaferthanfacilitiesdesignedjustafewyearsago.Thecontrolssystemis
thecriticalcomponentinmeetingthesenewdemands,andtheAndoverContinuum
systemfromTACisreadyfortoday’sneeds,whilehelpingprepareforthefuture.
DESIGNED FOR CHANGE
TAC’sAndoverContinuumisdesignedforchange.We’veplacedanemphasison
scalability,exibility,versatilityandprogrammabilitythroughouttheentireproduct
line. We are constantly asking our engineers to solve the “what if the customer wants
to…”problems,soourproductshavethewidestrangeofpracticaluses,fromHVAC
controltobasicmonitoring,fromelectronicaccesscontroltosurveillance.
THE INTEGRATED APPROACH
Andover Continuum is built from the ground up as both a climate control system
andasecuritysystem.Thisuniqueapproachreducestheoverallsystemcost,
while providing a solution for the growing requirement for tight integration using
coordinatedcontrolstrategies.ItisfurthercomplementedbyTAC’scommitmentto
openstandards,allowingthesystemtointeroperatewiththirdpartysystemsfortotal
building and system integration.
SCALABLE AND EXPANDABLE
Fromasinglesitetoglobalenterprise,anAndoverContinuumsysteminstalledtoday
provides as solid a foundation as the building it serves. TAC stands behind Andover
Continuum and the investment in building technology by making new products
backwardcompatible.This,alongwiththescalabilityandexpandabilityofthe
AndoverContinuumsystem,providesaseamlesspathforintegratingpast,present,
and future facility management needs.
Andover Continuum System Architecture