User manual

System Overview-3
A TRACK RECORD OF INNOVATION
Andover Continuum was the first to
integrate HVAC and Electronic Access
Controlintoonecontroller,andtherst
to offer controllers with onboard Ethernet
communications and an embedded web
server. It was also the first system to
integrate access control and digital video
recording,andtherstnativeBACnet
TM
system to also handle full security
management tasks.
Andover Continuum expands the
possibilitiesagainwiththeworld’srst
wireless-mesheldbus,compatible
with the full line of Andover Continuum
Infinet
TM
and BACnet field controllers.
INTEROPERABILITY
Building managers are challenged to
integrate multiple systems from different
companies.Acomprehensive,integrated
solution must work in tandem with the latest
openprotocolstandards,yetworkwithany
installedbaseoflegacysystems,whichusea
wide variety of proprietary protocols.
Through interfaces with other
manufacturers’systems,Andover
Continuum can talk to the entire building
and share information among systems
includingchillers,realarmpanels,
airhandlers,CCTVsystems,lighting
controllers,andmore.
If a facility uses a product without an
openstandardtocommunicate,Andover
Continuum has a list of over 200 third
partycommunicationdrivers,which
include many proprietary protocols.
TACembracesBACnet,anopenASHRAE/
ANSI/ISO standard providing the
opportunity for building automation
systems to interoperate with one another.
The Andover Continuum system takes
fulladvantageofBACnet’sdatasharing,
trending,scheduling,alarming,and
device management services. From the
BACnetoperator’sworkstation,tothe
buildingcontroller,tothesimplestterminal
controller,AndoverContinuumprovides
the highest level of interoperability at every
level.
AndoverContinuumisIT-friendly,
supportingmajorcommunication,
desktopIT,andbuildingautomation
standardssuchasemail,SNMP,HTML,
Active-X,andXMLthroughTCP/IP,
OPC,L
o n Wo r k s
®
,BACnet,andEthernet.
A SINGLE SOLUTION FOR HVAC AND
SECURITY
Andover Continuum achieves tight
integration cost-effectively. It is an HVAC
system and a security management
systematthesametime,withseveral
products offering both access control and
HVACcontrol.There’snoduplicationof
hardware and wiring as with separate
systems,thankstotheefciencyof
Andover Continuum design.
The same programming language is used
forbothHVACandsecurityapplications,
so coordinated system strategies are simple
to implement. Andover Continuum is
nativelyloadedwithopenprotocolsupport,
enabling it to work with many other
vendors’productsandinformationsystems.
Andover Continuum also allows use of
the same hardware and software for
small or large systems. Buy only what is
needednow,andexpandlater.
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