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Andover Continuum
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Andover Continuum Infinet Family of Controllers
Andover Continuum is a full system of controllers and user interface software products that can
be combined in many different ways to customise the system to site requirements. Whether
thesiteisasinglebuildingoracrossmultiplelocations,AndoverContinuumisscalableand
adaptable.Itcanevenbetailoredforspecialisedenvironments.Forexample,inthehighly
regulatedlifesciencesindustry,thesystemcanbeinstalledandvalidatedtosupportcompliance
with FDA regulations.
Full Powered Network Controllers
AndoverContinuum’sEthernet-basednetworkcontrollersarethemostpowerfulintheindustry
andgofarbeyondbasicroutingtofieldbuses.Theyalsoactasprogrammablecontrollers,web
servers,openandproprietaryprotocolgateways,andalarmandeventdistributionengines,as
wellasSNMP,OPC,andemailservers.
Intelligent and Reliable Field Controllers
Afacilityisaffectedbythereliabilityofthecontrolsystem.That’swhyTAChasdistributed
intelligence down to the local device level of every controller. These peer-to-peer devices provide
stand-alonecontrol,runningtheirownprogrammes,schedules,andtrends,andissuingtheir
own alarms and events. When connected to an Andover Continuum system via a field bus
network,theycansharedatagloballywithanycontrolleronthenetwork.Thisglobalpoint
addressing capability allows for coordinated control and reduces overall installation costs.
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