Contemporary Controls BASpi I/O Board

The BASpi I/O board is a 12-point BAS expansion board for Raspberry Pi. The I/O board, plus the firmware files provided by Contemporary Controls turn your Raspberry Pi into a BACnet-networked, Sedona-programmable controller with 6 Universal Inputs and 6 Relay Outputs. All 12 physical I/O points, in addition to 24 Virtual Points are served up over BACnet/IP using Ethernet or Wi-Fi. BASpi is web page configurable over Ethernet or Wi-Fi connections. The Sedona Application Editor is offered as a free download. This programming tool is used to create control applications by linking graphical components on a wiresheet. The BASpi I/O board is available stand-alone, as well as a complete system — the BASpi-SYS, which is packaged with RaspberryPi 3 board + BASpi I/O board for immediate control right out of the box.

For more information visit http://www.ccontrols.com

ISE first timer Intesis shows off KNX gateways range 

Intesis is introducing its KNX gateways range of products in Amsterdam for the first time. For a number of years now, Intesis has been working to increase its presence in building automation events. The main goal for the company at ISE is to promote its brand IntesisBox, which covers a range of multi-protocol integration gateways (KNX, BACnet, Modbus, M-Bus, DALI, ASCII, EnOcean, LonWorks, and more) and air conditioning gateways in the market.

For more information visit htttp://www.intesisbox.com

Cyber Power Systems Introduces uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system

Cyber Power Systems (USA), Inc., a leader in power protection and management products, today introduced an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system designed to protect building and industrial controls and devices from power failure, interruptions, over-voltages and surges. The CyberPower BAS34U24V protects controller and server platforms, networking devices, data loggers, remote facility monitors, and other equipment from power disruptions to avoid loss of vital data and service failures. The UPS system is the first in a series of automation power-protection products to safeguard equipment within building automation systems (BAS), energy management systems (EMS) and other production-related systems which run smart buildings and factories.

For more information, visit: https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/.

Strategies in Light 2018: EnOcean exhibits self-powered wireless Easyfit LED controls

EnOcean wireless technology is optimized for ultra-low power communication, allowing for self-powered, sensors and switches. EnOcean’s Easyfit LED controls portfolio is based on the 902 MHz frequency, which delivers maximum point-to-point communication distances within buildings. These wireless controls solutions can be easily added to existing buildings during an upgrade to LED lighting.  The complete LED control portfolio consists of LEDR and LEDD Fixture/Zone Controllers, self-powered, wireless light switches, occupancy and light level sensors as well as the Navigan™ remote commissioning software. Controls and Lighting manufacturers can create EnOcean-enabled products by using the extensive line of Dolphin by EnOcean RF modules and EnOcean-enabled LED drivers.

For more information visit http://www.easyfit-controls.com. 

Amazon Alexa Premium Far-Field Voice Development Kit

With the Amazon Alexa Premium Far-Field Voice Development Kit, Amazon is helping commercial device manufacturers more efficiently build high-quality Alexa voice experiences. Developers can integrate Alexa into products with the dev kit’s simplified architecture of “far-field in a chip”: premium-level voice technology on a single digital signal processor (DSP). The kit is based on the same premium-level voice recognition technology found in the latest Amazon Echo family of devices. Products built with the dev kit can pick up voice requests in noisy environments and while playing music at loud volumes.

For more information visit https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-voice-service/dev-kits/amazon-premium-voice

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