BMS Interfaces

BMS (Building Management Systems) are systems for the integrated management of all the technological functions of a building, including access control, safety, fire detection, lighting, intelligent elevators, Air-Conditioning, etc.

The development of these systems has meant that control systems made by different companies often need to be connected together, and consequently and consequently not only is a common electrical standard required, but also a common language, or communication protocol. 

The resulting advantages of such solutions (simpler and more efficient management of the building from a single control station, reduction in running costs, possibility of statistical analysis of all data, immediate identification of and response to faults and alarms, etc..) amply justify any extra cost of the individual devices.

Today, then, not only are the quality and the reliability of the instruments important, but also the degree of external connectivity they can offer.

Carel has always designed its controls to communicate with other systems, and has constantly followed the evolution of technology in the communications sector.

For this reason, Carel controllers, both parametric and programmable, can now:

• Be integrated into systems consisting of instruments made by different manufacturers, with which they share information:

• Be managed remotely via modem and via Internet, even by simply using a browser;

• Inform authorised personnel, wherever they may be, of any alarm situations, including by SMS message.

“Proprietary” protocols, that is, those developed separately by individual companies, are now being replaced by “independent“ standard protocols promoted by international organisations. Nonetheless, a single dominant standard has yet to emerge, and for this reason Carel offers a wide range of solutions that allow its controllers to be connected to the main BMS currently available. With its two new products WebGATE and PlantVisor, Carel can also interface its controllers to Ethernet™/TCP-IP networks, allowing the use of technology developed for the Internet for the transmission and display of the data.