Building management softwareKNX / OPC / BACnet / Modbus

NETxAutomation Software GmbH

Customers are

• electrical consultants• electrical engineers• system integrators

NETxAutomation

• Austrian company that is operating world-wide

• Founded in 2001

Software solutions for building automation systems

• Integration of heterogenous building automation networks: Building Management System (BMS) platform, OPC server

• Management applications: visualization, energy reporting, automatic shading control, lighting management, project support100

represented in 100+ countries

1717 years of experience in building automation

6,0006,000+ active

licenses

3636+ international

sales, solution and R&D partners

100,000Projects with 100,000+ data points

NETx solutions - main goals

Applications are based on open, world-wide standards Continuous development and enhancement of products

Member of OPC Foundation, KNX Association, BACnet Interest

Group, Modbus Organization

Participation in the development of standard

specifications

Close cooperation with universities: TU Vienna, University Antwerp, Univer-sity Dresden for knowledge transfer

EU-wide research projects allow the integration of new systems

and technologies

Motivation

Building automation systems are

heterogeneous

Many different technologies

are used

Each technology has its characteristics and its own way to

represent and process control data

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Building Management Systems (BMS) Visualization Trending server Remote access

Programmablelogic controller

InternetWAN

Controlunit

Direct Digital Control (DDC) Smart metering

Hotel management

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Fire alarm system

IIO

Access control

Building Automation

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Building Management Systems (BMS) Visualization Trending server Remote access

Programmablelogic controller

InternetWAN

Controlunit

Direct Digital Control (DDC) Smart metering

Hotel management

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Fire alarm system

IIO

Access control

M-Bus, DALI, EnOcean, Fidelio/Opera, VingCard, ...

Other open and proprietary technologies

Building Automation

Building Automation

M-Bus, DALI, EnOcean, Fidelio/Opera, VingCard, ... other open and proprietary technologies

How to integrate management applications e.g. visualization, trending, alarm management, …?

Building Automation

M-Bus, DALI, EnOcean, Fidelio/Opera, VingCard, ... other open and proprietary technologies

Building Management System (BMS)Solutions from NETxAutomation

Logic engine

Gateway functionality

Web interface

Alarms

Scheduler

Shutter Control

Core

Visualization

Trending

LaMPS

NETx BMS PlatformIoT

Reporting

NETx solutions

NETx solutions

KNX, BACnet, Modbus, OPC,

SNMP

HTTP server and other web

service gateways

Universal XIO

interface

Hardware gateway:DALI, EnOcean,

M-Bus, DMX

3rd party OPC

clients

3rd party BACnet clients

NETx BMS Platform

for clustering

oBIX, MQTT & other web service

interfaces for IoT devices

NETx BMS PlatformMulti-protocol gateway, visualization, alarm management, trending, scheduler,

logic engine, lighting/DALI management, automatic shading control

PC visualizationclients

Windows based

Web visualizationclients

Web browser,NETx Vision (iOS & Android)

Fidelio/Opera, Infor, Protel, VingCard,

Salto, Kaba

NETx solutions

• Gateway functionality• Alarm management• Trending• Reporting• Scheduler• Logic engine

• KNX• BACnet• Modbus• OPC• SNMP

PC client / Web client

Core Visualization LaMPS Shutter control

• Visualization for small, medium and large projects

• PC and web based clients• Any number of clients possible

• Lighting management• DALI management

• Automatic shading system• Complex buildings• Inclusion of weather data• 3D design and simulation• Add-on for BMS Server

• Universal XIO interface• HTTP Server and other web

service gateways

Hardware gateways:• Dali• EnOcean• M-Bus• DMX

Solution

Web Manager apps

Add-ons

Interfaces

Functions

NETx BMS Platform

• 3rd party BACnet, oBIX, MQTT and OPC clients

• 3rd party web service clients

• Fidelio/Opera, Infor, Protel, VingCard, Salto, Kaba

Web interface• Alarm management• Trending• Scheduler• Explorer• Actions & Conditions

Web interface• Visualization

Web interface• LaMPS app

Web interface• Shutter Control app

Core

NETx MP Server

Logic engine

Gateway functionalityUpgrade from

NETx MP Server to NETx BMS Platform

possible

Successor product of NETx KNX OPC Server 3.5

NETx Multi Protocol Server

NETx Multi Protocol ServerMulti-protocol gateway, logic engine, OPC server, BACnet/IP server

NETx solutions

KNX, BACnet, Modbus, OPC,

SNMP

HTTP server and other web

service gateways

Universal XIO

interface

Hardware gateway:DALI, EnOcean,

M-Bus, DMX

3rd party OPC clients

3rd partyBACnet clients

NETx BMS Platformfor clustering

oBIX, MQTT & other web service

interfaces for IoT devices

NETx MP Serverfor clustering

Fidelio/Opera, Infor, Protel, VingCard,

Salto, Kaba

Clusteringdata exchange between servers

Several interfaces to the field levelKNX, Modbus, BACnet, SNMP etc.

Several interfaces to the management levelOPC, BACnet/IP, oBIX, KNX WS, MQTT etc.

Multi-protocol gatewayconnects several interfaces to the field level

Import of the device configurationfor KNX ETS projects, BACnet discovery, OPC/BMS explorer

Monitoringfield level and management level analysis

Programming LogicsLUA Script, graphical programming

PC-based visualizationaccess with Windows devices

Alarm managementdefinition of alarms, displaying alarm lists

Trendinghistorical database

Schedulingtime-based events

Reportingcreate PDF, Excel, ... reports

Web-based visualizationaccess with all devices with web browser

Web-based managementWeb Manager including user management

Product features

Matrix: Platform < > MP Server

NETx BMSPlatform

NETx MPServer

NETx MPServer

NETx BMSPlatform

NETx BMSPlatform

NETx MPServer

NETx MPServer

NETx BMSPlatform

Shutter Controlautomatic shading of complex buildings

LaMPSlighting and DALI management

Interfaces to the management level

OPCprovides data for other OPC clients

BACnet/IPprovides data for BACnet clients

oBIXprovides data for oBIX clients

MQTTprovides data via MQTT

SQLMariaDB, MS SQL Server for historical data

WebWeb Manager and Web Visualization

Matrix: Platform < > MP Server

Product extensions NETx BMSPlatform

NETx MPServer

NETx MPServer

NETx BMSPlatform

DALI - Digital Addressable Lighting InterfaceKNXSecure KNXnet/IP tunnelling | KNXnet/IP tunnelling/routing

BACnetBACnet/IP | other BACnet media (BACnet MS/TP, …)

ModbusModbus/TCP | Modbus RTU over IP

SNMPv1, v2, v3

OPCIntegration of other OPC servers

HTTP and web servicesIntegration of data from HTTP servers & web service gateways

DMX512 - stage lighting and effects

EnOcean - wireless building automation

M-Bus - europ. standard for remote reading of smart meters

Interfaces to the field level

Hotel managementFidelio/Opera | Protel | Infor

Door locking systems:

VingCard | Kaba | SALTO

Special interfaceson request

Own interfacesvia LUA script, UDP, TCP, RS-232 protocol | via C# .NET API

with hardware gateway

with hardware gateway

with hardware gateway

with hardware gateway

Matrix: Platform < > MP Server

NETx BMSPlatform

NETx MPServer

NETx MPServer

NETx BMSPlatform

Operating system - Windows based operating system required

Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019

For maintainable systems we strongly recommend at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 (or higher), except NETx KNX OPC Server 3.5. Our products basically also run on older Windows versions down to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. However, due to limited future support for these operating systems by Microsoft we will not be able to provide full support for our software running on these systems.

Operating system & hardware

Hardware

Any device that supports Microsoft Windows can be used

Requirements depend on project size (small embedded device up to server systems)

Use of virtualization environments possible

VMWare, Virtualbox, Hyper-V, ...

License

Amount of data points

Integrated data points from field level like KNX group addresses, BACnet objects, Modbus registers, SNMP

data points, ...

Amount of visualization clients

Web and/or PC based clients

• Hotel management interfaces Fidelio/Opera or Protel Fix fee + 5 data points for each room

• Door lock interfaces VingCard, Salto, Kaba Fix fee + 5 data points for each door lock

• NETx LaMPS Fix fee + 1 data point for each DALI ballast

• NETx Shutter Control Project specific fee

Licensing process

Hardlock

USB Donglehardware independent

Softlock

Unlock codehardware dependent

NETx BMS Platform licensing

Optional: additional license fees for special modules and interfaces

Amount of data points

Integrated data points from field level like KNX group addresses, BACnet objects, Modbus registers, SNMP data points, ...

Optional: additional license fees for special modules and interfaces

NETx MP Server licensing

License

Licensing process

Hardlock

USB Donglehardware independent

Softlock

Unlock codehardware dependent

• Hotel management interfaces Fidelio/Opera or Protel Fix fee + 5 data points for each room

• Door lock interfaces VingCard, Salto, Kaba Fix fee + 5 data points for each door lock

Applications

• BMS Solution for medium-sized and enterprise building automation projects • Integration of different sub systems and technologies in all-in-one solution

Application domains

Hotels Airports Office buildings Shopping malls

Stadiums Hospitals Event Centers Schools/Universities

Example: office building

PC visualization client

PC visualization client

Web visualization client

Web visualization client

Web manager client

Web manager client Web manager client

Web manager client

NETx BMS CoreMulti-protocol gateway, visualization, alarm management, trending, scheduler, logic engine, lighting/DALI management, automatic shading system

BACnetrouter

Modbus/TCP router

KNXnet/IP router or interface

Modbuscontroller

SNMPdevice

Example: hotel

Fidelio/Opera,Protel, VingCard PC visualization clientNETx BMS Core

1st FloorRoom 101 - 120

2nd FloorRoom 201 - 220

3rd FloorRoom 301 - 320

Web visualization client

Room 102

Web visualization client

Room 120

Web visualization client

Room 202

Web visualization client

Room 220

Web visualization clientWeb visualization client

Room 201

Web visualization client

Room 302

Web visualization client

Room 320

Web visualization clientWeb visualization client

Room 301

Web visualization clientWeb visualization client

Room 101

Example: large complex

NETx BMS PlatformServer/visualization

SUB 1

BUILDING/SUBSIDIARY 1

NETx BMS PlatformServer/visualization

CENTRAL

NETx BMS PlatformServer/visualization

SUB 2

BUILDING/SUBSIDIARY 2

NETx BMS PlatformServer/visualization

SUB 3

BUILDING/SUBSIDIARY 3

NETx BMS PlatformServer/visualization

SUB n

BUILDING/SUBSIDIARY n

References

Airport PudongShanghai, China

www.netxautomation.com/netx/en/applications/references/

ANZ TowerAustralia

Samsung CentralSeoul, South Korea

The Yas HotelAbu-Dhabi

Airport BangkokThailand

PlusCityAustria

Port of AntwerpBelgium

The Post HotelBelgium

Awards - Light & Building Fair

International Award

Africa, America, Australia

Surf Coast Shire

Civic Building

Australia

International Award

Asia

Princess Noura

University for women

Saudi Arabia

Special Award

Gran Melià Resort

& Luxus Villas

Daios Cove

Greece

National Award

HDI-Gerling

Hauptverwaltung

Germany

Energy Efficiency Award

GAMA Headquarters

Turkey

Product overview

Hotel management systemsFidelio/Opera and Protel

Access control systemsVingCard, Kaba and Salto

Application-specific, additional interfaces for NETx BMS Platform

Server

• Multi protocol gateway: OPC and BACnet/IP server with interfaces to KNX, BAC-net, Modbus and SNMP

• BMS functions: alarm management, scheduler, trending

Visualization LaMPS Shutter control

Janitza GridVis interface NETx XIO interfaceProject-specific interface - on request

Core

Product overview - NETx BMS Platform

NETx BMS Platform

(optional)PC based and/or

web based

(optional)Lighting and DALI

management

(optional)Enhanced auto-matic shading

Application-specific, additional interfaces for NETx MP Server

Server

• Multi protocol gateway: OPC and BACnet/IP server with interfaces to KNX, BAC-net, Modbus and SNMP

• BMS functions: alarm management, scheduler, trending

Core

Hotel management systemsFidelio/Opera and Protel

Access control systemsVingCard, Kaba and Salto

Janitza GridVis interface NETx XIO interfaceProject-specific interface - on request

NETx MP Server

Product overview - NETx MP Server

Product overview

Former products

• NETx Voyager Central, PC-based solution for large-scale visualization

• NETx BMS Clients (only NETx BMS Server) Web based visualization

• NETx MaRS Client (only NETx BMS Server) Energy reporting

Server Visualization clients

• NETx BMS Server Central BMS solution: OPC and BACnet/IP server with interfaces to KNX, BACnet, Modbus and SNMP includ-ing database, web server for web-based visualization and specific modules and interfaces

• NETx KNX OPC Server OPC Server for KNX (reference server of KNX Association)

Integration of 3rd party systems

Integration of OPC clients

3rd party clients

Integration of BACnet clients

3rd party BMS systems from Siemens, Schneider

Electric, Honeywell, Sauter

Integration of OPC servers

Fire detection systems, elevators, etc. with different proprietary

systems

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