Why Stop at Temperature Controls?

Schools, universities, governments, and other organizations have chosen BACnet to be their standard communications protocol primarily for their facilities’ temperature control and DDC systems. But why stop there? Why not incorporate all your building subsystems or expand your existing BACnet system under one comprehensive Andover solution?

Combine BACnet temperature control with security/card access, badging, power and lighting, even digital video, as well as other vendors’ BACnet and proprietary devices. With Andover, it’s BACnet without limits! Manage multiple systems and vendors from a single, powerful BACnet front-end workstation, plus get instant web access to your total integrated system from anywhere on the network!

With the addition of native BACnet to their entire line of Continuum® facility automation controllers, TAC has become the first manufacturer to integrate all building functions under a single, BACnet-compliant system.

Andover Receives BACnet BTL "Seal of Approval" Certification

Certification by the BACnet Testing Labs (BTL) assures the highest level of interoperability between multiple BACnet vendors. Our BACnet controllers have been BTL-listed as BACnet-Advanced Application Controllers (B-AAC).

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Beyond BACnet with Support for Multiple Protocols

What languages does your building “talk”? Chances are it’s multi-lingual — your chiller talks BACnet, your lighting controllers communicate via LONTalk, your power monitor speaks Modbus, and that older fire alarm system has its own unique protocol. Let Andover be the translator! The Continuum system allows interoperability between all types of devices — BACnet and non-BACnet — simultaneously, providing a strong common platform to manage your facility proactively.

All Andover BACnet controllers, plus our workstation software, are designed in strict accordance with ASHRAE standard 135-2001, and are considered “native” BACnet devices; that is, they can interoperate with other BACnet devices without the need for gateways. Because you won’t need these special protocol converters, you’ll have less initial system configuration and ongoing maintenance.

Get a Complete Picture of Your Facility with a Web-Based Operator Interface

Get true single-seat control of your entire facility with Andover’s dedicated BACnet front-end, Continuum CyberStation®, or access your system from anywhere with our BACnet web browser package, web.Client™. Either way, you get a graphical menu system and dynamic color graphic screens that paint a picture of conditions throughout your facility. View and acknowledge alarms; track personnel; open and close controlled doors; adjust setpoints; turn lighting and equipment on and off; run reports; modify schedules; make and edit badges; and access pop-up windows of live trend data and event logs through one efficient interface.

Andover's Family of BACnet Controllers:

• BACnet CyberStation: Powerful, native BACnet operator workstation (B-OWS) per ASHRAE 135-2001.
• b4920: Powerful system controller that also functions as a BACnet router for up to 127 BACnet devices.
• b3920: Designed to control large air handling units and other mechanical plant equipment.
• b3800, b3810: Perfect for small air handling/rooftop controllers.
• b3850 Series: VAV applications with external actuators.
• b3865/866, b3885: Low cost VAV controller with built-in actuators.
• b3867:  Low cost fan coil / heat pump controllers
• b3600 Series: Ideal for monitoring a small or large group of inputs in a concentrated area.
• b-Link: Electronic repeaters designed to transmit signals beyond 4000 ft. (1.2 km) limit
• BACnet Family: Overview of the entire BACnet product family