The Use of Firm Neutral Data Standard Communications Protocol in a Utility and Energy Monitoring and Control System Environment: A Demonstration.
Abstract
The operation of building and utility systems at many U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) installations is controlled and managed by Utility and Energy Monitoring and Control Systems (UEMCS). Commercially available hardware/software direct digital control (DDC) systems exchange data between individual microprocessors within the system using complex, proprietary communication protocols. As a result, different vendors' DDC systems are not normally communications compatible. Firm Neutral Data (FND) transmission is a standard communication protocol developed by the German Government that permits different vendors' DDC hardware to be interfaced with a common front-end computer called a "central station." This study demonstrated the use of FND in a multi-vendor UEMCS at the U.S. Army's Karisruhe Military Community, Germany. Two different manufacturers' DDC systems were interfaced to a third manufacturer's central station. The demonstration confirmed that FND can be used to integrate several vendors' DDC systems into a fully functional UEMCS. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA296011
Entities
People
- Dale L. Herron
- David M. Schwenk
- Richard L. Strohl
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory