The SUPPRESS research group has developed a demonstrator model for research and education in building control and monitoring systems. The model replicates a Building Management System (BMS), such as the ones typically used to control heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, fire protection systems, access control systems, energy supply, etc.
The design covers different technologies related to building automation. For that reason, the demonstrator model uses the KNX, LonWorks, BACnet and Modbus standards, as well as wireless communication technologies based on ZigBee and EnOcean.
In the case of LonWorks, a digital thermostat, fancoil controllers and I/O modules are available.
For BACnet, a central controller, a room controller, variable frequency drives and a DALI lighting gateway are included. Several electricity-measuring devices communicate using the Modbus
standard. Finally, an area with a line that contains the typical elements of KNX facilities has been considered: power supply, coupler, KNX/IP router, sensors and actuators. Furthermore, there are communication gateways that encapsulate field protocol frames into TCP/IP packets. Secure access can be managed by means of an advanced firewall.
Furthermore, there are communication gateways that encapsulate field protocol frames into TCP/IP packets. Secure access can be managed by means of an advanced firewall.
