Ron Bernstein is the executive director for LonMark International, a non-profit, mutual-benefit trade association with close to 600 members worldwide, and local affiliates in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. For more information, visit www.lonmark.org.
Having a specification that allows for any system option and protocol leads to a more complex system, one that can be cumbersome to install, commission, and maintain. By picking one common protocol for an entire building control system, the costs go down and the maintainability goes up.
Having
a specification that allows for any system option and protocol leads to a more
complex system, one that is more cumbersome to install, commission, and
maintain. It is recommended to pick one common protocol for the entire building
control system infrastructure. Costs go down and maintainability goes up.