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BACnet ASHRAE Standard 135 Timeline
The BACnet Protocol and Testing Laboratories

Reliable Controls® building controls products are tested and listed with the BACnet® Testing Laboratory (BTL). Look for the BTL mark and be confident with your next building automation system integration.


What does native BACnet mean?

Native BACnet® means that the BACnet® operating stack is embedded directly in the device. Every Reliable Controls® BACnet® Controller has the BACnet® stack at the board level.

Every Reliable Controls® device is peer-to-peer. There are no additional management devices required for communications with other vendor's products.


Future Proofing

Your building automation system will begin paying dividends immediately through energy savings, and improved comfort. Future-proof your facility by insisting on native BACnet® Controller products.

BACnet® will not become obsolete. It is an open standard protocol (ASHRAE Standard 135) that can easily be extended with new features to meet the rapidly changing demands of the Building Automation industry.

This is accomplished without introducing any incompatibility with existing BACnet® networks and products. Eliminate obsolescence and save money.
MACH-System Capabilities
The Reliable Controls® MACH-System™ enables you to:

  • Build 'native' BACnet® systems exclusively with Reliable Controls® BACnet® Controller products.

  • Use the BACnet® protocol to interface with Original Equipment Manufacturers products.

  • Add to another vendor's native BACnet® system using Reliable Controls® products.

  • Mix legacy Reliable Controls® products and BACnet® protocol networks into one system.

  • Upgrade all earlier versions of MACH controllers (Air, Zone, 1, 2, Net) to native BACnet® networking.

  • Configure a BACnet® controller for either BACnet® or Reliable Controls® protocol while in the field.

  • Operate a Reliable Controls® 'native' BACnet® system with another vendor's BACnet® software.

Reliable Controls® MULTI-VENDOR BACnet® Installations

All Reliable Controls® MACH-System™ sites are 'native' BACnet®. The table below highlights some multi-vendor installations.

Project Vendors System Network Components
The Eye Center
Columbus, OH, USA
Reliable Distributed BACnet MS/TP, BACnet IP Backbone MACH-Global™, ETHER-Link™ Portal
Metropolis at Metrotown
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Reliable
&
McQuay
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP, and Ethernet MACH-Global™, ETHER-Link™, McQuay Chillers & RTUs
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington, DC, USA
Reliable
&
Iconics, Staefa
Distributed Wireless, MS/TP, B/IP, and Ethernet MACH-Global™, Iconics HVAC / Lighting & Staefa
US Department of Transportation
Washington, DC, USA
Reliable
&
Trane BCU
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP, and Ethernet ETHER-Link™, TRANE BCU
Ping An Insurance
Pudong New District, Shanghai, China
Reliable
&
Trane BCU, Daikin
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP, and Ethernet MACH-Global™, TRANE BCU, & DAIKIN Gateways
Long Zhu Hospital
Shenzhen, China
Reliable
&
Cimetrics
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP, and Ethernet MACH-Global™, Cimetrics BACnet® / OPC
River Rock Casino Resort
Richmond, BC  Canada
Reliable
&
Trane BCU
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP, and Ethernet MACH-Global™
Montgomery College
Campus, MD  USA
Reliable
&
Alerton, ALC, Delta
Distributed B/IP, MS/TP & Ethernet ETHER-Link™, BTI
B-ASC from all vendors
B-OWS from all vendors
Architect of the Capital
Washington, DC  USA
Reliable
&
Alerton, ALC, Delta
Chiller B/IP, Ethernet & MS/TP ETHER-Link™, BTI
B-ASC from all vendors
B-OWS from all vendors
Jean Talon Building
Ottawa, ON  Canada
Reliable
&
Delta
Distributed Ethernet & MS/TP ETHER-Link™
&
ORCA
Research In Motion (RIM)
Waterloo, ON  Canada
Reliable
&
Delta
Chiller Ethernet & MS/TP MODBUS-Link™
&
Delta BAS
Colorado Square
Colorado Springs, CO  USA
Reliable
&
ALC
Distributed B/IP & MS/TP MACH-Global™, MACH-Zone™, WebCTRL, LGE
AmeriCredit Headquarters
Forth Worth, TX  USA
Reliable
&
Carrier
Chiller Ethernet ETHER-Link™
&
BAClink
Telus Building
Rimouski, QC  Canada
Reliable
&
Trane
Distributed Ethernet & MS/TP ETHER-Link™
&
Trane VAV
Ecole Notre Dame
St. Nagaire, QC  Canada
Reliable
&
Delta
Distributed Ethernet & MS/TP ETHER-Link™
&
ORCA
Paducah Community College
Paducah, KY  USA
Reliable
&
Alerton
Distributed Ethernet ETHER-Link™
&
LSI, BACtalk
Workers Compensation Board
Richmond, BC  Canada
Reliable
&
Carrier
Chiller Ethernet ETHER-Link™
&
BAClink
West End Community Centre
Guelph, ON  Canada
Reliable
&
Douglas
Lighting PTP ETHER-Link™
&
BAClight
Telus - Chomedey
Laval, QC  Canada
Reliable
&
Liebert
Computer Room PTP MACH-Net™
&
Sitelink
Telus - Viger
Montreal, QC  Canada
Reliable
&
Liebert
Computer Room PTP MACH-Net™
&
Sitelink
RCMP-K
Edmonton, AB  Canada
Reliable
&
Trane
Chiller PTP MACH-Net™
&
Summit BCU



BACnet® Links

The BACnet® Conference & Expo is an annual educational event for end-users, consultants, and integrators who wanted to learn more about BACnet®. For more information on the event:

[Visit the BACnet Conference and Expo website]
BACnet® International is an organization that encourages the successful use of BACnet® in building automation and control systems through interoperability testing, educational programs, and promotional activities. For more information on the organisation or to become a member:

[Visit the BACnet® International website]
BACnet® Interest Group Europe e.V. (BIG-EU) is an organization whose goal and objective are to lower building costs and greater energy efficiency. It is because systems that communicate with each other in a single language are far superior to isolated solutions, that we demand the prevalence of the BACnet standard in Europe. For more information on the organisation:

[Visit the BACnet® Interest Group - Europe website]
BACnet® - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks. Developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet® is an American national standard, a European standard, and an ISO global standard. For more information on the protocol:

[Visit BACnet - ASHRAE Standard 135 website]


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