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Operating online: a real-time system integration update
Penulis: John J. Mc Gowan
Artikel ini dibuat Bulan Februari 2003.
The building automation business is overrun with new terms that try to describe "state of the art" in controls. Real-time system integration may simply be one more such term, the author says, but it does capture the challenge and the opportunity for automation while hinting at the Internet's role for the future. Learn about the tools, the trends, and even the training involved in coordinating this array of complex systems successfully. There are a wealth of new control products, technologies, and buzzwords, yet there is a simple evolution underway toward the Internet. No, it isn't likely that the Internet will ever control buildings at die equipment level, but it is the ultimate vehicle to enhance control and to expand dramatically the information management capabilities of automation systems. he major industry effort to standardize automation system data communication provided the foundation for real-time system integration and Web services for buildings. Web-based technologies now make it possible for systems to integrate information from internal hardwired points and Internet sources. Accomplishing this in real time is the next generation for building automation. This opportunity is not without challenges, however, and there are risks that must be managed. Data security is an ongoing concern, but the benefit of combining automation and information systems is that integrators can leverage existing firewalls and other security equipment. Data reliability is another question, particularly if the control information is completely reliant on the Web. These obstacles can be overcome as they have been in other industries like online banking. If customers trust the Internet with money, how much of a leap of faith is it to trust it with data? There is little question that building automation online is the future, and to accomplish that goal, real-time system integration is required. The key is to track the developments and trends in automation hardware and data communications technology, as well as Internet-enabled building services. Without question, integrators and astute owners will succeed in creating cost-effective building environments by synthesizing industry information to leverage technology and optimize system control and facility management.
Sumber: Engineered Systems melalui www.findarticles.com
Link: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BPR/is_2_20/ai_97857760
Ringkasan ini dibuat tanggal: 29 Juni 2005
Penulis: John J. Mc Gowan
Artikel ini dibuat Bulan Februari 2003.
The building automation business is overrun with new terms that try to describe "state of the art" in controls. Real-time system integration may simply be one more such term, the author says, but it does capture the challenge and the opportunity for automation while hinting at the Internet's role for the future. Learn about the tools, the trends, and even the training involved in coordinating this array of complex systems successfully. There are a wealth of new control products, technologies, and buzzwords, yet there is a simple evolution underway toward the Internet. No, it isn't likely that the Internet will ever control buildings at die equipment level, but it is the ultimate vehicle to enhance control and to expand dramatically the information management capabilities of automation systems. he major industry effort to standardize automation system data communication provided the foundation for real-time system integration and Web services for buildings. Web-based technologies now make it possible for systems to integrate information from internal hardwired points and Internet sources. Accomplishing this in real time is the next generation for building automation. This opportunity is not without challenges, however, and there are risks that must be managed. Data security is an ongoing concern, but the benefit of combining automation and information systems is that integrators can leverage existing firewalls and other security equipment. Data reliability is another question, particularly if the control information is completely reliant on the Web. These obstacles can be overcome as they have been in other industries like online banking. If customers trust the Internet with money, how much of a leap of faith is it to trust it with data? There is little question that building automation online is the future, and to accomplish that goal, real-time system integration is required. The key is to track the developments and trends in automation hardware and data communications technology, as well as Internet-enabled building services. Without question, integrators and astute owners will succeed in creating cost-effective building environments by synthesizing industry information to leverage technology and optimize system control and facility management.
Sumber: Engineered Systems melalui www.findarticles.com
Link: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BPR/is_2_20/ai_97857760
Ringkasan ini dibuat tanggal: 29 Juni 2005
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