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Building Automation Systems (BAS)
A Building Automation System (BAS) (also referred to as a Building Management System (BMS) or a Building Control System) is a system that controls various electric, electronic and mechanical systems throughout a building.
It is a distributed control system that integrates different building systems into one centralised location. Building automation systems are primarily utilised to control the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) but are also used to control lighting, security and other building systems.
BAS works as a computer networking system that monitors and controls a range of other electronic and mechanical systems. It provides a means for these disparate systems to communicate across platforms, software and languages.
Niagara Framework® is a comprehensive software infrastructure that addresses the challenges of creating device-to-enterprise applications. It serves as a central console for connecting real-time operational data to the people and systems that manage workflows in smart buildings, data centres, industrial processes, smart cities and other aspects of business enterprises.
Niagara provides the critical, cyber-secure device connectivity and data normalisation capabilities needed to acquire and unlock operational data from device-level and equipment-level silos. The control engine at the core of Niagara enables users not just to monitor data flows but to create logic sequences that affect controls programming based on data observation. Systems integrators use the data management and user presentation applications built into Niagara to manage histories, schedules and alarms. They can create custom user interfaces for end-users with the tools built into Niagara or purchase graphical UI templates and components from the many Niagara partners specialising in graphics and dashboarding.
Today, almost one million instances of Niagara are at work in hundreds of thousands of projects worldwide, covering a wide range of applications. You can deploy Niagara to integrate the different controls and environmental monitoring sub-systems necessary to support operations in an almost limitless set of scenarios.