Full Description

This communication protocol prescribes a detailed set of rules and procedures that govern all aspects of communicating information from one cooperating machine to another. BACnet provides the HVAC industry with a variety of new alternatives to design a completely automated building with all of the substantial cost and energy savings. It will facilitate a variety of control products to be combined to create smart buildings that take advantage of digital technology for safety and environment control. Addendum a printed at back of the standard. Addendum b is in a separate package.(ISSN 1041-2336) NOTE: All current addenda and interpretations to this standard are also posted in the standards section of the ASHRAE Home Page. Pages/Length: 501 Pubyear: 1995

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This standard is under continuous maintenance, which is a process ASHRAE uses to keep standards current through the issuance of addenda, or revisions.

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http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/121

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