HMS's Intesis Gateway Aids Communication of PROFINET & BACnet

HMS Networks, leading independent industrial communication and IIoT solution provider, announced the launch of a new Intesis protocol translator for communication between PROFINET PLCs and BACnet IP/MSTP. PROFINET is one of the most widely used factory networks for controlling production processes and BACnet is usually the protocol utilized in the Building Management System (BMS) to control the facilities inside the building. Thus, between factory floors and building facilities, complete data integration, monitoring, and control is enabled, which helps factory owners to save a lot of resources and handle emergencies safely.

The new Intesis PROFINET - BACnet IP/MSTP protocol translator from the company is a cost-effective, bi-directional, and easy-to-install gateway solution. Able to connect to 1200 data points, the gateway is BACnet IP/MSTP server/slave on one side and PROFINET I/O device on the other, featuring independent Ethernet ports. It acts as an enabler of applications such as energy metering of devices & machines, HVAC monitoring, easy alarm definition and management. The gateway has been BTL certified for BACnet and carries the UL mark to ensure the highest communication and quality standards.

Intesis MAPS, the standard configuration tool for all Intesis protocol translators, provides a very intuitive configuration process for system integrators covering both sides of the gateway. It helps integrators further in their projects by providing important EDE files for the BACnet integration, as well as GSD files and TIA portal TAG files for quick configuration of any connected PROFINET PLC controller.

The latest PROFINET-BACnet version is the first product in a new line of Intesis gateways to be released step by step by the company. In these gateways, HMS integrates its well-proven communications technologies Anybus® and Intesis, which customers trust in millions of installations globally, for industrial and building-oriented communication, respectively.

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