BACnet (Building Automation Control Network) is a standardised, manufacturer-independent communication protocol for building automation. Areas of application include HVAC, lighting control, safety and fire alarm technology. Implementation of this protocol is carried out as server as well as client and can be run on all Beckhoff Industrial PCs and Embedded PCs. All services of a BBC (BACnet Building Controller) are supported such as for example, common data use (DS), alarm and event processing (AE), time-tabling (SCHED), trend recording (T) as well as device and network management (DM).


| Technical data | TwinCAT BACnet/IP |
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| Target system | Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, Windows 7, Windows CE |
| Min. TwinCAT level | TwinCAT PLC |
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| Ordering information | |
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| TwinCAT BACnet/IP | licence for using the BACnet/IP servers and clients |
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