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May 12, 2011 - Tridium announced two drivers for the Niagara platform - the Carrier Equipment Driver and the McQuay Equipment Driver

The Niagara Carrier Equipment Driver works within the Niagara Framework Architecture to provide integration of Carrier HVAC Equipment with JACE platforms including the JACE-NXT and embedded JACEs such as the JACE -6 and JACE-7 series controllers. It allows for the discovery of CCN Controllers and Bridge devices mounted on Carrier Equipment. Once discovered these devices and the information that they contain may be added to Niagara JACEs and become part of a comprehensive building management system.

The Niagara Driver for McQuay Equipment supports communication with the McQuay Open Protocol Master (OPM) which is a gateway device to a network of McQuay MicroTech controllers. This driver is compatible with Niagara release 3.4 or later, communicates via RS-232 to one OPM and works like other Niagara drivers with remote data represented as proxy points in the JACE station.
 

These additions add to the company's extensive library of drivers and portfolio of hardware, software and tools designed to create better buildings - ones that are smarter, use less energy, are more efficient, have lower operating costs, are safer and contribute to a sustainable environment. Niagara software and hardware solutions are available from leading building control manufacturers and system integrators worldwide.

"Niagara's open architecture continues to enable more devices to operate with the Framework. The addition of these two new drivers to our driver library opens up more possibilities for Niagara based building automation solutions," said Marc Petock, vice president global marketing and communications at Tridium.

About Tridium Inc.
Tridium is the global leader in open platforms, application software frameworks, automation infrastructure technology, energy management and device-to-enterprise integration solutions. Our technologies extend connectivity, integration and interoperability to the millions of devices deployed in the market today and empowers manufacturers to develop intelligent equipment systems and smart devices that enable collaboration and communication between the enterprise and edge assets.