November 14, 2012 - Control Technology added BACnet/IP support to its Model 5300 Automation Controller.
The 5300 series programmable automation controllers can be simultaneously connected to one or more Fieldbus networks. BACnet/IP, Modbus master/slave, and CTC Binary communications are standard on the CPU module. BACnet/IP is supported on the controller’s Ethernet port. Additional Fieldbus networks are supported by Fieldbus Modules that plug into the Model 5300 backplane.
The 5300 Blue Fusion controller implements BACnet/IP so it can be either a dedicated server and/or initiate transactions as a client, monitoring online devices. As a server an external BACnet/IP client can access virtually any public variable or I/O within the controller as an object, either for monitoring or modification. In addition to supporting standard BACnet objects, the Model 5300 supports full-time synchronization and multiple read/writes.
