[nycbug-talk] open source HVAC control software

[Robert J Collins]

I don't think the original poster meant HVAC sensors, but HVAC controls.
They do more than just detect temp/humidity/etc. You can actually control
the equipment. For example, Andover Controls uses a piece of software called
continuum. I don't use it much, but from what I've seen using continuum you
can shutdown condensors, close ducts and deactivate smoke/heat detectors.
Cool stuff.

I know even less about cross posting than I do about HVAC. Hopefully the
nylug-talk users won't get a:
"[nylug-talk] [nycbug-talk] open source HVAC control software" subject. I
apologize in advance if I've caused a bit of chaos.

-rcollins

> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-bounces at lists.nycbug.org 
> [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nycbug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Ippolito
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 11:48 AM
> To: George Georgalis
> Cc: NYCBUG discussion list; nylug-talk at nylug.org
> Subject: Re: [nycbug-talk] open source HVAC control software
> 
> 
> On Jun 3, 2005, at 8:09 AM, George Georgalis wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 09:13:56PM -0400, Freeman, Joshua wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Our operations department has recently been talking to 
> companies that 
> >> sell systems wherein you have a PC at a centralized location (i.e.
> >> NOT
> >> one of the boiler rooms, but a quiet office somewhere) running 
> >> software which enables you to see and manage all of the different 
> >> control systems set up to manage your HVAC installations.
> >>
> >> As I understand it, located near each boiler system is a 
> box with a 
> >> board in it and some kind of onboard storage with an LCD interface 
> >> where you set the thermostat and other controls related to 
> managing 
> >> the system.  This box has an RS485 serial interface.
> >>
> >
> >
> > As far as monitoring goes, the WeatherDuck seems pretty cool, or
> > possibly the Weathergoose from http://www.itwatchdogs.com/
> > -- I love these names, anybody try them?
> 
> The Nagios <http://www.nagios.org/> guys are also pimping some HVAC  
> monitoring hardware from ESensors <http://www.nagios.org/products/ 
> environmental/esensors/em01.php>.
> 
> -bob
> 
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