1. Legacy Metasys® Installations
Enabling Niagara ® for
Legacy Metasys® Installations
Cost effective retrofits with the
S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router

2. Typical Metasys® Installation
In 2008, the global installed systems market reached an impressive value of US$ 12 billion. Once again, America is the largest market in this category with 40 percent; Europe accounts for 37 percent of the global market, while Asia and the Middle East collectively account for 23 percent. Third parties enjoy around 45 percent of the total installed systems sales market share. The top 3 players- Johnson Controls, Siemens, and Honeywell- account for 37 percent of the installed market.
A generation 2 Metasys ® system is depicted. The S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router works with any generation Metasys® supervisory controller that supports N2 field devices

3. Cost Effective Retrofits upfront migration costs can be reduced by 90%
On day one…
Achieve BACnet compatibility
Spread out the cost and impact of upgrading systems over multiple phases
Introduce value-added applications and services
Minimize, avoid, or defer costs associated with
Demolition
New Field Bus Installation
New Field Devices
New Mechanical Systems
Programming Field Devices
Commissioning
Construction
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4. Enhance & extend the useful life of legacy systems
Bring comprehensive control of existing legacy Building Automation Systems into BACnet
Introduce Niagara services on day one
Co-exist with the legacy Metasys® head end
Repair or replace highest risk N2 field gear or mechanical systems as needed
Phased replacement of all Metasys® products with the field devices of your choice
The S4 Open Management Console provides the user interface for all S4 Open Appliances.
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5. BACnet-N2 Router Installation
The S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router is transparent to the Metasys® head end

6. Freedom & Flexibility migration on your terms
Bidirectional communication: Full read, write, override and release support for all points
The BACnet-N2 Router is transparent to the legacy Metasys® supervisory controller
The BACnet-N2 Router is independent of the Metasys® configuration database
Metasys® head end can participate in BACnet priority array mechanism
Emulates the BACnet Priority Array for N2 points
Emulates Metasys® Override & Release operations for DX-9100
Compatible with any model of the Johnson Controls, Inc. supervisory controller Companion / Facilitator, NCM, N30, NAE, FX Series
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7. Discovery and Point Mapping Automated Process Minimizes Labor
Auto Configure Wizard Features
The Configure Wizard discovers all N2 field devices & publishes points to BACnet IP
Device Type Templates define point lists for all N2 devices
Metasys® resource files can be converted to custom device type templates
Compatible with all N2 device types including N2 Open, VND, MIG, VMA and System91
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8. BACnet Addressing
Each discovered N2 device is published to BACnet IP as a BACnet device under a virtual BACnet network
The virtual BACnet network number is configurable
N2 devices are automatically assigned BACnet device instance numbers
All standard BACnet Data Objects are Supported
The BACnet-N2 Router has a presence on the local BACnet Network
Device ID and Network can be set and easily modified via the Management Console
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9. Managing and Monitoring the N2 Environment
Performance and Error monitoring tools are built into the S4 Open Appliances
The N2 bus operates at 9600 baud half-duplex
This can’t be changed!
The S4 Open appliance protects the N2 bus from becoming overwhelmed with requests from high speed Ethernet interfaces
JCI Engineering Guidelines
N30 – 50 N2 devices
NCM – 100 N2 devices
Managing and Monitoring the N2 Environment
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10. Introduction of Niagara
Environment

11. Migration Strategies
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12. The S4 Open: BACnet N2 Router minimizes the day one cost of doing a retrofit of legacy Metasys® installations and facilitates the long term migration away from legacy N2 devices.
The S4 Open: BACnet N2 Router provides the enabling technology to introduce Niagara services and features to legacy Metasys® N2 installations
The Niagara Framework™ adds advanced graphics, analytical, and management capabilities on day one
Niagara provides a unified user experience for all building, environmental, and energy management systems
The Power of Two
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13. Phase Out Legacy Metasys© Head End
Niagara
Environment

14. Proven Solutions Downloadable Case Studies: FDA Validated Facility
Why is it so cold in here?
Hospital integration project
The Jackson Federal Building in Seattle, Washington
Project includes smoke control applications
FDA Validated Facility
Pharmaceutical manufacturer BMS upgrade
Additional case studies are available here
Proven Solutions
Downloadable Case Studies:
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15. The S4 Advantage Migration to a pure BACnet environment
Generate customer loyalty
Low entry cost
Flexible migration strategy
Minimal impact on building occupants
Minimal downtime
Expanded market opportunities
Competitive edge
The S4 Advantage
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16. S4 Open Technology seamless open systems integration solutions
For more information, please visit our website Or contact Steve Jones, Managing Partner (801)
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