1. S4 Open Appliances Product Roadmap
Steven E. Jones
The S4 Group Inc.
© 2012 The S4 Group, Inc.
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2. Building Blocks To The Future
System Architecture
Building Blocks To The Future

3. What is a Gateway?
Only the BACnet services and interfaces are determined by the BACnet standard
Nothing is changed in the legacy system
The gateway itself provides translation and routing

4. S4 Open Appliance Architecture
Solutions are built around a software framework using a Lego®-like architecture with plug-in modules
This is a high level architectural view of all S4 Open Appliances.
Point out that the Core Services are common to all products and that the Building Control Network in the management console is a window into the Core Services.

5. Derivative Products
Protocol Plug-ins can be added to any S4 Open Appliances or Obermeier Software products as options.
Service Plug-ins can be added to any S4 Open Appliances or Obermeier Software products as options.

6. Leveraging the Development Investment
New Products
Leveraging the Development Investment

7. S4 Open Appliance Future Development
Core Services
Logic engine to migrate Metasys® Global Variables (Data Distribution Daemon)
Support for more serial server brands
BACnet Scheduling
BACnet Alarming
Wherever our partners and the market take us
Downstream Protocols
BACnet MS/TP
Barber-Colman
CSI
DALI
EnOcean
Ethernet/IP
Metasys® N1 (Ethernet)
MODbus/TCP
OPC
PROFIbus
Siemens P1
Upstream Protocols
SNMP v1/v2/v3
XML / oBIX
Web Services
Metasys® N2 - 3rd party (non-N2) devices published as N2 Vendor (VND) devices
BACnet /WS

8. SNMP OPC Gateway Products
Obermeier Software is S4’s Development Partner
Obermeier’s SNMP OPC Server and OPC SNMP Enterprise Agent (eAgent) pre-dated the S4 Open Products
The Obermeier Products are migrating to the same architecture and framework at the S4 Open Appliances
Major difference: These are software only products
Protocol plug-ins will be compatible with both product lines

9. EnOcean Wireless Integration
S4 Open: BACnet-EnOcean® Gateway S4 Open: OPC-EnOcean® Gateway

10. S4 Open: EnOcean Gateway

11. BACnet-EnOcean Gateway
Two major components
S4 Open: BACnet-EnOcean Router
EnOcean Access Point
Zones of EnOcean wireless automation can now participate in BACnet Enterprise Solutions

12. BACnet-EnOcean Router Features
Built on the S4 Open Appliance Framework
Delivered as a turnkey network appliance, hosted on an Industrial PC.
EnOcean Access Points and EnOcean devices are dynamically discovered and published to BACnet IP.
Provides systems management services for the EnOcean Access Points.
Depending on the size of the facility, you may need one per building, or one or more per floor.
Provides the user interface for system configuration and administration

13. EnOcean Access Point Features
Connect to the building infrastructure via Ethernet.
Support Power Over Ethernet (POE) or external power sources.
Every EnOcean device and point is fully accessible, supporting read and write operations as defined by the EnOcean device.
Inserted as a probe into each EnOcean Zone of Automation (hotel room, dorm room, etc.)

14. EnOcean Enterprise Enabled!
No Wires. No Batteries. (No Limits)2.

15. Choose The Right S4 Appliance
MODEL
EnOcean DEVICES
UPSTREAM EnOcean PORT
DOWNSTREAM EnOcean PORTS
BACnet-EnOcean Router-32 32
N/A 1
BACnet-EnOcean Router-64 64
BACnet-EnOcean Router-96 96
OPC-EnOcean Router-32
OPC-EnOcean Router-64
OPC-EnOcean Router-96
In addition to the EnOcean® Router you will need an appropriate number of EnOcean® Access Points.

16. Siemens FLN Integration
S4 Open: BACnet-FLN Router S4 Open: OPC-FLN Router

17. S4 Open: FLN Router

18. S4 Open: FLN Router Features
Built on the S4 Open Appliance Framework
Delivered as a turnkey network appliance, hosted on an Industrial PC.
Standard vendor tools used to configure FLN devices on each FLN bus.
All Apogee® FLN devices supported, including 3rd party devices supporting the P1 protocol.
BACnet device and point level discovery.
Every FLN point is fully accessible, supporting read, write, override, and release operations as defined by the FLN device.
Easily upgradeable via protocol and application plug-ins for expanded functionality.

19. Typical S4 Open: FLN Router Installation

20. Choose The Right S4 Appliance
MODEL
FLN DEVICES
UPSTREAM FLN PORT
DOWNSTREAM FLN PORTS
BACnet-FLN Router-32 32
Optional 1
BACnet-FLN Router-64 64 2
BACnet-FLN Router-96 96 3
OPC-FLN Router-32
OPC-FLN Router-64
OPC-FLN Router-96
Utilizing the Upstream FLN port allows you keep legacy Siemens Apogee building level controllers and Insight workstation in place.

21. Novar Logic One Integration
S4 Open: BACnet-Novar Router S4 Open: OPC-Novar Router

22. S4 Open: Novar Router

23. S4 Open: BACnet-Novar Router Features
Built on the S4 Open Appliance Framework
Delivered as a turnkey network appliance, hosted on an Industrial PC.
Standard vendor tools used to configure Secondary Control Unit devices on each NovarNet bus.
All Novar SCU devices supported, including 3rd party devices supporting the NovarNet protocol.
BACnet device and point level discovery.
Every SCU point is fully accessible, supporting read, write, override, and release operations as defined by the field device.
Variable speeds supported for SCUs on NovarNet bus
SCU Program Download supported when Executive controller is removed
Easily upgradeable via protocol and application plug-ins for expanded functionality.

24. Typical S4 Open: BACnet-Novar Router Installation

25. Choose The Right S4 Appliance
MODEL
SCU DEVICES
UPSTREAM NovarNet PORT
DOWNSTREAM NovarNet PORTS
BACnet-Novar Router-16 16
Optional 1
BACnet-Novar Router-32 32
BACnet-Novar Router-128
128
OPC-Novar Router-16
OPC-Novar Router-32
OPC-Novar Router-128
Utilizing the Upstream NovarNet port allows you keep legacy Novar Executive controllers and iScope workstation in place.

26. What do you need?
Tell us about other integrations needed in your market.

27. Questions?
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