Automation Software
Chris Hill
I work for a company called Intellution. We develop PC-based Factory
Automation software. Our software runs on Windows and Windows NT and
will communicate to a lot of different I/O devices.
We have a complete graphics package and also DDE and ODBC links. Any data
which your I/O is collecting can be used to animate screens, generate trends,
etc.
You could trend your power consumption for the last month, year. Send
data to Excel or Access to keep records. You can perform supervisory
control - send setpoints and parameters to your security systems. There
is also support for multimedia, so you can pull in live video!
The applications are limited only by your imagination.
Send me an e-mail and I will send you some more information. Or check out
our WEB site at http://www.intellution.com.
Chris
rc3...@mcvax4.d48.lilly.com
> Ok, this is a bit of an advertisement but this stuff is really cool!
>
> I work for a company called Intellution. We develop PC-based Factory
> Automation software. Our software runs on Windows and Windows NT and
> will communicate to a lot of different I/O devices.
>
> We have a complete graphics package and also DDE and ODBC links. Any data
> which your I/O is collecting can be used to animate screens, generate trends,
> etc.
I beleive that you are talking about "The Fixx", correct? Good package, have
used it at work. A little overkill for home automation, though.
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interface to the typical devices that are needed for home automation.
Intellution as far as I know does not have I/O drivers for X-10, CeBUS,
or LONWorks. These are the primary networks that are in home automation.
The other problem is that it is copy protected(hardware) and I for one
dislike that enough at work and refuse to have it at home.
Charles Whitman
rc3...@mcvax4.d48.lilly.com writes:
>
>In article <4e7cb$943a...@news.intellution.com>, Chris Hill
><Ch...@Intellution.Com> writes:
>> Ok, this is a bit of an advertisement but this stuff is really cool!
>>
>> I work for a company called Intellution. We develop PC-based
Factory
>> Automation software. Our software runs on Windows and Windows NT
and
>> will communicate to a lot of different I/O devices.
>>
>
>I beleive that you are talking about "The Fixx", correct? Good
package, have
>used it at work. A little overkill for home automation, though.
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Environmentalist
Hi,
I have some information for those who are interested in putting
together thier own Automation Boxes. I have built an automation box and
written software in c to run the automation boxes.
The company sends out in the manual for each board a very short but
sweet example of using the board. You can take it from there and
develope each board to do with what you want via rs-232. Which can be
used by MAC too, I think a MAC expert might want to comment on MAC
RS-232.
I am formatting this for informational content not a sales pitch you
can emaill me dirrect I will send you the name of the company for those
interested.
I like these boards and they are simple to use, with alot of
interfacing technics to take advantage of.
You can get:
status interface cards to look at sosmething to input the status of it.
relay expansion cards to control something.
analog to digital converter.
With this you can sense any voltage or current. I do not have the
fullbook infrontof me here I'll have to dig it out.
Tone decoder attachment.
Callable by phone to input a selection from the controller.
You can add a speech processor on this and you can here your selection.
Of course you will have to do the programming to make it do these and
other things. The boards again come with a small BASIC, C, Machine
example program to show you how the boards operate and how to
communicate with them but that's it.
OK -- that was for FYI
Charles
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Charles Whitman
They are inexpensive also. :)
voltage amplification modules
optocoupler modules
differential input amplification modules
RS-422 & RS-485
4 port selector
temperature input converter
Load programmer software -- General purpose seven day load programmer
software for use in commercial buildings, homes, office buildings, or
in other applications where heating/airconditioning, lighting, hot
water, air handlers or orher types of equipment that need to be turned
on/off on a pretermined schedule.
Load programmer remote control software
Temperature monitor/logger/zone control software
The controler boards can be ordered to be piggy-backed onto each other.
Or they can be ordered seperatley with their own rs-232/422 port.
Example if you just wanted to sense inputs and open and close relays.
or if you wanted to monitor voltages/currents and use relays to switch
loads or rotate voltage transformers to adjust voltages. Monitor a
remote generator battery, when the battery goes below a certain voltage
you start the generator to charge the battery, and then run a test to
see if the battery is holding charge, if not the battery needs to be
replaced soon. Good for monitoring remotely located emergency power
generators, wouldn't want to be stuck on the top of a mountain, have
the power go out and then not be able to start the battery because it
was weak and lost it''s charge immediatley on trying to start a
generator that hasn't been run for along period of time, except for
general maintenance. Then only for about an hour, no one likes to be
next to an 80Kw desiel generator with a 402a cat humming for very long
unless absolutely necessary. Fuelkis expensive too, 7 gallons an hour,
at 25Kw and 5 gallons an hour at 75Kw.
Charles
cwhi...@ix.netcom.com
John Beardmore
Ch...@Intellution.Com "Chris Hill" writes:
>Ok, this is a bit of an advertisement but this stuff is really cool!
>
>I work for a company called Intellution. We develop PC-based Factory
>Automation software. Our software runs on Windows and Windows NT and
>will communicate to a lot of different I/O devices.
>
>We have a complete graphics package and also DDE and ODBC links. Any data
>which your I/O is collecting can be used to animate screens, generate trends,
>etc.
>
>You could trend your power consumption for the last month, year. Send
>data to Excel or Access to keep records. You can perform supervisory
>control - send setpoints and parameters to your security systems. There
>is also support for multimedia, so you can pull in live video!
>
>The applications are limited only by your imagination.
>
>Send me an e-mail and I will send you some more information. Or check out
>our WEB site at http://www.intellution.com.
How does it compare with Lab View ?
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