Plant & Integration Controllers
Comfortpoint Niagara Essential Controller
Comfortpoint Niagara Essential Controller with 28 Onboard IO leveraging the Niagara® Framework. Ideal for energy efficient control of small to medium plant applications integrating up to 35 Unitary or VAV controllers.
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Overview
The Essential controller is a next generation small plant controller that utilizes the Niagara Framework® with optional Edge licensing that includes Honeywell Panelbus, BACnet, MODBUS and M-Bus drivers, or full Niagara integration and driver licensing to meet additional customer application needs. The Essential is a freely programmable IP device powered by a 64bit dual-core i.MX processor, with 28 onboard input and output control points that provide extremely flexible control options. Using the power of the Niagara Framework®, the Essential controller provides both Ethernet & Serial integration options and is a native profile BACnet™ Building Controller (“B-BC”).
Features & Benefits:
The Essential controller has 28 onboard input and output control points (16 universal I/O channels, 4 relay outputs, 4 solid state relay outputs, and 4 digital inputs).
Features & Benefits:
The Essential controller has 28 onboard input and output control points (16 universal I/O channels, 4 relay outputs, 4 solid state relay outputs, and 4 digital inputs).
- Controller features:
- RS-485 ports for BACnet™ MS/TP, Panel Bus (Legacy IO and SnapON IO module devices), Modbus RTU, and M-Bus.
- Ethernet ports for BACnet™ IP devices, Modbus TCP/IP, and C-Bus.
- RJ11 port interface for HMI devices.
- The controller also has a USB Type-C interface port to connect with a computer for serial communication.
- The controller can be mounted on DIN rail in either a horizontal or vertical orientation.
- Additional features:
- Three RS-485 non-isolated / no galvanic ports (One touch flake and Two via terminals) and two Ethernet ports / two switched IP ports.
- Ethernet ports can be configured as in isolated or switched ports.
- RJ11 port to connect with a dedicated HMI device for field operations.
- Touch flake connections to support RS-485 IO module devices.
- The switched Ethernet IP ports support both daisy chain operation and RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) which allows a fault tolerant network to be created.
- Built-in RSTP switch allowing loop free forwarding network topology.
- i.MX 8M Mini, dual Arm® Cortex®-A53 processor, long life industrial grade, Frequency: 1.2 GHz.
- Supports BACnet™ SC configuration within the Niagara Framework®.
- Conforms to BACnet™ Standard ANSI/ASHRAE 135 protocol version 1.15 (ISO 16484-5).
- UL60730-1, UL916, CE, BTL B-BC, BACnet™ Standard 135 version 1.14, ISO 16484-5, AMEV AS-B, FCC Part15, WEEE, C-tick RCM, Subpart B, CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB- 3(B), RCM, EAC, RoHS II, Ethernet Protocol version IEEEC 802.3, EN-1434-3, and EN-13757-3
