Carrier enhances i-Vu Building Automation System to support Carrier Open and Carrier Comfort network systems

By Healthcare Facilities Today


FARMINGTON, Conn. – Carrier introduced the latest release of the i-Vu® Web-based BACnet® building automation system, which now offers full support for both Carrier Comfort Network® (CCN) and Carrier i-Vu Open (BACnet) systems.

This new version of i-Vu allows customers to keep their existing CCN investmentwhile expanding their control system with Carrier’s i-Vu Open (BACnet) controls nowor in the future. Carrier, the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit ofUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Once i-Vu combines with the CCN or BACnet system, customers can manage their entire Carrier control system through a single i-Vu user interface. This allows them to:

• Connect seamlessly to Carrier equipment that has factory-integrated BACnet

or CCN controls;

• View and control their building from anywhere in the world using a standard

Web browser on desktops and tablets;

• Graphically configure and view schedules, set points, trends, alarms and

reports; and

• Integrate and control other systems in the building using all major protocols.

“As part of Carrier’s ongoing commitment to innovative building control systems and solutions, the company continues to enhance the i-Vu building automation system,” said Mark Jones, business manager, Carrier Controls. “It has always been our goal to provide all Carrier customers, both new and existing, with all of the powerful features that i-Vu provides. We are pleased to announce that customers can now use i-Vu to manage all of their Carrier control systems, whether that system is CCN, BACnet or a mixture of both.”

For more information on the i-Vu building automation system, visit www.commercial.carrier.com or follow the company on Twitter: @CarrierGreen.

ABOUT CARRIER

Carrier is the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning andrefrigeration solutions. Carrier experts provide sustainable solutions, integratingenergy-efficient products, building controls and energy services for residential,

commercial, retail, transport and food service customers. Founded by the inventor ofmodern air conditioning, Carrier improves the world around us through engineered innovation and environmental stewardship. Carrier is a part of UTC Climate, Controls& Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. Visit www.carrier.com



December 13, 2013


Topic Area: Press Release


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