MACH-Vision™ User Interface Controller - Reliable Controls

Authorized Dealer. . . people and technologyyou can rely on OfficialN E W S L E T T E RQUARTERLY EDITIONWINTER 2003HardwareHARDWARE HIGHLIGHTSWhat's newTrainingBACnetSoftwareMarketingMACH-VisionFeatures:Custom Vision GroupsFor point visibilityMenu Driven DisplayFor ease of accessNetwork or Unitary ControlFor flexibilityProgrammabilityFor control applicationsReal Time Clock OptionFor stand-alone useFive Button TouchpadFor intuitive operator useEIA-485 CommunicationsFor system wide accessBACnet ® CommunicationsFor interoperabilityMultiple PortsFor ease of serviceSalesProductionWeb SiteMACH-Vision UserInterface ControllerThe latest addition to the Reliable Controls ® product line is theMACH-Vision user interface controller. This LCD based,stand-alone controller incorporates all of the features of aMACH-Zone with a real time clock option. The panelprovides 6 Vision Groups that will display up to 7 systempoints each on the large (128 x 64) dot matrix window. Theoperator accesses the menu driven display through a 5 buttonmembrane keypad and is able to view and manipulate systempoints as required. The panel communicates on the EIA-485network using the Reliable Controls ® or BACnet ® protocols.Support is included for up to 4 SMART-Sensors. The MACH-Vision is entering the programming and alpha testing stageof development and should be ready for release in the fourthquarter of 2003.© 2003 Reliable Controls ® CorporationContact UsToll Free1 (877) 475-9301Telephone1 (250) 475-2036Fax1 (250) 475-2096Internetwww.reliable-controls.comMailing Address#207 3375 Whittier AvenueVictoria, British ColumbiaCanada V8Z 3R1PLC 01/03

Reliable Controls ® MACH-SystemWhat'sTRAINING HIGHLIGHTSnewRegional Manager -Eastern USAReliable Controls ® ispleased to announce theappointment of Mr. ChrisGleason as RegionalSales Manager for theEastern United States.Chris is a technologysales and business development professionalwith 15 years experience selling to executives atthe CEO/COO level and engineering executivesin the areas of industrial automation systems,manufacturing, quality control, and visiontechnology. Managing channel sales, strategicselling, and team building are key strengths inChris’s portfolio. Operating from his home officein Philadelphia, PA, Chris will focus much of histalents on developing a strong dealer networkfrom Baltimore, MD to Boston, MA.Contact Chris at:Reliable Controls ® Corporation Eastern USAOffice,2019 Delancey Place,Philadelphia, PA, 19103.Tel: (215) 732-5222Fax: (215) 732-6772email: cgleason@reliable-controls.comThe Reliable Controls ® training facility continues to evolve. The latestaddition is a purpose built board that demonstrates the connectivityof two separate Ethernet systems via Internet protocol.You can access the system at any time using RC-Studio. Access tothe system is through one of two routers - the router addresses arehttp://24.65.0.218 or http://24.65.0.219. You can use the system atany time to demonstrate how easy Internet access can be with theReliable Controls ® MACH-System.The next Dealer Training session is scheduled for February 18, 19,20, 21, 2003, in Victoria, BC. Contact Jutta Goebel for details:jgoebel@reliable-controls.comRC-Archive DemonstrationA Flash presentation is now available that showcases the featuresand benefits of using RC-Archive for the creation of long term dataarchives of trend log information. Click the link from the ‘Home Page’of our Web site to learn more about this exciting Data AcquisitionSoftware.2© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation

. . . people and technologyyou can rely on BACnet HIGHLIGHTSBMA ListingReliable Controls ® products are now listed in the BACnetManufacturers Association Product Catalog:www.bacnetassociation.org/BMAProductCatalog.htmNote that Reliable Controls ® has products listed under threeseparate categories:Did You Know?! Reliable Controls ® has been manufacturingbuilding automation systems since 1986.! All current Reliable Controls ® controllers are‘native’ BACnet ® and support one or more of thefollowing implementations of the protocol - PTP,MS/TP, Ethernet, and B/IP.! All Reliable Controls ® Corporation BACnet ®protocol implementation conformance statements(PICS) can be found atwww.bacnetassociation.org as part of the BMAProduct Catalog.! All controllers in the Reliable Controls ® MACH-System are peer-to-peer.! At the BIG-NA plugfest in Ohio State there wereonly three manufacturers who could demonstrateBACnet ® on MS/TP. They were Alerton, Delta, andReliable Controls ® .! All Reliable Controls ® products are backwardscompatible with previous generation products,including KMD 5000, 5100, 5500, 6000, and 6900products sold by KMC.BACnet ® World-WideThe International Standards Organization (ISO) haveadopted BACnet ® as an international standard for thebuilding automation industry (ISO-16484-5). Thisaction serves to highlight the increasing world-wideacceptance of BACnet as the emerging standard forthe building automation industry.Representatives of the BACnet Interest Group - Europe(BIG-EU) attended a BTL meeting prior to the AHREXPO in Chicago at the end of January. The objectivewas to integrate European testing standards with theBTL testing standards." B-ASC (Application Specific Controller)" B-AAC (Advanced Application Controller)" B-BC (Building Controller).To see the list of BACnet ® and Reliable Controls ® MACH-System installations visit the BACnet ® and ReliableControls ® page that is linked from the side bar of our Website.BTL Working GroupAs a voting member of the BACnet ManufacturersAssociation (BMA), Reliable Controls ® is priveledged to haveRoland Laird participate in the BACnet Testing Laboratory(BTL) Working Group. The mandate of the BTL WorkingGroup is to define and approve the tests used by the BTL indetermining whether manufacturer’s products meet thestandards of the BACnet ® protocol. The BTL Working Groupgoes beyond the BACnet ® standard in order to guarantee theinteroperability required by the industry.Interoperability WorkshopRoland Laird attended the third BACnet ® InteroperabilityWorkshop sponsored by the BMA held in Kenesaw, Georgia.The interoperability workshops are held annually and are avaluable means of both confirming interoperability andrectifying any issues that arise.This years workshop was attended by 17 manufacturers.Reliable Controls ® was scheduled to conduct testing with 9of the 17 vendors. The testing was successful indemonstrating interoperability on four different physicalcommunication layers of BACnet ® (PTP, MS/TP, B/IP, andEthernet).Reliable Controls is a proud member of the BMA© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation3

Reliable Controls ® MACH-SystemOn lineSOFTWARE HIGHLIGHTSPowerful, Intuitive ControlThe Reliable Controls ® suite of software is comprised of four purposedriven, Windows applications that service all the needs of the ReliableControls ® MACH-System:! RC-Studio - A full-featured, Windows-based operator interfacefor the Reliable Controls ® MACH-System. RC-Studio allowsoperators to open any number of windows from multiplecontrollers at the same time, and allows full access to database,Control-Basic, and graphics programming. This 32 bit all-inonesoftware package can be installed on any Windows '95, '98,NT, XP, 2000 machine. If you are not already familiar with oursoftware, you may wish to try our on-line demo.! RC-Toolkit - A necessity for the dealer and administrator oflarge systems, RC-Toolkit contains a suite of five power tools:MSet (MACHSet) is an essential configuration tool for settingcontroller address, baud rate and network parameters; BACsetis a convenient mapping tool for integrating data usingBACnet ® ; Panel File Utility is a file utility that allows users toquickly and conveniently display, edit and clone the contents ofa controller's panel file; MACH-Air Calibration is an importanttool for calibrating the damper motor response in the MACH-Air VAV controller: OS Send is the essential utility to performoperating system firmware downloads to a controller's flashRAM over any network.! RC-Archive - RC-Archive provides customers with anefficient and flexible application for acquiring and archiving largeamounts of trend log data from single and multiple systems.Using EIA-232 and Ethernet communications, RC-Archive canreside on any PC and poll the trend log data of multiple systemson user defined intervals. A separate archive is convenientlygenerated for each trend log in the host PC and large amountsof historical trend log data may be viewed in the graphicalviewer, then exported to one of several popular file formats forimporting into third party software analysis packages. RC-Archive is a must-have application for researchers and energymanagement consultants.! RC-WebView - RC-WebView enhances the ReliableControls ® suite of software by providing a Web based accesssolution that uses Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 in place ofclient side software. This server based software can resideanywhere on the Internet, and provides dynamicallysynchronized data using the same file structure as RC-Studio.Operators are able to view and manually override points, adjustweekly schedules and annual schedules, graph and print trendand runtime logs, and view and print current alarms. RC-WebView is a must have application for remote and distributedaccess to any Reliable Controls ® MACH-System.4© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation

. . . people and technologyyou can rely on OnMARKETING HIGHLIGHTSmarketingNew Trade Show BoothDealer Profile -Aspen ControlsLocated in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, Aspenhas been promoting Reliable Controls ® since 1986. AlCline and his staff have served the area for over 20 yearsas electrical, controls, alarm, and data contractors. Thecompany recently completed a project for TransportCanada. The Nav Canada building serves the air trafficcontrol needs of the Pacific Northwest Corridor.After eight years of use and abuse we’ve retired our first tradeshow booth and replaced it with a new gull wing design. Thenew booth features the latest art work by Richard Prevost.The entire booth packs into a convenient, small shippingcase that doubles as a podium for the booth (not shown).Promotional ItemsOur stock of golf shirts, t-shirts, pens, screwdrivers, mugs,and STORMTECH outerwear has been replenished. Allitems bear the Reliable Controls logo and are great for giftgiving.We have added four stunning posters, to our line ofpromotional items, that are ideal for decorating your office orwork space.Contact Information:Aspen Controls Ltd.732 Mt. Paul WayKamloops, B.C. V2H 1B5Contact: Mr. Allan ClinePhone: (250) 372-1611Fax: (250) 372-5300email: aspencontrol@telus.netUpcoming Trade Shows! National Facilities Management and Technology -Baltimore, MD, March 18-20. This show will be held atthe Baltimore Convention Centre and our booth is #640.! ASHRAE, BC Chapter - Vancouver, BC, April 16/17,2003. This show will be held at the Italian CulturalCenter on Slocan Street and our booth is #25.© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation5

Reliable Controls ® MACH-SystemMoversSALES HIGHLIGHTS& shakersNew Reliable Controls ®Authorized DealersAuthorized DealerCanadianR.E.L. Controls, Inc.Stittsville, ONContact: Dave Le Gard - dlegard@bascon.caUnited StatesAmerican Mechanical Services, Inc.Englewood, COContact: Jim Hepting - jhepting@ars.comApplied Resource Management, LLCCincinnati, OHContact: Garyne Evans - gevans7@cinci.rr.comControl Network ServicesColorado Springs, COContact: Julian Smith - jbs@cn-services.comControl Tech Corp.Lubbock, TXContact: Troy Wesley - troy@controltechcorp.comDor-B, Inc.Austin, TXContact: Robert Batch - rbatch@austin.rr.comHardy ServicesBirmingham, ALContact: Wayne Mathews - wmathews@hardyserv.comJ & M Building Automation SystemsMesa, AZContact: James Smith - jandmems@yahoo.comInternationalSistemas Integrales De ControlMontevideo, UruguayContact: Alfonso Salomon - sicuy@adinet.com.uySuhool Systems, Inc.Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaContact Majid Al-Sarhi - majid@matechcontrols.com6© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation

. . . people and technologyyou can rely on Quality Focus for 2003Our product flow committee made solid progress, in2002, resolving production issues related to timely orderfulfillment. The additional focus for 2003 will be ensuringquality workmanship at all levels of the productionprocess...starting with the vendors who supply our rawmaterials and ending with the feedback obtained fromboth Dealers and building operators alike. The goal, ofboth Prosemble Electronics and Reliable Controls ® , isto provide simple, flexible, and economical productsthat function with a minimum requirement for additionaltime and effort.PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTSEmmitt Bell and the rest of the R&D department areengaged in creating a very large network for protocoltesting and quality control purposes. The network willcontain 124 panels on a 4000 foot subnetwork.www.prosemble.net© 2003 Reliable Controls ® Corporation7

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