Building Automation
7 guides
BACnet
Protocol overview for BACnet covering history, object model, transport variants, discovery workflow, common integration targets, and diagnostics.
KNX
Protocol overview for KNX covering group addresses, datapoint types, ETS project dependencies, media options, and supervisory integration patterns.
LonWorks
Canonical guide to LonWorks (ISO/IEC 14908) covering LonTalk, Neuron-based devices, network variables, SNVTs, XIF files, FT-10 wiring, addressing, and gateway integration with BACnet and Modbus.
McQuay
Protocol overview for McQuay covering controller-family-specific integration patterns, PCL and OPM setup issues, and legacy HVAC gateway guidance.
Metasys N2
Protocol overview for Metasys N2 covering serial variants, controller families, point-count planning, and legacy migration patterns.
Modbus
Protocol overview for Modbus covering history, register model, transport variants, addressing pitfalls, point-list intake, and diagnostics.
Siemens Desigo / APOGEE
Protocol overview for Siemens Desigo and APOGEE covering P1, FLN, P2, XNET, and retrofit migration patterns into newer supervisory layers.
Cloud & Edge Integration
1 guides
MQTT
Protocol overview for MQTT covering publish and subscribe messaging, broker requirements, TLS handling, and telemetry integration design.
Fire Alarm Panels
7 guides
Farenhyt
Protocol overview for Farenhyt covering IFP-family driver selection, event translation, and fire-panel supervisory integration guidance.
Gamewell FCI E3
Protocol overview for Gamewell FCI E3 covering CAMWORKS exports, RS-485 wiring, config reuse, and fire-panel gateway integration patterns.
Hochiki FireNET
Protocol overview for Hochiki FireNET covering family-specific panel alignment, multi-node template workflows, and fire-panel supervisory integration guidance.
Notifier
Protocol overview for Notifier covering NFS and NCA2 model differences, node mapping, array-length limits, and fire-panel integration patterns.
Siemens SBT-FSI
Protocol overview for Siemens SBT-FSI covering serial requirements, intake data, and fire-system supervisory integration patterns.
Siemens XLS / Cerberus
Protocol overview for Siemens XLS and Cerberus covering source data quality, gateway mapping constraints, and fire-panel supervisory visibility.
Simplex 4100 / 4100ES
Protocol overview for Simplex 4100 and 4100ES covering panel-side serial verification, fire-panel mapping constraints, and supervisory integration patterns.
Fuel & Tank Monitoring
3 guides
Franklin Fueling
Protocol overview for Franklin Fueling covering EVO tank-monitor integrations, Veeder Root compatibility assumptions, and Modbus fallback patterns.
OPW
Protocol overview for OPW covering Integra 100 tank-gauge workflows, TLS-350 style compatibility assumptions, and wiring-sensitive gateway guidance.
Veeder Root
Protocol overview for Veeder Root covering TLS console families, inventory and alarm data, serial intake requirements, and tank-monitoring integration workflows.
Industrial Interoperability
5 guides
HART
Protocol overview for HART covering 4-20 mA overlay communication, point-to-point versus multidrop operation, command-based device access, and process-instrument integration scope.
IO-Link
Protocol overview for IO-Link covering master and device architecture, IODD-driven engineering, and master-focused integration workflows.
Omron FINS
Protocol overview for Omron FINS covering Omron PLC communications, network and node addressing, memory-area access, and transport context for FINS over Ethernet and serial paths.
OPC UA
Protocol overview for OPC UA covering nodes, namespaces, security, server browsing, and gateway integration constraints.
PROFIBUS
Protocol overview for PROFIBUS covering DP versus PA, token-passing and master-slave behavior, GSD-driven engineering, and installation-critical fieldbus design.
Irrigation & Landscape Control
1 guides
Hunter ACC2
Protocol overview for Hunter ACC2 covering irrigation-controller data exposure, controller-specific point inventories, command-level intake details, and coexistence constraints.
Metering
1 guides
M-Bus
Protocol overview for M-Bus covering wired and wireless metering workflows, addressing, data extraction, and gateway integration patterns.
Network & Infrastructure Monitoring
1 guides
SNMP
Protocol overview for SNMP covering manager and agent polling, OIDs, MIB intake requirements, and infrastructure telemetry handoff.
PLC & Industrial Automation
5 guides
ControlNet
Protocol overview for ControlNet covering scheduled versus unscheduled traffic, media assumptions, brownfield intake risk, and cautious gateway scoping guidance.
DF1 / Allen-Bradley
Protocol overview for DF1 covering Allen-Bradley serial fundamentals, duplex behavior, command-family differences, and inquiry-stage gateway scoping.
EtherNet/IP
Protocol overview for EtherNet/IP covering CIP fundamentals, messaging variants, assembly mapping, and Allen-Bradley-centric integration risks.
GE EGD
Protocol overview for GE EGD covering exchange definition, producer-consumer mapping, and cautious supervisory integration guidance.
PCCC
Canonical guide to Programmable Controller Communication Commands (PCCC) covering Allen-Bradley typed file addressing, command codes, DF1 and EtherNet/IP encapsulation, and brownfield integration scoping.
Smart Home Automation
1 guides
Control4
Protocol overview for Control4 covering XML and HTTP-facing integrations, zone constraints, read-versus-write architecture limits, and cautious smart-building gateway scoping guidance.
Utility / SCADA
1 guides
DNP3
Protocol overview for DNP3 covering master and outstation roles, protocol levels, addressing, transport choices, and utility telemetry diagnostics.