Honeywell and Analog Devices have a decades-long relationship co-creating solutions in the industrial market, including mixed-signal microcontrollers for process control field instruments and gas sensor systems, and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions for distributed control systems.

The result of this current collaboration has created a new advanced BMS solution that will help reduce product complexities by giving Honeywell the flexibility to build a single-version, multi-use product. This will greatly help building managers to future-proof their control and automation needs for building remodeling or when requirements change.

10BASE-T1L is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) industry standard that extends Ethernet to the edge, with connections up to 1 km. ADI originally leveraged 10BASE-T1L for its field instrument measurement solutions, but Honeywell saw beyond these capabilities and utilized 10BASE-T1L as a key enabler in its BMS solution.

Adding 10BASE-T1L into a building controller enhances energy efficiency by eliminating complicated, power-hungry gateways. It adds flexibility to a BMS by enabling real-time control over a single-twisted pair cable, over long distances. 10BASE-T1L building controllers support numerous devices including HVAC, lighting, security, and more, while increasing resiliency by detecting network failures and cable problems with fault detection and diagnostics.

Honeywell and ADI’s collaboration created a first-in-the-industry solution for a BMS, which also became a vital component in Honeywell’s Advance Control for Buildings platform. This truly groundbreaking solution is what Honeywell describes as “one of the company’s most substantial leaps in building controls innovation to date.”

Although managers of older, energy-inefficient buildings face challenges, there is optimism with the Honeywell/ADI co-created BMS solution, which offers the potential for enhanced energy efficiency through improved connectivity.