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Smart Infrastructure
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Smart Infrastructure
2022-10-14
Functions
The goal of the Connect Box is to radically lower the effort, investment, and complexity
involved to integrate devices to a common system and retrofit additional functionality to
optimize the building.
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Plug-and-play installation by installers such as electricians
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Library of over 500 field devices ready to connect
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Smart converter of 11 communication protocols, both standard and proprietary, wired
and radio
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Default data retrieval at 10-minutes intervals (excluding IoT-sensors that have their own
frequencies to minimize battery consumption). Commands (downlink) are sent instantly.
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Local or cloud connectivity via 4G IP, field bus
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Over-the-air updates via 4G
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Local IoT private network based on LoRa
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Powerful integration up to third-party applications
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Full-service, no networking skills required thanks to 4G cloud connectivity
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BMS essentials included in the user console on
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Public API management and documentation
The offering consists of a hardware component - the Connect Box - and a software
component, either the cloud license or the on-premise license. Depending on the customer
use case, the appropriate software component needs to be selected. Both versions use the
IoT Platform in the back-end and the user console as a central interface to activate, manage,
and configure the device.
With the Connect Box cloud license, data can either be sent to a server by API Restful or
MQTT (connection with LAN or 4G, SIM card is provided and pre-mounted), or be converted
locally to BACnet IP or Modbus IP. Configuration, pairing of equipment, and selection of
properties are done remotely on our web platform (console of configuration). Functionalities
such as graphs, alarms, and synoptics are included in the box license. The 4G SIM card
subscription is also included in the license.
