Optigo Networks Blog
Manage your assets with Optigo at Realcomm 2019
The Optigo Networks team is off to Nashville, Tennessee June 13–14 for Realcomm/IBcon, to promote our latest releases and projects.
Count your assets before they’re hacked
There was a simpler time, not so long ago, when no one really had to worry about securing their operational technology (OT) devices; a time when you could enjoy all the benefits of connectivity and remote access, without the ‘muss and fuss’ of secure passwords or firewalls.
Diving into transport and application
The worlds of IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more and more these days as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are still gaps in understanding that keep these worlds from fully working together.
What is KNX?
BACnet gets compared to a lot of other protocols on the market, including LonWorks, Modbus, and KNX. Over the next few articles, we’re explaining how each of these protocols are different, and how they stack up against each other. In this article, learn about KNX.
What is Modbus?
BACnet gets compared to a lot of other protocols on the market, including LonWorks, Modbus, and KNX. Over the next few articles, we’re explaining how each of these protocols are different, and how they stack up against each other. In this post, find out about Modbus.
What is LonWorks?
BACnet gets compared to a lot of other protocols on the market, including LonWorks, Modbus, and KNX. Over the next few articles, we’re explaining how each of these protocols are different, and how they stack up against each other. In this post, we’ll dig into LonWorks.
LonWorks is the proprietary protocol from Motorola/Echelon, that regulates the content of devices’ communication. It’s part of the LonMark standard, which also includes a LonTalk protocol to dictate how devices communicate with each other.
An Aussie project to improve energy efficiency
Delta Building Automation (Australia) had a big job renovating the Australian Bureau of Statistics HQ (ABS) a while back. The building owner wanted to improve the building’s energy use and increase their National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) score to more than 4.5 stars, out of a possible total of six.
The Internet layer explained
The worlds of IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more and more these days as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are still gaps in understanding that keep these worlds from fully working together.
New Visual BACnet Site Manager is launched
We announced a while back that our developers were hard at work on a big new update: the Visual BACnet Site Manager. This intuitive new platform gives insight into a building network’s health at the site, area, and monitoring node levels. No matter the network’s size or complexity, you can understand the overall network condition, and dig deep into the system to solve problems.
As of April 25th, the new Visual BACnet Site Manager is upon us!