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Central HVAC, room and lighting management For example in a hospital, reliable function and
ABB’s KNX devices can control heating, cooling uninterrupted power supply during surgery are
and lighting systems at room and floor levels and essential for the safety of patients and their
communicate directly also with central control- treatment. ABB’s AC500 addresses these con-
lers like AC500. Such an integrated system can cerns by offering the required special features
respond e.g. to sunshine thus ensuring optimal like multiple communications, high-availability as
lighting and heating in every room individually, well as hot swap features. These features are vital
based on detected motion or absence in rooms. to protect surgeons and patients from external
CP600 control panels can display the energy impacts causing unforeseen downtime in the op-
consumption of the individual rooms. Local or eration of the building automation system.
remote display is possible. With our integral solu-
tion, substantial energy savings can be achieved Communication and openness
making your investment more profitable. AC500 as an open communication platform can
connect to Building Management Systems or field
Reliability and scalability devices via various protocols, increasing usabil-
In critical building applications, such as data ity, including OPC UA, BACnet (BTL certified) and
centers, hospitals, airports or railway/metro KNX protocols beneath many others.
stations, reliability of the installed automation
solution is key to a safe, productive and cost-effi- With the proven ABB i-bus® KNX system ex-
cient operation. panded by AC500, it is possible to automate all
building automation functions and combine them
via BACnet into a single solution with the Building
Automation System across all levels.

Digital connectivity

Management
Monitoring
Facility automation

Central automation
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Floor automation

Room automation