How do I choose the right S4 Open Appliance for my project (KBA-01019-J2D7F5)?
- Determine the interface that you need to publish to. OPC and BACnet IP are available.
- Determine the interface that you need to integrate to. Metasys N2 is the only current Downstream Interface option.
- Determine how many N2 devices are on the N2 bus. Each assigned N2 address must be counted, included those assigned to XT devices on the DX-9100 expansion bus. JCI’s engineering guidelines
state that for a N30 supervisory controller you should have at most 50 N2 devices on the bus and for a NCM at most 100. They go on to say that DX9100 devices and VMA devices should each
count as 2 when calculating the number of devices that the N2 bus will support.
- Determine if you need to use the Upstream N2 interface. This enables the ability to co-exist with the legacy supervisory controller. The Upstream N2 interface is compatible with any generation
Metasys supervisory controller as long as it supports the N2 protocol.
- Determine if you need multiple Downstream N2 interfaces. This would be used in cases where you are splitting N2 buses or merging N2 buses from multiple legacy N2 systems.
- Determine how many years of Software Assurance you need to purchase.
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Additional Comments
Consider training options for your staff. The S4 Group offers the Sales Boot Camp, Integration Boot Camp, and Live Demo / Training sessions via the web