IP500 Alliance
| IP500 Alliance | |
|---|---|
| legal form | registered association |
| Seat | Berlin |
| founding | 2007
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| Board | Helmut Adamski |
| Website | www.ip500.org |
The IP500 Alliance , based in Berlin, is an international organization of manufacturers of products and systems for building automation (e.g. Bosch, GEZE, Honeywell, Siemens, OMRON, TOYOTA TSUSHO but also medium-sized companies), of system integrators and of building operators and industrial plants. The aim of the IP500 Alliance is to define and develop a wireless, manufacturer-neutral and secure data transmission for large buildings with the IP500 communication platform and to provide a turn-key module for this .
The Alliance was founded in 2007 in Berlin by manufacturers as an Interest Group and was able to win numerous international cooperation partners, including a. Companies like TÜV Rheinland , EBV or VARTA . Since 2011, the IP500 Alliance has been an official non-profit organization based on a registered association (e.V.) under German association law.
technology
The IP500 platform is available as a wireless module (IP500 solution). The IP500 solution meets all the technical requirements for a secure, interoperable and cross-trade networking of smart products (devices) for all areas in building automation. The IP500 solution based on central, generally established and accepted industrial norms and standards (including IEEE 802.15.4 for the wireless chip; IPv6) ensures the interoperability that is required for the cross-manufacturer and cross-trade interaction of the components in a comprehensive building automation system / 6LoWPAN ; AES128, IPsec in the software network stack; and BACnet in the application layer).
After several years of development, the IP500 solution is now available to all IP500 Alliance members.
The IP500 solution is the only standard that has been specially developed for safety-relevant applications such as B. smoke, burglary or evacuation, has been developed and supports the necessary international regulations (e.g. according to EN and VdS ). In this way, it ensures that products and electronic devices in security-relevant applications such as fire protection, burglary or access can communicate with one another and be controlled via a secure, wireless network. Manufacturers of such products and systems can use the IP500 solution as a pre-certified communication solution.
The IP500 solution is available as a platform as a module with a two-chip solution - these are very robust and powerful wireless chips with a powerful, but very economical micro-controller. Then there is the energy-saving and flexible software network stack (based on a flexible and secure meshing process of the network) and tailor-made network services for the entire network (including access points and router). The IP500 solution as a module is very small and can be easily integrated into sensors, actuators and other smart devices.
The software (network services) is used to organize the entire IP500 system. With flexible gateway software, the network services ensure highly scalable and redundant behavior in wireless networks and transparent integration in existing (including proprietary) systems. At the same time, they offer a range of management and reporting tools for maintaining and controlling the IP500 network.
Areas of application for the IP500 solution in products and systems are, in addition to commercial real estate, industrial facilities, sports facilities and administrative buildings, increasingly also smart home solutions.
The IP500 Alliance expects that with the Internet of Things (Machine2Machine communication) and developments in the context of Industry 4.0, the availability of high-performance wireless networks will increase and that sensors and actuators will increasingly be used as the basis for innovative solutions for intelligent building automation worldwide.
A globalization of the IP500 standard has already been implemented by representatives in the USA, India and Asia (Japan).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Kien: IP500 Alliance: Intelligent Building Automation. In: Funkschau . December 11, 2013, accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Johann Wiesböck: TÜV Rheinland certifies IP500 wireless products worldwide. In: Electronics Practice. May 6, 2014, accessed April 15, 2015 .