Schneider Electric: SpaceLogic AS-B Automation Server
February 28, 2024
SpaceLogic AS-B Automation Server (formerly known as SmartX AS-B Server) is at the core of an EcoStruxure BMS.
It is a powerful device with built-in power supply and flexible on-board I/O that can act as a stand-alone server and also monitor and manage field bus devices. With a smaller form factor and all-in-one design, the SpaceLogic AS-B server provides a cost effective control solution that minimizes your total installation costs.
Features
The SpaceLogic AS-B Automation Server offers the following features:
- Flexible onboard universal I/O configurations & built-in power supply
- Multiple open communication protocols support; BACnet/IP, BACnet MS/TP, Modbus TCP, Modbus Serial, EcoStruxure Web Services, Generic Web Services
- Dual Ethernet ports with built-in IP switch for greater architecture design flexibility
- Available in four models with different I/O point count and I/O mix with/without manual override display
- Faster processor for superior performance
- SpaceLogic IP-IO Expansion Module support for remote extended I/O point count
- SpaceLogic Zigbee Adapter support for Zigbee wireless connectivity
- Supports local schedules, trends, and alarms
- SpaceLogic Operator Display support for viewing and managing BACnet points, schedules, alarms, and temperature setpoints in plant rooms
- MQTT IoT protocol support for publishing information to other systems
- External log storage option to hold data for longer periods of time
- Text & graphics-based programming tools: both Script & Function Block options — unique to the industry
- 4 GB eMMC memory for data and backup
- TLS support for encrypted communication with clients
- Compliance with BACnet® Advanced Application Controller (B-AAC) profile at protocol revision 14
- Compliance with BACnet® Building Controllers (B-BC) profile – the most advanced BACnet device profile.
- Ability to serve as a BACnet Broadcast Management Device (BBMD)
- Available as BIM objects in Autodesk Revit File format (rfa) and compatible with the latest edition of Autodesk Revit software
Benefits
- Powerful, compact, all-in-one server design with built-in power supply and I/O
- Open building protocol support: it can natively communicate with two of the most popular standards for buildings: BACnet and Modbus for system integration and transition simplification
- Lower total installation costs due to a cost-effective, smaller form factor and all-in-one design
- Communicates using the networking standards for easy installations, simple management, and more secure transactions
- Provides a powerful permission system that is easy to manage, flexible, and adapts to all kinds of system sizes.
- Easy to Install: SpaceLogic AS-B Automation Server is designed with fasteners for easy panel installation.
- Versatile: A communications hub capable of coordinating traffic from above and below its location
- Robust: Delivers data directly to users or other servers throughout the site
- Reliable: Most system parts function autonomously and will continue to run as a whole even if communication is interrupted or individual servers or devices go offline.
Applications
SpaceLogic AS-B Automation Server is suitable for small-to-medium, simple BMS server applications in commercial buildings. It can be used as an all-in-one localized server in distributed control building management systems.
