BACnet Website HOME BACKGROUND COMING EVENTS COMMITTEE ACTIVITY CONTACTS RESOURCES TRAINING NOTICE FEEDBACK Welcome! Official Website of ASHRAE SSPC 135 This Website is dedicated to providing the latest information on BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks. Developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet is an American national standard, a European standard, a national standard in more than 30 countries, and an ISO global standard. The protocol is supported and maintained by ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 135 whose members have created and provided the content for this Website.
Here you will find the latest BACnet news, the status of SSPC 135 activities, a comprehensive bibliography of BACnet publications - many of which are available on-line - along with a wealth of other information. In keeping with ASHRAE's long-standing tradition and policy of non-commercialism, this site contains no advertising.
However, BACnet's success depends on the implementation of BACnet in commercial products. Thus, we are pleased to offer links to the Websites of manufacturers who are supporting BACnet through their product offerings. The SSPC welcomes your comments and suggestions concerning this site! Latest News. Details of Atlanta Meeting Announced!
(1/19) Victoria, BC. SSPC Chairman Mike Osborne has announced the for the January SSPC in Atlanta.
See you there!. Copass Celebrates Pending Retirement! (10/18) Atlanta, GA.
Surrounded by the BACnet committee, Cliff Copass, Johnson Controls, was presented a festive cake to commemorate his upcoming retirement and his many years of dedicated participation and contributions to the BACnet standard. As near as Cliff or any of us can recall, he has been actively working with BACnet since 2000, 18 years, more or less. If all goes as planned, this may be his last meeting and, come January when the committee is once again in Atlanta, Cliff and his wife will be basking in the sun (as indicated by the arm chairs and palm trees on the cake) in sunny Wisconsin - or maybe Florida. In any case, congratulations Cliff!. SSPC Meets in Atlanta! (10/18) Atlanta, GA.
For information on the fall SSPC meeting at Georgia Tech, please click. Three More Addenda Go Out for Public Review!
(8/18) Atlanta, GA. These three proposed addenda are undergoing a 45-day 1st Publication Public Review from August 17 to October 1, 2018:;;.
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Please click on the links above to see the addendum's content or visit to both get a copy and submit comments. New Errata Summary Available! (7/18) Atlanta, GA. OK, nobody is perfect. Errata, Latin for 'errors', occasionally creep into technical documents - and BACnet is no exception. To make sure you are looking at the correct language in the standard, please visit our page.
And, of course, if you find a previously undetected error in the standard, please let us know!. BACnet/SC Whitepaper Available!
(7/18) Atlanta, GA. Two of the SSPC's top concerns for the last several years have been network security and 'IT friendliness.' Recognizing these concerns, the IT-WG has developed a new proposal centered on secure communications exclusively using accepted IT best practices. The new technology is called “BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC)” and is the subject of this whitepaper.
Simply put, BACnet/SC provides the means to create secure communications connections between BA devices both across the cloud, and within facilities. BACnet/SC uses the latest techniques for security and integrates easily with IT infrastructure. At the same time, BACnet/SC preserves 100% of the capabilities of, and is backward-compatible with, all existing BACnet deployments and devices. The whitepaper is available for download from our page and the current public review version of the addendum can be downloaded!.
SSPC 135 Installs New Officers! (6/18) Houston, TX. Gathering for a ceremonial photo are the new officers of the BACnet committee. From left to right: Scott Ziegenfus, Secretary (Hubbell Lighting); Michael Osborne, Chair (Reliable); and Coleman Brumley, Vice Chair (Setra). Good luck, gentlemen, and thanks for stepping up!
The SSPC also would like to express its thanks and appreciation to outgoing chair, Bernhard Isler (Siemans), for his tireless efforts over the last several years. In spite of living in Switzerland, Bernhard has never missed a meeting and now has more frequent flyer miles than just about anyone. Thanks, Bernhard!. SSPC 135 Changes the Guard! (6/18) Houston, TX. Among the highlights of the Houston meeting was the 'changing of the guard' of SSPC 135's officers.
Here current committee chair Bernhard Isler (Siemens) passes the gavel to incoming chair Michael Osborne (Reliable). Standing together are all living chairs of the BACnet committee except for Carl Neilson (Delta) who was unable to attend. From left to right, Mike Newman (Cornell), Dave Robin (ALC), Osborne, Isler, and Steve Bushby (NIST). The seventh chair of the committee, our dear colleague Bill Swan (Alerton), passed away in 2011. BACnet/SC Begins 2nd Public Review!
(6/18) Atlanta, GA. ASHRAE has announced a 45-day Publication Public Review of from June 1 until July 16, 2018. This addendum introduces a BACnet Secure Connect Datalink Layer Option and a BACnet/SC in the Network Layer Specifications; adds new Annex YY for the BACnet Secure Connect Datalink Layer Option; extends the Network Port Object Type for BACnet/SC; adds and extends ASN.1 Types for BACnet/SC; introduces new Error Codes for BACnet/SC; and defines Interoperability Specification Extensions for BACnet/SC. The addendum originated within the IT-WG as part of what had been referred to as 'BACnet/IT', a revised specification for the use of BACnet in a more 'IT friendly' manner. Since the addendum concluded its first Advisory Public Review in February 2017, the BACnet/IT discussion has morphed into deliberations on how 'secure connections' can be implemented in an IT environment and Addendum 135-2016 bj is the result.
Fisher Receives Swan Award! (4/18) Fort Lauderdale, FL. During the April 2018 plenary session of SSPC 135 in Plantation Florida, David M. Fisher, President of PolarSoft Inc. And SSPC participant since 1987, was presented with the 2018 Swan Award. The award can be best described by using David’s own words: 'This award, which is presented yearly, honors the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Bill Swan, a.k.a. BACnet Bill, who passed away in 2011.
We want to remember him always not only for his substantial dedication and contributions to BACnet, but also as a good and honest man, devoted to his family and faith. This award carries on Bill's example of even-handedness, rational and considerate discussion, and a focus on how to make the standard better for everyone. The award honors those individuals who through their actions demonstrate the qualities of integrity, selflessness, camaraderie and fierce dedication to the standard that we admired in Bill.'
Dave, by virtue of his tireless efforts to develop and improve the BACnet standard for more than 30 years, truly deserves this recognition. Congratulations, Dave, from the entire BACnet community!. Fort Lauderdale Meeting Concludes! (4/18) Fort Lauderdale, FL. The spring interim meeting of SSPC 135 took place April 16-19 at the Lutron Training and Experience Center in Plantation, Florida.
Of note:. Addendum 135-2016 br was approved for a 1st Publication Public Review. This addendum contains several miscellaneous changes to BACnet-2016. Addendum 135-2016 bt was approved for a 1st Publication Public Review. This addendum contains enhancements for Life Safety and adds support to BACnet-2016 for Occupant Evacuation Operation (OEO) using elevators (lifts). Addendum 135-2016 bu was approved for a 1st Publication Public Review. This addendum contains various clarifications to BACnet-2016, including several changes introduced in response to interpretation requests.
The IT-WG discussed production of a white paper discussing the BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) concept as well as scale and testing of BACnet/SC. Collaboration work on “Semantic Tags for Building Data” continues within the AP-WG with groups from outside of the SSPC, including SkyFoundry. Additional use cases for CSML were discussed in the DM-WG including maintenance of public facing XML, JSON, and ASN.1 files. Two dealing with BIBBs and Device Profiles were approved. The LA-WG discussed various lighting applications, such as emergency lighting and color temperature. The TI-WG discussed various test changes, including Access Control object tests, BACnet/IPv6 and BACnet/IPv6 Network Port Object tests. The SG-WG discussed how to narrow their scope so that not all of the Facility Smart Grid Information Model (ASHRAE Standard 201-2016, FSGIM) is required.
The PS-WG discussed the introduction of an MS/TP autobaud algorithm and the new concept of a BACnet Device Address Proxy. As always, SSPC 135 wishes to thank all of our volunteers for their time and continued contributions. A special Thank You goes to Lutron for graciously hosting the committee for the week long meeting!.
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Three Addenda Go Out for Public Review! (3/18) Atlanta, GA. All of these proposed addenda are undergoing a 45-day public review, as described below, from March 23 to May 7, 2018. has begun its 4th 45-day Publication Public Review of Independent Substantive Changes (ISCs).
This addendum adds lighting specific BIBBs and device profiles. Proposed has begun its 2nd 45-day Publication Public Review of ISCs. This addendum fixes the AbsenteeLimit property of the Access Credential object type and ensures that the denied or granted access event is generated last. Proposed has begun its 1st 45-day Publication Public Review. This addendum adds Elevator BIBBs and Device Profiles. Please click on the links above to see the addendum's content or visit to both get a copy and submit comments. ASHRAE Standard 223P to Integrate Haystack tagging and Brick data modeling!
(2/18) Atlanta, GA, Berkeley, CA, and Richmond, VA. The ASHRAE BACnet committee, and the initiative announced they are actively collaborating to integrate Haystack tagging and Brick data modeling concepts into the new proposed ASHRAE Standard 223P for semantic tagging of building data. ASHRAE Standard 223P 'Designation and Classification of Semantic Tags for Building Data' provides a dictionary of semantic tags for descriptive tagging of building data including building automation and control data along with associated systems. By integrating Haystack tagging and Brick data modeling concepts with the upcoming ASHRAE Standard 223P, the result will enable interoperability on semantic information across the building industry, particularly in building automation.
This unified effort is aiming at a formally standardized application data modeling solution which can be implemented in various ways. For example, it will be able to be used for exchanging data over established communication protocols like the Haystack web services or BACnet, or be applied on data stored in databases and cloud applications. The first public review of the initial draft of 223P is envisioned for late 2018. Ultimately, ASHRAE Standard 223P is intended to be adopted as an ISO standard. Aside from the engineering and automation efficiency improvements machine-readable semantic descriptions of data will provide, a single and widely used global standard will enable broader interoperability among applications - creating a competitive market place to the benefit of building owners. Chicago Meeting Highlights! (1/18) Chicago, IL.
The annual winter meeting of SSPC 135 took place January 18-22 as part of the ASHRAE Winter Conference and alongside the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Chicago. Of note:. was approved for a 4th Public Review of Independent Substantive Changes. This addendum contains new Lighting BIBBs and Device Profiles.
was approved for a 2nd Public Review of Independent Substantive Changes. This addendum contains various but minor amendments to BACnet's Access Control object types. was discussed at length. This addendum contains the new BACnet Secure Connect data link layer (BACnet/SC) and was finally approved for a 2nd Publication Public Review in a letter ballot subsequent to the meeting. Addendum 135.1-2013 q was approved for a 1st Publication Public Review. This 221-page addendum contains new and amended tests for the updated alarm and event reporting contained in BACnet-2016.
The AP-WG discussed how to proceed with Semantic Tags for Building Data for the proposed new ASHRAE Standard 223P with representatives of the and the organizations. The DM-WG discussed additional use cases for the Control System Modeling Language (CSML) including a new CSML-based electronic Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (EPICS) and additional use cases for such a document outside of testing applications. The LA-WG discussed various lighting applications, such as emergency lighting and color temperature. The TI-WG discussed BACnet/IPv6 and BACnet/IPv6 Network Port Object tests. The PS-WG discussed various clarifications to Clause 5.
As always, SSPC 135 wishes to thank all of our volunteers for their time and continued contributions. Staging Object Addendum Goes Out for ISC Review! (1/18) Atlanta, GA.
Proposed has begun its 4th 45-day Publication Public Review of Independent Substantive Changes(ISCs)which will run from January 5 to February 19, 2018. This addendum adds a Staging Object Type, which provides a way for BACnet devices to map analog values onto multiple Binary Value, Binary Output, or Binary Lighting Output objects.
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