YWire Technologies, Inc., a Montreal-based  manufacturer of commercial lighting control systems, has announced a partnership with SCL Elements, manufacturer of CAN2GO building automation solutions, to create a BACnet-integrated YWire solution.  YWire’s FiveSeries Lighting Control System is the first lighting control system in the world to incorporate Broadband over Powerline communications into a light switch. CAN2GO’s multi-protocol integration expertise will allow YWire solutions to sit underneath BACnet IP building automation systems.

 

The FiveSeries LCS, launched in 2010, allows lighting control over regular existing electrical wire. So a simple hardware swap can provide remote lighting control. The solution utilizes the OBiX/XML protocol in all its devices.

 

“We chose the OBiX framework for precisely this kind of integration opportunity” said Omar Tabba, YWire’s CEO.  “Using OBiX allows us to pick the best of breed integration partners.  We felt that CAN2GO was the perfect fit for both our time to market and our customer’s need for cost-effective, well thought out, products.”, added Omar.

 

The partnership will allow more building owners and facility managers to use the Broadband over Powerline properties of the YWire solution. Buildings already equipped with BACnet systems will be able to easily integrate the FiveSeries LCS to their existing system through CAN2GO gateways.

 

“Interoperability has been the greatest challenge of the building automation industry to date. It is also one of our core fields of expertise. Enabling BACnet users to integrate the YWire solution is a cost-efficient way to provide lighting control to the commercial and institutional market.”, said Simon Leblond, CEO of SCL Elements.

 

ABOUT CAN2GO

SCL Elements Inc. provides CAN2GO building automation solutions for comfort and energy efficiency in commercial buildings. CAN2GO offers integrated wired and wireless solutions for HVAC, lighting & metering applications. CAN2GO controllers, gateways and web based building management system (BEMS) allow facility managers, contractors and OEM manufacturers to deploy building automation systems (BAS) combining wired (BACnet, Modbus, CANbus), wireless (EnOcean, ZigBee) and web (IP/Ethernet) technologies – providing maximum interoperability and control for more energy savings.

 

ABOUT YWIRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

YWire Technologies, Inc. is a Montreal based clean-tech manufacturer of energy saving control products based on Broadband over Powerline (BPL) networks.  Founded in 2009, YWire’s single focus is to provide commercial building owners and operators with automated systems that conserve energy, slash installation costs and eliminate system complexity.   In May of 2010 YWire released the Five Series^TM Lighting Control System.  The Five Series^TM LCS, a BPL centered network, is the most significant technical evolution in the building automation industry in 25 years, and delivers a turn-key cost roughly 50% lower than the industry standard.