We would like to keep our customers as fully informed as possible. To this end, from time to time, we publish white papers, which we hope are unbiased views on particular issues in the Building Automation ecosystem.
2014
The Four PHYs of Building Automation
Abstract
There are four main physical layer types that have to be considered when designing building automation systems: Wired Ethernet, Wireless, Bus and Powerline. No single solution can provide all the “Connectivity for the last 100 meters”™. This white paper outlines our reasoning and the alternatives.