IP500 Wireless Network: Basics Explained

This page describes the basics of IP500. The IP500 wireless network is used for monitoring and sensing devices, as well as building automation.

• IP500 is a wireless IPv6-based mesh sensor network developed for low-power applications in commercial buildings.
• It promotes sustainability through the use of IPv6 standards.
• It’s a mesh network, ensuring lossless and redundant data connections.
• It provides full security through encrypted communication.
• IP500 products can be seamlessly integrated into existing building management systems.
• It can combine both wired and wireless networks to meet interoperability requirements.
• IP500 wireless networks can be easily set up and installed based on open standards.

Figure 1: IP500 implementation as a building management system.

This IP500 system will have the following features:

• It grants or denies access to individuals in the office.

• It also informs them which room/floor they need to go to through a screen display.

• IP500-based building management systems have features such as elevator levels, temperature levels, the number of people present in the building (including employees/visitors), garage status (free/occupied), and the number of systems that are up/down.

• In addition, the system will have the following multiple emergency-related features/devices:

  • Combustion detection
  • Alarm (both audible/optical)
  • Auto call to the fire brigade
  • Auto elevator for people towards floors having open doors
  • Opens emergency exits and closes fire doors
  • Open turnstiles
  • Display emergency information
  • Open air ducts
  • Actuate ventilation
  • Switch off gas supply
  • Switch off the main supply
  • Light up escape route
  • Engage extinguishing system
  • Engage evacuation systems
  • Check evacuation status

All the above alarms can be monitored using an easy-to-use application on a smartphone.

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