Acuity Brands, Inc.: Smart Buildings Get Smarter With nLight ECLYPSE(TM) From Acuity Brands
September 20 2016 - 8:15AM
ATLANTA -
September 20, 2016 -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) today
introduced the nLight ECLYPSE(TM) controller, an innovative smart
building ready controller that combines digital lighting and HVAC
controls onto one platform. The new controller is built using
Acuity Brands' award-winning ECLYPSE(TM) platform by Distech
Controls® and industry-leading nLight® controls by Acuity Controls.
The unified platform gives building managers the power to
configure, monitor and control critical building systems through
one intuitive interface. The ECLYPSE platform uses the
BACnet(TM)/IP communications protocol.
With the nLight ECLYPSE
controller, Acuity Brands is changing the smart building game by
bringing together two critical building management systems that
represent the largest share of energy use in facilities. Unifying
HVAC and lighting systems onto one control platform eliminates the
installation and management of separate HVAC and lighting networks,
as well as their related sensors and user management interfaces.
This single platform simplifies the design of smart building
systems, reduces installation time and costs, eliminates duplicate
control strategies and sensors, simplifies maintenance and
serviceability, and increases reliability compared to
multi-application integration.
"Building systems are complicated
and facilities managers are increasingly dissatisfied with the cost
and complexity of operating separate systems requiring multiple
vendors, components and interfaces," said Audwin Cash, Vice
President, Acuity Controls. "nLight ECLYPSE controllers allow
contractors and designers to select a unified platform that
seamlessly joins lighting, lighting controls, HVAC, closed-circuit
television and card access for a smart building ready
solution."
The nLight ECLYPSE controller
monitors and controls sensor data for both lighting and HVAC in
real-time, thereby adjusting the occupant's environment for desired
comfort, while maintaining optimal energy efficiency. Furthermore,
the controller features communication through the Internet Protocol
(IP) and Wi-Fi wireless networking technology, making it ideal for
renovation projects. Plus, it is easily scalable to meet a
facility's current and future needs. nLight ECLYPSE is an IP
network-based controller (BACnet/IP), enabling not only the unified
control of lighting and HVAC, but also enabling communication with
other IP network-based, smart devices. This advanced capability
helps reduce complexity, time and cost typically associated with
deploying the architecture for smart buildings.
The nLight ECLPYSE controller also
features embedded HTML 5 -based visualization and user interface
within each of the control devices, delivering real-time data on
occupancy trends, energy usage and space utilization. Distributed
intelligence and visualization provides reliable control without
concern about a single point of failure. Sophisticated
authentication via an HTTPS server provides a reliable, proven
method of securing sensitive building data.
nLight ECLYPSE is an A+ Certified
(TM) system component that delivers an easy-to-specify,
easy-to-install controls solution that is interoperable with Acuity
A+ Capable(TM) luminaires. A+ Certified solutions from Acuity
Brands help contractors and specifiers quickly and confidently
select and implement lighting systems, for indoor or outdoor
applications, that are both compatible and chromatically
consistent.
For more information on nLight
ECLYPSE controllers and other Acuity Controls solutions, please
visit www.acuitycontrols.com.
About Acuity Brands
Acuity
Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a North American market leader and one
of the world's leading providers of indoor and outdoor lighting and
energy management solutions. With fiscal year 2015 net sales of
$2.7 billion, Acuity Brands employs approximately 10,000 associates
and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with operations throughout
North America, and in Europe and Asia. The Company's products and
solutions are sold under various brands, including Lithonia
Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Gotham®, Mark Architectural
Lighting(TM), Winona® Lighting, Juno®, Indy(TM), AccuLite®,
Aculux(TM), NaviLite®, DanaLite(TM), Healthcare Lighting®, Hydrel®,
American Electric Lighting®, Carandini®, Antique Street Lamps(TM),
Sunoptics®, RELOC® Wiring Solutions, eldoLED®, Distech Controls®
and Acuity Controls(TM). Visit us at www.acuitybrands.com.
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