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Steve Jones Interview with INBAC

Tosibox 600 Series and eSim Announcement

Enhanced and more powerful Cybersecurity offerings

Proceedings for the August 10, 2021, FFC Cybersecurity Workshop

The Gates are Open

Cost Effectively Update Legacy Building Automation Systems

Upgrade your BAS without impacting building operations

Twenty Years of Making Buildings Smarter

The S4 Group Introduction to Monday Live's Smarter Stack

Welcome to our Newest S4 Integrator Partner

Newsflash for S4 Partners: Al Optimization Made Simple

S4 Boot Camp Registration Open for July Seminar

Steve Jones Presented at Federal Facilities Council: Standing Committee on Cyber and Physical Security and Hazard Mitigation

People of Prospect webinar April 27th, 2021

Snippets of wisdom from the People of Prospect Interview with Steve

The Open BACnet Ecosystem

Steve Jones's Interview with People of Prospect

Good News – S4 Boot Camps are Back in Session

Steve Jones Updates Ken Sinclair in Automated Buildings Interview

Steve Jones Session People Of Prospect

Long Term Project Yields Testimonial

People of Prospect webinar April 27th, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time

ProspectSV is committed to improving how technology is developed and used for better transportation systems, buildings, and environment.

Outreach to Government Customers

Haystack Connect 2021 – Congratulations on a Great 10 Years

S4 Partner Finder Update

Interoperability Update: ODIN Building Automation System

Federal Government Building Initiative

Overview of S4 Online Training Options

S4 Virtual Boot Camp

S4 Boot Camp Goes Virtual on YouTube

S4 is now a distributor of Contemporary Controls Products

The S4 Group’s GSA Listing

Introducing TOSIBOX Lock 250

Happy Thanksgiving

Power Quality issues resulting from Energy Saving Initiatives- New Revenue Opportunity for the Building Automation Community

TOSIBOX - Scalability and Flexibility

The Building Utility

ASHRAE Introduces Updated Reopening Guide for Schools and Universities

Come Play in Our Virtual Sandbox

Property Managers Guide to Building Systems and Cybersecurity

Networking the Way it Should Be

S4 Products to be Listed on the GSA Schedule

Monday Live - Unmasking the New Normal in Smart Buildings

S4 Goes the Extra Mile for Service Robotics

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force

The S4 Group Part of SBIR Navy Contract Team

S4 Announces EMPEQ Financing Program

S4 Pandemic Response

2020 Willis M. Bywater Creativity Award

The S4 BACnet-ecobee hive at AHR

The S4 Calendar of Upcoming Shows

Bootcamp January 2020 in Review

Two Protocols are Better Than NONE

Let’s Meet at AHR Expo 2020 in Orlando

Happy Holidays

Hot Chocolate, Cookies and Gummy Bears OH MY!

The S4 Group Events First Quarter of 2020

Nominations are Open for BACnet International Awards

XT9100 Point Access

M-Tools on 64-bit computers

S4 Open:BACnet-N2 Router Maintenance Release 1.51

The S4 Value Proposition

BACnet International PlugFest - 20 Years and Going Strong

S4 Boot Camp Training -"Never can have too much training before you do the job."

A Bee Meets BACnet

EnFlux Simplifies C-PACE -Making Projects More Profitable

S4 Migrating to LinkedIn Sales Navigator

S4 to Attend BACnet PlugFest 2019

Decrease Your Project Costs - Attend S4 Boot Camp Training August 26-27

Review of BACnet SC Security

Boot Camp June 20-21, 2019

BACnet Market Research Report Just Released

Integration Toolbox Essentials Part Two - S2USB485 Device from S Squared Innovations

BACnet Evolution

S4 Upcoming Events

Wonderware West in Salt Lake City, Utah

Tool box Essentials: Using Wireshark to Troubleshoot BACnet IP Issues

Retrofit Projects: Plan for Success

Spike 150: A Celebration of National Importance

Wonderware West Connect 2019 User Conference and Expo Coming to Salt Lake City

BACnet 101

BACnet Versatility, Facilitating a 3-Way Integration

Upgrade Path for 1.30 Installations

Women in Facility Management

NFMT: Exploring What’s New in the Lives of Buildings

Steve Jones to Speak at NFMT Show

BACnet: The Heart and Soul of Smart Buildings

AHR Show Experience

Congratulations to Steve Jones BACnet International's Member of the Year.

The S4 Group – Upcoming Shows and Visits

NFMT Vegas 2018

Holiday Greetings

Consider C-PACE Financing for Your Next Efficiency Upgrade Project

What is the Future of BACnet ?

Obermeier Software On Site for final 1.5 Push

It’s Official – Upstream is Back!

Plugging In with the Pros

S4 Development and Test Team Streamlines with Visual Studio Online

Upcoming Trade Show Schedule

B-IoT, More than a Buzz Word ?

Phase 2 of the 1.5 Release is Shipping Now

BACnet International PlugFest

OPC Support

Giving Back

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router 1.40 Transition

BOMA in Our Own Backyard

Upcoming Shows

New S4 Systems Fully Support OPC UA

Major Release 1.5 of the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router Now available for Shipment

Paape Company uses S-E StruxureWare and S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router for Integration Project

Obermeier Software Visits S4

The S4 Group Onsite Services Offering

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router 1.50

Release 1.50 first customer shipments 7/11/2018

New Leadership for BACnet International Marketing Committee

S4 Open Appliances Release 1.30 and 1.40 Retired

Release 1.50 Availability

Simplifying Smart City Business: The Global “SMART CITY SOLUTION DATABASE”

Why does S4 Invest in The Case Study Process ?

Simon the Pieman

S4 Boot Camp-CS&E Custom Boot Camp

Embedded World Nuremberg, Germany

2018 Baltimore NFMT Show Report

Upstream N2 Interface Returns with Release 1.50

S4 Boots – Where are you now?

Rocky Mountain Power wattsmart® Vendor Event

The New Deal at S4

S4 Attending Baltimore NFM&T Show

S4 2018 Technology Directions

AHR Ultimate Adventure

Let's Connect on LinkedIn

Radius System S4 Boot Camp

Allied Climate Professionals sent Students to Boot Camp

Happy Holidays

S4 participated in the PASBO Conference

Controlco and The S4 Group continue to build strong partnership

"Extending and Enhancing Metasys"- What does this mean?

Announcing S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router Release 1.40 to Manufacturing

Welcome to Volunteer Mechanical

The Ultimate Success Story

S4 Revit Family Published

Welcome to Radius Systems

S4 to Exhibit at PASBO Facilities-Maintenance/Transportation Conference

The SWFTEC Graphic Program Generator

August Boot Camp Updates

A New Generation of S4 Appliances - release 1.40

Energy Management – First Things First!

Native BACnet – What is it?

Welcome Retro-Commissioning Professionals

S4 Boot Camp set for August 10-11

BACnet International Highlights an Energy savings Integration

The Chameleon in S4 Clothing

Challenge: Migrate Legacy BAS with Smoke Control

Smoke Control Application Integration Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Johnson Controls Metasys N2 Networks in an Open Systems Environment

S4 Boot Camp 201: Beyond the Basics

Building Automation Systems - Energy Management Lecture Notes

Need some help with Metasys ?

Welcome Contemporary Controls

Welcome Hawaii Energy Systems

Don't Delay register for S4 Boot Camp today!

Buildings NY - Great Networking in a Beautiful City

S4 Engineering Services

Partner Visit in Evansville, IN

Fifteen Years and Counting

S4 is still innovating and evolving

Why send employees to the S4 Boot Camp ?

S4 Attending the BuildingsNY Show

AHR in Vegas - Another Good Show Experience

Come Visit the S4 Group at AHR Expo 2017 C1685

The S4 Group to Demonstrate Product Capabilities

Two S4 Partners Send students to the first 2017 boot camp

The S4 Open Products will be part of Controls Central

Welcome Relevant Solutions - our Newest S4 Distributor Partner

Ho Ho Ho 2016

Happy Holidays!

All of us at S4 want to wish you

Humorous approach to customer service

Continue the Holiday Spirit all year….Volunteer

The S4 Group Boot Camp – provided two training sessions during the 4th Quarter

S4 Gets Schooled at Real Time Automation’s Networking Protocol University

S4's Stephanie Jones attended training

Want to Know More About BAS ? Read Phil Zito's Book.

S4 is asked to review Phil Zito's Book

The BACnet PlugFest Experience

S4 Open Appliances Quick Start

How to get started and what not to do

S4 On the Road in Canada

Keeping Up with John Rinaldi

U&S Services sends three students to S4 Boot Camp

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router 1.30 Maintenance Release

End of support by Microsoft for Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server

Old versions of the S4 Management Console

Welcome HSC, Newest S4 Partner

HSC

The S4 Group participated in the Schneider Electric Midwest Region and West Region LA Area SmartStruxure Sales & Technical Workshops.

Great opportunity for The S4 Group to talk to Schneider Electric Dealers

The Internet of Things - How it matters

First in a series of articles by Guest Contributor - Pat Cronin

Attention Customers – Price Change Coming Soon

Enhancing DX-9100 Usability

Controls Group North America’s 2016 Synergy Conference

BACnet Addenda Review – Getting Behind IoT

Addenda 135-2012am brings standard web technologies to BACnet

S4 Training at Broudy Precision

S4 Attends NFM&T Baltimore Opening Day

Upcoming event – CGNA Synergy Conference

S4 Open Integration Bootcamp

Baltimore NFMT Show in March

Version 1.30 Enters General Release

AHR 2016 Observations

USG now an S4 Distributor

Let’s meet at the AHR Expo in January!

Receive Hands on Experience at S4

S4’s Integration Boot Camp provides hands-on training and the opportunity to understand integration best practices and implement them in our test lab.

2015 Holiday Wishes from S4

I want to thank all of our amazing partners for helping us transcend language, cultural, and time zone differences to deliver quality solutions enabled by S4 technology to their customers.

Help (re)Make History!

Help The Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Society restore the Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 223 to operation in time for the 150th anniversary celebration of the driving of the Golden Spike in 2019.

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router 1.30 Release Guide

An overview of features and enhancements in the latest release of the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router

Broudy Precision is now an S4 Distributor

S4 welcomes our newest GCNA distributor!

Rockwell Automation Fair 2015

Reflections on Rockwell's latest event.

Integration Update: Continued Success in an Evolving Environment

Star Service and ASI Controls have a very happy customer with the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board with ongoing business and a long term relationship.

Interoperability Testing: Ocean Data Systems Dream Report

Ocean Data Systems Dream Report - Interoperability Testing

Enhancing Legacy Buildings with IoT

There is a lot of convergence and cooperation that needs to occur before there is a universally accepted definition of IoT.

S4 Partner Spotlight: beComm

We’d like to welcome beComm to the S4 Group’s group of Integration Partners.

BACnet International Honors the S4 Group

The S4 Group, Inc. was honored to receive the German Shepherd Award and “The Best in Show” as part of the annual “Leaders of the Pack” program to recognize the achievements of individuals and companies involved in the BACnet community. The Award Ceremony took place during the 2015 NFMT Show in Orlando on October 26, 27.

Partner Spotlight: Real Time Automation

Drew’s article is about “The Internet of Things” a timely essay on what has become a major buzzword in the industry.

Upcoming Events

The S4 Group will be attending the following Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 events

The Partnership Protocol - Our Evolution in Distribution Relationships

Pat’s last article really got me thinking about how S4 is going to market and what our next steps should be. I have read that article multiple times

S4 Launches New Case Study Section of our Website

Whether you are looking for a particular case study or just want to see what’s been done with our products, we are certain you will find this new section helpful.

Gulfstream Controls is now an S4 Integration Partner

Automated Logic dealer located in Miami Florida serving Dade and Broward Counties

S4: Open Appliance 1.30 in Beta

Release Candidate Build 1.30 is currently in Beta test at several installations.

S4, ICONICS, and Global Connections in the Building Automation Industry

Russ Agrusa, president of Iconics invited The S4 Group to participate in the ICONICS World Wide Customer Summit 2015 in Boston, MA, Connect 365 June 29, 30, and July 1. Steve represented S4 at the event and wrote this article on his positive and productive

Software Assurance – Why is this a good time to be in compliance?

The S4 group will be announcing the release of the latest S4 Open: BACnet-N2 router in the next few weeks.

Attend a Boot Camp!

Want in-depth training on using S4 Open integration products? Attend a Boot Camp!

Guest Feature: Distributor Management Considerations for the International Markets

Aside from the major manufacturers, most suppliers in the HVAC equipment, building automation, building controls and specialized software products industry go to market through distribution partners.

Hands-On Lab Focus of S4 Custom Boot Camp

NA Mechanical and Electrical Services requested a custom boot camp for 2 of their staff members. NAC is a contractor in the upper Midwest, which was founded in 1985 and offers Electrical, Mechanical and Controls solutions to customers. Brian Najarian has

2015 Rocky Mountain ASHRAE Tech Conference

Denver, Colorado – The Rocky Mountain chapter of ASHRAE held their annual technical conference on April 24th. The event was well-attended and all of the presentations in the Building Automation track were interesting and informative. I was one of the speak

2015 Rocky Mountain ASHRAE Technical Conference

The 23rd annual technical conference was held in Denver, Colorado on April 24. 2015. Stephanie represented The S4 Group.

S4 Distributor Boot Camp

The S4 Group, Inc. hosted a boot camp on February 17th and 18th, 2015 that focused on training two of our newest distribution partners.

S4 Group Participates in CGNA Synergy Conference

Controls Group North America held their annual Synergy Conference in Savannah, GA April 22nd through April 25th, 2015.

New S4 Group Web Site Launched

We’ve been intending to update [The S4 Group](http://www.thes4group.com/) web site for a long time and, as our business has grown, we simply have not had the time to do it. We finally decided that if it was going to get done we were going to have to hire s

S4 Presents CGNA Monthly Webinar

Last month we shared that The S4 Group has been accepted as a Preferred Supplier for the Controls Group North America (CGNA) organization. CGNA hosts a monthly webinar as part of their ongoing training support of CGNA Member Companies. This month, The S4 G

M-Tools Now Available from S4

M-Tool software package is now available for purchase directly from the S4 Group.

S4 Group accepted as a CGNA Preferred Vendor

The S4 Group completed the application process and was accepted as a Preferred Vendor for the [Controls Group North America](http://www.cgnacontrols.net) (CGNA), a group of prestigious building automation products distributors. Most of the CGNA member com

Trends and Challenges in the BAS Markets Outside of North America

The S4 Group invited Pat Cronin, President of Anam Consulting LLC to discuss the trends and issues in the international building automation market. Steve and Pat have been colleagues for more than a decade. We hope this is the first in a series of articles

The AHR Experience

The question “what is your booth number?” came up time after time as we were preparing to go to the AHR Expo in Chicago. That usually leads into “why don’t you have a booth?” The answer is that we go for the AHR experience. That experience is different and

The S4 Group Will be Attending AHR

The S4 Group has attended the AHR Expo every year for the past 10 years. Steve Jones, Managing Partner of the S4 Group commented, “As our business grows, we want to stay in touch with the changes in the building automation marketplace, and continue to main

New Integration Partner - Northeast Energy Solutions

Northeast Energy Solutions Inc. is dedicated to providing energy saving services/products to commercial and industrial facilities. One of the many ways that they achieve these savings is through utilizing the building’s HVAC control systems to monitor and

Making the BACnet-N2 Router Smarter

It seems like a broken record but I have to say it again - it’s been a very busy year at S4. Our integration partners have been taking on larger and more complex projects, and deploying BACnet applications that are more demanding in terms of the number of

Looking forward to 2015

With the New Year quickly approaching, we’ll soon be resuming the development efforts for our Novar and Siemens integrations. In fact, test lab proof of concept demonstrations for both of these integrations were completed over a year ago. That gave us a so

Triatek Lighting Panel Support

Note from Steve: This article was contributed by Chuck Lehn who completed this integration on a Trane project. Everything discussed is just as applicable to the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router and the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router. Triatek was acquired by Lumisys which

Testing, Testing and more Testing

Lately, it seems like we are practically living in our test lab. As we thought about content for this month’s newsletter, an update on how we utilize the testing environment came to mind.

Collaboratory Outreach

We have written numerous articles about the importance of collaboration in our newsletters, on our web site, and on [automatedbuildings.com](automatedbuildings.com). We’d like to share the news that we have just surpassed the milestone of 4,000 connections

Energy Management Today

_Study shows competition is heating up in the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) Market._ According to Navigant research, the BEMS market will grow to 2.4 billion dollars in 2020. Companies are investing huge amounts of time and money in the develo

10 Reasons to use the S4 Open : BACnet-N2 Router for Enhancing and Extending Metasys Installations

Johnson Controls Authorized Building Control Specialist (ABCS) partners were originally one of the organizations whose needs we targeted when we developed the original S4 Open Appliances. While the Facility Explorer product meets many of the integration re

Interoperability Testing: Open Automation Software

Some time ago, S4 and Open Automation Software initiated discussions because of a project they won to support every location of a major multi-national corporation. Because this client inherited the BAS in their buildings in as-built, as-is, condition, it w

S4 Open Demo Systems

You can explain to your customers how the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 router works, give them a thorough presentation of all of the features and benefits, but sometimes “seeing is believing.”

ControlTalk Interview

Steve Jones, Managing Partner of The S4 Group, was recently interviewed for a ControlTalk segment by Eric Stromquist and Kenneth Smyers, co-creators of ControlTrends.

The S4 Group: A lesson in Collaboration

Ken Sinclair of automatedbuildings.com and Steve Jones recently had a discussion about how The S4 Group was utilizing collaborative tecniques as a core part of our business plan.  [See the interview](http://www.automatedbuildings.com/news/jul14/interv

BACnet N2 Router BBMD and FD Registration

Our development partner, Klaus Obermeier at Obermeir Software provided these notes on how to configure BBMD support and Foreign Device Registration for the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router. These options can be found on the Properties page for the BACnet-N2 Ro

10 Reasons to use the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router for Enhancing and Extending Metasys Installations

ATS Inland attends custom Integration Boot Camp

ATS requested a custom Integration Boot Camp, which was held June 12-13 in Ogden, Utah.

Welcome to the Newest S4 Open Product Distributor - Park Electrical Services in Ireland

Park Electrical Services (PES) was founded 40 years ago to serve the electrical control and automation market in Northern Ireland. Since then, the company has grown to a turnover of over £40M, employing 120 staff across 12 locations in the UK and Ireland.

An Invitation to Past and Current Johnson Controls Authorized Building Control Specialists

When the vision for The S4 Group and our products was formalized, Authorized Building Control Specialists (ABCS) were one of the primary targets of our initial outreach efforts. JCI branches were another target.  In fact, we were so serious about buil

Custom Boot Camps

Our next Integration Boot Camp is just around the corner: June 19-20. So far we have been holding these trainings quarterly and have been pleased with the outcomes. We keep the classes small – only six spots are available per session – so that we can tailo

Niagara Momentum Continues To Grow

Last month I wrote about our first time participating in the Niagara Summit. I knew that it was going to be a lot of activity packed into just a couple of days, and I also knew that I was going to be exposed to a level of detail about the Tridium product t

Controlco Now a S4 Distributor

The S4 Group is proud to have Controlco as our newest distributor. Controlco is a premier distributor of automation systems and solution provider for a broad spectrum of industrial and commercial clients. With state-of-the-art products and a full suite of

Bulk Renaming of BACnet Points

I successfully created a Device Type Template for a N2 device, but  on the BACnet side the name is longer than what we would like to be displayed. (The default naming convention is <DeviceName>/<PointName>) I can go to each point in the Man

How long does it take perform and integration with the S4 Open Appliances?

The honest answer is that it depends. - On what condition the existing Metasys system and N2 bus is in - On how much expertise about Metasys and N2 devices your installation team has - On how much custom programming you will need to deal with in the legac

S4 Inaugural Participation at Niagara Summit

Steve Jones, managing partner of the S4 Group, attended the Niagara Summit for the first time this year. Steve stated that S4 has seen a steady increase in the number of integration partners who see the value in pairing the S4 Open: BACNet-N2 Router with t

S4 Open Appliances Price Changes

The S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router was introduced in July of 2008 after almost a year and a half of field trials and early adopter installations. Part of that process included conducting market research and locking into a list price. We felt good about the product

April Boot Camp Report

During the first week in April, the S4 Group held an integration boot camp. Attending this camp were Mike Segal from Clima-Tech, an Automated Logic Corporation dealer, and Nate Wilson from Innovative Controls, a Reliable Controls dealer. Mike has a backgro

Metasys Passthrough Mode - Interim Solution

The S4 Group has a fully integrated replacement for Metasys Passthrough Mode support under development for our S4 Open Management Console that will support both the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router and the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router. There is so much demand

Automatically Assigned IP Address

### Configuring a static IP address without a DHCP or BOOTP server By default, the S4 Open Appliance will attempt to retrieve an IP address from a DHCP or BOOTP server.  If one is not available on the network where the S4 Open Appliance is being inst

Investigate Before you Integrate!

It’s a phrase heard often around the S4 offices: _“Investigate Before You Integrate”_. We like to think of it as the _“Check yourself before you wreck yourself”_ of the integration world. Most of the support calls we receive can be resolved by one of the f

Interoperability Update: S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router and Honeywell EBI

Honeywell recently announced the new release of the -Enterprise Building Integrator (EBI) that gives facility managers a greater understanding and control of their building systems. The S4 Group has tested the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 router with this product at

Product Enhancement Details: Version 1.18

All S4 customers and partners with current Software Assurance subscriptions are eligible to receive firmware update 1.18 and associated Management Console update at no charge. Over the last year there have been multiple incremental releases introducing ne

2014 Product Direction

The stage is set for another year of growth with our S4 Integration partners. In addition to growing our product capabilities, we are seeing a community of consultants growing around supporting and enhancing the capabilities of the S4 Open Appliances. Now

Steve Jones Presents at AHR Expo in New York City

One of the most anticipated parts of attending the AHR expo is the opportunity to brainstorm with a variety of HVAC automation industry leaders. This year’s Expo provided that and more. Steve Jones, Managing partner of the S4 Group, Inc., was invited to be

Next Integration Boot Camp in April

Our next Integration Boot Camp is coming up soon. The two day training session is scheduled for April 3-4 at our offices in Ogden, Utah. Learn everything you need to know about doing a successful integration using S4 technology, from site preparation to cu

Wunderlich–Malec Pharmaceuticals Integration

# Customer The customer is a pharmaceuticals company in the Denver, Colorado metro area. As a worldwide leader in generics, their product has a reputation for exceptional quality and is available to 90 percent of people across the world. # Project O

First Technical Boot Camp Success!

**S4 Integrator Boot Camp Held Jan 16,17** Congratulations to Greg Swihart from Havel and Joe Foster from Advanced Automation Systems for successfully completing the S4 Integrator Boot Camp and earning their S4 Technical Expertise Certification. The S4 I

Steve Jones Panelist at 2014 AHR Expo

Steve Jones invited to speak at AHR Expo New York City Steve Jones, Managing Partner of the S4 Group, will be traveling to the AHR Expo in New York City next week. The AHR expo is the largest HVAC expo in North America. Attendees come to gather informatio

Reflections On A Very Busy 2013

While our integration partners were all busy deploying new projects S4, and our development partner Obermeier Software, were both busy enhancing the S4 Open Appliances for our next round of growth. Throughout our history, each year has seen the S4 Open: BA

S4 Participates in PlugFest 2013

Steve Jones attended PlugFest, an annual event that is sponsored by BACnet International. BACnet International sponsors the event to provide manufacturers the opportunity to test with each other’s products in an open environment. PlugFest 2013 was held la

Inaugural S4 Sales Boot Camp

Mr. Jamie Fife from Chipkin Automation attended the S4 Sales and Marketing Boot Camp on October 17-18. Jamie is a marketing professional who works for Chipkin Automation, an S4 integration partner/distributor, in Toronto, Canada. Jamie will be expanding th

Four Seasons Hotel Miami - Case Study

**<img align="textTop" alt="">About the Customer ** The Four Seasons Hotel in Miami, Florida is a high end, mixed use 70 story building that includes the Four Seasons Hotel, The Sports Club LA, and Class A Office Tower. The buildi

The S4 Group – Sponsor of CoRETECH 2013

  The S4 Group was a Bronze Level Sponsor of the CoRETECH 2013 conference, which occurred last November in Redmond, Washington.  Realcomm held the event at the Microsoft Campus, where tours of the Microsoft Campus were a highlight of the event.

BuildingIQ and S4 Collaborate to Identify Unique Energy Savings for Commercial Office Building

** ** _Successful integration reduces operation costs and extends the life of existing BMS in Cambridge, Massachusetts office space_   **San Francisco – December 3, 2013** – [BuildingIQ](http://www.buildingiq.com/), a leading energy manage

S4 Integration Boot Camp scheduled in January

Is your company looking to increase market share by moving into building integration? Do you want to understand the S4 Open products and learn from the experiences of partners who have had successful implementations of the technology? If so, plan to atten

The S4 Group Has New Digs

Steve Jones, Managing Partner, is happy to announce that the company has outgrown its current location and has moved into a new location that offers lots more elbow room. The larger space is around the corner from the existing location, right in the heart

Product Enhancements Part Two: Multistate Objects, & Smart Data Points

Our original implementation of the BACnet stack for the BACnet-N2 Router did not include support for Multistate BACnet objects (MSI, MSO, and MSV data types). Instead, the BACnet-N2 Router published such data as analog objects, and it deferred to the BACne

Reach Out and Touch Your N2 Devices

It’s hard to strike the right balance between keeping our integration partners informed about our directions and activities and not jumping the gun to announce things before they are ready. We wrote an article some time ago about a feature we were planning

S4 Open Device Type Template Generator Released to Integrator Partners

The S4 Open Device Type Template Generator is now available on the Customer Support CD, which is shipped with every S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router or S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router. By adding this utility to the support CD S4 continues empowering our Integrator Partner

Top 10 Reasons to use the S4 Open : BACnet-N2 Router

Top 10 Reasons to use the S4 Open : BACnet-N2 Router 1. The N2 Router supports any N2 device that you will find on a N2 bus including N2 Open, VMA, Vendor Devices, Metasys Integrator, and Centaurus Integrator; direct Read, Write, Override, and Release tra

Metasys Supervisory Controller and BACnet client co-existance

The Metasys® N2 bus is a single master architecture so only one supervisory controller can have control of the bus. The S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router acts as the gatekeeper and mediates who has control of the N2 bus. It either gives control to

Success Story: Expand your Business with S4 Open Appliances

_An integrator in Montana shares the success of a recent BAS project involving the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 router. Prior to this integration project, the S4 integration partner had no relationship with the customer, a hospital; following the retrofit, they are

S4 to Support Haystack Tagging in S4 Open Appliances

[![](http://www.thes4group.com/images/stories/haystacksupporterlogo.png)](http://project-haystack.org/) Project Haystack is an open source initiative to develop tagging conventions and taxonomies for building equipment and operational data. In our continu

Partner Spotlight: Schneider Electric Boston

20 employees of Schneider Electric’s Boston branch are participating in the Boston Marathon’s 25th annual Jimmy Fund Walk to raise funds for the [Dana-Farber Cancer Institute](http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/). 89 cents out of every dollar donated will direct

Product Enhancement: BBMD Support

When it comes to improving our products, customer feedback is always at the heart of our development efforts. Our next release will include support for BBMD as well as a new concept that we are calling Smart Data Points.  BBMD is the standard BACnet s

The S4 Group Presents at IBCON in Orlando

The S4 Group was invited to present at the IBCON show in Orlando Fla. Steve Jones, Managing Partner, presented the Jackson Federal Building case study during the Smart Building Best Practices Showcase. During the dedicated session many attendees were inter

BAS Communities-Are we building silos when bridges are better?

Every BAS manufacturer has been marketing hard, trying to earn and sustain their share of the marketplace. That’s the nature of business and a good thing because the competition also fosters innovation, drives up quality, and drives down price. Every manuf

The Relationship between Profit, Best Practices and Risk in Automation Projects

Peter Chipkin, President of [Chipkin Automation Systems](http://www.chipkin.com/), submitted his ideas on creating a successful integration project. This article is the first in a series of articles that he hopes will encourage integrators who are consider

The S4 Group turns to Broadlook Technologies for IT Upgrade

Data is only good if it is usable; by definition, if it’s not usable, it’s useless. With that in mind, the S4 Group has adopted a suite of products from Broadlook Technologies that will clean up our current Dynamics CRM database, as well as keep it clean a

The S4 Group to Participate At Annual CAHED Conference

Steve Jones, Managing Partner of the S4 Group has been invited by [Schneider Electric](http://www.schneider-electric.com/) and [Westover Corporation](http://www.westover-usa.com/) to represent our S4 Open Appliances at the upcoming [CAHED](http://www.cahed

Building Automation Systems Integration to the Cloud

The number of posts in the [discussion](http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Legacy-Building-Automation-Systems-Integration-3518024.S.221168583) on automatedbuildings.com LinkedIn Group continues to rise. There are now in excess of 90 postings since the discussi

A Primer on S4 Open Product Offerings

By now we hope you are aware of The S4 Group’s products and their capabilities, but you may not know the various configurations available. Ordering the S4 Open appliance that fits your needs is as easy as answering a few simple questions.

The NFM&T Show in Baltimore Maryland

One of the predominant themes of this year’s show was energy. More specifically how to save it, how to harness it, how to analyze it and how to gather data to study it, were the talk of the show. Several workshops were dedicated to the topic of energy and

Publishing Building Automation Systems Data to Cloud-Based Services

We have been receiving frequent requests for our S4 Open Appliances to act as an on-site agent for cloud-based services and I am trying to determine if there is a defacto, or formal, standard for delivering building configuration information and data to a

The S4 Group remains in tune with 2013 AHR Expo

The S4 Group has attended or participated in every annual AHR expo over the 11 years that we’ve been in business. Like many companies in the building automation industry, we have high expectations for AHR: to view the latest products, discover the most cur

Do You Hubwoo?

The S4 Open product catalog is now available online for Honeywell partners through Hubwoo. Hubwoo.com is an online procurement portal that connects buyers and sellers. Honeywell is a distributing partner of S4 products, and all products in our Hubwoo catal

Inside IQ Technical Summit Event

The Inside IQ Building Automation Alliance, an association of independent building automation contractors, held a Technical Summit in Dallas, Texas in the days following the AHR expo. The S4 Group was invited to be part of their conference agenda. Steve Jo

Product Updates

Lab testing of the latest version of the BACnet-N2 Router is complete and the release was sent to the formal field test site last week and is available now for early adopter installations. In many cases, the enhancements included in this release were devel

Steve Jones to Speak at AHR Expo

The AHR expo is the world’s largest gathering of Heating and Air Conditioning professionals. This year the event will be held in Dallas, Texas and is a great opportunity for renewing ongoing business relationships and to view state of the art building auto

2012 Partner of the Year: Chipkin Automation Systems

### The S4 Group, Inc. would like to recognize and congratulate Chipkin Automation Systems (CAS) on being named the 2012 S4 Partner of the Year. Established in 2000, Chipkin Automation Systems is a specialist-engineering consultancy, providing services

The S4 Group Participating in InsideIQ Technical Summit

The InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance is a group of independent contractors specializing in building environmental and security-system controls and services. Their 47 member companies work together to provide building owners and operators with a one-st

Start Thinking About Software Assurance

In the past, we have [written about](http://www.thes4group.com/about-us/company-news/114-software-assurance-program) our Software Assurance program so most of you know what it is. If you want the formal details, the product brochure is available from the S

PlugFest: A True Connection Community

_Steve attended BACnet International’s PlugFest 2012, held this year October 29-November 1 in Tacoma, Washington._ PlugFest is an Interoperability Workshop that offers participants the unique opportunity to work with other players in the BACnet community

Making Connections

_The S4 Group is a developer of gateway technology to integrate disparate technologies and systems in the building automation industry and other non-IT vertical markets._ Making connections within the building automation community is critical to the longe

The S4 Group’s Employees Give Back Year Round

When Steve founded The S4 Group, Inc. in 2002 he wanted to build a company that provides open systems integration solutions for non-IT and building automation systems (BAS). An important part of his vision for the company includes taking advantage of oppor

The S4 Group, Inc. Recognized For BACnet Leadership

_Presented with The Fox Hound Award for Outstanding Contributions to the BACnet Community_ At this year’s NFMT Vegas, The S4 Group was presented with the Fox Hound Award by BACnet International. BACnet International presented the award as part of its annu

Steve Jones invited to speak at BACnet Plug Fest

BACnet International’s 13th Annual Interoperability Workshop will be held in Tacoma, Washington, from October 30 to November 1. This event permits vendors to test their BACnet products in a neutral and friendly environment with BACnet devices from other ve

ESC visits The S4 Group, Inc.

Representatives from ESC Automation visited the S4 offices in Ogden, Utah. Rodney Lyster and Kevin McIntyre made the trip to receive advanced training with the S4 Open BACnet –N2 Router. They spent time working in the product laboratory, getting familiar w

Salvation Army Western Territory Headquarters project is a BACnet Sucess!

Steve was surprised with a second piece of Lucite during the NFMT Vegas show. BACnet International recognized The Salvation Army Western Territory Headquarters project as a one of their BACnet Success Stories. Of course, S4’s integration partners on the pr

The S4 Group Receives Multiple BACnet International Awards

Today was a very busy day at the NFM&T Vegas show. It started out by presenting an educational session on When to Use a BACnet Gateway. Shortly after that we found out that BACnet International recognized the Salvation Army Western Territory Headquarters

The S4 Group, Inc. Announces Enhancements to S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router

The S4 Group, Inc. is proud to announce the next major release of the S4 Open BACnet-N2 Router is on target for release in mid-October 2012. The enhanced version will be available through the S4 distributor network and directly from The S4 Group. Steve Jon

Steve Jones Invited by BACnet International to Speak at NFM&T in Las Vegas

Steve Jones, the founder and managing partner of the S4 Group is one of five speakers on the BACnet Educational roster at the [NFM&T show in Las Vegas](http://www.nfmt.com/vegas) on October 2-3. 2012. The show highlights building automation trends, product

ESC Automation Becomes a S4 Integration Partner

[![ESC Automation](http://www.thes4group.com/images/stories/esc_logo.jpg "ESC Automation")](http://www.escautomation.com/) [ESC Automation’s](http://www.escautomation.com/) mission statement is: To deliver high-quality, cost effective projects on time and

Product Enhancement: BACnet-N2 Router Release Update

Over the past few months, we have published several articles about specific enhancements being developed for our S4 Open products. We are finalizing these major upgrades to our S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router and OPC-N2 Router products. In the last year, we

Product Review: S2USB485 Interface and S2USB485DiagN2 Utility

As part of our commitment to our Integration Partners and Distributors, we look for ways to improve the integration process and refine best practice recommendations. One such best practice that has been proven is validating the N2 bus - to make sure that i

System-91 Integration Enhancements

# Overview Our original implementation of the S4 Open Appliances included support for all Metasys® N2 devices. The N2 Router design followed the various N2 protocol specifications available. N2 is actually a series of sub-protocols co-existing on the sa

N2 Device 1:1 Publishing to BACnet Enhancement

# Overview Over the last several months, we have discussed upcoming enhancements to the BACnet-N2 Router. These enhancements are now undergoing field-testing. One of the most requested enhancements has been for us to publish each N2 device as its own BA

S4 Participates in BACnet Working Groups

Representatives of The S4 Group traveled to San Antonio to participate in the BTL-WG and TI-WG sessions on June 21st and 22nd prior to the semi-annual ASHRAE meetings. The BTL-WG focuses on the activities of the BACnet Testing Labs, i

Quality Control Survey

![](http://www.thes4group.com/images/stories/quality control cycle.png) The S4 Group has launched several systems including a number of large, complex installations. As the company continues to grow, we are expecting these numbers to double and triple by t

Software Assurance Program

Within the building automation industry, there is a huge emphasis on sustainability of buildings. When The S4 Group decided to develop the S4 Open Appliances, we looked at how we could price  our products  that would allow our integration partner

Lincoln Logs, Legos, and Legacy Systems

[![Image of the Free Universal Construction Kit by FAT Lab and Sy-Lab.](http://www.thes4group.com/images/stories/andrew1.jpg)](http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit) Buildings account for 39% of energy consumption in the United States, more than

Time to be Heard

Some of our readers have commented  that many of the articles in the last few newsletters have addressed significant enhancements to our existing products. In this issue, discussions about the new products we are testing are even more frequent. Reader

BACnet to Metasys® Integration Options

Over the last months I’ve been asked to explain why our integration partners should use the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router instead of the BACnet interface provided by a N30 or NAE, using a JCI Facility Explorer, or using a Tridium platform with on on-board N2 d

NFMT 2012 Show Report

The S4 Group, Inc. shared a booth with the EnOcean Alliance at the NFMT show in Baltimore last week. Traffic in the exhibit hall was steady during the times the Expo hall was open. Manning a booth is hectic and never affords enough time to talk with everyo

Expanded System-91 Device Support

Our original implementation of the S4 Open Appliances included support for all Metasys® N2 devices. The N2 Router design followed the various N2 protocol specifications available, supplemented by our own reverse engineering efforts to understand parts of t

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router Enhancement

## Publishing Each N2 Device as a BACnet Device Several years ago when we introduced the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router, the focus was to deliver a reliable and robust product. These goals were facilitated by the software framework we defined during the deve

The S4 Group Participates in Plug Fest

The S4 Group, Inc. participated in BACnet International’s Plug Fest for the first time. Each year, the BACnet Testing Laboratories Working Group invites manufacturers of BACnet products to come together to test interoperability. Also known as the Interoper

EnOcean Alliance and The S4 Group, Inc. to Exhibit at NFMT

## Visit us at Booth 2551 in the Green Tech area At this year’s NFMT conference at the Baltimore Convention Center, March 13-15, EnOcean Alliance and The S4 Group will be collectively showcasing the benefits of EnOcean enabled technology for reducing en

AHR 2012 - Day 2 Recap

Day 2 was just as busy as yesterday. The AHR daily news claimed that it is the biggest event yet. It shure looked that way in the event halls. It was really gratifying to be recognized when we walked into the BAS manufacturer booths. Even more important wa

AHR 2012 - Day 1 Recap

Lots of activity, good crowds around the EnOcean Alliance booth. Good feedback about our directions on the [S4 Open: BACnet-EnOcean Router](http://www.thes4group.com/building-automation-overview/s4-open-products/s4-open-bacnet-enocean-router) as well as on

2012: New Products, New Enhancements

2012 is going to be a very special year for The S4 Group. This year marks the 10-year anniversary and we are taking what we have learned about customers’ needs and wants from their building automation systems and enhancing our products to help them realize

The S4 Group Participates in Plug Fest

Stepping Closer to Launch - BACnet-EnOcean Gateway

The S4 Group, Inc. continues to develop gateways to open environments, allowing building automation customers to bring proprietary systems into BACnet or OPC. The newest product is the S4 Open: BACnet to EnOcean router. This product consists of two major c

RoviSys and S4 at Facility Decisions

We are pleased to welcome [RoviSys](http://www.rovisys.com/)as the most recent addition to the [S4 Group Integration Partner Program](about-us/channel-partner-program). They are unique as an independent integration company with their roots in the industria

“Passthrough” Mode for Metasys Configuration and Commissioning Utilities

We are continuing to innovate and expand the capabilities of our original products while we are developing and testing new offerings that will be announced this Fall. You frequently see me contributing responses about Metasys issues on the HVAC-Talk forum.

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Metasys Supervisory Controller as a BACnet Client

**_Who says that you can’t teach and old dog new tricks!?_** We just completed testing an enhancement today that makes a Metasys supervisory controller (NCM, N30, Companion, Facilitator, NAE, or Facility Explorer) cooperate as a peer in a BACnet building

BACnet-EnOcean Router Product Capabilities

The S4 Open: BACnet-EnOcean Router offers a simple and flexible solution for integrating EnOcean wireless devices into a BACnet environment. The BACnet-EnOcean Router, via direct serial connection or Ethernet serial servers, sits between EnOcean devices an

The S4 Group

### Delivering the Best in Software Services and System Solutions for the Enterprise _**The S4 Group provides cutting-edge enabling technology that transforms building automation systems (BAS) into enterprise solutions.**_ S4 Open Appliances attach to le

S4 Open Appliances Evolution

  A few years ago when we designed the OPC-N2 Router we envisioned that this initial product would be the first of many offerings in the S4 Open product line. The system architecture was defined with a set of protocol independent core services and pr

CORRECTION: ATTENTION ALERTON DEALERS: S4 ALERTON ENVISION TEMPLATE UTILITY* RELEASED!

**_New utility provides streamlined process for large-scale Metasys© integration projects._** As most of you already know, [S4](http://www.emailunlimited-online.net/tu/tr.aspx?ID=rd3036_171&LEA=larry.haakenstad@alerton.com&T=http//www.thes4gro

Disabling the BACnet Priority Array

Our integration partners are some of the most innovative people in the industry. Many times, they are able to solve their own problems and issues. However, here is a case where this partner needed a bit of help. They were using a Boolean Value to trigger t

S4 Open Appliances Evolution

Supervisory Controller as a BACnet Application

When we initially released the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router we knew from our market research that one of the important features of the product was the Upstream N2 Interface. This is the mechanism that we use to allow a Metasys supervisory controller, of any gene

Success in a Down Economy

I’m going to deviate from my normal practice of writing about some aspect of our technology and talk about S4’s business and partner building strategies in this issue. The last year has brought significant growth in sales volumes, relationships, and produc

Rescue for M3 and M5 Workstation Users

_An overlooked business opportunity that many of our partners may want to consider._ If you, or you staff, have experience with either Metasys® M-Graphics or Iconics Genesis32 / Genesis64 you can migrate existing Metasys® M3 and M5 workstations to a comme

Supporting Legacy Supervisory Controllers

The first product that we released was the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router. It was demonstrated in 3 of our partner booths at the AHR Expo several years ago. We received tremendous technical reviews for product capabilities and the product's ease of

Standard Terms and Conditions

All quotations are provided in, and payments due in US Dollars. Standard payment terms are 1% 10 Net 30. Shipping costs are not included in quotations. Unless otherwise specified by the customer shipping will be by the cheapest method offered by

S4 Open Appliances Availability

We received a call Tuesday morning from Advantech telling us that they were notified by AMD that manufacturing was ceasing immediately on the Geode 400 processor that Advantech uses in the UNO 2059E industrial PC that we host the S4 Ope

Licensing Obermeier Software Products

Procedure to request and install License Keys for Obermeier Software Enterprise Integration products, the SNMP OPC Server and the OPC SNMP Enterprise Agent (eAgent).

Integrating EnOcean and BACnet

### _Enabling Best of Breed Building Automation Solutions_ ## Introduction The building automation marketplace is currently awash with numerous standards and protocols. Each of these communications protocols has emerged from varying initial conditions an

S4 has joined the EnOcean Alliance

![](images/stories/Logos/enocean_alliance.jpg)For those of you not familiar with this exciting technology, [EnOcean](http://www.enocean.com/) and [EnOcean Alliance](http://www.enocean-alliance.org/) members have developed a wide range of wireless and batte

BACnet Wireless Working Group input

The BACnet WN-WG meeting in Albuquerque (NM) was today June 27, 2010, from 4 - 5 pm at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend but did submit an eMail indicating our support for the BACnet to EnOcean Gateway standard putting the

Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society

I thought I’d reach out to everyone who has been visiting the S4 site and see if we might have some common interests beyond building and industrial automation. I’ve been a model railroader for my entire life and when we moved to Ogden, UT a few years ago s

S4 had our biggest week ever

Thanks to all of our loyal customers we set a record this week for both the number of S4 Open appliances being prepped for delivery AND the number of new orders received. It was an exhausting week having just returned from the Connected World Conference bu

Connected World Conference presentation

The presentation that I presented at this conference on June 17th 2010 is available for download. Session Title: Evolving Standards in Wireless Building Automation Description: The session will introduce the EnOcean wireless and battery free technology,

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BACnet-N2 Router now Carried by Schneider Electric

[Schneider Electric](http://www.schneider-electric.com/sites/corporate/en/home.page)now offers the S4 Group’s BACnet to N2 Routers. This addition to the Schneider Electric Sourced Product offering will allow Partners and Branches to provide solutions to bu

On-Request Demos

See for yourself, via [Microsoft Live Meeting ](http://www.microsoft.com/online/office-live-meeting.mspx), the power of S4 Open products. We let you test-drive any S4 Open Appliance with any combination of N2 Devices we have in the lab and any OPC or BAC

Is Your HMI Compatible?

We are continuously performing interoperability tests with various BACnet and OPC based HMIs. If your preferred vendor isn't listed on our  [BACnet](index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=38) or [OPC](index.php?option=com_content&view=a

Top 10 Benefits of S4 Open Integration Solutions

1. Leverage Existing Infrastructure 2. Upgrade Legacy Systems on a Cost Effective Time-Table 3. Extend an N2 Bus Over Ethernet 4. Upgrade M3 and M5 Workstations 5. Auto Configuration Provides Minimal Set-Up Time 6. Integrate Energy Ma

Connected World Conference

I just returned from the show yesterday. From what I observed it was a great success. It's interesting how the MtoM movement is paralleling the evolution of building automation. Today, there are lots of point products and very solutions focused on single m

You are the source for FAQ entries

Just about all of the FAQ entries are derived from actual discussions or eMail correspondence that I have had with customers or partners. In cases where they are customer or project specific I have generalized them to protect confidentiality or compet

We’ve covered a lot of ground!

As I’ve been reviewing the eMail archives looking for topics that could be of general interest for the FAQ section of the site I am amazed at the number and types of questions that our customers have generated. They are finding ways of utilizing our produc

Legacy Supervisory Controller Options

### The legacy supervisory controller can be removed completely if the new head end can perform the following: - Occupied / Unoccupied schedules. The N2 field devices normally do not include a time clock so they completely rely on the head end for schedul

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New Web Site Review

It’s interesting how sometimes when you stop to think about things they become less clear before they crystallize in your thought process. That’s exactly the case with our new web site. Brian choose Joomla, and several other open source technologies for th

Connected World Conference – Session on Evolving Standards in Wireless Building Automation

Next week I will be presenting a segment on standards at the Connected World Conference. If any of you will be attending the show please try to participate in this session. Session Title: Evolving Standards in Wireless Building Automation The session is

Core Components

### [SNMP-OPC Server](index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=18&Itemid=32) The SNMP OPC Gateway - SNMP-OPC Server enables full monitoring and control of SNMP-enabled devices from any OPC-based HMI (e.g. Genesis32, Intouch, WinCC, Intell

About the OPC-SNMP eAgent

**The Problem:** You already manage IT systems, databases and applications with a centralized Network Management System (e.g. HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter TNG), however your buildings, your plant floor machinery and your remote facilities aren't

Key Benefits of the OPC-SNMP eAgent

- The SNMP OPC Gateway- OPC SNMP Agent 3.0 enables the integration of any OPC-based HMI, like Johnson Controls, Inc. Metasys® BAS, to SNMP network and system managers. A typical application would be integrating Metasys® Alarms and Events to the customer’s

Monitoring SNMP-Devices Made Easy

The SNMP-OPC Server component makes your existing HMI/SCADA system a fully enabled and economically priced network-management system. You can monitor your network devices easily as well as receive important Alarms (e.g. a disconnected network cable). This

Key Features of the SNMP-OPC Server

- Translates OPC Read Requests to SNMP GET Commands - Translates OPC Write Requests to SNMP SET Commands - Maps SNMP Traps to OPC Alarms and Events - Supports SNMP Autodiscovery - Automatically selects the correct Device Profile and assigns it to SNMP devi

Enterprise Integration

#### Your Automation System _IS_ Part of The Enterprise The OPC-SNMP Enterprise Agent has been used to integrate numerous Building Automation Systems (BAS) to Enterprise Management platforms. When user defined thresholds are crossed within the OPC-based B

Unified Management of All S4 Open Products

All Systems and Appliances within the S4 Open family of products are managed by this single Management Console. Being familiar with one S4 Open Product means you are automatically familiar with all other S4 Open Products. The Console uses Microsoft Windows

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Channel Partner Information

The S4 Group is dedicated to providing a great value proposition for regional distributors and value added resellers in the building automation industry.  S4 Open appliances enable new BAS architectures that will trigger purchases from existing client

Building Automation Services

S4 Open appliances uniquely support multiple protocol integration in the building automation industry. Through interpreting system communication, customers now have the ability to integrate technologies into automation platforms that have traditionally bee

Expanding the Versatility of METASYS®

**The S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router from the S4 Group creates flexibility and cost savings in Building Automation systems. The BACnet-N2 Router from the S4 group is the gateway to third party product integration into the Metasys® N2 environment, en

Key Benefits of the BACnet-N2 Router

- **Ability to bring many N2 buses in a large complex building into one virtual N2 Network©. The S4 Open Appliance acts as the bus master for each Bus and allows independent adjustment of polling rates and other parameters.** - **Standard vendor tools are

N2 Field Device Options

  There are two options for dealing with legacy N2 devices in an integration.  Both represent long-term strategies that each have their benefits, so present both options to the facility manager and select the option that works best for them.

Upgrade a Legacy Building Automation System

Over time building maintenance and building automation budgets often conflict, leading to a mix of older and newer Building Automation System components. As a result, a single enterprise system can have multiple infrastructures that are not consolidated or

Extend a Metasys N2 Bus

Traditionally, physically separate infrastructures require their own self contained building automation systems, even though they are part of the same enterprise.

BACnet Integration

Using S4 Open appliances, facility managers can choose to integrate any OPC or BACnet based Human Machine Interface (HMI) that fits their needs, budget, and preference. This architecture enables you to maintain existing N2 infrastructure, while being able

OPC Integration

Metasys M Series Workstation Migration

Using the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router , facility managers can now integrate and upgrade N2 building automation systems outside of the traditional hardware and software platforms available from Johnson Controls. Legacy Metasys® M3 and M5 workstations can be upgr

Device Profiles

Device profiles provide pre-defined templates for mapping the SNMP MIB objects to OPC Process Points and Alarm and Event transactions resulting in the easiest configuration of any product on the market. Users don't even need any knowledge about SNMP! The

Test an Entire Legacy Bus with One Click - In as Little as 80 Seconds!

This tester provides an accurate, measurable way of determining the status of the N2 bus. Once the inspection and repair work are completed, and the N2 bus is working to manufacturer specifications, the chances of an N2 Router installation going in on sche

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Welcome to the Revamped Site!

In response to an increase in customer volume we've added some long overdue functionality to, and revamped, our [website](http://www.thes4group.com).

Privacy Policy

# Our Privacy Policy ## What information do we collect? - We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter or fill out a form. - When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you

Return Policy

**General Terms ** All products sold by The S4 Group, Inc. are brand new and are manufactured to meet the highest industry standards. All prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. Products are shipped by the carrier specified b

About The S4 Group, Inc.

**Delivering seamless open systems integration solutions for non-IT and building automation systems (BAS)** Any OPC or BACnet-based automation system (Factory Floor, Process Control, Industrial Automation, etc.) can be integrated into your enterprise mana

Managing Partner Profile

The S4 Group, Inc was founded by Steven E. Jones after years of experience working for carriers, networking vendors, and system integration companies in both the government and commercial sectors. Before forming The S4 Group, Inc. Mr. Jones held multiple

S4 Group Business Practices

One of the key strategies in the S4 business plan is to support all players in the Building Automation and Industrial Automation industries. The S4 Group, Inc. is vendor agnostic and will not enter into exclusive or anti-competitive relationships. We will

BACnet-N2 Router Interoperability Testing

Current status of interoperability testing between the S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router and various HMIs.

OPC-N2 Router Interoperability Testing

This table shows the current status of interoperability testing between the S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router and various HMIs.

Expanding the Versatility of METASYS®

**The S4 Open: OPC-N2 Router from the S4 Group creates flexibility and cost savings in Building Automation systems. The OPC-N2 Router from the S4 group is the gateway to third party product integration into the Metasys® N2 environment, enables

S4 Open Products

All S4 Open products are based on a common core technology platform enabling Lego®-like "mix-and-match" capability for your building automation systems.