About:
MBA for IMS is an open building automation architecture composed of a set of independent yet
interconnected subsystems, tied together via a common communications infrastructure to enable
information sharing, providing remote monitoring or control, and enable the fluid sculpting of
automation solutions from a wide array of system components independent of the component manufacturer.
This site is a collection of notes, data, datasheets, and links to vendor data. It contains the germ of everything necessary to represent the automation system to the marketplace as a peer to commercial systems from vendors such as Accuity, EATON, and Hubbell. Ultimately this system provides great value and very high price/performance ratio while also giving IMS complete control over its manufacturing and feature set.
By controlling design and manufacturing directly, IMS is able to eliminate the fixed costs of the manufacturing and distribution organizations and their need for profit from the product cost, enabling feature sets which would otherwise be cost prohibitive while also allowing for overspecification of parts to enhance operational longevity and reliability.
This automation system is a collection of subsystems, all communicating over a common CAN bus using twisted pair wire and RJ-45 connections. Any subsystem may be modularly interchanged or interfaced, allowing vendor neutrality and total sculptability.
The lighting subsystem for example may be implemented using a native MBA solution or it may be fulfilled using an off the shelf system such as WattStopper, GreenGate, or LOAD:LOGIC. When 3rd party subsystems are utilized, only a gateway between the CAN bus and the desired product is required to fully integrate that subsystem with the overall building automation system.
Power is provided over the bus using a listed class 2 power supply to power all system components requiring it such as wall switches and sensors.