BEMOSS3.5 Features
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BEMOSS™ is engineered to offer the following key features:
BEMOSS™ is an open source operating system that is built upon VOLTTRON™ – a distributed agent platform developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). BEMOSS™ is designed to make it easy for hardware manufacturers to seamlessly interface their devices with BEMOSS.
BEMOSS™ is designed to work with load control devices form different manufacturers that operate on different communication technologies and data exchange protocols. These include both new commercially available products that operate on Ethernet, Wi-Fi and ZigBee, as well as legacy devices that operate on serial communications using Modbus RTU and BACnet MS/TP protocols.
BEMOSS™ is designed to automatically discover supported devices in a building. Once discovered, devices can be monitored and controlled for the desired function.
BEMOSS™ is built upon a robust open source platform that can operate on a low-cost single-board computer, such as Odroid. This feature can contribute to its rapid deployment in small- or medium-sized commercial buildings. For the BEMOSS™ v3.5 release, BEMOSS™ has been installed and tested on Odroid XU4.
With its multi-layer architecture, BEMOSS™ can be initially deployed in one zone, which can be easily expandable to the entire building
BEMOSS™ allows local and remote monitoring with role-based access control
BEMOSS™ utilizes built-in security features provided by VOLTTRON™, and provides enhanced security features for encrypted communications.
BEMOSS™ system architecture has been developed in consultation with an advisory committee from the beginning of the project. As of April 2017, BEMOSS™ advisory committee comprises representatives from 22 organizations from government and industry.
