Honeywell owns Tridium, the company behind the Niagara Framework, and its current building controls are built on it. The Optimizer Suite covers Niagara-based plant and integration controllers, unitary and VAV controllers, and the Optimizer Supervisor; WEBs-N4 supervisors run on WEB-8000 controllers and servers; CIPer controllers are Niagara-based IP controllers; and Spyder controllers are programmed from WEBStation-N4, Honeywell's Niagara Workbench. A Honeywell building is engineered with the same tools, drivers, and standards as the rest of a Niagara portfolio, and it brings in other brands over BACnet. Vertex installs new Honeywell Niagara systems, expands existing ones, programs sequences and graphics, and brings older Excel 5000 sites onto Niagara in phases.
WHAT WE DO ON HONEYWELL
New Optimizer and WEBs-N4 installs
Engineering, panel build, installation, and wiring of Optimizer, WEB-8000, CIPer, and Spyder controllers and field devices for new construction, additions, and retrofits.
Niagara programming and graphics
Controller logic, Spyder applications, graphics, schedules, trends, and alarms in WEBStation-N4 and Niagara 4, built to one documented standard.
Expansions and integration
New equipment added to existing Honeywell systems, and other brands in the building brought into the same Niagara front end over BACnet.
Excel 5000 upgrades onto Niagara
Excel 5000 sites moved in phases: Honeywell's C-Bus integration module puts the existing XL5000 controllers under a Niagara supervisor first, and controllers are replaced as they fail or as budget allows.
HONEYWELL PRODUCT LINES WE WORK WITH
- Optimizer SuiteHoneywell's current Niagara-based line: Optimizer Advanced and Essential plant controllers, Optimizer Unitary and VAV controllers, and Optimizer Supervisor.
- WEBs-N4 and WEB-8000Honeywell's Niagara 4 supervisor software and the WEB-8000 controllers it runs on.
- CIPer Model 30 and 50Niagara-based IP controllers for plant and equipment control.
- Spyder controllersProgrammable VAV and unitary controllers, including Spyder Model 5 and Model 7, configured with the Spyder Tool in WEBStation-N4.
- Excel 5000 (legacy)Honeywell's earlier C-Bus based family, still running in many buildings and bridged to Niagara with Honeywell's C-Bus integration module.
TYPICAL PROJECTS
XL5000 controllers bridged to a Niagara supervisor through the C-Bus integration module, then replaced in phases with Optimizer or Spyder controllers.
Optimizer or WEB-8000 supervisors with Optimizer, CIPer, and Spyder controllers, installed and programmed for new buildings, wings, and tenant fit-outs.
Optimizer Unitary and VAV or Spyder controllers on packaged units, air handlers, and VAV boxes, integrated into the Niagara front end.
Honeywell systems and other brands brought together under one Niagara 4 front end.
FAQ
Honeywell questions we hear
Is Honeywell's system the same as Niagara?
Do you install new Honeywell systems or only service existing ones?
Can you upgrade our Excel 5000 system?
Do you program Spyder controllers?
Do you work on Honeywell systems outside Louisiana?
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