The Advanced Commander is a powerful IP-based solution for customers requiring protocol translation between their Advanced Fire Control Equipment and a Building Management System(BMS). The device can be used as a simple bridge between manufacturers' components, providing seamless integration and delivering guaranteed performance. The conversion protocols supported by the Advanced Commander are those generally found in use by the most common Building Management Systems on the market today and are currently ‘BACNet’ or ‘Modbus’.
 
The Advanced Commander supports up to 640 Objects/Tags of information, which can be configured and passed between network components and delivered to the Building Managements Systems (BMS) using TCP/IP technology. The Advanced Commander has powerful Windows- based software management suite built-in to provide engineers with the ability to write ‘Cause & Effect strategy, check data logging, calendar, and timer functions. TCP/IP connectivity permits the Advanced Commander to be located locally to the distributed network of Fire Control Panels, but at the same time caters for remote programming and Building Management System (BMS) access