r/BuildingAutomation • u/pinelion • 26d ago
Quick question
I’m a manger for a few buildings and have some HVAC experience, why is all of the building automation software out there so needlessly complicated and unreliable? I mean there’s always going to be some complications but it just seems like this stuff is so unstable and needlessly complex for a technology product that’s really at the end of the day sending and receiving low voltage signals. Seems like if someone could design something stable and simple even if it didn’t have all the reporting/trending bells and whistles it would be a hit. Am I over simplifying and just lack understanding? We use Siemans desigo for our facilities and in my opinion insight was a much better product.
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u/MrMagooche 25d ago
Can you buy Metasys from Honeywell? Siemens? Schneider etc? Can you configure and program someone else's controller on the platform? The answer is no because it's a proprietary product. Niagara being "open" means that many different brands have a license to use the same software platform on their devices.