Firejo
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Building Automation is a very large industry with several large players including Johnson Controls and Siemens. While it may not be popular on this forum, my suggestion would be to explore that type of equipment and setup. Most importantly you will be designing and implementing a “standard” system without having to do any custom work. Another important factor is long term servicing of the system. If you create an Industrial Automation / Building Automation System (BAS) then anytime the system needs repairing and/or upgrading you will have to find someone who is familiar with, and willing to work on, both types of equipment. Having said that, it is not uncommon to find Industrial Automation equipment in a BAS system but (with my limited experience) I find that the BAS system is in control and the Industrial Automation equipment is there to supplement the BAS system. Water pumps is a good example of that. You can find Industrial Automation drives in a BAS system (why reinvent the wheel?).
On a final note, BACNet, the BAS communications protocol, is finding its way into Industrial Automation controllers so that it is easier to integrate the two. Again, I believe most of those types of applications the Industrial Automation equipment is serving the BAS systems.
On a final note, BACNet, the BAS communications protocol, is finding its way into Industrial Automation controllers so that it is easier to integrate the two. Again, I believe most of those types of applications the Industrial Automation equipment is serving the BAS systems.