BSIU
graphics interface makes new Johnson Controls TrueSite Workstation more
accessible
- TrueSite Workstation Building System
Information Unit (BSIU) is inexpensive, intuitive and easier to operate for a
variety of users
- Regulatory-compliant management console
delivers more critical fire and life safety information so first responders can
act quicker
- Part of the Johnson Controls OpenBlue suite of
connected products that support Healthy Buildings, Healthy People and a Healthy
Planet
Milwaukee —
(May 20, 2021)
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and
sustainable buildings, today announces the release of the new TrueSite
Workstation (TSW) Building System Information Unit (BSIU). This unit allows for
easier control of facility fire and life safety networks from a single location
while improving site safety and reactivity.
Johnson Controls is one of the
first companies in the fire protection industry to offer a BSIU that eliminates
the need for costly UL864-listed computers while providing a vastly improved
graphic interface. The new TrueSite Workstation BSIU offers significant cost
savings for end users compared to previous systems that had to be UL864-Listed.
Updates to the 2019 edition of NFPA-72 now permit fire alarm systems to be
monitored and controlled using the BSIU when it is in the same room as the fire
alarm control unit. While the BSIU replicates the functions of the fire alarm
control unit, it makes controlling the system simpler, provides easier to
understand information and overall, better instructs operators on proper alert
responses.
“Facilities no longer need an expert operator on site to run
diagnostics, create reports or change system parameters,” said Paul Nelson,
product manager, Johnson Controls. “Instead, the graphic displays and controls
make the system easy to use with minimum training, allowing quicker responses
to alerts and helping improve overall facility safety.”
The TSW BSIU
effectively reduces operating costs while offering an equal or better interface
for everyday operators. Even at a lower cost, the integrity of lifesaving functionality
remains as strong as ever. It now offers redundant yet far more intuitive
operations to the systems already in the control room. For example, if an alarm
comes in from a school chemistry lab, a local system operator will see and hear
the alarm and understand the location based on a digital floorplan.
“The
TrueSite Workstation BSIU gives the operator instructions on how to respond,
who to call and what sort of hazardous materials might be in the room,” Nelson
explains. “This helps ensure the right response and can save precious time –
and potentially save lives – during an emergency.
”The new TSW BSIU is an
ideal, cost-effective option for architects and engineers who specify fire and
life safety solutions for their projects, contractors who build structures with
fire and life safety needs, and current building operators and their staff who
want a user-friendly alternative to manage their system.
To learn more about
the new TrueSite Workstation BSIU, visit www.johnsoncontrols.com
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