COBA

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COBA

• Presentation for the press, 13.11.2000
• Tuomas Koskenranta

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Could it be possible, that

• The building orders for itself the nearest
  maintenance service, security guard or
  maintenance part when needed, or tells the
  cleaning personnel that the negotiation room is
  now empty
• The devices from different providers are behind
  the same WWW or WAP interface, and typical
  situations are generated automatically
• Building industry develops a Linux-like common,
  shared network operating system into building
  automation
• The main principles of the system can already be
  demonstrated

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COBA architecture
Modem
User 4
User 6
User 5
Telephone network
Mobile network
Site C
Library server
Location server
Connection server
User 2
Site A
Internet
Intranet
Bluetooth
Site B
JAVA-server
LON network
User 3
Time schedule
Other building automation -doors, fans, lights,
saunas, electricity counters
District heating substation
Home module
Water counters
User 1
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Roles of project members
Industrial automation
Home automation
Building automation
OEM products
Users
Mobile portals
LON portals
Fortum
ABB
Internet e-technologies
Elisa
YIT-Huber
Telecom
Air-Ix
Lonix
SOL
Integration
Valtion kiinteistölaitos
User interfaces
NCC
Data communication
more coming...
Electronics
Field devices
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Summary - project goals

• Building automation will be turned open (LON,
  internet)
• Using building automation through mobile device
  is an automatic feature, both locally (Bluetooth)
  and remotely (WAP/SMS)
• Both fixed and mobile connections can be utilized
  
• Project results will be applied for the needs of
  installation, facility usage and management, in
  areas of home automation, building automation and
  industrial automation
• Increased module production volumes, lower prices
• New networked e-business value chains in service
  production, with automatic connection to services
• Positioning of the user and location of the
  automation devices are utilized in systems and
  services