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December 2002


In This Issue

ASHRAE Preview! New Product Information
Other Circon Links
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Products

Support

Feedback
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Season's Greetings!
 
Welcome to Circon's eCentinel, the System Integrator newsletter that delivers useful information about Circon Systems Corporation and its products.

ASHRAE Preview!  New Product Information

Network Integrator Software - LonWorks Network Integration Tool
 
A standalone version of the Network Editor function of Visual Integrator 3, Network Integrator allows you to create, install, and maintain open, interoperable, multi-vendor facility automation systems.  By combining familiar, intuitive Windows presentation with Echelon Corporation's powerful LNS client-server network operating system, Network Integrator delivers the power to implement advanced, peer-to-peer LonWorks networks while being an economical leave behind tool for network maintenance and operations.
 
Schedule Editor for Visual Integrator 3
 
Schedule Editor, included with VI 3, provides end users with an intuitive, straight-forward tool for creating and maintaining schedules for Circon devices.  With an interface similar to Microsoft's Outlook calendar functions, Scheduler Editor allows you to create, maintain and download schedules to arbitrary groups of devices.
 
UHC-302-XMV, VAV Terminal Unit Controller for external damper motor
 
The original UHC-302 with the Belimo damper motor removed.  All the same features as the original and all the new features outlined below.  For use when the damper motor is integrated with the box.
 
UHC-302, VAV Terminal Unit Controller with integrated damper motor
 
Based on your requests, the following new features are added to the UHC-302 application software: independent side loop, secondary heating control, optimum start with morning warm-up and pre-cool, variable speed fan motor control, demand limiting and more.
 
New Features for the UHC-300 and UHC-320
 
The addition of the optimum start object enables the implementation in Circon BASIC of tailored morning warm-up and pre-cool sequencing, applicable to the directly-controlled equipment or directly-supervised UHC-302 and SCC-300 terminal unit controllers.
 
New Feature for the SCC-300s
 
The addition of the optimum start object with morning warm-up and pre-cool enables the implementation of local or supervisory-controlled morning warm-up and pre-cool sequencing.
 
New Integrated Remote Site Management
 
The new SMC-300 provides alarm capture and dial-out notification to multiple destinations -PCs and pagers- over inexpensive and ubiquitous public standard telephone networks.  With its roots in the feature set of the SMC-202, the improved SMC-300 in conjunction with VI 3 provides a complete facility automation alarm management system for remote sites.
 
Technically Speaking

What's New on Circon's Support Site
 
- Visual Integrator V.1.0.6 Solutions to Graphics Problems
- BAPI's New Pressure Transducers
Announcing System Integrator 2.4 and SMC-200B for Windows 2000
- New Circon Terms and Conditions
- Complementary Product Program document
 
 
System Integrator Forum

Holiday Hours
 
Circon's corporate headquarters will have the following hours of operation for all departments:
 
Tuesday December 24 - Closed at noon (PST)
Wednesday December 25 - Closed
Thursday December 26 - Closed
Friday December 27 - Regular hours
 
Monday December 30 - Regular hours
Tuesday December 31 - Closed at noon (PST)
Wednesday January 1 - Closed
Thursday January 2 - Resume regular hours
 
Shipping & RMA Deadlines
 
Due to the increased volume of freight, ground shipments placed after December 23rd may not be received until the new year.  In order to receive your product in a timely manner we encourage you to place your ground orders as soon as possible.  Overnight shipments will be subject to holiday volumes and delivery deadlines posted by the carrier.
 
To ensure that orders placed during the last few weeks of the year are shipped on time Circon will not be accepting RMAs for either Circon or Complementary Products after December 20th.  We will resume accepting and processing RMAs in the new year.
 
New LonWorks Integrators
 
Please welcome Circon's newest LonWorks Integrators:
ABR Controls, LLC
- Inergie, Inc
 
Complementary Product Spotlight

Monthly Specials

Beginning this December, and continuing on a monthly basis, a new complementary products promotion will be delivered to your email account.  For the month of December, Circon is offering special discounts on select BAPI and Veris products.  To view the promotion, log into the eCatalog at http://orders.circon.com

Training Corner

Circon's training program has expanded to include new training sites across North America.  Courses are scheduled throughout 2003 in the following cities:
 
- Vancouver, BC
- San Diego, CA 
Albany, NY
- Dallas, TX

Course outlines, upcoming schedules, and registration information.

Events

AHR Expo
January 27 - 29, 2003
Chicago, Illinois
Visit Circon at booth 3529
 
Receive all you show credentials by mail - no waiting in long lines!  Register for free online at: www.ahrexpo.com