At Innon, we see buildings not as static assets, but as living organisms that must adapt and evolve.

The technology within them shouldn’t be a constraint; it should be the enabler of this adaptability.

Tridium’s latest Niagara Framework® 4.15 release isn’t just a list of new features—it’s a significant step toward making the Innon Ready for Anything® (RFA) philosophy a practical reality for system integrators and building owners.

Here’s how the key updates in 4.15 help you create buildings that are more open, adaptable, and resilient.

Ready for Integrations: Breaking Down Barriers

A core pillar of RFA is designing systems that are open and vendor-agnostic, preventing you from being locked into a single technology path.

• HTML5 PX & Relationship Manager: The new browser-based editors mean your team can now create graphics and manage complex point relationships from anywhere, on any device. This flexibility is crucial for maintaining and optimising buildings seamlessly, without being tied to a specific workstation or software installation.

• Enhanced Modbus Support: Native handling of 64-bit registers is a game-changer for integrating large industrial meters and devices that measure massive values. It removes a major technical roadblock, ensuring you can integrate the right device for the job, not just the one that fits a technical limitation.

• BACnet Revision 18 Support: Staying current with the latest open protocols is essential for future-proofing. This update ensures new, advanced BACnet devices will work seamlessly with your existing Niagara infrastructure.

Ready for Change: Ensuring Long-Term Adaptability

Change is the only constant. The systems we install today must be able to evolve with minimal cost and effort tomorrow.

• Fox over WebSocket: This might be the most important update for modern connectivity. By allowing connections to fall back to web ports, it future-proofs installations against increasingly restrictive corporate firewalls and IT policies. It ensures that your ability to connect to and manage a building won’t become obsolete due to network security evolution.

• New Kit Control Objects (NAND, NOR, Limiter, Derivative): These new logic blocks give engineers more sophisticated, yet standardized, tools to build complex control sequences. This versatility allows for more creative and efficient solutions to unique building challenges, making systems smarter and more responsive to change.

Ready for Safety: Building Trust and Security

A building that is truly "ready" must be inherently safe and secure, both physically and digitally.

• PKI Authentication & Login History: These features provide robust tools for cybersecurity and audit trails, which are increasingly required by modern insurance policies and building standards. They help protect the building’s digital nervous system from unauthorised access.

• OSDP-Verified Access Control Support: For physical security, supporting the latest open standards ensures that access control systems are not only secure but also interoperable, avoiding proprietary dead-ends.

The Big Picture: Why This Matters

These technical improvements all serve a larger vision: moving away from rigid, proprietary structures toward flexible, open ecosystems. Each update, from the HTML5 editors to the new Modbus support, is a tool that empowers you, the creative engineer, to design systems that:

• Integrate anything, today or in the future.

• Adapt to change without requiring a complete overhaul.

• Operate safely and securely in a modern threat landscape.

This is what it means to be Ready for Anything.

Ready to explore how these tools can be applied to your next project? Our technical team is well-versed in these updates and ready to provide support.

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