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Quest Controls Introduces the Model 600 Lead/Lag Controller – Replace obsolete control systems with this intelligent controller that provides remote communication

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce the Model 600 Controller, the best low-cost HVAC automation solution for your critical facility. The Model 600 is designed to work as a standalone HVAC control system or work in conjunction with Quest’s TELSEC® ESB2 Environmental Controller to provide a comprehensive monitoring and control system for Telecom/Broadband facilities.

Multiple HVAC units can be grouped by the area they serve to provide lead/lag/standby functionality per zone. The Model 600 has the flexibility to handle wall packs, rooftops and split systems plus support for single, dual stage systems and heat pumps.

HVAC systems with economizers can take advantage of Quest’s patented economizer control algorithm to maximize the amount of time outside air can be used to maintain the temperature in each zone. The Model 600 can be networked to the TELSEC ESB2 system allowing one outside air sensor to be shared with all Model 600 units.

The Model 600 is a convenient and reliable controller that provides the necessary redundancy for critical facilities while providing optimization that reduces the energy consumption of the HVAC equipment.

Model 600 HVAC Controller Features

  • Can be configured to control most HVAC systems such as single stage, two stage or heat pump systems
  • Designed to work with existing HVAC economizer control modules using Quest’s patented Economizer control algorithm
  • Powered from both HVAC 24VAC transformers
  • Additional 24 or 48VDC power source supported
  • Networkable to the TELSEC ESB2 or any Modbus RTU poller
  • Works in standalone mode if communications are lost
  • LCD display for current operating mode, alarms and temperature readings
  • Five button keypad for navigation to other status screens plus Comfort Mode and Lead Switch buttons
  • Default settings and configuration are settable through password protected screens
  • All settings can be modified remotely via Modbus RTU
  • Supports two zone temperature sensors, an outside air sensor, and an optional humidity sensor
  • Calculates controlling temperature using either the average or high of the zone sensors
  • Outside air sensor allows standalone, optimal economizer control

 

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities, and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware and enterprise-class software that provides remote visibility of a site’s operating condition. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide actionable alarming, monitoring, control, and testing of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure smooth and continuous operation. Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services, as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

For more information on Quest Control’s products, call (941) 729-4799.

Quest Controls Introduces the TELSEC® CPM, Critical Monitoring & Alarming Made Easy for Remote Sites without Network Connectivity

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce the TELSEC CPM to address the monitoring and alarming requirements of critical infrastructure equipment and facilities that are without a network connection. This compact intuitive system provides wireless network connectivity to monitor environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, intrusion, AC & DC power, ATS, generators, fuel level, and other critical systems found in small remote locations such as cell tower sites, microwave sites, repeater sites and equipment cabinets. Markets include: telecommunications, cable/broadband, electric & water utilities, railroads, oil & gas pipelines, edge computing, industrial, commercial, and multi-residential facilities.

The product provides a cellular connection northbound to a NOC (or other management stations) and provides network connectivity to southbound devices using standard port forwarding. The TELSEC CPM features encrypted communications protocols with support for IPv6, IPv4, HTTP, HTTPS, RADIUS Password Authentication, SSH, SNMP v1, v2c, v3, TL1 and SMTP (Email).

Outstanding Benefits of the TELSEC CPM

  • The cellular modem provides remote access to sites that do not have network connectivity
  • Incoming power monitoring with power backup allows the system to send a power failure alarm and then a power restored notification
  • Eliminates downtime by acting as an Early Warning System
  • Reduce truck rolls to remote sites
  • Simple to install & program
  • Can be configured through a web browser config file upload
  • Real-time view of your facility and critical equipment
  • Low-cost solution for remote monitoring of your critical facilities

The system features a built-in web server for programming and status monitoring of the site, including extensive alarm logging and historical point data logging with a graphing engine. The alarm logic is programmable for multiple severity levels and delay times. All programming is stored in non-volatile memory and can easily and quickly be backed up to a PC or server. Alarm notifications are sent using SNMP traps/informs and email notification.

The TELSEC CPM can act as a standalone device or be integrated into Quest’s OspreyFMS enterprise software, providing users a comprehensive view and management of all their critical facilities.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities, data centers, hospitals, and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware and enterprise-class software that provides remote visibility of a site’s operating condition. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide actionable alarming, monitoring, control, and testing of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure smooth and continuous operation. Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services, as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

Learn more about the TELSEC CPM.

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To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest Controls Provides a Fast Payback and High ROI to Customers Using its Smart Adaptive Control HVAC Economizer Algorithm

Customers earn a fast payback and a high ROI by using Quest’s Smart Adaptive Control Algorithm in their remote sites. The Algorithm controls economizers for HVAC systems allowing them to maximize the amount of time outside air is used to maintain the temperature in each zone, thereby saving significant energy costs through free cooling. Customers can maintain a stable and safe operating environment (temperature and humidity) within their sites while maximizing electrical savings by reducing HVAC compressor run times.

The algorithm reduces visits and work performed at the site while maximizing energy savings.  The free cooling algorithm continuously learns the cooling requirements versus the outside air and automatically adjusts the control settings for economization.

Due to the algorithm’s uniqueness and effectiveness, Quest applied for and received a patent for its versatile algorithm.

Outstanding Benefits of Quest’s HVAC Economizer Algorithm

  • Save energy by reducing HVAC compressor run times
  • Reduce worktime at site adjusting dampers and economizer controls
  • Ensure optimum operating conditions for critical equipment
  • Reduce carbon footprint
  • No additional training requirements

This cost saving technology is designed for use by Telecom Wireless, Telecom Wireline, Cable, Satellite, Utility, Communications, Fiber Optics Transportation, Oil and Gas Pipeline companies, and other customers with remote standalone sites utilizing HVAC systems with Economizers.

The following Quest products incorporate the patented economizer control algorithm to dynamically adjust settings to optimize the use of outside air for cooling.

The TELSEC® ESB2 Environmental Controller with a graphical, color touchscreen provides 16 universal inputs, 16 digital outputs and 2 analog outputs, and can be easily expanded to 272 universal inputs, 144 digital outputs, and 66 analog outputs.  The TELSEC ESB2 can network with up to 16 HVAC Controllers for controlling a facilities’ cooling

The Model 400 HVAC Controller is designed to work as a standalone HVAC Control System or in conjunction with the TELSEC® ESB2 Environmental Controller to provide a comprehensive monitoring and control system. Multiple HVAC units can be grouped by the area they serve to provide lead/lag/standby functionality per zone.

The RSC 1000™ controls up to four HVAC systems in any site and offers a graphical, color touchscreen interface.  The touchscreen and configuration wizard greatly improves the way users interact with the RSC 1000, making the controller more intuitive and easier to use.  Configuring the RSC 1000 for new installations, troubleshooting problems, and scheduling maintenance are quickly managed through the touchscreen or through the built-in web server when connected to an Ethernet network.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities, hospitals, and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware and enterprise-class software that provides remote visibility of a site’s operating condition. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide actionable alarming, monitoring, control, and testing of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services, as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest Controls Introduces the Model 400 HVAC Controller – A Comprehensive Monitoring and Control System for Telecom/Broadband Facilities.

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce the Model 400 Controller. The Model 400 is designed to work as a standalone HVAC Control System or in conjunction with the TELSEC® ESB2 Environmental Controller to provide a comprehensive monitoring and control system for Telecom/Broadband facilities. Multiple HVAC units can be grouped by the area they serve to provide lead/lag/standby functionality per zone.

HVAC systems with economizers can take advantage of Quest’s patented economizer control algorithm to maximize the amount of time outside air can be used to maintain the temperature in each zone. One outside air sensor can be shared with all Model 400 units. The Model 400 Controller is a convenient and reliable controller that provides the necessary redundancy for critical facilities while providing optimization that reduces the energy consumption of the HVAC equipment. Up to sixteen (16) Model 400 HVAC Controllers can be networked to the TELSEC ESB2.

Model 400 HVAC Controller Features

  • Can be configured to control most HVAC systems such as single stage, two stage, or heat pump systems.
  • Designed to work with existing HVAC economizer control modules or take direct control of the outside air damper.
  • Supports variable speed control of the supply air fan.
  • Powered from the HVAC’s 24VAC transformers.
  • Additional 24VDC power source supported.
  • Networkable to the ESB2.
  • Works in standalone mode if communications are lost.
  • LCD shows the current operating mode temperature readings and alarm conditions.
  • Five button keypad for navigation to additional status screens.
  • Default settings and configuration are settable through password-protected screens.
  • All settings can be modified remotely through the ESB2.
  • Built-in zone temperature for ease of installation.
  • Additional zone sensor can be added for controlling based upon the average or high of the two sensors.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities, and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware and enterprise-class software that provides remote visibility of a site’s operating condition. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide actionable alarming, monitoring, control, and testing of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services, as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

For more information on Quest Control’s products, call (941) 729-4799.

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Learn more about the Model 400

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest Controls introduces the TELSEC® MP1 designed to address the monitoring and alarming requirements of critical infrastructure equipment and facilities for multiple industries.

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce the cost-effective TELSEC® MP1 to monitor critical equipment and the environment in cabinets, closets, cages, and small rooms found in data centers, telecommunications, cable/broadband, utilities, governmental, industrial, commercial, and multi-residential facilities. The MP1 will monitor environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and fire/smoke, and critical infrastructure such as DC & AC power, ATS, generators, fuel level, inverters, UPS, battery strings, and other critical systems.

The MP1 is a low cost monitoring solution that acts as an early warning system providing a real-time view of your remote sites to prevent network down time and eliminate unnecessary site visits.

The system features a built-in web server for programming and status monitoring of the site, including extensive alarm logging and historical point data logging with a graphing engine. The alarm logic is programmable for multiple severity levels and delay times.  All programming is stored in non-volatile memory and can easily and quickly be backed up to a PC or server.  Alarm notifications are sent using SNMP traps/informs and email.

The MP1 monitors the incoming DC voltage powering the unit plus it has six universal inputs that support monitoring temperature, contact closures, or any 0-5 VDC or 4-20 mA sensors. There are two digital outputs for alarm notification or control as well as an Ethernet port for remote communications.

The MP1 is a hardware-integrated solution into Quest’s OspreyFMS enterprise software, providing users a comprehensive view and management of their critical facilities.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities, and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware and enterprise-class software that provides remote visibility of a site’s operating condition. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide actionable alarming, monitoring, control, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

For more information on Quest Control’s products, call (941) 729-4799.

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Learn more about the TELSEC MP1

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest introduces its new TELSEC® ESB2 Monitoring & Control System Featuring Secure Communications & Touch Screen Technology

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce its new TELSEC ESB2 Monitoring & Control System, designed for use in the Telecommunications, Cable/Broadband and Utilities markets to monitor and control manned and unmanned facilities, such as COs, Headends, Fiber Hubs, Huts, CEVs, OTNs and Substations.

Key Features:

  • Ethernet connectivity with secure protocols for Web Server (HTTPS), SNMP (v3), Secure Shell (SSH) and password authentication (RADIUS).
  • SNMP v1, v2c, v3 for sets, gets, traps and informs.
  • Expandable to 272 universal inputs, 144 digital outputs and 66 analog outputs.
  • Upgrades existing ESB/ESBx systems without rewiring inputs and outputs.
  • Controls sixteen air conditioning units with networkable HVAC control modules for fan, cooling, heat, and economization through optional intelligent standalone controllers.
  • Uses Quest’s patented economizer control algorithm to dynamically adjust settings to optimize the use of outside air for cooling.
  • Built-in color LCD touch screen for system status and setpoint changes.
  • Supports polling and alarming of 1024 registers for Modbus RTU slave modules.
  • Converts Modbus RTU data to SNMP for remote polling and alarming of devices.
  • Operates with a standard control program or can be customized to meet customer requirements.
  • Non-volatile flash memory prevents program loss and stores program upgrades.
  • UL and CE listed. Mountable in customized UL approved Panel Enclosures.

The ESB2 works with any new installation and as a field upgrade kit for customers currently using TELSEC ESB or ESBx systems. The upgrade kit is designed to seamlessly upgrade existing ESB or ESBx systems to the ESB2 without removing panels or rewiring monitoring and control points. Upgraded systems provide enhanced secure communications and advanced robust functionality. 

The TELSEC ESB2 is modular by design allowing the system to meet multiple facility requirements.  The basic model provides 16 universal inputs, 16 digital outputs and 2 analog outputs, and can be easily expanded to 272 universal inputs, 144 digital outputs, and 66 analog outputs.  The TELSEC ESB2 can network with up to 16 HVAC Controllers for controlling facilities’ cooling systems to maintain proper temperatures and reduce energy consumption.  The TELSEC ESB2’s optimized cooling control, features Quest’s patented economizer control algorithm, which dramatically reduces the cost for cooling energy. Further monitoring and control of smart equipment can be accomplished through Modbus RTU to control and collect data from smart devices such as generators, ATS switches and power meters.

The TELSEC ESB2 has a technician-friendly local interface with a graphical color touch screen to provide simple on-site management of the facility. The intuitive and easy to use color display enhances users’ interaction with the ESB2, thereby saving time.  The TELSEC ESB2 has a unique embedded Web Server which allows users to completely program the system through secure web pages using any modern web browser as well as upload programs and download configuration files, alarm files and historical log data for monitoring points. Advanced password protected technology allows the user to make operational changes and view a facility’s current status. The TELSEC ESB2 supports secure encrypted communications such as HTTPS, RADIUS, SNMPv3, and SSH for remote communications, alarming and data gathering.  Encrypted protocols secure data being transferred to and from the system ensuring systems are compliant with security requirements deployed on customers’ secure networks.

Remote site applications for the TELSEC ESB2 include: fiber hubs, headends, OTNs, remote terminals, cabinets, CEVs, CUEs, data, switching centers and customer prem sites.  At unmanned or partially manned sites, status of active and historical alarms, inputs, outputs, and logs can all be quickly reviewed.  Staff at centralized and local monitoring centers are able to identify the severity of problems, sort out false alarms, and make intelligent decisions quickly.  Two-way communications for alarming and remote interrogation result in reduced visits to remote sites due to false alarms, saving truck rolls and managing more effective use of available personnel through quicker in-house field diagnosis of problems.

The TELSEC ESB2 provides an integrated surveillance solution to monitor and control all environmental and equipment alarming, including temperature, humidity, HVAC, fire/smoke, toxic and combustible gas, high water, power plants, UPS, generator, inverter, TVSS, and/or phase loss monitoring, equipment failure monitoring, including rectifiers and fuse panels, intrusion alarming and tower light monitoring.

 Quest Controls, Inc. has provided reliable end-to-end monitoring and control solutions for over 30 years. Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and energy management solutions for the power utility, telecommunications, cable, industrial and commercial industries. The TELSEC®, OspreyFMS®, OspreyDCM™ and COSYS™ product and server software families provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, energy savings, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation. Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

Learn more about the TELSEC ESB2/ESB2x Controllers.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Increase Energy Efficiency and Visibility of Your Remote HVACs

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to offer the Model 200 and 201 Lead/Lag Controller, our latest line of intelligent lead/lag controllers. The Model 200 features factory configured setpoints based on customer requirements, while the Model 201 allows for configuration and setpoint changes through password protected menus. Both models provide precise control over two HVAC systems and offer a wide temperature control window to further optimize for energy savings.

The Model 200 and 201 support HVAC units with built-in economizers along with units that have two stages of mechanical cooling. The controller is compact and easy to install as a replacement for a standard thermostat. Power to the controller is redundantly derived from both HVAC units so the system continues to operate if one of the HVAC units loses power. The 2x16 LCD display shows the current control mode along with reporting the shelter temperature from its built-in temperature sensor.  In addition, the Model 200/201 has separate normally closed contacts for high temperature and low temperature alarming.

Key features:

  • Low cost and easy replacement for ineffective lead/lag controllers.
  • Enables lead/lag HVAC control at sites that currently have separate thermostats.
  • Reduces energy consumption through advanced control sequences.
  • Prevents short cycling of HVAC equipment.
  • Provides site visibility by alarm notification.
  • Prevents deviation from corporate setpoint standards.

T-Stat Model 200 & 201 Lead/Lag Controllers 

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest Controls Moves to the Next Level of IIoT Monitoring & Management with OspreyFMS® 4.0 Release 

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of OspreyFMS 4.0, the premier platform for integrating divergent monitoring and control systems into a single, unified IIoT interface. Version 4.0 is a new platform with a new back-end and front-end built from the ground up for unparalleled responsiveness and flexibility in graphics, dashboards, reports, data retrieval and redundancy.

OspreyFMS 4.0 is a consolidated experience allowing users to leverage monitored data for a deeper dive and a smarter analysis. Multi-site alarming synergies, energy use predictions and cost analysis are all at your fingertips. OspreyFMS acts as the engine that presents alarms and monitored data, predicts savings opportunities, pending failures and anomalies that are otherwise impossible to observe on a site-by-site basis. Catastrophic events are effectively mitigated through OspreyFMS’ ability to remotely manage customer facilities.

OspreyFMS 4.0 offers several unique benefits for its users:

  • Use by multiple user groups within any customer: inside plant and remote site staff, alarm centers, critical infrastructure engineering, top management, more
  • Highly customizable and scalable for use by small to large companies
  • Equipment agnostic – integrates multiple types of equipment with multiple protocols including SNMP, BACnet, Modbus TCP and others
  • Intuitive, flexible, user-friendly Dashboards include geographic maps, heat maps, site plans, and trend graphs
  • Self-deployable site configuration enables users to manage and grow OspreyFMS independently
  • Browser-based, multiple user interface eliminates the need for special software tools to operate
  • As the developer of OspreyFMS, Quest Controls ensures users have direct access to our engineers for tailoring the software to specific projects rather than working through a third-party and risking delays

The OspreyFMS 4.0 architecture facilitates next generation software scalability, platform reliability and high availability, rapid data processing, robust search capabilities and free-form data tagging. New features include live and compliance/target reports, enhanced security, and a lightning fast analytics engine.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and energy management solutions for the power utility, telecommunications, cable, and commercial industries. The TELSEC®, OspreyFMS®, OspreyDCM™ and COSYS™ product and server software families provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, energy savings, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation. Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

For more information and to request a demo, go to www.questcontrols.com/ospreyfms.

Quest Controls Announces that the RSC 1000 HVAC Control System has Successfully been Modeled into MegaSys Telenium Software

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce that MegaSys® Telenium® users can now add the Quest RSC 1000™ driver to their instance of the software to monitor alarms, input status and trending and make setpoint changes.  The RSC 1000 is the most sophisticated HVAC control system available today and uses Quest’s patented adaptive economizer control algorithm to optimize the amount of time free cooling can be used thereby reducing the run time required for air conditioning compressors.  This increases the effective life span of the HVAC system and reduces energy costs.

The RSC 1000™ communicates with Telenium using SNMPv3 and includes a built-in secure web server that uses HTTPS for communications. “Bringing together the premier facilities controller and the premier master network management platform for utilities will allow utilities to deploy the most advanced facilities control,” said Ed Goggin, Quest Controls President & CEO.

The RSC 1000’s advanced architecture provides secure Ethernet communications with support for IPv6, IPv4, HTTP, HTTPS, RADIUS Password Authentication, SNMP v1, v2c and v3 and SMTP (Email) as well as Modbus RTU Communications to Modbus RTU enabled equipment such as KW meters, generators and fuel level sensors.  RSC also employs a color touch screen with similar graphics to the web server so onsite technicians can easily trouble shoot issues with HVAC or additional devices being monitored at the facility.

“MegaSys is pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Quest Controls and to add the RSC 1000 into our extensive suite of supported devices. The RSC 1000 sets a new level for advanced sensor management and we are very excited to be part of the overall solution for our existing and new customers,” said Dave Woronuk, President & CEO of MegaSys.

MegaSys is the provider of Telenium®, Network Management Software for telecommunications, energy, emergency services and government markets. We focus exclusively on telecom network management and provisioning, enabling us to produce powerful Network Management Software that provides complete EML/NML/SML functionality - including full FCAPS capability, auto-population of network architecture and circuit management, high throughput alarm processing and network element backup - integrated in an intelligent, high performance database.

Quest Controls, Inc.  designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and energy management solutions for the power utility, telecommunications, cable, and commercial industries.  The TELSEC®, OspreyFMS®, OspreyDCM™ and BACnet product and server software families provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, energy savings, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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Quest Controls Receives Patent for its Smart Adaptive Control HVAC Economizer Algorithm

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has received a Patent for its Smart Adaptive Control HVAC Economizer Algorithm.  The first two products to employ the algorithm are the RSC 1000™ and the TELSEC® ESB2.  Both are capable of controlling economizers for HVAC systems and saving significant energy costs through free cooling. Both products provide unique algorithms that deploy smart adaptive control of economizers to optimize energy savings at remote sites.  The RSC 1000™ and the TELSEC® ESB2 enable customers to maintain a stable and safe operating environment (temperature and humidity) within their sites while maximizing electricity savings by reducing HVAC compressor run times.

Users of this new energy saving HVAC Economizer technology include Telecom Wireless, Telecom Wireline, Cable, Satellite, Utility, Communications, Fiber Optics Transportation, Oil and Gas Pipelines companies, and other customers with remote standalone sites utilizing HVAC systems with Economizers.

The RSC 1000™ is capable of controlling up to four HVAC systems in any site and offers a graphical, color touch screen interface to provide simple yet sophisticated onsite management of the facility.  The algorithm also greatly improves the way users interact with the RSC 1000™, making the controller more intuitive and easier to use.  Configuring the RSC 1000™ with new installations, troubleshooting problems, and scheduling maintenance are all easily managed through the touch screen.  The RSC 1000™ provides SNMP traps, email alarm messaging, and a versatile Web Server interface with all of the latest security protocols.

The TELSEC® ESB2 is modular by design allowing the system to meet multiple facility requirements. The basic model provides 16 universal inputs, 16 digital outputs and 2 analog outputs, and can be easily expanded to 272 universal inputs, 144 digital outputs, and 66 analog outputs. The TELSEC ESB2 can network with up to 16 HVAC Controllers for controlling facilities’ cooling systems to maintain proper temperatures and reduce energy consumption. The TELSEC ESB2’s optimized cooling control, features Quest’s patented economizer control algorithm, which dramatically reduces the cost for cooling energy. Further monitoring and control of smart equipment can be accomplished through Modbus RTU to control and collect data from smart devices such as generators, ATS switches and power meters.

Quest Controls, Inc.  designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and energy management solutions for the power utility, telecommunications, cable, and commercial industries.  The TELSEC®, OspreyFMS® OspreyDCM™ and BACnet product and server software families provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, energy savings, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

Quest Controls Introduces OspreyDCM Software, a Power System Monitoring and Operational Management Solution

After extensive research and development, Quest Controls announces the release of OspreyDCM, a premier power monitoring and management platform. OspreyDCM was designed for users to quickly and efficiently monitor large volumes of power equipment through a refined intuitive interface. Aggressively priced, OspreyDCM hosts a robust set of features for unlimited monitoring and alarming of PDUs, DC Plants, UPSs and other SNMP communicating critical power equipment.

OspreyDCM’s customizable dashboard rolls up data from the building level down to the outlet, personalizing metrics delivery for each user. Auto-discovery tools facilitate connecting directly to power systems and commissioning within minutes.  Configuration options for refining settings and alarm points contribute to OspreyDCM’s seamless onboarding.  In addition, OspreyDCM provides a suite of drag and drop tools for designing graphical representations of buildings and elevations for racks and rows down to the individual PDU. Scott Hicks, VP of Engineering Services at Quest Controls, noted that, “With ever-increasing workplace demands, it is paramount for power monitoring deployments to be swift and flawless, alleviating workloads and increasing productivity. OspreyDCM is that product.”

Additionally, advanced alarming features of OspreyDCM provide multiple tiers of data management and an unlimited number of alarm conditions including multi-site event criteria.  Options for SNMP TRAP filtering as well as utilizing OspreyDCM as an alarm poller are available.  Customized messaging and real-time critical data delivery through the OspreyDCM Android and iOS Apps make power monitoring effortless.

Using OspreyFMS® as a springboard, Quest Controls developed OspreyDCM focusing on the end-user’s experience. Ben Shipley, Director of Software sales at Quest Controls, commented, “We are really excited about OspreyDCM, it is the culmination of a lot of passion and experience extending from our application & software engineers all the way to our NOC technicians. With our understanding of power and alarming requirements, it was a logical progression to build OspreyDCM. It really is a unique, amazing product, that is likewise priced to make an impact in ­the data center market.”

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and test solutions for the telecommunications, cable, utilities and commercial industries. Product offerings include hardware, enterprise class software, and peripherals. The TELSEC® product family, RSC 1000™ and OspreyFMS®, provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation.  Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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Quest Controls Introduces the TELSEC® MINI PRO2 - the next generation product to meet the Broadband & Telecom Critical Infrastructure monitoring requirements

Quest Controls, Inc. is pleased to introduce the TELSEC® MINI PRO2 to provide control and alarm monitoring for all the assets in a Cable or Telecom Headend, Hub, OTN, Central Office, Data and Switching Center, and Remote Site. The compact, intuitive system will monitor environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, intrusion, DC power plants, generators, fuel level, energy usage, and other critical systems found in critical remote equipment sites. The MINI PRO2 has 32 universal inputs which support monitoring temperature, contact closures, or any 0-5 VDC or 4-20 mA sensors. Two RS485 serial ports are available to monitor Modbus RTU enabled devices for trending and alarming. Up to 512 unique Modbus registers can be polled. There are four digital outputs for alarm notification or control such as generator exercise, as well as an Ethernet port for remote communications.

The system features a built-in web server for programming and status monitoring of the site including a historical graphing engine. The alarm logic is programmable with multiple severity levels and all programming is stored in non-volatile memory. Ethernet communications provide high security protection with Ethernet communications with support for IPv6, IPv4, HTTP, HTTPS, RADIUS Password Authentication, SNMP v1, v2c and v3, SSH, Telnet, TL1 and SMTP (Email).
DNP3 – Supports polling of inputs and outputs via Ethernet or serial and is easily integrated into third party NOC software and Quest’s OspreyFMS®.

Quest Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a complete family of remote surveillance products that provide monitoring, control, and energy management solutions for the power utility, telecommunications, cable, and commercial industries.  The TELSEC®, OspreyFMS® and BACnet product and server software families provide alarm performance, monitoring, control, energy savings, and test of a facility’s critical operating environment and equipment to maintain and ensure each facility’s smooth and continuous operation. Quest Controls, Inc. also provides installation services as well as 24/7 monitoring and service contracts.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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Quest Controls introduces the RSC 1000™ to intelligently monitor and control HVAC systems in substations and remote sites with touch screen technology for substations and remote sites with two to four HVAC systems.

The RSC 1000 enables endusers to shrink energy consumption, improve quality, reduce maintenance costs, and boost productivity through intelligent remote management of the facility. The RSC 1000 deploys sophisticated control algorithms to significantly reduce energy consumption by directly controlling HVAC economizers for free cooling.

The RSC 1000’s unique graphical, color touch screen interface provides simple yet sophisticated onsite management of the sites HVAC systems, allowing total control of the individual AC units.

The RSC 1000 uses Ethernet for remote communications and has a built-in Web Server using the same graphical representation of data as the front panel. The RSC 1000 uses SNMP for remote interrogation and integration into NMS software such as Quest’s OspreyFMS®.

The RSC 1000 controls up to four air conditioning units for cooling, heating, vent and economizer.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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OspreyFMS® v1.7 Release

Quest Controls is pleased to announce the release of OspreyFMS v1.7.  This release represents the most significant and feature-rich change to OspreyFMS since its introduction.  Numerous enhancements and new features were developed for protocol mapping, reporting, monitoring, alarming and analytics.

Key components to this release –

Protocol Mapping

  • Ability to easily upload and parse MIB’s
  • Web-Based tools for templatizing MIB’s for enterprise-wide usage
  • Tools for easy protocol mapping and configuration of devices

 

Reporting

  • Alarm Trend Report with numerous sorting and filtering features
  • Data download available on all reports
  • Refinements to graphing engine on the Site Trends Report

 

Monitoring

  • Seamless support for multiple device correlation and monitoring
  • Drag and drop tools for building Controller Tiles for dashboard presentation
  • Configurable polling cycles with automatically polling acceleration for currently accessed sites
  • Site Plan enhancements including animated graphics

 

Alarms

  • Advanced Alarming feature for multi-point and multi-condition alarming and distribution
  • Trap Filters with variable and pattern matching
  • Administrator definable user availability
  • Alarm suppression by equipment type, severity, etc.

 

Analytics

  • Multi-point virtual points with the ability to add operators for data refinement (E.g. PUE, Energy Intensity, etc.)
  • Ad-Hoc Reports for multi-site analysis of numerous data points

 

Other Key Features

  • Global Programming
  • Generator Curtailment & Testing Support

 

Demonstrations and overviews available. To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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OspreyFMS® Modbus TCP Support 

OspreyFMS now supports direct Modbus TCP communication from any compatible device. The Modbus TCP protocol, introduced in 1999, was designed to leverage the ubiquity of Ethernet networks with the flexible Modbus standard.  With this, Quest Controls further supports the ability to readily and effectively monitor and manage any building system, device or equipment from a remote location.

“By supporting Modbus TCP, we now offer yet another channel of monitoring that continues to make the OspreyFMS solution both robust and cost-effective” commented Ben Shipley, director of the OspreyFMS development team. Modbus TCP joins other open protocols supported by OspreyFMS that includes; SNMP (v1, v2), BACnet IP, BACnet MSTP, and Modbus RTU.

To find out more, contact Quest Controls at (941) 729-4799 or visit our Contact Us page.

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