Johnson Controls Facility Explorer FX40 Product Bulletin

The FX40 brings a new generation of Web-based
technology into the Facility Explorer product family.
The FX40 manages a network of field controllers
using standard communication protocols. It also
supports a full set of building automation features
and functions specifically designed for commercial
facilities, including event scheduling, alarm
management, histories, and totalization.
The FX40 can support up to 100 field controllers
using any combination of N2, L
BACnet® Internet Protocol (IP) protocols. The FX40
also provides onboard, hardwired input and output
points for direct monitoring of equipment status or
analog sensors and control of auxiliary devices or
alarms.
The FX40 provides a user interface and
configuration tool that users can access with a Web
browser. Multiple users can concurrently connect to
the FX40. Security and presentation preferences are
managed through user profiles, logon IDs, and
passwords. Remote access is easily achieved from
an Internet, intranet, or a dial-up connection.
Web-Based User Interface
Adoption of Industry
Standard Communication
Protocols
Onboard Configuration
Tool
Onboard Inputs and
Outputs
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Features and Benefits
Requires no proprietary or desktop software
to access the FX40. A Web browser is all that
is needed.
Allows for the integration of a wide variety of
field controllers. This includes Facility Explorer
field controllers and controllers provided by
others without intermediate gateways or
translators.
Allows configuration and system diagnosis
from any Web browser.
Allows direct control of auxiliary devices,
which could reduce the number of field
devices.
Product Bulletin FX40
Issue Date September 20, 2005
Figure 1: FX40
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