Chipkin Press Releases
In order to provide phenomenal service, we are constantly improving our products and solutions through innovation, experience, and customer feedback. Since Chipkin started in 2000, a lot has changed! Both within our company, as well as in the world of home and industrial automation. We pride ourselves on our top-notch service, and with that, requires growth and evolution. Please take a moment to read some of our company and product advancements below (Note: Press releases are in descending order, with the most recent being at the top):
Chipkin's - The New CAS BACnet Explorer 4.0
We have rebuilt the famous CAS BACnet Explorer from the ground up. With new features, improved functionality and a simpler GUI, the new BACnet Explorer is a must have for anyone working with BACnet IP, BACnet MSTP and, soon to come, BACnet SC.Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin's 2 solutions for BACnet BBMD
Anything that prevents broadcasts also prevents BACnet communication. Chipkin announce the release of its CAS-BBMD tool for Windows and Linux. This solution compliments the on-device solution Chipkin can provide using the Quickserver platform of protocol gateways.Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin Xpath – Command &/or Read your Building System
Want to command BMS and automation systems using XML ? Want to read BMS data and insert it into an XML packet ? Chipkin's Xpath drivers allow you to do both. Xpath provides a method for drilling into an XML packet and targeting a particular element. Our gateways allow you to map that particular element onto another protocol such as BACnet. Click here to read the full press release
You can now use xPath, Regex and CSV to communicate with Building System
Chipkin's Xpath solution supports Xpath, Regex (regular expressions) and CSV formatted data.The driver can be coupled with 1 or more of our 140+ protocols.Using the driver, customers can read and command data objects connected to real world devices using automation protocols like BACnet and Modbus.Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin Announces the Release of a FieldServer Driver that Can Integrate MQTT Devices onto any BAS
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated MQTT FieldServer Driver. This allows a FieldServer to be configured as both a MQTT Subscriber (Client) and Publisher (Server). Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin's BBMD – BACnet Broadcasts Solved
Anything that prevents broadcasts also prevents BACnet communication. The solution is Chipkin's new BBMD applications. Released in Dec2020, these apps handle BACnet messages crossing routers and subnets. Both BDT and FDT are supported. Click here to read the full press release
Press Release 2/2 - Chipkin OPC UA gateway to Over 140 Other Protocols
Chipkin has completed and released an OPC UA driver for MSA's FieldServer Gateway Interface family. Using this driver, integrators will be able to connect Building Automation Systems to Industrial Automation where the use of OPC communications is common. Click here to read the full press release
Press Release 1/2 - Chipkin OPC UA gateway to Over 140 Other Protocols
Chipkin has completed and released an OPC UA driver for MSA's FieldServer Gateway Interface family. Using this driver, integrators will be able to connect Building Automation Systems to Industrial Automation where the use of OPC communications is common. Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin Announces an Update to the CAS BACnet Stack - Enhanced Support for BACnet BIBBs - COV
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated update to the CAS BACnet Stack. This update provides added support for these BACnet BIBBs: DS-COVP-B and DS-COVM-A, DS-COVM-B. Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin Announces an Update to the CAS BACnet Stack - Enhanced Support for Trend Log BIBBs
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated update to the CAS BACnet Stack. This update provides added support for these BACnet BIBBs: T-VMT-I-B and T-VMMV-I-B. Click here to read the full press release
Chipkin Announces an Update to the CAS BACnet Stack - Enhanced Virtual Network BIBBs
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated update to the CAS BACnet Stack. This update provides added support for these BACnet BIBBs: GW-VN-B, GW-EO-B, NM-RC-B, and DM-RD-B. Click here to read the full press release
QuickServers Now Available to Integrate Vaisala Weather Data into Any BMS
Chipkin is proud to announce its launch of a much-anticipated Vaisala Weather Transmitter QuickServer, to integrate Vaisala Weather Data into any BMS. We have developed a Driver which allows for communication between Vaisala Weather Transmitters and over 200 Network Protocols. Click here to read the full press release
New Chipkin Product Announcement - FREE Modbus Scanner App Tool is now available for download and as a white-label app
Chipkin is proud to announce a much-anticipated product release. We have developed an adaptation of our famous CAS Modbus Scanner Tool as a free phone App available for download on iOS, Google Play Store, & Windows. For a limited time, we are offering this app as a white-label product - customized to fit your brand. Click here to read the full press release
New CAS Gateway Creates BACnet IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU Points for Real-Time Weather Values!
Chipkin has developed a custom driver for the CAS Gateway that allows users to access the Darksky weather API to create BACnet IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU points for weather values. The CAS 2700-79 HTTP JSON Gateway driver can be used injunction with any HTTP(s) JSON API. View the full press release HERE
New Protocol Gateways Available for the Honeywell HUS CCTV System
Chipkin has developed a custom driver for the Honeywell HUS CCTV System. This Ethernet driver allows a Honeywell HUS CCTV System to be driven to camera presets based on data sent from an external system. This will allow for the automatic operation of a CCTV and Surveillance system by providing an interface which allows the DCS Control System to perform automatic actions on the HUS. View the full press release HERE
EKM Metering Protocol Gateways Now Available!
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated product release. We have developed a custom driver for EKM Metering which allows other drivers to access the EKM Meter data and serve using other protocols such as BACnet and Modbus. View the full press release HERE
New BACnet Router Announcement - Save $40 off in April 2019
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated product upgrade and introductory launch price for the BACnet Router. It is now available with a faster CPU, more memory, built-in BACnet Explorer, a sleek new look, and more! View the April 2019 promotion HERE.
Chipkin Product Announcement - New Protocol Gateways Available for the XProtect CCTV System
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated product release. We have developed a custom driver for the XProtect CCTV system which allows a building control system to have control over relays, groups, and be able to drive selected cameras to presets automatically. Our new XProtect CCTV protocol gateways can be seen Here
Chipkin Releases the CAS BACnet Wireshark Storm Tool
The new CAS BACnet Wireshark Storm Tool has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on November 1st, 2018. This release provides a valuable support for any BACnet system that uses Wireshark... Free Download Available!
Chipkin Releases the CAS BACnet Wireshark Report Tool
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. has developed the CAS BACnet Wireshark Report Tool to help automation professionals to quickly locate intermittent issues and errors within a large Wireshark log with BACnet traffic... Read More!
Chipkin Announces a Major Update to the CAS BACnet Stack
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is proud to announce a much-anticipated update to the CAS BACnet Stack. This update provides better memory management for low resource devices, supports BACnet Protocol Revision 19, has new features like the BACnet Network Object, and much more... Read More!
CAS-2700-29 CAS Gateway COSM Driver
The COSM Driver was developed by Chipkin Automation Systems (CAS) in 2013 to add to the capability of the CAS Gateway to push polled data to a 3rd party web server. The CAS Gateway can use any other Client drivers to get the data (i.e. BACnet IP, Modbus RTU / TCP, Veeder Root) and the COSM Driver will push the data received from these Client drivers to a web server.
The driver is an Ethernet driver that requires configuration details of the web server that will be consuming the data... Read More!
Smart Building Solutions by Irisys IRC 3020 People Counter
People Counting provides accurate occupancy data to a BAS system using BACnet, Modbus, JSON, SNMP and etc in buildings to plan operations and save energy cost.
People Counting Technology is a simple system that automates counting the number of people entering through an entrance or exit. People counting solutions have been in the market for over a decade with major retailers, casinos, shopping malls, building management as well as libraries... Read More!
Chipkin Becomes a BACnet International Silver Member
Chipkin Automation Systems (CAS) has recently joined BACnet International as a silver member as part of their efforts to increase the quality and visibility of their BACnet enabled products. CAS has attended the annual Plugfest to test its software and to connect with the developer community since 2009... Read More!
Chipkin Automation Systems Releases UL Certified Modbus Data Clients
The new UL certified CAS Modbus RTU and TCP Data Clients, manufactured and distributed by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. have been released on 20 February 2012. The products are safe, easy to use and configure. Each data client serves data to other applications using XML or HTTP and the log files can be uploaded for later review. Automation Professionals can view the log and current data using the onboard web server... Read More!
Chipkin Automation Systems Releases Hobart Ground Power Gateway for Easy Remote Monitoring
A new product launched by Chipkin Automation Systems in May 2011 now helps the automation professionals to read current, voltage, phase, power and other variables from the Hobart devices. The Hobart Ground Power Gateway serves data from a Hobart Ground Power controller as Modbus, BACnet or Web data for easy remote monitoring... Read More!
Chipkin Automation Systems Releases Enhanced BACnet Explorer
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. releases an enhanced version of their popular BACnet Explorer to further test, debug and discover BACnet networks and devices with ease.
The enhanced CAS BACnet Explorer, latest version 2.01aW, has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on June 1, 2011. The explorer is an efficient software tool for discovering, exploring, documenting, testing and monitoring BACnet networks and devices - simple enough to be used by someone without any BACnet protocol knowledge... Read More!
CAS Modbus TCP/RTU Data Client - Data Logger and HTTP/XML Server
The new CAS Modbus TCP/RTU Data Client, manufactured and distributed by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is simple, easy to use and configure. It serves data to other applications using XML or HTTP and the log files can be uploaded for later review. Automation Professionals can view the log and current data using the onboard web server... Read More!
CAS SI Unit Converter - Converts Just About Anything to Anything Else
The new CAS SI Unit Converter, latest version 1.00cD, has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on February 12, 2010. It is a great utility for the engineers to convert just about anything to anything else.
The easy-to use CAS SI Unit Converter can convert more than 50 different units in 20 categories. For instance, Meter per Second squared and Foot per Second squared in Acceleration; Inch and Mile in Distance; Newton and Gram Force in Force etc... Read More!
CAS Modbus Scanner A Free Utility for Automation Professionals
The new CAS Modbus Scanner, latest version 1.02aB, has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on February 2, 2010. This release adds support for Modbus/TCP. Automation professionals can download the multi-tasking program for free and without having to register. The software runs without limitations and without annoying delays while waiting for sponsor messages... Read More!
CAS BACnet Explorer A Perfect Utility to Test, Debug and Discover BACnet Networks and Devices
Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. has developed a perfect utility to help the automation professionals to test, debug and discover BACnet networks and devices with ease.
The new CAS BACnet Explorer, latest version 2.01aH, has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on January 12, 2010. The explorer is an efficient software tool for discovering, exploring, documenting, testing and monitoring BACnet networks and devices - simple enough to be used by someone without any BACnet protocol knowledge... Read More!
CAS Modbus RTU Parser - A Free Utility to Analyze Modbus RTU Messages
The free CAS Modbus RTU Parser, developed by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc., now helps the automation professionals to read Modbus RTU messages more efficiently and effectively.
The new CAS Modbus RTU Parser, latest version 1.00gD, has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on August 13, 2009. The user-friendly program can analyze a Modbus RTU message in detail and the automation professionals can download it for free without having to register... Read More!
CAS BACnet Spy A Free MSTP Network Monitor and Traffic Analyzer
The CAS BACnet Spy, latest version 1.12aA has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. on August 25, 2009. It is a simple yet effective utility to monitor BACnet MSTP network and analyze the performance and usage... Read More!
CAS Modbus TCP Parser A Smart Utility for Analyzing A Series Modbus TCP Message
The CAS Modbus TCP Parser, latest version 1.00aA has been released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. This smart utility can analyze a series Modbus TCP message, display any error message, what data is being read and/or written as well as what device the messages are coming from... Read More!
CAS BACnet Explorer Major Update (2.02aA)
Chipkin automation system is releasing a major new version of the CAS BACnet Explorer (2.02aA) that dramatically improves the performance of the MSTP network as well as resolving many other bugs... Read More!
CAS Modbus Explorer A Free Utility to Discover Modbus Devices on A Modus RTU Network
The CAS Modbus Explorer's latest version 1.00bB, released by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc., is a perfect software tool for those who do not know the connection settings or the device address on a Modbus RTU network. The application is free to use and the automation professionals can download it without having to register... Read More!
New Feature Added to CAS BACnet Explorer: Export to EDE File
CAS BACnet Explorer is every automation professional's favorite tool for discovering, exploring, documenting, testing and monitoring BACnet networks and devices. It is simple enough to be used by someone without any BACnet protocol knowledge. Today, CAS BACnet Explorer includes a new feature that allows it to export to EDE file... Read More!
Chipkin Automation Systems Releases Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device for UPS Monitoring and Controlling
A new product "Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device", launched by Chipkin Automation Systems this September now helps the automation professional to test, configure and debug Mitsubishi UPS's with ease.
The device cycles though a list of pre-configured tasks to request values from Veeder Root devices. The values are then stored in an internal database. The values can be served in several formats, including BACnet IP, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, and Web Server... Read More!
Beyond Compare A Powerful Time-Saving Windows Utility for Comparing Files and Folders
Beyond Compare is a powerful utility to manage source code, keep folders in sync, compare program output and validate copies of the data on Windows system. It can create a snapshot of a live directory structure and compare it against the live copy at a later date. Furthermore, it analyzes differences in detail and carefully reconcile them. The program commands a wide range of file and text operations as well as script commands for automating tasks... Read More!
CAS BACnetEth Data Client - Data Logger and HTTP/XML Server
The versatile CAS BACnetEth Data Client, manufactured and distributed by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc., is a data logger and HTTP/XML Server which collects and logs data from BACnet Ethernet enabled devices... Read More!
CAS BACnetIP Data Client - Data Logger and HTTP/XML Server
The new CAS BACnetIP Data Client, manufactured and distributed by Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. is simple, easy to use and configure. It serves data to other applications using XML or HTTP and the log files can be uploaded for later review. Automation Professionals can view the log and current data using the onboard web server... Read More!
Chipkin and Feedback Solutions Sign a Joint Venture Agreement
Chipkin Automation Systems and Feedback Solutions have entered into a joint-venture agreement to integrate a People Counting Solution with a Building Automation and Control Systems.
Providing accurate count or occupancy data to a BAS system using BACnet, Modbus, JSON, SNMP and many other protocols helps any building automation provider to easily utilize the data to trigger controls... Read More!