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BACnet Plugfest 2026 in Prague:

The Community Tests the Future of Connected

Buildings

BACnet Plugfest 2026 in Prag: Zukunft

vernetzter Gebäude im Community-Test

Participants at the BACnet Plugfest in Prague / Teilnehmer des BACnet Plugfestes in Prag © TEMA AG

Three days of intensive exchange, practical interoperability testing and systems. The new format provided valuable insights into the interaction of
and international collaboration: The BACnet Plugfest 2026, modern BACnet/SC architectures and was used intensively by participants.
organised by the BACnet Interest Group Europe (BIG-EU), held from
10 to 12 June in Prague, brought together more than 28 companies Alongside BACnet/SC, the established communication media BACnet/IP and
and 28 teams from Europe as well as from Australia and India. BACnet MS/TP were, of course, also put to the test. Numerous interoperability
Drei Tage intensiver Austausch, praxisnahe Interoperabilitätstests tests ensured that both existing and new technologies could be tested
und internationale Zusammenarbeit: Das BACnet Plugfest 2026 der together under realistic conditions.
BACnet Interest Group Europe (BIG-EU) vom 10. bis 12. Juni in Prag
brachte mehr als 28 Unternehmen und 28 Teams aus Europa sowie Direct Exchange as a Model for Success
aus Australien und Indien zusammen.
But once again, the Plugfest was far more than a technical testing event.
A particular focus of this year’s event was BACnet/SC (BACnet Secure Direct exchange between manufacturers, developers and BACnet experts
Connect). As secure communication structures become increasingly was a key factor in its success. Many challenges were discussed and solved
important in building automation, many of the tests centered on certificate directly on site. The open atmosphere and international field of participants
handling, certificate exchange, and the establishment of direct, secure not only promoted technical collaboration, but also personal networking
connections between solutions from different manufacturers. Developers within the BACnet community.
and product specialists used the opportunity to test their implementations
under real-world conditions and further develop them together. This year’s Plugfest once again demonstrated the importance of cross-
manufacturer collaboration for the continued development of open standards
A special new feature was the first-ever BACnet/SC network table. In addition in building automation. At the same time, it became clear that secure and
to the established pairing tests between individual manufacturers, this interoperable BACnet/SC solutions have now become a firm part of many
created an extensive test environment in which more complex BACnet/SC companies development strategies.
networks could be set up and operated with a wide range of different devices

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