11494
Delmar Drive, Suite #100
Fenton,
MI 48430
Ph: (810) 735-2800
Fax:
(810) 735-2880
www.controlpak.com
History of Control Pak Summary:
1976 - Originated by two college friends
to design, produce and distribute the first commercial grade programmable thermostat
called the Temptron.
1981 - Introduced the first User
programmable, object oriented, local keypad driven, true Direct Digital
Controller (DDC) as a stand-alone unit with full peripherals for CRT terminal
with keypad, printer, modem and cassette recorder interface. Note that this predated Personal Computers!
1982 - Became an OEM to manufacture all
the significant components and software for the Barber-Colman Supervisor Series
DDC. Produced approximately 4,000 DDC
units over a ten year period, most of which are still in continous on-line
service.
1985 - Introduced the first networking
fully programmable DDC with full peripherals as true Distributed processing
network via RS-485 Local Area Network (LAN).
1986 - Introduced ManagePakTM
Facilities Monitoring host software with color graphics, up/downloads and full
user configurable application parameters for trend/alarm logs, communication
and LAN/unit records.
Introduced
ManagePakTM Engineering Workstation host software with application
engineering worksheet base assemble/disassemble, use map, and
service/maintenance integrated software.
Became
first DDC company to provide complete forward/reverse compatible products with
introduction of EM Turbo Series controllers which allowed current products to
directly interface with previous products or upgrade of previous products to
current via CPU board and communication board component replacements.
1987 - Introduced industry's first full
3-D color graphics, set-up graphic and symbol library. These graphics were copied by all other
manufacturer's right down to symbol appearance and color choice thereby
establishing a new industry standard.
1988 - Introduced industry's first real
time software flowchart via object oriented programming. This tactics flexibility and serviceability
cause all other major DDC manufacturer's to change to OOP methods. Further, later protocol standard BACNET by
ASHRAE defined the OOP method as the preferred protocol standard.
Introduced
first 3-D campus graphics.
Introduced
first small DDC LAN based controller with full peripheral support.
1989-1994 Evolved
previous products with new user interface features and even smaller controller
with expansion I/O capacity.
1996 - Introduced the new EM SolutionsTM
Series controllers as both an upgrade to all existing controllers and as an
even smaller stand alone networkable DDC with optional full peripherals. A series of features are defined in our
brochure to emphasize the evolutionary development we have and will maintain
with our products. Added Power Fail
Safe Board to protect controls during partial power failure
History of
Control Pak Summary:
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1998 Substantially evolved the EM Solutions™ Series
Hardware/Firmware and ManagePak EW
software
1999 Gained Underwriter Laboratory approval on all
evolved EM Solutions™ Series Controllers
2000
Introduced the new ManagePak™
Engineering Workstation host software for Windows™ (Mpak EW
for
Windows) based on the TCP/IP Server/Client software module structure. Enables multiple
operators
to concurrently communicate with the server and evolve a central database. Designed for
peer-to-peer
and future IntraNet and InterNet closed loop active communication functions.
Introduced
ManagePak EW Occupant Override Client Software which communicates with the
ManagePak EW Server for concurrent functions with optional modules for Voice
Synthesizer based touch tone phone overrides of Field Unit Timeclock, Zone and
User Functions for custom sequence execution, Touch Screen commands, and Tenant
Billing.
2001
Developed the Alarm Log Client
and Trend Log Client for Mpak EW for Windows
2002
Evolved the EM Solutions Series
to a Version Three Central Processing Unit and controller firmware
2003
Introduced the following
Products:
1.
ManagePak™
Engineering Workstation host software for Windows ™ (Mpak EW for Windows):
Graphical Scheduling Client (GS Client),
2.
Mpak
EW for Windows: Copy Protection and
Feature updates for the Server, Graphical Editing Client (GE Client), Alarm Log
Client (AL Client), Trend Log Client (TL Client), and GS Client,
3.
ManagePak
Engineering Workstation for DOS version 3.0N,
4.
EM
Solutions firmware version 8.1,
5.
Mpak
EW for Windows: GE Client Enhanced Graphical development features,
6.
Mpak
EW for Windows: Server Enhancements,
7.
Mpak
EW for Windows: Web Override Client (WO Client),
8.
Mpak
EW for Windows: Web Server Client (WS Client),
9.
EM
Solutions Terminal Unit Controller for Unit Ventilators (SST UV)