Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation vs LOYTEC LWEB-900
Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation
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| Figure | Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation | LOYTEC LWEB-900 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Building Management Software | 8.4 (#1) | 7.6 (#12) |
| Founded | 1980 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Verl, Germany | Vienna, Austria |
| Protocols | TwinCAT supports protocols including BACnet and DALI-2 for communication with building subsystems and devices. | LOYTEC says LWEB-900 exchanges data with its devices independently of field bus technology, including CEA-709, BACnet, DALI, M-Bus, Modbus, and KNX. |
| Purpose | TwinCAT Building Automation TF8040 is a software package for energy-efficient building operation and building automation applications. | LWEB-900 is building management software for managing and operating LOYTEC building automation systems, from device installation and configuration through daily facility operation. |
| System requirements | TF8040 lists Windows 10, Windows 11, and Beckhoff RT Linux as operating systems, with x86, x64, and Arm CPU architectures. | The product page lists Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 as supported operating systems. |
| Visualization | TwinCAT HMI supports HTML5 visualization on end devices such as smartphones and tablets. | Users can create graphical building views with dynamic values, alarms, trend logs, and schedules using configuration software built into LWEB-900. |
Plans
Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation
- TwinCAT 3 Building Automation TF8040Priced on request
LOYTEC LWEB-900
- LWEB-900Priced on request
- LWEB-900-ADD-10Priced on request
- LWEB-900-ADD-MAXPriced on request
- LWEB-900-MAXPriced on request
In their own words
Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation
Beckhoff TwinCAT Building Automation has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
LOYTEC LWEB-900
LOYTEC LWEB-900 is building management software for installing, configuring, and operating LOYTEC building automation systems. Its client-server architecture stores system and historic data, access rights, and device configurations in an SQL database. Built-in configuration tools let users create graphical building views with live values, alarms, trend logs, and schedules. Alarms from different sources can be brought together, with email notifications and configurable follow-up actions; schedules can be organized across devices. The software exchanges data with LOYTEC devices across CEA-709, BACnet, DALI, M-Bus, Modbus, and KNX. It can display live images from ONVIF-compatible cameras and map camera events and commands to data points, but it does not record video. The server supports custom Node.js scripts and includes Node-RED. LWEB-900 is deployed on-premise, with Windows, web, Android, and iOS access. Its standard license includes five concurrent LWEB-900 clients and 20 LWEB-802/803/app clients. Pricing is available on request.