Where to Buy RIB® Products
Adding an Override Switch to an Existing Relay Installation
General Purpose Logic Circuit Device Spotlight
Logical AND & OR Function with a RIB®
Unit Heater Control with BACnet® Communication
Product Change Notice: BACnet® Analog Input Device – Set Point Function
BACnet® Analog Input Device Update – Set Point Function The software on the RIBTW24B-BCAI and RIBMNW24B-BCAI has been updated to include a user configurable Set Point Function. This function is…
Troubleshooting RIB® Relays
Range Planning for EnOcean® Enabled Devices
Automated Dust Collection for Woodworking Shop
Providing Override Feedback to Your Controller with RIBMNA1D0
Most people that call Functional Devices Technical Support are aware of our popular products like RIB® relays. However, we offer many other products that do not fit into one of…
Measuring the Voltage of Floating Outputs
All Functional Devices’ AC power supplies, stepdown transformers and isolation transformers have floating outputs. “Floating” because they are isolated from the input and have no internal connection to it. Since…
Mount Your Controller & Peripheral Devices in our Prepackaged Power Supply
If you’re planning to install a controller and other peripheral devices, an important consideration is where the items will be placed within an enclosure, and how they will be powered.…
Using RIB® Relay RIB2402B to Control Bathroom Fans & Lights
Normally Closed Current Sensors
Occasionally a customer will call our Technical Support to ask if we offer any Normally Closed current sensors. While it is true that all of our self-powered AC current sensors…
Using RIB® Products in a Fountain Pump Application
I recently had a customer call into our Technical Support team with a unique fountain pump application problem. After he explained his needs, I was confident that a configuration of…
Using BACnet® Compatible RIB® Relays
Building automation controllers can be quite expensive, and purchasing one just to add a couple more points on the network may not be ideal. Luckily Functional Devices has a solution…
Zone Valve Control
Problem With Zone Valves Recently, a contractor called into tech support looking for help to get his customer’s new heating system up and running. The customer had a hydronic heating…
Energy Saving Applications
Whether it is for environmental or monetary reasons, many people are looking for energy saving applications. I am one of those people, and I have implemented many energy saving technologies…
Double Pole Relays in Latching Applications
Problem: When a customer calls into Technical Support and starts to ask me questions about our latching relays, I know the question that they are usually working up to. “I…
Delayed Bathroom Exhaust Fan
Problem: Our customer needed a bathroom exhaust fan to come on when the light turned on. Simple enough, right? However, they wanted the fan to continue operating for a time…