Pelican Wireless

I've been hearing about Pelican Wireless for a few years and as I often concentrate my efforts on big building integration I hadn't found a good fit for trying out the new to me cloud based wireless communication system. Pelican has most of the small building cases covered.

Their offerings are:
TS200 Internet Programmable Thermostat (wired but communicates wireless)
TS200H Internet Programmable Thermostat with Humidity
TCM1 Thermostat Control Module paired with an RT1-AC or RT1-DC for remote control of systems
PM5 Power Control Module for ON/OFF control of system Boilers, Chillers, Pumps, Lighting
Z8 and Z24 Zone Controllers for rooftop package units.

Setup is easy:
First we setup an online interface on the Pelican Wireless site.
Next we connect a GW200 or GW400 (extended range) Wireless Gateway to the internet and then connect it to the Cloud system by entering the information on the Gateway.
There is a Site Configuration page that asks for some basic data for setup.
Once this is completed we are ready to start adding devices.
For Static IP configuration contact Pelican.

The phone interface works great and is a nice way to configure devices as they come online. All you need to do is wire your device, power it up and wait 30 seconds or so for the device to connect through the gateway to the Pelican cloud servers. There is a easy interface for configuration with options to cover most of your needs. Each device has a serial number so you know what device you are configuring and you can then name the device in the online interface.

Each device in the system connects to all the other devices within its range and through what's known as a Mesh network the devices pass data to each other and then finally back to the Gateway and the Cloud. This means that not all the devices need to be in range of the Gateway to communicate as was the case on my installation. I installed 25 TS200 thermostats on water-source heat-pumps throughout a 4-story building. I also used one PM5 Power Control Module to control the rooftop cooling tower and pumps. Additionally Pelican enabled Plant Control for my system. With Plant Control enabled any call for heat or cool at any time will enable the cooling tower and pumps. Although I have the PM5 on a schedule for redundancy this will insure units have water flow when needed. The system is working well with a happy customer!

The interface includes a Pelican Site Manager for quick navigation

A device graphic for real-time data

An Admin Page for User, Site and Device configuration

A Usage Graphic for an overview of run-time and energy use

And History charts when you need past temperature data