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NETWORK 8000 Availability - UPDATE

Unfortunately the reign of a solid product line is coming to an end; NETWORK 8000. As indicated in the communication from September 2010 the MicroZone II and PEM controllers contain components no longer available, nor is there a replacement component. Based on current volumes Schneider Electric manufacturing will exhaust the last time buy component supply on December 31, 2011.

GCM 86120 MZ II PEM 1
GCM 86120 MZ II PEM 1

In addition, components for the Network Interface Module GCM-ETH-001 and GCM-ECH-001 can no longer be secured for manufacturing. These products have been exhausted and are no longer available to order.

Without these I/O controllers and the NIM controllers the NETWORK 8000 product line no longer is a viable system option. Therefore, all of the NETWORK 8000 system products will be discontinued as of December 31, 2011.

However, over the last 15 years Schneider Electric has offered the TAC I/A Series LON and BACnet controllers which include exceptional I/O controllers that perform the application requirements currently operated by NETWORK 8000. Plus, the I/A Series R2 and G3 systems provide backwards compatible communication drivers for GCM, LCM (R2 only), and ASD. This configuration provides a world class solution for both new and old systems.

Product Availability:
The following product groups will no longer be available for purchase after December 31, 2011 or until parts are exhausted:

  • Global Control Modules and Assemblies
  • Application Specific Devices and Assemblies
  • MicroNet 2000 and Assemblies

Table 1 provides a reference list of the part numbers no longer available after December 31, 2011.

Table 1
MZ2A-10x MICROZONE II SUBASSEMBLY NO CLOCK
MZ2A-10x MICROZONE II SUBASSEMBLY WITH CLOCK
PEM-1 PEM FINAL ASSEMBLY
GCM-86xxx GCM-86000 ASD GLOBAL CONTROLLER MODULE
RPTR-FIBER UUKL OPTIC REPEATER
RPTR-WIRE UUKL RS485 REPEATER
MN-HPFC HPFC CONTROLLER
MN-ASDI MICRONET INTEGRATOR TO ASD BUS
GCM-ECH-001 GLOBAL CONTROL MODULE – ECHELON (not available)
GCM-ETH-001 GLOBAL CONTROL MODULE – ETHERNET (not available)
MN-FLO COOL ONLY VAV CONTROLLER
MN-FLO3T DELUXE VAV CONTROLLER
MN-CI MICRONET CONTROLLER INTERFACE
MN-CIM MICRONET CONTROLLER INTERFACE MODULE
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