Shanghai Gline Net Co., Ltd. β Founded by Jason Zhang.
Tridium Niagara partner since 2014. Remote operations, maintenance, and engineering for mission-critical Niagara 4 systems.
Your Niagara stations are running 24/7. When something breaks β a BACnet device goes offline, an alarm floods the console, a Modbus point stops updating β you need it fixed now. But:
- Your best Niagara engineer is booked on another project
- Flying someone to site costs thousands and takes days
- The local integrator who installed it is long gone
- You don't have a maintenance contract, and when you call someone it's emergency rates
We act as your remote Niagara engineering team. No travel, no delays, no minimum commitment.
| Service | What We Do |
|---|---|
| π§ Remote Commissioning & Debugging | We connect to your station remotely, diagnose issues, and fix them in real time. BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, oBIX β any protocol. |
| π§© Custom Protocol Integration | Provide us with the communication point documentation of your legacy device. We use AI-powered tools to rapidly develop the integration interface protocol β no matter how obscure the device. |
| π‘οΈ Annual Maintenance Retainer | Fixed monthly fee. Includes remote monitoring, alarm response, performance checkups, and priority access to our engineers. Recurring, predictable cost. |
| π§± Custom Module Development | Need a feature Niagara doesn't have out of the box? We build custom JAR modules β SFTP, REST API, MQTT clients, AI agents, whatever you need. |
| π€ AI-Assisted Operations | Automate alarm analysis, generate daily reports, query your station in plain English. Reduce the time your team spends on routine diagnostics. |
We use AI to analyze your Niagara system without needing permanent access to your network. This is especially valuable for clients with strict security policies.
Offline Analysis (email-based)
- Your Niagara station emails us a .bog file (captured by BogSnap at alarm time) or an alarm notification
- Our AI analyzes the file - program state, point values, alarm conditions, historical context
- You receive an alarm dashboard with root cause analysis, trend identification, and actionable recommendations
- All done without any network connection to your facility - zero security exposure
On-Premise Analysis (inside your network)
For clients who want deeper integration, we deploy lightweight analysis tools inside your corporate network:
- Connects via oBIX, REST API, or ingests JSON from MQTT
- No direct VPN to our office needed - data flows one-way out
- Builds automated analysis pipelines that run continuously
- Generates alarm dashboards, trend reports, and predictive insights
This transforms a standard Niagara system from a reactive operation to a predictive one - dramatically increasing the value of your existing infrastructure.
We are based in Asia (GMT+8). While your team sleeps, we work.
| Your Time | Our Time | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| π Your midnight | Our noon | We handle overnight alarms, batch updates, and maintenance windows |
| π Your morning | Our evening | You wake up to a daily report with everything resolved |
| π Your afternoon | Our night | Overlapping hours for real-time collaboration |
This means 24-hour coverage for your stations without paying for 24-hour local engineers. Your day shift handles strategy; our day shift handles execution while you sleep.
Network security stays in your hands. You control the access, you stay compliant.
To start remote work, your team sets up one of the following (we do not provide or manage VPN services):
- β VPN access to your network (your own VPN solution)
- β Niagara Fox port or Niagara web port exposed temporarily
- β Subsystem access (BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP, etc.) if integrating a specific device
We do not guide or manage your VPN or firewall configuration. Your IT/security team decides what to expose and how. If you need recommendations, we can discuss β but the control remains entirely with you.
| Principle | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Read-only by default | All inside-network operations are read-only unless explicitly authorized |
| Write requires approval | Any write operation (set point, rename, delete) requires your prior written approval |
| Method Statement & Risk Assessment | Before any write operation, we provide a detailed method statement and risk assessment for your review and sign-off |
| You own the network | VPN, port exposure, firewall rules β all managed by your team. We never push for permanent changes. |
| Traditional On-site | Gline Remote |
|---|---|
| Schedule 2 weeks out | Connect today |
| Flight + hotel: $2,000β$5,000 | Zero travel cost |
| 1β2 days on site | 2β4 hours to resolve most issues |
| Only available 9β5 | Follow-the-sun coverage |
We publish free, production-tested Niagara 4 modules on GitHub. They serve two purposes:
- They solve real problems β use them today, zero cost
- They prove we know what we're doing β inspect the code, test the JARs, see the quality
| Module | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| BogSnap | Deep understanding of Niagara program objects, BQL, and station internals |
| REST API | We build production-grade REST endpoints for AI automation |
| MQTT Client | We write reliable protocol drivers |
| FRPC Tunnel | We solve real-world remote access problems |
| BQLβJSON | We bridge Niagara data with modern application stacks |
| SFTP/SSH Client | We build secure, enterprise-grade integrations |
All free to use. No license, no trial, no upsell. If they help you, great. If you need something custom, call us.
| Plan | Monthly | What's Included |
|---|---|---|
| π’ Essential | Contact us | Remote monitoring, alarm response (8Γ5), quarterly health check |
| π΅ Professional | Contact us | Everything in Essential + priority response (24Γ7), monthly reporting |
| π’ Enterprise | Contact us | Dedicated engineer, custom SLA, on-site option |
| Service | Starting From |
|---|---|
| Remote troubleshooting & debugging | $200 |
| Custom protocol / device integration | Contact us |
| Custom module / JAR development | Contact us |
| Station migration (AX β N4) | Contact us |
| System integration & consulting | Contact us |
Founded: 2014
Focus: Tridium Niagara ecosystem only
Team: Remote-first, Asia-based
Clients: Enterprise facilities in Asia, Japan, Europe
Time zone: GMT+8 (follow-the-sun with Europe/Americas)
Certified: Niagara 4 Certified Β· EnOcean Alliance Member
| Client | Relationship |
|---|---|
| CBRE | Niagara system O&M supplier |
| JLL | Niagara system O&M supplier |
New to Niagara 4 or looking for tools to extend your station?
| If you want to... | Start here |
|---|---|
| π§ Install a custom JAR module | Installation Guide |
| π‘ Debug MQTT communication | Free MQTT Client |
| πΈ Capture station state on alarm | BogSnap - Real-time Snapshot |
| π Export BQL data as JSON | BQL to JSON Converter |
| π Add FTP server to your station | Free FTP Server |
| π€ Automate Niagara with AI | AI Automation Sample |
| π° Buy a commercial module | SFTP/SSH Client $99 Β· FRPC Tunnel $149 Β· AI Agent $299 |
All free tools are open source and ready to use.
| Jason Zhang | Founder & Managing Director |
| jason.zhang@gline-net.com | |
| +86 1380 190 9968 | |
| Web | www.glineweb.com |
| Tools | jason912.github.io β Niagara module catalog |
| GitHub | github.com/jason912 |
Have a station that needs attention? Send us a brief description and we'll reply within 24 hours.
Shanghai Gline Net Co., Ltd. β Remote Niagara Engineering & Operations