<s>
BatiBus	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
network	O
protocol	O
for	O
building	O
automation	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
KNX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
BatiBus	B-Protocol
Club	O
International	O
(	O
BCI	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
Swiss	O
company	O
Landis	O
&	O
Gyr	O
and	O
the	O
French	O
companies	O
AIRELEC	O
,	O
Electricité	O
de	O
France	O
and	O
Merlin	O
Gerin	O
(	O
who	O
originated	O
the	O
concept	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
500,000	O
BatiBus	B-Protocol
network	O
units	O
were	O
installed	O
,	O
mainly	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BatiBus	B-Protocol
communicated	O
over	O
twisted	O
pair	O
lines	O
and	O
in	O
topologies	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
device	O
(	O
node	B-Protocol
)	O
could	O
be	O
reached	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
240	O
possible	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
