Best Practice: Fault Finding

By Simon Buddle, SMC. There’s some sort of strange magic afoot in this here system. Mops and buckets are dividing themselves spontaneously, and that there mouse fellow has no idea how to solve the problem. Don’t put on the wizard’s hat if you don’t have the wherewithal to use it, that’s my advice. It is […]

Going Green: Imitating Nature

By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Commuting by bicycle is not easy in Cape Town. Here, car and taxi drivers are not happy to share the tarmac with you, but there are also other factors that make the ride a challenge. If it is winter, you have to deal with cold temperatures and rain, so wearing […]

Dr KNX: Issues with RS-232 and USB in ETS4

By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, If you are experiencing difficulties with KNX/RS-232 interfaces then first check the installed version of Windows, as RS-232 is not supported with 64-bit Windows versions or with Windows 8. If you are working with other versions of Windows, and are still having problems, open a support ticket via your KNX […]

Zennio Showcase its KNX Solutions at Ecobuild 2014 in London

Stand S448 at Ecobuild, 4-6 March 2014, London (United Kingdom) Would you like to meet our KNX solutions for your energy efficiency and high performance building projects? Discover Zennio’s innovative KNX solutions and ground-breaking designs on stand S448 at Ecobuild that will allow you to achieve energy efficiency and sustainability in your home, building, and […]

MarketsandMarkets Expects the Total Building Automation & Controls Market to Reach US$49.5 Billion by 2018

Key Players are CLC bio (Denmark), Biomatters (New Zealand), Partek (U.S.), Genomatix (Germany), Knome (U.S.), and DNASTAR (U.S.) and others. According to a new market research report “Global Building Automation & Controls Market (2013 – 2018): By Product (Lighting, Security & Access, HVAC, Entertainment, Outdoor, Elevator Controls, Building Management Systems (BMS)), Application & Geography (Americas, […]

Vimar Introduces New Line of Eikon 4D Luxury Wall-Mounted Control

As part of Vimar’s ‘Well-contact plus’ KNX product range, Eikon offers various functions all with a coordinated style. Eikon keeps growing: four new lines of cover plates complement innovative technological features to provide a complete system where luxury finds its highest expression. Four different designs Elegance, excellence, prestige: there is no single image of luxury. […]

KNX User Club Austria Invites You to its Meeting in Vienna

KNX User Club Austria invites you to its round table meeting on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 at 17.00pm in Vienna. The KNX technology provides endless possibilities for building control, and as the KNX User Club Austria we are a group of specialists that meet to exchange information and assistance without competition. And together we make […]

Jung Offers KNX DALI Plus Gateway for Integration with DALI Lighting Systems

The KNX DALI Plus 2098 REGHE gateway is the interface between a KNX installation and a DALI digital lighting system. It allows room lighting control of e.g. open-plan offices, classrooms, production halls, meeting rooms, showrooms, or shop windows to be included in the higher-level KNX building management system. In addition to switching and dimming 64 […]

The Internet of Things: Applications to the Smart Grid and Building Automation

By Olivier Hersent, David Boswarthick, Omar Elloumi Hardcover: 370 pages Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd Edition edition (6 Jan 2012) An all–in–one reference to the major Home Area Networking, Building Automation and AMI protocols, including 802.15.4 over radio or PLC, 6LowPAN/RPL, ZigBee 1.0 and Smart Energy 2.0, Zwave, LON, BACNet, KNX, ModBus, mBus, C.12 and DLMS/COSEM, and […]