Industry Opinion: the KNX Executive Board on KNX so Far and Further Ahead
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. Worldwide, the KNX standard is cutting across vertical markets and being increasingly recognised as the technology for making buildings more comfortable, secure and energy-efficient. KNX Association’s achievements are impressive, and in this fast-changing world, where the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security and wireless solutions are of growing importance, it is […]
ISE 2019 Show Report: Part 1 – AV, Servers and Gateways
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. Integrated Systems Europe is the world’s largest event for audiovisual and systems integration. Held at the RAI in Amsterdam, 5-8 February, the show filled 15 halls with 1,301 exhibitors, 225 of which were companies exhibiting at ISE for the first time. At 81,268, visitor numbers also broke records, with 32 per […]
Interview: Mike Blackman on ISE 2019
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. Integrated Systems Europe is the world’s largest event for audiovisual and systems integration, and ISE 2019 will be its 16th edition. Hailed as ‘The European destination for the global AV industry’, it is taking place at the RAI Amsterdam from 5 to 8 February 2019. The show is organised and run […]
Product Article: Weinzierl KNX IP Products Helping to Bring the Internet to Things
By Thomas Weinzierl, Weinzierl Engineering GmbH. The IoT (Internet of Things) is currently on everyone’s lips. The fact that many systems can be connected via the Internet has been a reality for some time, but for the consumer, access is typically via a PC or smartphone, and they are faced with a choice of questionable […]
Event Report: KNX Annual Conference for Training Centres
By Julian Barkes, Bemco. The annual KNX Annual Conference for Training Centres took place on October 16th at the Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt (Htbluva or HTL) school in St. Pölten, a 30-minute drive from the Schönbrunn Palace where the group met the evening before for a tour, dinner and a concert. Over 60 people […]
Case Study: Intelligent Lighting for Sensitive Architectural Project at Cambridge University
By Stephen Payne, B.E.G. St. John’s College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, which is ranked fourth in the Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. It has some parts that date back to the 1200s. The college’s alumni include winners of […]
Interview: Romesh Anandaraja on KNX in the Australasian Market
Romesh Anandaraja has experience in almost every aspect of the AV and automation industry. Over the past twenty years, his work has involved some of the world’s most sophisticated residential and superyacht projects, many of which have won international awards. Now, as National Sales Manager for distributor and training provider, Ivory Egg ANZ, Romesh gives […]
Interview: Joost Demarest on KNX Secure
With the threat of hacking ever-present, KNX Association has developed KNX Secure – a robust security solution for wired-, wireless- and IP-based installations. In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, KNX Association CFO & CTO, Joost Demarest, talks strategy and implementation. KNXtoday: Why is security a priority for KNX Association? JD: In the past, there was […]
Interview: Franz Kammerl on the KNX Market and the Internet of Things
In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, President of KNX Association, Franz Kammerl, gives his take on the current state of the KNX market, and its future in the IoT. KNXtoday: Why are you so enthusiastic about KNX, and what are your aims for the standard? FK: The unique outstanding benefit is its ability to interoperate […]
Trade Talk: Tuning LED Lights
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. There’s something amazing about the fairground when you’re young. It comes once a year and is the only place to be during its time in town. The smell of candyfloss mixed with generator fumes. Pure joy coupled with terror as rides spin, whirl and accelerate at mind-bending speeds. Centrifugal […]