Better Living: KNX is ideal for the accessible home
Simon Buddle explains why KNX is the ideal solution for a smart home that can bring significant benefits to people with disabilities whilst remaining adaptable to new technologies. Selling expensive systems into posh homes is something that many of us take for granted. It’s super cool for customers who love the technology, but can be […]
KNX Standard Version 3.0: the ‘Access All Areas’ for KNX members in the Internet of Things
It’s here! On 22 April 2022, KNX Association launched Version 3.0 of the KNX Standard to its manufacturer members. This was the first major release of the KNX Standard since the publication of Version 2.1 in 2013. Here are the key points. A milestone The publication marks two major steps. 1) It is the first […]
Preview: KNX at Integrated Systems Europe 2022
Yasmin Hashmi gives a taster of what visitors can look forward to at the forthcoming Integrated Systems Europe show, the accompanying Smart Building Conference and the IoT Solutions World Congress. The world’s leading AV and systems integration exhibition, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2022, will take place at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía on 10-13 […]
Interview: Joost Demarest and Jesus Arias on the benefits of KNX IoTech
The recent KNX IoT Keynote Event kicked off the official launch of KNX IoTech with an overview of the technology and how it can be applied. Ahead of the KNX IoT Summit on 3 May 2022, which will go into more depth, KNX Association CTO, Joost Demarest summarises what KNXIoTech is and its benefits, whilst […]
Interview: Joost Demarest on what the IoT means for the KNX community
In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, KNX Association CFO & CTO, Joost Demarest explains what the IoT means to the worldwide KNX community, how KNX Association is driving development in this area and what we can expect next. KNXtoday: What is your understanding of the IoT – what is its purpose? JD: The Internet of […]
The New Living and Working Environment: KNX at the core of safe and energy-efficient spaces
Paul Foulkes looks at the way we must adapt buildings to provide safe, healthy and energy-efficient environments for living and working, and outlines why KNX technology offers the ideal choice in terms of space flexibility, adaptability and maintainability. Covid has affected almost every aspect of our lives, and how we work has been a key […]
Interview: Jack He on KNX in China
In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, President of KNX China, Jack He, discusses the progress KNX has made in China over the past decade, and what we can look forward to. KNXtoday: Tell us a bit about you – how did you first get involved with KNX? Jack He: I was first exposed to KNX […]
Leading the Market: KNX ranks top in independent survey
Yasmin Hashmi looks at the findings of a recent independent survey by smart home magazine, HiddenWires, which shows that KNX comes out top in terms of awareness and adoption. The pandemic, whilst having a negative impact on many popular industries such as travel and live entertainment, has seen a growth in the residential market as […]
System Security: how to set up a VPN
Whether a client’s home control system has access to the Internet for remote control, monitoring or maintenance reasons, Simon Buddle explains how to use a VPN to protect the connection. I have just returned from a fantastic week away skiing. It has been a holiday in the making for more than two years; repeatedly cancelled […]
Integration of Disparate Systems in Commercial Buildings: IP-BLiS promotes common best practices
As building control technology converges with IT, the market interest group, IP-BLiS, is recommending the consistent use of Internet Protocol (IP) across the entire network. Yasmin Hashmi looks at the rationale behind this and discusses the common best practices proposed by IP-BLiS for providing secure, multi-standard, IP-based harmonised networks. Until recently, different technologies used in […]