Best Practice: The Changing Use of the User Interface
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Many moons have passed overhead since I programmed my first user interface. Full of joy that I had managed to program a button to turn on the lights, a small LED to the button’s right informed me that I had been successful. That night, I told my girlfriend of […]
Interview: Tim Robbins, My KNX Store – The Advantages of Becoming KNX-Certified
KNX is becoming more widely used in homes and businesses across the world, but in some countries, such as the UK, KNX is still relatively unknown. In order to better understand the advantages of being involved with the technology, we asked certified KNX trainer, Tim Robbins of My KNX Store, about what being KNX certified […]
Dr KNX: The Impact of ETS5
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, Let’s start with the basics. ETS stands for Engineering Tool Software; a Windows-based manufacturer-independent configuration software tool to design and configure intelligent home and building control installations with the KNX system. ETS5 is the latest edition and is available in two versions, namely ETS5 Lite and ETS5 Professional. ETS5 Lite […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 1
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. As a specialist in control and automation, and member of KNX UK Association, KNX is what we do, so visitors would expect to see it in our ‘home’. We recently moved our headquarters to Staunton near Gloucester, UK, and decided to take the opportunity to install KNX in the building. […]
How to Solve it: Proper Local Settings of a USB Interface for Programming Devices
By Julio Díaz, Sapienx Automation. The Problem A common task for many integrators is programming the KNX devices in a project with multiple lines connected via KNX TP couplers. Sometimes we do not adequately understand the importance of a correct configuration of the KNX USB interface (local) address. When this happens, the integrator will be […]
Business: Electric Vehicles and Buildings
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. It is amazing how the electric vehicle has gone from being a utopian dream to a reality. Electric cars are on the road now, and established car manufacturers such as BMW and Renault, as well as newcomers such as the successful and market-leading Tesla, are putting lot of effort in […]
Product Article: The Eelecta KNX Pads and Touch Panel from Eelectron
By Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. Established in 1994, Eelectron is an Italian company that manufactures cutting-edge KNX solutions for home and building automation, with references and installations in more then 72 countries. In addition, 23,000 hotel rooms are equipped with the Eelectron hotel guest room management system and lighting controls. Our products are made in Italy, […]
Trade Talk: Changing Contractual Relationships for Better Control in KNX Projects
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. One of the strengths of KNX is that more aspects of the building can be controlled more easily, which has massive cost, comfort and energy-saving benefits. The breadth of this control means that tradespeople with many different specialisms are required to work together. But how can the KNX integrator ever […]
Best Practice: Responsibility for an Installation – where to draw the line
By Simon Buddle, KNXtoday. One of the truisms of life in the low-voltage services world is, that as far as the end user is concerned, everything is our fault. If the lights don’t work, the radiators are too cold, the fans are too noisy, the client’s energy bills are too high, the iPad isn’t controlling […]
Dr KNX: ETS4 and PC Stability Issues
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, KNX Association has a team of software experts who test ETS versions before each release. A version will only be released after a number of standard tests have been conducted on all officially-supported Windows versions. See www.knx.org/knx-en/software/ets/ets4/installation/index.php. These tests are always done with a freshly-installed version of Windows; this is […]