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 […]
Making ISE Even Better for You
By Mike Blackman, ISE. ISE has been now been running since 2004, and is the world’s fastest-growing and best-attended show in the professional AV and electronic systems space. Last year, we hoped to grow in terms of both exhibit space and attendance, but our actual growth, in both areas, was slightly higher than expected. The […]
Country Profile: KNX China
By Tony Cha, KNX China. KNX China was established over five years ago jointly by Siemens, ABB, Hager and Schneider. Its day-to-day running and secretariat is managed by the Promotion Centre of Instrumentation Technology & Economy Institute, P.R.C. In addition to the four founder member companies, there are currently more than forty other member companies, […]
Best Practice: Global Control and Remote Access
By Simon Buddle, SMC. It’s 05:00, I’m tired, and I have a long drive ahead of me. Dorset is several hours away, even on quiet roads. Time to load myself and a mug of hot coffee into the car. It’s a cold, miserable day and dawn is still two hours further down my route. Keeping […]
Solutions: IP and KNX – Bringing You up to Speed
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. I am often asked what the limitations of KNX are and whether it is an out-of-date system, especially as the protocol was initially laid down over 20 years ago. One of the most used figures in this debate is the relatively slow baud rate that KNX employs (9600bps) and the […]
Going Green: Energy and Resources – Keep it Simple
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I currently live in South Africa, and as I was enjoying my six-day offline holiday in a nature reserve, I could not stop thinking about the overload of information and technology that mankind is exposed to. Being directly involved with technology and building automation, I thought deeply about this matter […]
Dr KNX: ‘Open’ ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, ETS4 being ‘open’ actually means that the ETS4 project file format is open. Why is this so special? The answer is that in itself, it might not be such a big deal, but it is a change from previous ETS versions, which were not open. The difference now is that […]
Going Green: KNX and the New Era of Energy Production
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Renewable energy is in the news and is gaining support from both the public and private sectors. In a bid to reduce their dependence on fossil-based sources of energy, most developed countries are now investing large amounts of money in wind turbines and solar farms, as well as other innovative […]
Best Practice: The Case for Integrated Heating Control
By Simon Buddle, SMC. Some people don’t know how lucky they are. I come from a small market town right in the middle of Nowhere. It has few redeeming features, except perhaps seeing the ‘Welcome to Nowhere’ sign beating a hasty retreat in the car’s rear view mirror. A line from the film ‘Paint Your […]
Country Profile: KNX Russia
By Andrey Golovin, KONNEX Russia. The KONNEX Russia association was established in Moscow in 2003 by Russian representatives of ABB, Gira and Siemens. In 2004 the first Russian KNX training centre was opened, and since then, more than 800 people have become KNX certified specialists. The association was first named EIB Russia. It then changed […]