Tag: lighting

ABB Electrifies Leading Italian Educational Institution

Inaugurated in October 2018, the new Campus in Lodi of University of Milan, ensures smarter, safer and more reliable power for over 2,400 students and staff with low and medium-voltage solutions from ABB. From switchgear to circuit breakers, a range of low- and medium-voltage solutions from ABB have been selected by the new University Campus […]

WAGO Announces flexROOM Room Automation with KNX and SMI Interfaces

WAGO‘s flexROOM® Application was specifically designed for user-friendly room automation, allowing a building’s lighting, shading and temperature to be quickly and easily controlled. In addition to WAGO‘s standard I/O modules and building-specific DALI and EnOcean systems, both the SMI and KNX interfaces are integrated into flexROOM®, enabling a large number of room control units to […]

Lighting Design: Why KNX Provides the Opportunity for Greater Things

By Dharmendra Patel, KNX Controls. The advent of LED lighting a few years back has been the biggest challenge to lighting controls, ever. The lack of capable dimming products on the market is still an issue. The notable exception is KNX. With a new of generation products designed for the task, KNX gives me, as […]

Elsner Elektronik Adds Room Brightness Sensor to Intra-Sewi KNX Presence Detector

The latest generation of Intra-Sewi KNX presence detectors from Elsner Elektronik have an integrated brightness sensor. The room brightness, like the presence of people, can be evaluated for the light control integrated in the device. The lighting is thus controlled according to requirements and in an energy-saving manner. Intra-Sewi KNX is also available with additional […]

B.E.G. Shows PICO-KNX Occupancy Detector at ISE 2019

In presenting the new PICO-KNX occupancy detector, B.E.G sets standards: with dimensions of only 33mm x 34mm (height), it is the world’s smallest KNX occupancy detector. The PICO-KNX fits to almost any mounting requirements and can easily be integrated into luminaires. Despite its small size, the detector has an impressing detection area of 10m (diameter) […]

Case study: KNX Controls Kerenzerberg Sports Centre, Switzerland

By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. The Kerenzerberg sports centre lies on a high plateau above Lake Walen, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Among the sports on offer are rowing, boxing, gymnastics, martial arts, crossbow, volleyball, climbing, swimming, aquafit and zumba – in fact almost all popular sports for youth and grassroots sport are […]

Applications: Setting Scenes using Keypads and Detectors

By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Christmas is all about creating a scene. Be it a nativity scene, a beautifully-set dining room table or falling out with your family over that ill-advised game of Monopoly! Lighting scenes are one of the simplistic ways to set the right atmosphere, and as per the Lighting Scenes using ETS […]

Overview: The Flexibility of KNX with External DALI and SMI Systems

By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. There’s a common saying, often attributed to Einstein: “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don’t really understand.” I’m often reminded of this when I’m trying to explain what KNX is and how it works. One of simplest analogies I use is the way a common language […]

Finder Offers 2-Channel Universal KNX Dimmer

The Type 15.2K is a universal dimmer with two channels, each 400 W at 230 V AC, suitable for dimmable LED (100 W); halogen lamps, dimmable CFL lamps and electro-mechanical and electronic transformers. Features: – Leading and Trailing edge dimming metods selectable via ETS – Each channel can be manually regulated via 2 buttons on […]