B.E.G. Introduces Industry-first KNX Presence Detectors at Light + Building 2018

Stand G48, Hall 8.0, Light + Building 2018 At Light + Building 2018 (Frankfurt, 18-23 March), B.E.G. will showcase a new range of advanced KNX Generation 6 Presence Detectors which include a version that, for the first time, has built-in logic, sound and temperature monitoring. Building on its popular and well-proven range of presence and […]

Show Report: KNX at ISE 2018 Bursting at the Seams

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The RAI exhibition centre is now officially full to capacity. The Integrated Systems Europe Show filled every hall and hallway. It even created a new hall on the plaza in front of the main halls. Hall 15 is open for business. In amongst the projectors, displays and holograms were […]

Elaborated Networks Shows Timberwolf Server 950 at ISE 2018

KNX Member Stand, Hall 9 F120, at ISE 2018 The Timberwolf Server 950 is a multi-interface server for DIN rails. Its KNX Stack allows 8000 objects / 64000 associations, and 25 tunnels simultaneously. 100 Million telegrams and 5000 values / timelines are logged permanently for indeep analysis, also via SQL. NTP time synchronization and connection […]

ABB Showcases Expanded Range of Intelligent Building Solutions at Light + Building 2018

Latest addition to ABB AbilityTM smart buildings offering will be unveiled ABB will showcase the new ABB-tacteo KNX sensor at this year’s Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt from 18 to 23 March. Made of glass for the most demanding requirements, it is an individually-configurable control element for intelligent building management of luxury hotels, […]

My KNX Store Offers Gira X1 Promotion Kit and KNX Training

My KNX Store, a specialist arm of Park Electrical Distributors, is offering its customers the Gira X1 promotion kit. Aimed at the smart home market, the Gira X1, is a robust, professional automation app that is convenient and easy to use. It offers a user-friendly interface which perfectly visualises the KNX installation of a single-family […]

Case Study: Two-hotel KNX Control in Rhodes, Greece

By Georgios Petalidis, Katsidonis Pantelis & Sia EE. This project involved bringing together two hotels, namely the Boutique 5 Hotel & Spa and Princess Andriana Resort & Spa, into the same network using KNX. Boutique 5 Hotel is one of the few five-star Adults Only hotels located in Kiotari, southern Rhodes. Princess Andriana Resort & […]

Trade Talk: Lighting Scenes using ETS

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Next to interior design, one could argue that beautiful lighting can make a room. That combination of aesthetic design and the subtleties of a good lighting design create style, mood and elegance within any room. Bland design or harsh light will kill a room’s mood. Indeed, it was the […]

BAB Technologie Offers HUE:CONTROL Pro App for Philips hue Integration with KNX and EnOcean

This App connects your Philips® hue Bridge with KNX® so that you have access to all connected Philips hue lights through the building automation. The simple authorisation process makes connection particularly easy. The 50 freely definable “Alerts” which the hue lights use to inform themselves about the desired conditions (e.g. light red if the doorbell […]

B.E.G. Launches PICO-KNX – the World’s Smallest KNX Occupancy Detector

Lighting controls specialist B.E.G. has launched the world’s smallest KNX occupancy detector. The PICO-KNX, with dimensions of only 33m x 34mm(h), can be installed in almost any mounting and can easily be integrated into luminaires. Despite its small size, the detector has an impressive detection area of 10m in diameter at a mounting height of […]