Product Review: iRidium 2.0 by iRidium Mobile
By Roger Wicks, Rocfusion. As an independent business, I was searching for something new that would primarily control KNX but also have the ability to control AV devices including Sonos, cameras and intercom. It needed to be flexible, have a user-friendly interface, configuration and setup should be straightforward, but first and foremost, it had to […]
Theben Adds to PlanoCentro Family with Presence Detectors for Large Offices and Training Rooms
Theben has added three-channel presence detectors to the current PlanoCentro product family (PlanoCentro and PlanoCentro KNX). The Theben PlanoCentro 201 offers an additional presence channel for energy-efficient HVAC control of classrooms, seminar rooms, offices or hotel rooms, among others. If no one is in the room, the presence detector turns off the light and powers […]
Züblin Elektro Announces Swiss Garde Hokuspokus KNX/KLR Presence Detector
Züblin Elektro has announced the Swiss Garde Hokuspokus as a small cost-effective KNX presence detector. Offered as the smallest-ceiling detector, Hokuspokus provides optimal area detection by means of variable lens positioning. Specifications Two light channels c1 and c2 for constant light control KLR. c1 as an offset to c1 (from -50% to +50%). Orientation light […]
Theben Supplements PlanoCentro KNX with New Three-channel Presence Detectors
The new Theben PlanoCentro presence detectors are designed for large offices and training rooms. The Theben PlanoCentro 201 offers an additional presence channel for energy-efficient HVAC control of classrooms, seminar rooms, offices or hotel rooms, among others. If no one is in the room, the presence detector turns off the light and powers down the […]
MDT Launches Brightness Sensor with Constant Light Regulation
MDT has launched a new brightness sensor with constant light regulation. This reduced-size sensor provides great energy savings by allowing the user to maintain the desired amount of light while taking into account the contribution of external light. Totally programmable using ETS, the brightness sensor offers the following functions: * Measuring and sending of the […]
B.E.G. Brück Electronic Offers KNX WTS GPS Weather Station
For building automation systems based on the KNX bus standards B.E.G. Brück Electronic from Lindlar, Germany, is offering the WTS KNX-GPS all-round weather station. Designed for automatic regulation of systems depending on the presence or absence of the occupants or environment values, the KNX WTS GPS comes in a compact unit housing a sensor, evaluation […]
Case Study: Astor Barn Smart Home Project in Berkshire, UK
By Simon Allen, Bespoke Automation. Astor Barn is the last of seven restored barns that originally formed part of the Model Farm built by Lord Astor of the Cliveden Estate, Berkshire, UK. Property developer Trenec Estates engaged International Lighting Solutions (ILS) and Bespoke Automation, to design and install a KNX home automation system, which is […]
Hager Offers Presence Detector with Two-zone Constant Light Control
Adding to its extensive range of conventional and bus-compatible occupancy detectors, Hager is offering the Tebis KNX TCC530E multichannel presence detector. The Tebis KNX TCC530E provides an automatic mode as well as a semi-automatic mode. As a multi-function device for ETS programming, the presence detector has a light channel with presence/brightness detection and two monitoring […]
Design Innovation Integrates Control4 with KNX Home Automation System at Spicers House
KNX UK member Design Innovation’s ability to deliver seamless, fast integration of all building control systems using KNX has been underlined at Spicers House in Oxshott. Design Innovation’s service included the pre-assembly and programming of the installation off-site to the developer’s requirements, before delivering and commissioning a complete intelligent home. Design Innovation’s client was […]
Thermokon Sensortechnik Offers Bidirectional Gateway Between EnOcean and KNX Bus
The Thermokon Sensortechnik STC-KNX EIB-Gateway is a bidirectional 32-channel receiver for connection of Thermokon EasySens sensors and wireless switches such as EnOcean radio devices, to the EIB/KNX bus. With this device, commands and measured values of EnOcean wireless sensors can be transferred to the KNX bus, for example, to control KNX actuators, while EnOcean wireless […]