B.E.G. Launches Plug-In KNX Sensor Box at Light+Building 2014
Building automation manufacturer B.E.G. will be launching a new KNX sensor box at the Light + Building show in Germany at the end of this month. The latest product from the German manufacturer’s range of KNX solutions includes an integrated DALI/KNX gateway and can offer organisations and businesses energy savings of up to 30 per […]
Elsner Elektronik Shows KNX Outdoor Sensors and Weather Station at Light+Building 2014
Halle 8 Stand F98 Halle 11 Stand C26 Outdoor Sensor Vari KNX in various versions The KNX outdoor sensors offer various measuring options in a small and unobtrusive size. Single sensors like the Vari T KNX measure e.g. temperature or capture sun from three directions, like the Vari 3L KNX. Thus specific values can be […]
Solutions: Why Metering is Key to Reducing Energy Use in the Home
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Active metering is key to reducing demand on natural resources and reducing utility bills. By including metering and a method to easily view data – for example, on a smartphone as part of a KNX installation – your customer will be able to review both live and historical water, electricity […]
Enertex Bayern Debuts SynOhr MultiSense KNX Room Controller with Voice Recognition at Light+Building 2014
Halle 8 Stand F98 Enertex® SynOhr® MultiSense KNX is the world’s first KNX touch room controller with built in voice recognition and with no need for an external power supply – it is fed directly from the KNX bus. The room controller measures the temperature, humidity and color intensity. A dot-matrix can show KNX-compliant 14-byte […]
ABB Presents GM/A 8.1 KNX Alarm Panel at Light+Building 2014
Halle 8, Stand G60/F60 With the new KNX alarm panel GM/A 8.1, ABB will present at the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and building, Light+Building 2014 (30.03 -04.04.2014) in Frankfurt/Main, the first security system fully integrated with the global KNX standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-x), and meeting the international standard requirements of alarm systems (ISO/IEC 62642). […]
Busch-Jaeger Offers KNX Sensors for Busch-Installationsbus KNX and Busch-Powernet KNX
The Busch KNX sensors provide buildings with a network of intercommunicating devices and regulate the use of light, heating and fresh air as well as control the blinds. To do this, the Busch-Installationsbus® KNX utilises a separate twin-wire cable, Busch-Powernet® KNX and the mains supply available. Both systems can be installed with little effort and […]
Case Study: Sleepy Hollow Residence, Prestbury, Cheshire, UK
By Paul Murphy, Intecho UK. Intecho was commissioned to devise a home technology solution for Sleepy Hollow; a stunning, architect-designed and environmentally-friendly luxury home in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire. The client – award winning property developer Hillcrest Homes – understood that the inclusion of a comprehensive home intelligence system was an essential element to […]
Best Practice: Fault Finding
By Simon Buddle, SMC. There’s some sort of strange magic afoot in this here system. Mops and buckets are dividing themselves spontaneously, and that there mouse fellow has no idea how to solve the problem. Don’t put on the wizard’s hat if you don’t have the wherewithal to use it, that’s my advice. It is […]
Going Green: Imitating Nature
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Commuting by bicycle is not easy in Cape Town. Here, car and taxi drivers are not happy to share the tarmac with you, but there are also other factors that make the ride a challenge. If it is winter, you have to deal with cold temperatures and rain, so wearing […]
B.E.G. Offers Luxomat KNX WTS-GPS Weatherstation
The Weatherstation KNX WTS-GPS measures temperature, wind speed and brightness. It recognises precipitation and receives a GPS signal for time and location. In addition, using location coordinates and the time, it calculates the exact position of the sun (azimuth and elevation). All values can be used for the control of threshold value-dependent switching outputs. States […]