Trade Talk: PIR Technology
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Motion detection is perceived by many as a relatively simple function to enable us to trigger fans or lights, whether internal or external. It’s not very clever and doesn’t require much by way of code to make it work. There are, however, myriad detector types utilising a wide array […]
Interview: Michael Seeland, Jung
Having opened a new office for Jung in Wandsworth, South London, Michael Seeland, General Manager of Jung UK, is ready to address the project market in a big way. Seeland trained as a technician electrician in Austria, and has held various posts ranging from service engineering to project design of passive houses. He also is […]
GEZE Showcases its System Expertise in Building Networking at Security 2016
What does the building of the future look like and which requirements need to be fulfilled so that it becomes safer, more comfortable, more efficient and more sustainable to operate it? As a system supplier, GEZE provides answers to these questions through innovative building automation combined with safety solutions for intelligent building networking. Highlights of […]
Case Study: Leicester University Centre for Medicine uses KNX to Reach Passivhaus Standard
By Jon Payne, Entech. The new Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester is home to the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology departments. It will replace an existing structure on the same site and has been designed to reduce annual energy bills by 80%. This outstanding project won both Best Commercial Project […]
Elsner Elektronik Offers Salva KNX Smoke Detector
Salva KNX TH and Salva KNX basic are smoke detector sensors for the KNX building bus system. Their compact housing accommodates the sensors, evaluation circuits and bus-coupling electronics. The smoke alarm features an automatic evaluation sensor system for early and accurate fire alarms. Alarms are output as a local acoustic signal and a bus telegram. […]
JUNG Offers First-Class Door Communication
Convenience in word and image After over a year of successful synergy between JUNG and Siedle, developments with respect to a new variety of door communications are moving steadily onwards. Current example: the new JUNG operating panel Smart-Control 7″ has become the video communication point of distinction by using the Siedle Smart Gateway. The persuasive […]
KNX Association Offers KNX IP Secure and KNX Data Secure for Secured Access to KNX Installations
They exist – the hackers – who intrude in building technology. Jesters switch on the lights at the neighbough’s and boast of it. However, criminal energy and related know-how can cause immense damage. Therefore, KNX Secure is a red-hot subject. Already up to now KNX complies with the security requirements, as long as installers of […]
Product Design: How KNX Systems can Benefit from MCUs with FRAM Technology
By Damian Szmulewicz, Texas Instruments, and Oscar M. Guillen, Technical University of Munich. There has been a tremendous increase in the adoption of building automation systems over the last two decades, in part due to the development of smart microcontroller (MCU)-driven products. With critical functions such as access control, video surveillance, intrusion and fire detection, […]
JUNG Offers Integration With Assa Abloy Visionline Hotel Locking System
Assa Abloy Visionline talks to JUNG KNX for guest-room management with extra convenience A strong connection for more convenience, security and energy efficiency in the hospitality field: with Assa Abloy, the leading producer and supplier of locking solutions worldwide, an advanced hotel locking system with electronic keycard is available with the Visionline software from VingCard. […]
ise Offers Smart App KNX Axis for Axis IP Camera Control
First KNX connection for Axis IP cameras worldwide Axis Communications offers a particularly wide and optimally tuned range of high quality network cameras, from robust outdoor cameras for harsh climates to discrete products for sensitive environments. The cameras expose a large number of functions, such as HDTV, Wide Dynamic Range, infrared and Lightfinder, to name […]