Profile: Rafal Borek, Home of Technologies
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. Rafal Borek is the director of Home of Technologies (HoT), a value-added distributor of electrical and engineering components with a focus on building and home automation. He is a KNX and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) solutions expert and head teacher at the HoT training centre, and his main focus is to […]
KNX Association Announces ETS4/ETS5 Lite Update to ETS5 Pro Special Offer for April
Special offer for ETS4/ETS5 Lite to ETS5 Professional update until 30/04/2017 Buy the update from ETS4/ETS5 Lite to ETS5 Professional and receive a reduction of 27% on the regular upgrade price. Conditions: update from ETS4/ETS5 Lite to ETS5 Professional this offer is NOT valid for ETS Supplementary licenses This offer cannot be combined with other […]
KNX Association Announces Successful Launch of ETS Inside with Over 1000 Licenses Sold Within the First Three Days
The launch of ETS Inside has been accompanied by the largest series of events in the history of KNX. With more than 30 conferences all over the world, in March 2017 the whole KNX community ushered in a new era of working with the worldwide STANDARD of home and building control – in a Smart, […]
Weinzierl Shows New KNX Devices at ISH 2017
EnOcean GAteway, Line Coupler and USB Interface As the first KNX EnOcean gateway in the market, the new KNX ENO 636 secure supports the encrypted radio communication with EnOcean devices: – Secure bidirectional radio communication with Rolling Code (RLC) – Easy commissioning as usual – more safety without loss of comfort – Encryption can be […]
Show Report: KNX at ISE – Visualisation and Voice Control Make Waves
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Another ISE and another bumper year. The RAI Conference Centre is now officially full, with a large marquee erected in the central square to accommodate the overspill. Next year, they say, they’ll be filling the front car park space with marquees. The event is now, effectively, a week-long event. […]
Overview: Voice Control is Making Consumers Think
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Once again ISE has exceeded expectations with a huge jump in visitor numbers and exhibitors. One of the big themes across the show and also at the Smart Building Conference on the Monday, was voice control. Whilst the rapid roll-out and marketing hype around voice control does lead one to […]
Software Update: ETS Inside – Making it Easier for Installers and End Users
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. For systems integrators, KNX is an excellent protocol to use as a building control system. It is a worldwide standard and is very reliable. It uses a bus structure onto which thousands of compliant products, such as power supplies, sensors, actuators and user interfaces, from hundreds of manufacturers, can be attached. […]
KNX Association Announces Availability of ETS Inside
ETS Inside is finally here! You can now discover this revolutionary KNX software yourself. Simply download ETS Inside in the myKNX shop and get started with this new tool. Be one of the first 1000 customers ordering ETS Inside and get a reduction of €100. During March and April there will be ETS Inside launch […]
Trade Talk: Underpinning Knowledge and Proving the Truth
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. All good ‘Star Trek’ fans know the line, ‘Resistance is futile’ – the possessed Borg’s diabolical words uttered not so much with malice, but with absolute certainty. Such assuredness can only be grounded in absolute facts or laws. We do know that resistance is voltage divided by current – […]
Show Preview: KNX Developments to Look Out For at ISE 2017
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. ISE is once again upon us and it’s great to see so much KNX representation at the show. The focus of this is the Smart Building Solutions area (Hall 9), although the very nature of KNX means that it can be found on manufacturers’ stands across the show. The KNX […]