iSimplex Launches Multi-Technology License and Announces Redesigned Interface at ISE 2015
Multi-technology is one of three major bets iSimplex is taking to ISE 2015, because we recognize how important flexibility is for the integrator. So far, iSimplex’s system integrates over 9 different technologies: KNX, Lutron, Z-Wave, IHC by Schneider Electric, BTicino, Philips Dynalite, AllConverge, IDOM and ONLY among others. iSimplex integrates with all these technologies, however […]
Best Practice: Educating M&E Consultants About KNX Integration
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. KNX has been well established in Europe for many years now, but it is still a relative newcomer to the UK residential market. However, it is now cooking up a storm across the land as property developers, builders and M&E consultants everywhere are waking up to the possibilities that […]
Trade Talk: Wired Versus Wireless
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. 2014 saw a tremendous surge in innovation and interest in smart homes, mainly thanks to simple, easy-to-use wireless solutions. This has raised eyebrows within our industry as the burgeoning DIY sector starts to flex its muscles. The conflict stems from the perceived ease of installation of some of these wireless […]
How to Solve It: Manually Adding Group Addresses to the Filter Table
By Miguel José Gamboa Soares, EURODOMÓTICA. The Problem More and more KNX supervision software packages use KNXnet/IP for connection to a KNX network. For this reason ETS does not have KNX equipment with the necessary group objects to link to a group address. The consequence is that you have to create the necessary filter tables […]
Home of Technologies Expands KNX Training and R&D Facilities
Home of Technologies (HoT) Ltd operates from Tempo House, Battersea, London, making it one of the biggest stockists of KNX components in the capital. Following the successful completion of the KNX Tutor exam, Rafal Borek, Managing Director of HoT, has acquired more space and built additional facilities within Tempo House and in Knightsbridge. Borek says, […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 3
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. In this three-part series, we have been covering a KNX installation in our headquarters based in a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. Whilst this has been implemented within a relatively small office, the key message is that this type of installation can be applied […]
How to Solve it: Motion and Presence Detection in a Bypass Situation
By Jan Magnus, EIBKon BVBA. The Problem Imagine a private home in which lights are switched on using motion detection, but they should be kept on for cleaning purposes. Working in parallel on the binary output of the motion detector using the same group address works, but it fails when somebody walks through the detection […]
Shake my KNX – a new experience in the world of building control
By Gwenaël Leroutier, Hager. KNX is often hailed as being the most versatile building control standard in the world, and indeed the reach of KNX often extends beyond buildings into other applications. We wanted to show the true strengths of the standard through a competition based on ‘hackathons’ – events in which programmers meet to […]
Data Design Systems Offers DDS-CAD with ETS App ‘Project data exchange’ Interface
DDS-CAD provides a professional package for intelligent MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) design and system integration. So far, it is the only tool that provides an interface to the ETS App ‘Project data exchange’. Complete KNX projects from DDS-CAD can be imported into ETS by using the app. Via a drag & drop function, the […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 2
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. This three-part series covers the practicalities of controlling the lighting and heating in our headquarters, and monitoring our energy consumption, all using KNX. The building is a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, and is located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. In part 1, we looked at the installation of KNX-based […]