How to Solve it: Synchronising the Status-LED of Wall Switches and Lighting Channels
By Héctor Colado, Amaisys Training. The Problem In an automated facility, it is very common to have wall switches with an integrated status-LED for every button. The status-LED is often used to show the current status of an associated light channel, or, more commonly, to show the inverted status of the light channel, in order […]
Best Practice: The Changing Use of the User Interface
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Many moons have passed overhead since I programmed my first user interface. Full of joy that I had managed to program a button to turn on the lights, a small LED to the button’s right informed me that I had been successful. That night, I told my girlfriend of […]
Dr KNX: The Impact of ETS5
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, Let’s start with the basics. ETS stands for Engineering Tool Software; a Windows-based manufacturer-independent configuration software tool to design and configure intelligent home and building control installations with the KNX system. ETS5 is the latest edition and is available in two versions, namely ETS5 Lite and ETS5 Professional. ETS5 Lite […]
Gira Offers its Logic Module with Automated Comfort Functions
With the Gira Logic Module, single-family houses and properties of similar sizes featuring a KNX system can be easily equipped with a series of automated comfort functions. It can be used for switching on lights in a time-delayed sequence, calling up certain light scenes directly using a push button sensor, controlling room temperature, or setting […]
Atomity Launches Push Server and Master Server Cloud Solutions for KNX Integration with IoT Products
Atomity stands to join the home automation technology with the Internet of Things and that’s why all its products have Cloud functionality and are designed for seamless communication with the products with greater demand in IoT market such as the Sonos sound system, the Philips Hue bulbs or connectivity with iOS and Android, among others. […]
KNX Association Offers Chance to Win ETS5 Professional
The new version of the leading software tool for home and building control ETS5, is now available! You now have the chance to win one of the five ETS5 Professional licenses that the KNX Association is giving away. During the 5 first working days of October (until the 7th), an ETS5 Professional will be given […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 1
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. As a specialist in control and automation, and member of KNX UK Association, KNX is what we do, so visitors would expect to see it in our ‘home’. We recently moved our headquarters to Staunton near Gloucester, UK, and decided to take the opportunity to install KNX in the building. […]
How to Solve it: Proper Local Settings of a USB Interface for Programming Devices
By Julio Díaz, Sapienx Automation. The Problem A common task for many integrators is programming the KNX devices in a project with multiple lines connected via KNX TP couplers. Sometimes we do not adequately understand the importance of a correct configuration of the KNX USB interface (local) address. When this happens, the integrator will be […]
Best Practice: Responsibility for an Installation – where to draw the line
By Simon Buddle, KNXtoday. One of the truisms of life in the low-voltage services world is, that as far as the end user is concerned, everything is our fault. If the lights don’t work, the radiators are too cold, the fans are too noisy, the client’s energy bills are too high, the iPad isn’t controlling […]
Dr KNX: ETS4 and PC Stability Issues
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, KNX Association has a team of software experts who test ETS versions before each release. A version will only be released after a number of standard tests have been conducted on all officially-supported Windows versions. See www.knx.org/knx-en/software/ets/ets4/installation/index.php. These tests are always done with a freshly-installed version of Windows; this is […]