Dr KNX: Issues with RS-232 and USB in ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, If you are experiencing difficulties with KNX/RS-232 interfaces then first check the installed version of Windows, as RS-232 is not supported with 64-bit Windows versions or with Windows 8. If you are working with other versions of Windows, and are still having problems, open a support ticket via your KNX […]
KNX Association Debuts ETS5 at Light+Building 2014
light+building becomes “KNX city” once again in 2014 Wide range of presentations and events testifying to KNX’s role as the leading standard worldwide Major celebrations in the form of the Top Event and KNX Award Ceremony This year KNX will once again be represented at the light+building trade fair in Frankfurt (30 March – 4 […]
Best Practice: Global Control and Remote Access
By Simon Buddle, SMC. It’s 05:00, I’m tired, and I have a long drive ahead of me. Dorset is several hours away, even on quiet roads. Time to load myself and a mug of hot coffee into the car. It’s a cold, miserable day and dawn is still two hours further down my route. Keeping […]
Solutions: IP and KNX – Bringing You up to Speed
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. I am often asked what the limitations of KNX are and whether it is an out-of-date system, especially as the protocol was initially laid down over 20 years ago. One of the most used figures in this debate is the relatively slow baud rate that KNX employs (9600bps) and the […]
Going Green: Energy and Resources – Keep it Simple
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I currently live in South Africa, and as I was enjoying my six-day offline holiday in a nature reserve, I could not stop thinking about the overload of information and technology that mankind is exposed to. Being directly involved with technology and building automation, I thought deeply about this matter […]
Dr KNX: ‘Open’ ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, ETS4 being ‘open’ actually means that the ETS4 project file format is open. Why is this so special? The answer is that in itself, it might not be such a big deal, but it is a change from previous ETS versions, which were not open. The difference now is that […]
KNX Members Joint-Booth Presents New KNX Solutions from Divus, Elsner, EMT Controls, iKNiX, BleuCommAzur and Trivum at ISE 2014
Stand 7N176, ISE 2014 Intelligent building systems technology based on the KNX standard provides variable control of multimedia technology throughout the entire home and building. KNX manufacturers are developing solutions for so-called multi-room systems which are becoming increasingly simple and convenient – for both the user as well as the installer. At the fair “Integrated […]
Dr KNX: ETS4 Assistant
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, I’m glad you’ve noticed the ETS4 Assistant. It is very useful for creating new projects in a very quick and convenient way. For those of you who haven’t come across it yet, you can find the ETS4 Assistant back in the Quick Action Tab under ‘New Project (Assistant)’. ETS4 Assistant […]
Renesas Certifies Tapko’s KNX Stack for its RL78 Microcontroller Range
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has certified the well-established KNX stack from Tapko Technologies to operate with its entire line-up of RL78 microcontrollers. KNX is a communications protocol for home and building automation, mainly used at the field level, in various segments like lighting, heating and […]
Bleu Comm’ Azur Shows KNX proServ Controller at ISE 2014
Stand: 7-N176, ISE 2014 App configuration by magic – new system architecture enables the automatic generation of KNX user interfaces on smartphones Searching for KNX, you can find a variety of apps in the Apple Store. Which one is the right one? The question can only be answered if you are dealing in detail with […]