Case Study: 5-Star Hotel in Greece Automated with KNX and a Custom GUI
By Flavio Sanches, ComfortClick. Euphoria Resort is an all-inclusive 287-room holiday complex that is perched on the seashore of Kolymbari on the Greek island Crete. Owned by the Mathioulakis Group, Euphoria Resort was opened in April 2018 and was designed for comfort and happiness, with modern and sophisticated rooms and suites, pools and lush gardens. […]
Trade Talk: The Art of Clear and Accurate Documentation
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It is a constant source of joy to me just how bad some people are at giving directions. ‘If you go up here about half a mile, you’ll see a turning on the left – it’s not that one. Go another half a mile or so and you’ll see […]
Solutions: Common Problems with KNX Projects and How to Solve them
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. The KNX stand at the ISE show last week was constantly busy with integrators from around the world wanting to find out more about KNX and the products from manufacturers. It’s always great to support both new and existing integrators as they deliver KNX projects, and during the show, I […]
Gira X1 Update Simplifies Sonos Integration
X1 release 2.2 – New functions and connection to Sonos The new release 2.2 for the Gira X1 contains various new functions. First, we have renamed the Gira X1 app. It is now called: Gira Smart Home app. Up to eight Sonos speakers can be controlled via the app, in addition to the user entering […]
Control4 Expands KNX Line and Ecosystem with Support for Popular Keypads Including Basalte, CJC Systems, Ekinex, Gira, Jung, Tense, and Vitrium
INCLUDING NATIVE SUPPORT FOR POPULAR KEYPADS, ENABLING FASTER INTEGRATION INTO THE BROADER CONTROL4 ECOSYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES ALEXA VOICE CONTROL AND NEARLY 13,000 PRODUCTS Integrated Systems Europe 2019 Stand 10-N130 – Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading global provider of smart home solutions, supplements its Control4® KNX® line by adding native import capabilities for popular keypads, […]
NETxAutomation Presents the BMS Platform at ISE 2019
The NETx BMS Platform is an all-in-one building management solution that is based on open and standardized protocols and technologies. As successor of the NETx BMS Server 2.0, the NETx BMS Platform combines different building management functions in one product: • multi-protocol gateway • visualization • alarm management • trending • scheduler • logic engine […]
Weinzierl Shows Growing KNX IO Product Line at ISE 2019
Stand 9-F120, ISE 2019 KNX Multi IO: 48 configurable inputs and outputs Relay extensions for Multi IO KNX Compact IO for dimming Weinzierl Engineering GmbH expands its KNX IO range of products. The two KNX Multi IO devices 570 and 580 each offer 48 freely configurable inputs and outputs. The relay extensions Multi IO […]
Weinzierl Shows New KNX RF Products at ISE 2019
Stand 9-F120, ISE 2019 • KNX RF Push Button Insert 440 secure • ENO EnOcean Push Button Insert 460 secure: fit into standard switches and appeals with soft and quiet push of a button • KNX TP/RF Coupler 672: compact flush-mounted housing to connect with KNX TP • KNX RF USB Stick 340: pocketable solution […]
Case study: KNX Controls Kerenzerberg Sports Centre, Switzerland
By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. The Kerenzerberg sports centre lies on a high plateau above Lake Walen, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Among the sports on offer are rowing, boxing, gymnastics, martial arts, crossbow, volleyball, climbing, swimming, aquafit and zumba – in fact almost all popular sports for youth and grassroots sport are […]
Legrand Offers Electrak Lightrak KNX Lighting Control System with Buscom Trunking
The combination of Buscom trunking, which push fits together, and Lightrak lighting control units, which are simply mounted onto and plugged into the Buscom trunking, offers unbeatable flexibility and speed of installation. The heart of your lighting control system Installing a matrix of Buscom trunking creates an accessible power and communications backbone throughout a building […]