Interview: Franz Kammerl on the KNX Market and the Internet of Things
In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, President of KNX Association, Franz Kammerl, gives his take on the current state of the KNX market, and its future in the IoT. KNXtoday: Why are you so enthusiastic about KNX, and what are your aims for the standard? FK: The unique outstanding benefit is its ability to interoperate […]
Trade Talk: Why Utility Metering Makes Sense
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. “Turn that light off! Money doesn’t grow on trees you know” was often bellowed at me as a youngster. My Nan and Granddad lived in a three-bed terraced house, and a quick count of lights probably worked out at about six upstairs and another four downstairs – so let’s […]
Pairot KNX Bridge Works with HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home and now Distributed in UK
Pairot is the only device you need, to link your KNX installation to Apple HomeKit, Amazon Echo or Google Home. “Okay Google, set the thermostat to 20 degrees!” “Alexa, please turn on the lights!” Since Pairot was launched, the xxter development team has been working on support for Google Home/Assistant and Amazon Alexa. Now, with […]
Zennio Offers ZMU-AUIR KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller for Hotel Rooms
The AudioInRoom (ZMU-AUIR) is Zennio’s newest KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller. Aimed at hotel rooms, the ZMU-AUIR allows guests to play music from their own smartphone through Bluetooth connection or from an auxiliary audio input (such as TV). The ZMU-AUIR has two stereo channels, so that you can enable/disable, mute or adjust volume in two independent […]
Viatron Offers KNX IR Linker for Integrating IR Control with KNX Devices
The KNX IR Linker from Viatron is a solution for combining infrared devices with the KNX bus system. The KNX IR Linker allows KNX devices such as switches, dimmers and blinds to be controlled via an infrared signal. In addition, the controlling of AV devices such as TV, blu-ray player etc., via the KNX bus […]
DB Schenker HQ Features Holistic Building, Safety and Security Control Using Siemens Desigo CC
Comfort and transparency for The Grid Building, safety and security technology: a holistic concept for the new corporate headquarters of DB Schenker International logistics giant DB Schenker has set benchmarks with its new headquarters in Essen. On 30,000 m² of floor space, the new building offers not only ideal working conditions, but it also features […]
Trade Talk: Tuning LED Lights
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. There’s something amazing about the fairground when you’re young. It comes once a year and is the only place to be during its time in town. The smell of candyfloss mixed with generator fumes. Pure joy coupled with terror as rides spin, whirl and accelerate at mind-bending speeds. Centrifugal […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 3: Servers, Gateways and AV
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday If you were looking for a particular type of KNX server or gateway, there was so much choice at Light + Building 2018 that it is impractical to cover it all here. As expected, there were plenty of dedicated gateways for protocols such as DALI, ModBus, BACnet etc, but there was […]
ABB Offers IP Router Secure Using Latest KNX Secure Technology to Safeguard Building Data
IP router is first to protect KNX installations from cyberattacks and deliver a more robust KNX network. With an increasing trend towards integration of smarter buildings into IP networks, ABB has become one of the first KNX manufacturers to offer a more secure router with the launch of the new ABB i-bus® KNX IP Router […]
Show Report: Top Ten Innovations at Light + Building 2018
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent the full six days at Light + Building 2018, plus a preview day on the Saturday, I was able to see the majority of the show – well, the building part anyway! Other than a decent coffee, the key thing I was looking for was innovation. Those products […]