Bleu Comm Azur Updates its realKNX App for Plug & Play Voice Control and Augmented Reality
Bleu Comm Azur is proud to announce a major update of realKNX offering plug&play voice control with augmented reality. realKNX extends proServ with these powerful features: – Voice control through Siri® to control KNX devices. – Geo-fencing and automation – Augmented reality – Data logging – Scheduling – Sonos driver – Email alarm – VPN […]
Trade Talk: Using Weather Stations in KNX Systems
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. There are two topics that are likely to crop up during any conversation being held by people of a certain age. The first is arguably the preserve of the modern-day motorist; how does one get from point A to point B – what with the temporary traffic lights, the […]
TAPKO Uses KNX Secure RF Protocol for its LINKY RF Smart Meter Security Solution
ROHM LAPIS ML7345 – A New Solution for KNXRF Multi Secure v2.3 KNX RF Multi Secure is the STANDARD protocol for the ERL module TAPKO Gossé&Tech has delivered the first implementation of a security solution for the LINKY RF smart meter using open standards. For KNX communication, the wireless ERL module (Emetteur Radio LINKY) utilizes […]
Weinzierl Offers New KNX IP System Devices with a Compact Form Factor
Our new 1 Module series starts with powerful KNX system devices in a compact design with a width of only 18 mm. The KNX IP Interfaces 731 and the KNX IP Router 751 are supplied by the bus and require no additional power supply. Together with the small size, this considerably reduces the costs in […]
Case Study: Lighting Control for a Zero-energy Building using B.E.G. Presence Detectors
By Christoph Börsch, B.E.G. Sulzer is a family-run business with 40 employees, and is an established provider of technical engineering services such as planning, consulting and construction management. Headed by Harald Sulzer, the company’s goal is to achieve optimal coordination between the technical trades in order to provide a one-stop source. The Brief Having decided […]
How to Solve it: Integrating KNX Systems with other Protocols using the Tridium Niagara AX Framework
By Mahir Mensuri Karataş and Ahmet Okan Şeker, Turkish Petroleum. The Problem It is well-known that effective automation systems can be created using just KNX for all kinds of projects. As the scope of projects grow however, you may end up with different communication protocols being used for different parts of the project. This may […]
Sierra Monitor Offers EZ Gateway KNX to BACnet Solution
The Quick and Easy KNX to BACnet Solution The EZ Gateway KNX to BACnet (FS-EZX-KNX-BAC) is an easy-to-use, high-performance building and industrial automation IIoT gateway for integrators to connect to the cloud and interface KNX certified products to BACnet management systems in commercial buildings, campuses, and industrial facilities. KNX-certified products encompass a wide range of […]
Trade Talk: PIR Technology
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Motion detection is perceived by many as a relatively simple function to enable us to trigger fans or lights, whether internal or external. It’s not very clever and doesn’t require much by way of code to make it work. There are, however, myriad detector types utilising a wide array […]
Tips: Selecting KNX IP Routers and KNX DALI Gateways
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent an afternoon at Construction Week working on the KNX UK stand, I was reminded of some of the key benefits of the KNX system. Inevitably we were surrounded by proprietary systems, from simple thermostats to whole-home control systems. They all have fantastic well-designed products, and when viewed in […]
Interview: Michael Seeland, Jung
Having opened a new office for Jung in Wandsworth, South London, Michael Seeland, General Manager of Jung UK, is ready to address the project market in a big way. Seeland trained as a technician electrician in Austria, and has held various posts ranging from service engineering to project design of passive houses. He also is […]