Eelectron Offers the IC00R01KNX RaspBerry PI KNX Interface
IC00R01KNX RaspBerry PI® KNX Interface is the best solution to connect your Raspberry application into the home and building automation world. This easy to use board has been developed to be a gateway with a simple serial protocol to receive and send telegrams on the KNX bus. The on board micro controller includes the KNX […]
Weinzierl Offers the KNX IP Router 750
The KNX IP Router forwards telegrams between different lines via LAN (IP) as a fast backbone. With it this device compensates the EIB/KNX line coupler. The KNX IP Router can also be used in ETS3 and ETS4 as a programming interface. There are two ways to assign an IP-address, get the IP-address from a DHCP-server […]
ise Announces smart connect KNX Hue Providing KNX Control of Philips Hue Lighting
Starting now, the popular light system Philips Hue is also finally controllable via all KNX control elements. Each lamp’s color value and brightness can be defined. Light becomes individually configurable. Program your own sunrise. Or set the stage for your own house party – the individualization of light and thus the enhancement of quality of […]
Solutions: KNX in a BMS World
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. We have been trying to control our built environment since at least 270BCE, when the first automatic control system device, a water clock, was invented. The first HVAC-related system came about in the 1700s through Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur’s scale thermometer and his ideas on temperature control of incubators based […]
Case Study: Gira Installation in South Tyrol Holiday Lodge
By Ewald Burkhart, Elektro Ewald. When the Erlacher family decided to convert a hunting lodge into a rentable holiday home in the mountains of South Tyrol, they wanted it to include state-of-the-art technology so that guests could pamper themselves and relax in this beautiful and natural setting. The Mountain Lodge Tamersc is 130m2 and features […]
ise Announces its smart connect KNX Sonos Adapter for KNX Control of Sonos Music Systems
Controlling up to five Sonos master devices plus up to 25 slaves simply via KNX is no longer a dream of the future thanks to this adapter by ise! Choose to control each room separately or the complete house via the party mode. Crystal clear hi-fi sound and nearly unlimited sound scenarios: the Sonos sound […]
Jung Takes Home Networking One Step Further with Connected Living
The central access to the networked home. Independent of manufacturer, all room functions can be centrally controlled because, at last, all networked devices and systems can communicate with each other. This may still seem a distant dream, but Connected Living e.V. in Berlin is bringing it ever closer. The Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (DAI-Labor) at […]
B.E.G. Offers New KNX/DALI Gateway
Online management of DALI systems The new B.E.G. KNX/DALI Gateway can use KNX to control and manage not only DALI electronic ballasts, but also DALI emergency lights. Control via IP access to the gateway is very straightforward: here, all connected DALI components are shown in overview. System setup can now also be carried out on […]
Show Report: Highlights from Light + Building 2014
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. This year’s Light + Building took place between 30 March – 4 April, had a record 2458 exhibitors and attracted a record 211,500 trade visitors from 161 countries, with nearly half coming from outside Germany. Admittedly, a lot of the exhibition space at Light+Building is dedicated to electrical equipment and decorative […]
Case Study: The Monarch I – Turning an Old Office Block into a Shining Example of Energy Efficiency using KNX
By Remco Hoveling, BAM Techniek – Regio West. The Monarch is an office development in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. Ultimately, it will comprise four office buildings, one of which, the Monarch I, is a refurbishment of an existing building. The Monarch I is the largest KNX project in Benelux. The aim of the […]