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 I am often asked what the limitations of KNX are and whether it is an out-of-date system, especially as the protocol was initially laid down over 20 years ago.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 […]

Enertex Offers KNXnet/IP Router for KNX Home Automation

The KNXnet / IP router (3TE) supports up to five KNXnet / IP tunnel connections. Through its integrated display all the important configuration parameters are always in view. This allows for quick and easy commissioning. The IP address of the Fast Ethernet connection can be done manually via the ETS or can be configured automatically […]

Somfy Offers Animeo KNX IP Wireless Interface

Interface between WLAN and the KNX bus The KNX IP Interface wireless is a WLAN interface to the KNX/ EIB bus. It can be used instead of a USB or wire-bound IP inter- face, e.g. for ETS3. Utilising the wireless technology the installer can now move unhindered throughout the building. The KNX IP Interface wireless […]

Best Practice: The Case for Integrated Heating Control

By Simon Buddle, SMC. Some people don’t know how lucky they are. I come from a small market town right in the middle of Nowhere. It has few redeeming features, except perhaps seeing the ‘Welcome to Nowhere’ sign beating a hasty retreat in the car’s rear view mirror. A line from the film ‘Paint Your […]

DGLogik Announces KNX Support for its DGBox Appliance Platform

Making the most useful protocols available to our clients is one of many deliverables of DGLogik. With tremendous success in building automation throughout Europe, the DGBox now offers the KNX Protocol! As DGLogik expands around the globe, we will be continuing to announce the latest and greatest in order to further minimize engineering and development […]

Case Study: The Crystal – A Siemens Sustainable Cities Initiative Featuring KNX

By Chris Topham, Abtec Group. Covering over 6,300 square metres, The Crystal, a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, is a unique, all-electric building in the heart of London’s Green Enterprise District. The building is both and exhibition centre and a working office for Siemens. It represents Siemens’ expertise in building the technology for sustainable cities […]

Lesswire Launches KBear Embedded KNX-RF Module

The KBear from Lesswire is a compact industrial-grade QFN wireless OEM module with embedded KNX-RF protocol and outstanding performance. It supports communication distances of about 500m in line of sight. It has a UART interface for serial communication and configuration as well as a one-pin antenna connection. The KBear module is certified for operation under […]