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 I am often asked what the limitations of KNX are and whether it is an out-of-date system, especially as the protocol was initially laid down over 20 years ago.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 […]
Jung Integrates Brumberg’s vitaLED Intelligent Colour Lighting System with KNX Home Automation
Brumberg’s vitaLED colour light system was developed in collaboration with the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, led by Professor Ulrich Kuipers, and Jung has now integrated the control of this smart lighting system into its KNX home automation system. Well-being thanks to light Studies by the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences studies show […]
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 […]
TOKKA Offers a KNX Gateway for NuVo’s Grand Concerto and Essenta E6G Multiroom Audio Systems
Gateway KNX – NuVo NVG0108 is designed for use with eight zones of audio distribution managed by the NuVo’s Grand Concerto and Essenta E6G multiroom audio systems. Support for each KNX zone can be done using the push-button sensors, touch panels, visualization software, sensors, etc. KNX connection to the gateway is via a standard connector. […]
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 […]