Lime International Launches New Netra-Series of KNX Products at Light + Building 2018
A08, Hall 11.1, Light + Building 2018 The Netra-series product range by Lime is convincing through its outstanding price-performance ratio. Netra offers a wide range of KNX standard products like switching actuators, blind / shutter actuator and binary inputs. The Netra-series switching actuators are especially suited for high loads, also capacitive loads, with high start-up […]
Schüco Presents KNX-Compatible Building Skin Control Components at Light + Building 2018
Schüco International KG will be presenting automation solutions for intelligently networking the building envelope of commercial and residential buildings (smart homes) at this year’s Light + Building, the world’s leading exhibition for light and building technology, in Hall 11.1 at Stand C50. In January 2018 Schüco became a member of the Connected Comfort brand alliance. […]
Warema Offers KNX Sun Shading Actuators
Adding the new WAREMA KNX multiple actuator to the surface-mounted housing allows between two and eight sun shading drives of 24 V DC voltage or 230 V AC voltage to be controlled independently of each other. The manual override operation and activation of the KNX programming button via Bluetooth and smartphone app are innovative and […]
My KNX Store Offers Gira X1 Promotion Kit and KNX Training
My KNX Store, a specialist arm of Park Electrical Distributors, is offering its customers the Gira X1 promotion kit. Aimed at the smart home market, the Gira X1, is a robust, professional automation app that is convenient and easy to use. It offers a user-friendly interface which perfectly visualises the KNX installation of a single-family […]
Gira Announces Availability of its System 3000 Blind Controller
Blind control made easy With the Gira System 3000 blind controller, controlling the daily raising and lowering of blinds, shutters and co. is easier than ever before. With four different operating top units, there is a functional and aesthetically pleasing solution to every desire. The range spans from manually operated top units to the Gira […]
Eelectron Launches 9025 range of KNX Capacitive Glass Switches & Thermostats/Humidistats
Eelectron SpA is delighted to introduce the new 9025 range of capacitive switches and room temperature controllers/humidistats. The 9025 range is available in a black or white glass finish, as well as in a custom version. 9025 Capacitive KNX Switch The 9025 capacitive KNX switch is available in a Standard range and an RGB range. […]
Tips: Making the Most of Weather Stations
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. In our constant strive to keep the Ivory Egg office up to date, we have just installed a weather station. The one we chose is the Gira Weather Station Plus (also available from INSTA and Jung). Now, this isn’t just any KNX weather station, as it has over 15 different […]
Elsner Elektronik Offers KNX S2 and KNX S4 Actuators for Shading and Window Control
The new KNX S2 and KNX S4 actuators by Elsner Elektronik are used to control the drives of blinds, awnings, shutters and windows. With integrated automation functions, it is very easy to set up shading control or window/ventilation control for each drive output. The sun shade control also includes slat guidance for the shutters. Every […]
Trade Talk: Considerations When Controlling Blinds with KNX
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It’s that time of year again when the sun streams into my bedroom at about 04:00 and stays there, unrelentingly, until late afternoon – such is the orientation of my home. I also sleep in an eaves room with Velux windows. Although there are blackout blinds on them, they […]
Iridium Mobile Launches iRidium Server UMC – a KNX Multipurpose Logic Controller
Iridum Mobile has announced the European launch of iRidium server UMC, a controller for automation systems, including KNX and IoT devices. iRidium server UMC supports KNX, BACnet, Modbus and MQTT, and has a built-in Global Caché IR database. It supports javascript, block schemes, and has a built-in engine for schedules and rules. An extensive API, […]