ETS Apps – Functional/ Flexible/ Tailormade
Apps make ETS even more versatile. There are Apps for iPhone, for smartphones, for tablets – and since the launch of ETS4 there have been Apps for the Engineering Tool Software ETS. In principle, the ETS Professional is sufficient for users wishing to install and configure KNX installations. Just as for mobile phones, users may […]
EIdoc App by Nautibus electronic
EIdoc is an automatic documentation generator, which can print out a detailed project documentation. It uses all the inputs of an Eplan ETS project. The documentation includes: • A list of system groups with data type and source • Floor plans with electrical planning • Floor Plans with dimensioned lamps and sockets • Lists of […]
KNX Association Offers ETS5 Training Centre Conference in Bayreuth, Germany
When: 8-9 July 2014 Closing date for registration: 30 June 2014 Venue: Chamber of Crafts, Upper Franconia, Outer Badstraße 24, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany Conference programme Tuesday, July 8, 2014 13:00 to 13:05 Opening of the Conference 13:05 to 13:30 news KNX Association – status update training materials 13:30 to 14:15 Presentation new functionalities ETS 5 […]
ASHRAE Guideline 13-2014 – Specifying Building Automation Systems
Published: 2014 Number of Pages:118 ASHRAE Guideline 13 is intended to provide a designer of building automation systems (BAS) with background information, recommendations for good practice, project considerations, and detailed discussion of options with respect to the design of a BAS system. The guideline includes online access to an example specification, available in Microsoft Word® […]
Business: Do We Need a KNX Partner Certification Maintenance Programme?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. As part of my email sign off, I display the two certifications of which I am proudest: • KNX Partner (KONNEX Partner). • PMP (Project Management Professional). Both require a reasonable amount of effort and commitment to attain, and both are very well considered amongst professionals in their respective fields. […]
Best Practice: KNX and Security
By Simon Buddle, KNXtoday. The KNX system offers many great features, from the mundane, day-to-day housekeeping functions such as room temperature monitoring to the more sophisticated control of music, door intercoms, and gates. One of the key benefits that I have always believed strongly in, is the facility to automate tasks, to remove a layer […]
Event Report: International ETS5 Premiere Conference for Training Centres
By Rafal Borek, Home of Technologies. Portugal is renowned for its weather, wine and food, and now, thanks to our host KNX Portugal, and the excellent college facilities at the ATEC training academy in Lisbon for anyone interested in KNX and building automation, I have even more good impressions of the country. The conference to […]
Solutions: Ventilation Control Using KNX
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. Hopefully summer is on its way, the BBQ gets its annual outing and we pray that we’ll get at least a few days of sunshine to enjoy. Over the past week, temperatures have been rising and this prompts us to think about ventilation. In this article we take a look […]
Case Study: KNX Installation in Rural Residential Property, Northumberland, UK
By Rachel Wilkinson, My KNX Store. The project involved an extensive refurbishment and extension of a rural residential property in Northumberland, UK. The whole project took 18 months, with the home control installation being carried out between January and December 2012. The architect for the project was Nicholson Nairn, who worked closely with My KNX […]
Gira Offers New Generation of KNX Push-Button Bus Couplers
Optimised switch feedback and new options Because of its improved mechanical systems, the new generation of Gira KNX push-button bus couplers offers an optimised switch feedback and can be integrated in the System 55, E22, S-Color, and now also in the F100 and TX_44 switch ranges. The surface-mounted variants are water-protected in accordance with IP […]