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. […]
Voxior Expands from Voice Control to IoT Connectivity and OEM Partnerships
The Market When you see a true smart home for the first time, you often experience a powerful, lasting ‘wow’ moment. There’s this exciting technology in front of your eyes with an amazing potential to improve your life. But that potential also comes with its challenges, and the smart home market still has a couple […]
Xxter Launches the Pairot KNX Bridge to Siri Voice Control
“Siri, dim the lights in the living room.” “Siri, we’re going to bed.” These are just some of the commands that KNX-equipped homes can now react to through Siri voice control, thanks to xxter, a Dutch manufacturer of professional home automation products since 2006. Xxter has closely coordinated the creation of the ‘Pairot’ KNX bridge […]
ComfortClick Enables KNX Control via Amazon Alexa
ComfortClick, the universal home automation platform, now supports Amazon Alexa. This enables ComfortClick users to use voice control for managing their smart home systems including KNX, Z-Wave, Modbus and others. A simple way to control your entire house – your voice ComfortClick’s Alexa skill is available in both English and German and can be activated […]
Trade Talk: Lighting Scenes using ETS
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Next to interior design, one could argue that beautiful lighting can make a room. That combination of aesthetic design and the subtleties of a good lighting design create style, mood and elegance within any room. Bland design or harsh light will kill a room’s mood. Indeed, it was the […]
Tips: KNX Power Supplies – there’s More Choice than You Think
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Power supplies. Hardly the most exciting subject to write about, but they are the key component for every KNX system, so let’s get more excited about them! Although the output of KNX power supply units (PSUs) has informally been standardised as 160mA, 320mA and 640mA, there is still a lot […]
KNX IoT: Progress and Implementation
By Dries Verbrugge, KNX Association. In the last couple of decades, the Internet has seen incredible growth. It is extending into more and more areas of our lives, and is now reaching into home and building automation – domains which, until recently, were only served by specific solutions that were not directly based on IP. […]
Case Study: Why an M&E Consultant Specified KNX in a London Residential Block
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. KNX is gaining in prominence in the UK’s large high-end residential sector. This is primarily due to its capabilities, which are compelling and are now being noticed by large M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) consultants. As a result, KNX is being specified as the standalone system for new high-end residential […]
BEMCO Wins Award for Best Wholesaler
UK independent electrical wholesaler, BEMCO, was awarded ‘Best Wholesaler’ by the portal for the UK electrical industry, Voltimum, as part of its Smart Solutions awards. Presented at the recent UK Construction Week 2017 show, the award for ‘Best Wholesaler’ went to BEMCO because the judges said it had demonstrated a commitment to training customers about […]
NETx Announces November Dates for its Scandinavian Road Show
NETxAutomation is on tour through Scandinavia, presenting the latest building automation solutions. The Road Show is free to all interested system integrators, planners, electrical engineers, customers and partners of NETxAutomation. Content Participants can expect two days of: • building automation workshops. • presentation of new LaMPS Module for easy management of KNX/DALI gateways. • hands-on […]