KNX Road Show India Goes to Chennai, Kolkata, Pune and New Delhi
India is the the second-most populous country in the world. After a long period of planning, KNX is proud to announce the 4th KNX Road Show in 2013. There are two days of events offered in each city: for users of KNX and for developers of KNX. You are welcome to join the events in […]
IRidium Mobile Offers KNX Webinar Thursday 19 September
IRidium Mobile is hosting a free technical training webinar on iRidium for KNX this Thursday 19th September at 15:00 GMT. The trainer is Roger Wicks, a programmer at Rocfusion bvba, who will go over in some detail how it is possible to control KNX with the iRidium Mobile solution. At the webinar you can learn […]
Zennio Offers IRSC Zone for Climate Control
In line with its commitment to energy efficiency, Zennio is offering the IRSC Zone for infrared control of the Zennio IRSC module, This integrates into KNX-based air conditioning systems in facilities with hot/cold conduits, incorporating up to 8 zones in a single device driver and gateway to the AC machine. IRSC Zone not only controls […]
Elsner Elektronik Offers Temperature Evaluation Unit
The Elsner Elektronik KNX T6-UN-B4 is a temperature evaluation unit can be used to control heating and cooling. It has connections for up to ten temperature sensors, with six inputs provided for T-100 and T-130 sensors. Four additional analogue/digital inputs can be used for either T-NTC temperature sensors or for push buttons or auxiliary contacts. […]
Case Study: Astor Barn Smart Home Project in Berkshire, UK
By Simon Allen, Bespoke Automation. Astor Barn is the last of seven restored barns that originally formed part of the Model Farm built by Lord Astor of the Cliveden Estate, Berkshire, UK. Property developer Trenec Estates engaged International Lighting Solutions (ILS) and Bespoke Automation, to design and install a KNX home automation system, which is […]
Best Practice: Organising Your Projects
By Simon Buddle, SMC. Whilst doing research for this article, I came across the words ‘the eightfold path’ on the Wiki page for Best Practice. Somewhere lost in the mists of time and my memory, a small box opened and the word ‘Buddhism’ yawned, dusted itself down and wandered into my consciousness. It’s a long […]
Product Review: Seven Inspirational Designs for Smart Home Control
By Jevgeni Maiorov, Smart Electrix Smart homes are growing in popularity, and as an architect or interior designer, you could be a part of this. ‘What is a smart home?’ you may ask. It is the integration of control of the whole house into one system that will make your client’s life more comfortable, efficient […]
Research: Smart Home Market in UK
By Piero Russo & Oleksiy Danilin, BSRIA. In this series of reports, we highlight key findings of our European Smart Home Market Study which was carried out during 2011 with a view to anticipating how the market will develop over the coming years. We undertook the research by interviewing and exchanging information with the top […]
Country Profile: KNX Greece
By Geny Caloisi, KNXtoday. For the past few years, Greece has been going through economic uncertainty and recession. Fortunately, its main industry, tourism, is expected to boost its third-quarter GDP, and the country seems to have had some respite in the second quarter of 2013, according to the country’s statistics body. In these tough economic […]
Interview: Henk Hazeleger, Leertouwer
Henk Hazeleger is an electrotechnical engineer and one of the earliest adopters of EIB (pre-KNX) in Holland. He works for Leertouwer in Barneveld, the Netherlands. Leertouwer is a systems integrator which has been using KNX for the past 15 years. With 150 employees across the Netherlands, the company specialises in security, ICT solutions and telephony […]