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 […]
BEMCO Launches Central London KNX Training Centre at its Flagship Wandsworth Branch
BEMCO, British Electrical & Manufacturing Company, electrical wholesaler since 1893, has launched the first central London certified KNX Training centre. The training facility is designed to provide 1) training and certification for electrical contractors, 2) a workshop for existing integrators to keep up to speed with new products that KNX manufacturers release, and 3) a […]
Amaisys Training Center Introduces its KNX Training Lab Online Platform in Spanish, English, Russian and Arabic
KNX is a worldwide standard for intelligent building control and home automation. The demand of the products and services based on the use of the KNX protocol has grown exponentially on the last years. Amaisys Training Center offers official international courses to obtain the KNX system integrator certification. Amaisys Training Center provides courses for KNX […]
Arens International Offers MotorController KNX for Window Control
The MotorController is used to control 4 or 8 motorlines, each with up to 4 MotorLink™ window actuators. The window actuators open and close automatically via the MotorController. It is possible to connect individual keypads, to allow the user to open and close a window using the keypad if more or less fresh air is […]
Group Alelek Opens New Showroom in its KNX Experience Home in Antwerp
From 2pm to 9pm on 19 June 2014, we open the doors of the brand new showroom on the ground floor of the KNX Experience Home and the new upper house. Belgian lighting manufacturer TAL has integrated its first flag ship showroom in the ground floor space and will show their latest creations in […]
ise Announces its smart connect KNX Programmable Device
From electric meter to heater: in a straight forward manner, Programmable brings together KNX and devices which were not previously compatible. The development of individual integration logic only takes a few days, so there has never been a lower threshold into the world of building automation. Third party devices can be easily and reliably connected […]