Interview: Casto Cañavate on bringing KNX to the World with the KNXperience online trade show
The KNXperience is a new online trade show organised by KNX Association, scheduled for 28th September to 2nd October 2020. It will serve as a central platform for presenting and experiencing the latest KNX products, solutions and tools created by KNX Association and its participating KNX Members. In addition, KNX Association will be running a […]
The Show Must Go On: operating a showroom in socially-distant times
By Graham Oliver, JUNG UK JUNG UK is one of 19 subsidiaries of the German parent company Albrecht JUNG GmbH & Co KG. JUNG products have been available in the UK for many years, but not through dedicated JUNG channels, which led to insufficient specification business. My own company, Door Entry IP Ltd (DEIP), was […]
Interview: Vidar Thomassen, Zennio UK
Vidar Thomassen has worked in the lighting and controls industry for 30 years, almost 20 of which have been spent in the UK. For the past 25 years, he has been involved with KNX and has worked with brands such as Jung and Berker, and for the last seven years, exclusively with Zennio. In late […]
The Next Step: Services with KNX
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. The built environment touches on almost every aspect of human life, from home to healthcare to education, leisure, commerce and industry. In this era of major challenges, KNX is showing how technology can help shape a new relationship between buildings and the wider world, that benefit both occupants and service providers. […]
Coronavirus: making the most of the lockdown
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The sun is out and filling the air with that early spring warmth. The green shoots of new life are emerging across the country. The long grey of winter is receding and thankfully, so are the waters that have flooded and devastated so many lives and homes across the […]
ISE 2020 Show Report: KNX marches on
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Exhibitor stands have been dismantled, Wi-Fi networks switched off, VIP lounges emptied, flight cases packed and carried out of the RAI conference centre. This is the final curtain for Amsterdam. ISE has finally outgrown it. The entire city has been creaking under the weight of ISE for a long […]
Sponsor’s Article: designing a KNX transceiver module using the ON Semiconductor NCN51xx family
By Shawn Back, ON Semiconductor. The KNX standard provides users or BUS installers the benefit of interoperability among a number of KNX device manufacturers. In order to ensure successful communication between devices, a strict certification process established by the KNX organisation is required for both the hardware and software. When developing a new KNX device, […]
ISE 2020: MD Mike Blackman on the show’s widening appeal and what it offers KNX professionals
Mike Blackman is the Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events. In this Q & A, Mike talks about ISE 2020, and why the show has become the ‘must attend’ event for AV and KNX industry professionals, as well as users. Q: ISE has enjoyed year-on-year growth since it began. Will ISE 2020 be the biggest […]
Sponsor’s Article: the productivity paradox and the promise of automated configuration
By Chris Irwin, J2 Innovations. Nearly every building’s HVAC controls are different; even retail chains, whose formula for new shops typically requires the same fit-out equipment and services, typically find that the local building’s shape, size, and condition makes each implementation different. This reality has meant that building automation systems manufacturers have had to ensure […]
Sponsor’s Article: reconstructing a KNX home configuration out of the ETS project file to quickly retrofit voice control, visualisation apps and the IoT
By Urban Marovt, 1Home Solutions The global home automation market is going crazy at the moment, to the point where it seems that soon, every device we bring into our homes will be smart. Over the past three years, the IoT has gained a lot of traction due to its user-friendliness and the fact that […]