Interview: Jacob de Muijnck, Gira
Jacob de Muijnck joined Gira in 1991, and is the Export Sales Manager Northern Europe. For the past ten years, he has been working in the UK regularly, and in this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, he gives us his take on the world of KNX. Q: Why did you join the KNX Association? A: Gira […]
Dr KNX: ETS4 Dynamic Folders
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, ETS4 Dynamic Folders make it possible to list ETS items, such as devices, according to your needs. This feature is very useful for big projects, because it allows you to filter ETS items according to your own specific criteria, in any combination. Dynamic Folders are configurable views of the data […]
Case Study: A Wooden House with a Gira-KNX Brain, Dachau, Germany
By Anton Hieber, Elektro Hieber. For this very special wooden house, located in the middle of a flowering meadow in the Dachau Hinterland, Germany, we worked closely with ecologic entrepreneur Erwin Thoma to combine natural products and KNX solutions to create a one-off installation. The Brief Being eco-friendly was one of the main objectives of […]
Best Practice: Panel Design and Building
By Simon Buddle, SMC. There is always a deep end at a swimming pool, well, nearly always. It’s clearly sign-posted and people who don’t wish to be in it stay away. I didn’t learn how to swim until I was eleven, and true to the stereotype, I was thrown in the deep end by my […]
Product Review: iRidium 2.0 by iRidium Mobile
By Roger Wicks, Rocfusion. As an independent business, I was searching for something new that would primarily control KNX but also have the ability to control AV devices including Sonos, cameras and intercom. It needed to be flexible, have a user-friendly interface, configuration and setup should be straightforward, but first and foremost, it had to […]
Research: Smart Home Market in Germany
By Piero Russo, 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 players and stakeholders […]
Country Profile: KNX Korea
By Geny Caloisi, KNXtoday. Despite being Asia’s fourth-largest economy, Korea has been hit by the global economic slump, resulting in a struggling construction and housing market. Facing the current issues of a growing population and limited natural resources, the government has taken strong initiatives for green growth. This is providing interesting opportunities for KNX in […]
Interview: Stephen Payne, Theben UK
Stephen Payne heads up Theben KNX product sales in the UK. A fervent ambassador for the KNX open protocol for many years, he sits on the board of the UK KNX Association, which elected him as its KNX Champion 2012 in recognition of his work. In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, Payne explains why he […]
Dr KNX: Falcon (SDK)
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, We all know about ETS (Engineering Tool Software), but you might not know that ETS consists of several modules. From a technical point of view, these ETS modules can also be used separately. The most import ETS modules are: – Eagle – Hawk – Falcon As you can see, these […]
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 […]