tci offers solo smart room controllers in a classic 4-inch square design
With solo and solo+ room control units, TCI offers a particularly smart solution: the square 4-inch touch has the dimensions of a standard switch and fits into a standard flush-mounted box. It offers large buttons and enables intuitive operation of room functions such as lighting, heating and ventilation, and shading. The room control panels task is to provide comprehensive […]
Case Study: KNX award-winning smart castle in France
Systems integrator Lionel Armand describes the automaton of a castle that won the KNX Award 2022 for Smart Home – Europe. La Folie Boulart is a Belle Époque-era castle in Biarritz, in the Basque Country, France. It has been restored as a five-star rental property boasting eight bedrooms, a large reception room, lounge bar, billiard […]
MDT announces new series of Glass Push-button II Smart KNX controllers
–KNX at its best –Almost unlimited functional diversity With the new series of the Glass Push-button II Smart, probably the most popular MDT product has received an extensive update. The KNXperts have once again focused on the greatest possible added value for customers. Highlights of the new series are: The new series of the Glass Push-button […]
Theben presents electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX – perfectly shaped and versatile
Theben presents the new electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX for controlling heating and cooling systems in KNX building automation. Cheops S KNX combines a high maximum actuating force of 220 N with great flexibility thanks to two binary inputs and maximum security with KNX Data Secure. Cheops S KNX is used in office, administration, industrial […]
Home Control: KNX user interfaces offer beautiful form and superb function
Light + Building brought us many new user interfaces, and for those in the UK that were not able to travel to Germany, distributor Ivory Egg put on a dealer event, from which Simon Buddle gives his top picks. The problem with engineers is that, typically, they are more interested in what is under the […]
AVE adds new KNX DIN rail devices
AVE has added new devices with KNX technology, offering greater functionality and more flexibility through DIN rail devices: load actuator devices (4 or 12 channels) shutter actuator devices (two versions for 2 or 6 shutters) multifunction actuator devices (up to 12 electrical loads, shutter adjustment and Fan Coil management) dimmer actuator device DALI/KNX Gateway (DALI […]
Gira offers new freedom with KNX RF system
Smart Homes in existing buildings with Gira KNX RF Implementing a smart home in existing buildings used to be very costly because a BUS cable had to be laid. But now there is a solution: the radio-operated Gira KNX RF system. Without great effort and expense, and above all else without any dirt or noise, […]
ABB releases award-winning SmartTouch 10″ panel for centralised control of smart building automation
Following several innovation accolades, ABB has released SmartTouch® 10”, the high-end touch panel made of glass that combines home control of ABB-free@home®, or ABB i-bus® KNX, and the fully integrated functions of ABB-Welcome door communication in one device. In addition to a direct ABB i-bus® KNX / ABB-free@home® connection, the panel also has a direct two-wire connection […]
ABB partners with Samsung Electronics to drive holistic smart building technology
Partnership will innovate holistic energy management to reduce carbon and energy bills in residential and commercial buildings Collaboration supports ABB’s ambition to offer residents and real estate owners open, agnostic technology solutions A one-stop-shop for products and after sales support will offer greater simplicity for construction companies and property developers ABB and Samsung Electronics will […]
JUNG KNX building automation technology meets Samsung SmartThings
As one of the first manufacturers, JUNG KNX building automation technology combines with the IoT world of Samsung SmartThings. Users can now network their entire KNX building automation with SmartThings-enabled devices and control them via the Samsung SmartThings app. For example, it is possible to link a Samsung Family Hub™ with the JUNG Smart Visu […]