Enertex Announces Availability of EibPC² DIN Rail Mounted PC for the KNX bus
The perfect smarthome control center for a smart future: our new EibPC². An integrated bus interface gives the EibPC² and the ETS access to the KNX bus. The EibPC² is powered directly from the KNX bus, no dedicated power supply is needed! Integrated real-time webserver, VPN, 65.000 configurable functions, logging of KNX bus traffic, e-mail, […]
Business Opportunities: Transitioning between Residential and Commercial Projects
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. When it comes to the built environment, it’s a big old world out there. Every town or city has myriad different buildings designed for countless different uses. Some buildings are even completely repurposed to fulfil a current market need – office buildings being converted to flats is a great example […]
Case Study: KNX Promotes Recovery and Energy Saving in the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre, Loughborough, UK
By Ben Patterson and Paul Murphy, Intecho. The Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) is a newly-constructed GBP300 million world-class medical facility that is located centrally on the Stanford Hall Estate, close to Loughborough, UK. Operated by the Ministry of Defence, the facility provides cutting-edge treatments to injured members of the armed forces for complex injuries, […]
ABB Electrifies Leading Italian Educational Institution
Inaugurated in October 2018, the new Campus in Lodi of University of Milan, ensures smarter, safer and more reliable power for over 2,400 students and staff with low and medium-voltage solutions from ABB. From switchgear to circuit breakers, a range of low- and medium-voltage solutions from ABB have been selected by the new University Campus […]
WAGO Announces flexROOM Room Automation with KNX and SMI Interfaces
WAGO‘s flexROOM® Application was specifically designed for user-friendly room automation, allowing a building’s lighting, shading and temperature to be quickly and easily controlled. In addition to WAGO‘s standard I/O modules and building-specific DALI and EnOcean systems, both the SMI and KNX interfaces are integrated into flexROOM®, enabling a large number of room control units to […]
ProKNX Announces realKNX O-two Ceiling Mounted Stand-alone Voice Control System
realKNX – Autonomous Voice Control for Hotel – Private-by-Design realKNX O-two is a Smart Speaker/Mike for Voice Control in Hotels. It is mounted in the ceiling and unlike competing solutions, the realKNX system is autonomous – all software runs on the device. realKNX O-two does not require Internet or Cloud Services. ProKNX’s Smart Home Server […]
Assisted Living: using Voice Control in a KNX System
By Neil McCarry, IDES Ltd. Our long-term client, a young lady who has been severely physically disabled and recently bedridden, lives in a KNX-automated house that was originally installed eight years ago. On good days, she has a little movement in her hands, which allows her to use a specially-adapted tablet that sends IR commands […]
Blumotix Presents QUBIK Multifunction KNX 3D Keyboard with Temperature Control Unit
QUBIK is a new capacitive keyboard by Blumotix, with modern design and innovative performance. It is a touch device with 8 aluminum commands, and is designed for easy operation without visual aids to be really user-friendly. The keys can be configured with ETS to work in the most convenient way for the desired use. The […]
Elsner Elektronik Announces KNX eTR 101 Room Temperature Controller
KNX eTR 101 is a heating controller for the KNX building bus system. The switch-sized control unit is placed on site in the room. The controller automatically ensures the desired room temperature and enables individual readjustment via touch surfaces. The simple user interface allows use in both private and commercial areas, especially in hotels, where […]
Extron Announces New Ethernet to KNX Interface
Extends Building Management Controls to Extron Control Systems Extron is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the KNX 100G KNX IP Interface. This compact IP KNX Interface provides control and monitoring of multiple building management disciplines with an Extron Pro Series control system. The KNX 100G provides bi-directional communication to control and receive feedback […]