Siemens New KNX Presence Detector Boosts Energy Efficiency Without Relying on Add-ons
• Five sensors in a single device for optimal ambient conditions and maximum energy savings • Control of lighting, ventilation and heating systems • Precise readings, monitoring and control of energy consumption • Fast installation thanks to a single KNX cable The new presence detector WIDE UP 258Dx1 from Siemens Smart Infrastructure can now for […]
Ekinex Offers Technical Guide for HVAC Applications
The new HVAC Applications Technical Guide provides many examples of the use of ekinex® devices in heating, cooling and ventilation systems in buildings. These are advanced solutions for the control of room air conditioning functions that allow to obtain high comfort and high energy efficiency in all situations. To have an optimal air quality of […]
Intesis Updates its Solutions for Integrating Panasonic AC Units to KNX Systems
Products updated for Panasonic commercial and industrial (PACi, ECOi, ECOg) Air Conditioner Units to our V6 Gateways We are glad to announce two products updated for Panasonic commercial and industrial (PACi, ECOi, ECOg) Air Conditioner Units to our V6 Gateways. Now you can find in our portfolio two updated solutions to integrate Panasonic AC units […]
HVAC: the importance of humidity to KNX installers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I’m not one for sun worshipping nor am I usually in need of some winter sun. However, this year we’re heading to see friends and family in New Orleans and thought we might stop off for a week in Barbados. Well, it’s been a long year and we can […]
Eelectron Announces New KNX Heating Actuators
Eelectron is delighted to announce the extension of its catalogue with a new range of KNX heating actuators: Main features: – Control of 24 VAC or 230 VAC valves with no relay sound – Inputs (from 1 to 4) can be used as digital or analog – up to 8 thermostats – Freely configurable logics […]
Elsner Elektronik offers Suntracer KNX pro – the Weather Station for KNX professionals
Wind direction detection for optimum protection of buildings and technology The weather station for the KNX building bus system records all relevant weather data for building control, including temperature, brightness, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, humidity and pressure. Temperature (risk of frost), precipitation (moisture) and wind in particular are elementary for the protection of shades […]
KNX Thermostats: intelligence in heating control
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. It’s getting cold out, well in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, so it must be time for an article about heating control. The decentralised nature of KNX makes it ideal for heating control, particularly in systems with many zones and device types. Integrating UFH with radiators for boost, along with air-conditioning […]
Ingenium Launches KNX Gateway for DAIKIN GW630100 Air Conditioning System
Ingenium has launched a BES KNX gateway between the KNX protocol and the DAIKIN air conditioning system, GW630100. This new product supports one indoor SKY DAIKIN climate unit and the management of its five operating modes (auto, heat, cool, fan or dry) and three ventilation speeds (low, medium or high). It is also possible to […]
The Climate Challenge: the advantages of programmable logic control
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Well it’s been another extraordinary summer of weather. One stage of the Tour De France had to be cut short due to a snow blizzard in July, that closed a mountain pass. To be more accurate, it was the landslide as a result of the water that caused the […]
Heating: Future Technologies and KNX
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Whether as individuals, or on a corporate level, we all need to take climate change seriously. For my part, it’s time to change the company van, so naturally I’ve been toying with the idea of getting an electric car. There are a few available now, but they seem to […]