Enertex Bayern Debuts SynOhr MultiSense KNX Room Controller with Voice Recognition at Light+Building 2014
Halle 8 Stand F98 Enertex® SynOhr® MultiSense KNX is the world’s first KNX touch room controller with built in voice recognition and with no need for an external power supply – it is fed directly from the KNX bus. The room controller measures the temperature, humidity and color intensity. A dot-matrix can show KNX-compliant 14-byte […]
ABB Presents GM/A 8.1 KNX Alarm Panel at Light+Building 2014
Halle 8, Stand G60/F60 With the new KNX alarm panel GM/A 8.1, ABB will present at the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and building, Light+Building 2014 (30.03 -04.04.2014) in Frankfurt/Main, the first security system fully integrated with the global KNX standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-x), and meeting the international standard requirements of alarm systems (ISO/IEC 62642). […]
Busch-Jaeger Offers KNX Sensors for Busch-Installationsbus KNX and Busch-Powernet KNX
The Busch KNX sensors provide buildings with a network of intercommunicating devices and regulate the use of light, heating and fresh air as well as control the blinds. To do this, the Busch-Installationsbus® KNX utilises a separate twin-wire cable, Busch-Powernet® KNX and the mains supply available. Both systems can be installed with little effort and […]
Case Study: Sleepy Hollow Residence, Prestbury, Cheshire, UK
By Paul Murphy, Intecho UK. Intecho was commissioned to devise a home technology solution for Sleepy Hollow; a stunning, architect-designed and environmentally-friendly luxury home in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire. The client – award winning property developer Hillcrest Homes – understood that the inclusion of a comprehensive home intelligence system was an essential element to […]
Best Practice: Fault Finding
By Simon Buddle, SMC. There’s some sort of strange magic afoot in this here system. Mops and buckets are dividing themselves spontaneously, and that there mouse fellow has no idea how to solve the problem. Don’t put on the wizard’s hat if you don’t have the wherewithal to use it, that’s my advice. It is […]
Going Green: Imitating Nature
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Commuting by bicycle is not easy in Cape Town. Here, car and taxi drivers are not happy to share the tarmac with you, but there are also other factors that make the ride a challenge. If it is winter, you have to deal with cold temperatures and rain, so wearing […]
B.E.G. Offers Luxomat KNX WTS-GPS Weatherstation
The Weatherstation KNX WTS-GPS measures temperature, wind speed and brightness. It recognises precipitation and receives a GPS signal for time and location. In addition, using location coordinates and the time, it calculates the exact position of the sun (azimuth and elevation). All values can be used for the control of threshold value-dependent switching outputs. States […]
Best Practice: Global Control and Remote Access
By Simon Buddle, SMC. It’s 05:00, I’m tired, and I have a long drive ahead of me. Dorset is several hours away, even on quiet roads. Time to load myself and a mug of hot coffee into the car. It’s a cold, miserable day and dawn is still two hours further down my route. Keeping […]
Frost & Sullivan Expects Sensor Technologies to Become an Integral Part of Buildings
Focusing on minimizing false readings and improving accuracy will quicken widespread adoption Growing interest in energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions has encouraged research in energy-efficient buildings and stepped up the use of sensors in building applications. In fact, the construction of green buildings has become easier with the advent of smart sensors and […]
Going Green: KNX and the New Era of Energy Production
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Renewable energy is in the news and is gaining support from both the public and private sectors. In a bid to reduce their dependence on fossil-based sources of energy, most developed countries are now investing large amounts of money in wind turbines and solar farms, as well as other innovative […]