Opinion: Smart Living from an IT Perspective – why KNX is the Logical Choice
By Thanos Derempeis, AD Networks Ltd. After years of working as a freelance IT engineer, I formed AD Networks Ltd in 2002. The initial line of business was B2B IT consultancy, hardware/software supply and support for businesses varying from 5 to 50 users. Networking infrastructure was obviously at the core of our offerings as it […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 5: KNX Secure
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday In Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this five-part series on highlights from the recent Light + Building show in Frankfurt, we presented a selection of KNX products and technologies ranging from new user interfaces, to HVAC, lighting and shading; system programming, servers, gateways, sensors and the IoT. The common […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 2: Simpler Design, Installation and Control
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday If you were looking for tools to make KNX system planning, installation and operation easier, Light + Building 2018 had plenty to show. In Part 2 of our show highlights, we look at a selection of products and technologies that aim to make system planning, programming and operation easier. Simpler planning […]
Trade Talk: Assisted Living – Preparing for Getting Old
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Life speeds up as one gets older. In ’76, the long hot summer, I was twelve and it was indeed a very long and very hot summer. My only worries were if there might be a shopping trolley below the water under the bridge that I repeatedly jumped off, […]
Show Report: Top Ten Innovations at Light + Building 2018
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent the full six days at Light + Building 2018, plus a preview day on the Saturday, I was able to see the majority of the show – well, the building part anyway! Other than a decent coffee, the key thing I was looking for was innovation. Those products […]
Gira Offers High level of System Continuity with New Smart Home and Security Solutions
As a full-range supplier of intelligent system solutions for building control, Gira showcased numerous innovations at the Light + Building 2018 trade fair – products and solutions for the smart home as well as for alarms and security. In addition, Gira presented a new design line and other design variants of existing ranges. The striking […]
Qt Demos the Possibilities KNX IoT
There are numerous good solutions from KNX manufactures to connect KNX to higher-level IoT systems already today. The internet side of these products is however not standardized or is created to match specific use cases. As announced in 2016, as a first step towards standardizing the internet side of such KNX IoT gateways, KNX Association […]
TAPKO Introduces KAIstack-secure with KNX Secure Support
New hall level 9.1 at Light + Building 2018 offered a comprehensive insight into home and building automation safety technology – and TAPKO joined in to present its KNX Secure product innovations 2018. In line with the trade fair theme Connected-Secure-Convenient, TAPKO took the opportunity to introduce KAIstack-secure, the new system component with KNX Secure […]
ABB Launches MyBuildings Portal – a One-Stop Solution for Remote Control of Building Automation
ABB has launched its MyBuildings portal, a secure online platform powered by its cloud-based, industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, ABB Ability™, which allows end users to manage and control a wide range of automated home and building services. The portal (formerly known as myabb-livingspace®) has been improved by providing access to ABB i-bus® KNX, ABB-free@home®, […]
STMicroelectronics’ Connectivity Solutions for Sleeker Smart Buildings Showcase at Light + Building 2018
– Highly integrated chip for wired KNX-certified connectivity, co-created with Tapko Technologies, is industry’s smallest at 4mm x 4mm – KNX software stack, together with a companion STM32 microcontroller, accelerates time to market for complete network-node solution – Early adopter Vimar demonstrates new products based on ST’s KNX transceiver at Light & Building 2018 STMicroelectronics […]