Tag: system design & programming

Elsner Offers ETS Project Files for Corlo Touch KNX Display

The Corlo Touch KNX display offers many features to customize screen page views to the project conditions and personal preferences. Specimen files are now available for some page displays requested regularly by customers. The examples help integrators to understand the settings on the Corlo Touch KNX and to transfer them to their projects. The following […]

ABB’s KNX System Provides Comfort to Element Hotel Guests in Amsterdam

Combining ABB i-bus® KNX and plug and play enclosures provides comfort for hotel residents and ease of installation for installers. The Gelderlandplein in Amsterdam is a former office block now turned shopping mall, restaurant, apartment building and hotel. The hotel is Amsterdam’s Element and has received recognition for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) […]

Trade Talk: Creating a Scene with DALI – a Plea to KNX Manufacturers

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Did you see the strawberry full moon on the summer solstice? A full moon on the solstice only comes around once or twice in a life time – the last time it happened was in 1967. The summer solstice marks the beginning of summer, but in the northern hemisphere, […]

Tips: Handover and Supporting a Project

By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. We are nearing the end of this series looking at the different stages of a project. It is now time to discuss the last stage – finishing the project. This is one of the most critical stages of the entire project and if completed correctly, can ensure the success of […]

Product Design: How KNX Systems can Benefit from MCUs with FRAM Technology

By Damian Szmulewicz, Texas Instruments, and Oscar M. Guillen, Technical University of Munich. There has been a tremendous increase in the adoption of building automation systems over the last two decades, in part due to the development of smart microcontroller (MCU)-driven products. With critical functions such as access control, video surveillance, intrusion and fire detection, […]

How to Solve it: KNX Presence Detectors Affected by Adverse Environmental Factors

By Mahir Mensuri Karataş, Turkish Petroleum. The Problem In a KNX lighting automation system, a common problem is when lights turn on automatically due to undesirable environmental factors that adversely affect the presence detectors. One of the most important tasks of presence detectors is to switch lights on after perceiving active objects in the detection […]

Trade Talk: Why Developers Need an Integration Specialist

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I’ve been asked many times over the years, ‘How do you sell integrated systems?’ and I’ve always answered, ‘I have no idea – I’m an engineer, not a salesman’. I tend to work from the technical angle and build a solution for the client’s needs, in the same way […]

Tips: Troubleshooting After the First Switch On

By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. If you have been following my previous articles on how to sell KNX, how to specify KNX, how to choose the right products and documentation, and how to start installing products and commissioning, you now need to be prepared for troubleshooting any problems. Getting a project working on site is […]

Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Prepare for Care

By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. In my last article I looked at KNX and Passivhaus. This was a direct view of saving energy in buildings by using Passivhaus techniques to reduce the heat load and improve thermal comfort, and using KNX to help regulate, monitor and control the remaining active elements of the building. But energy […]