How to Solve It: Climate Control in Different Rooms
By Hans Walltin, Walltin Building Control. The Problem When planning climate control, i.e. heating and cooling, for different rooms, such as kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, one problem that could easily occur is an unevenness in temperature between rooms with different functions and characteristics. For example, the kitchen may have very warm cooking areas, […]
Case Study: The King’s School Science Learning Centre, Sydney Australia
By Alistair Grice, mySmartCTI. Founded in 1831, The King’s School is Australia’s oldest and one of its most prestigious independent schools. Located on 148 hectares in the Sydney suburb of North Parramatta, The King’s School is home to around 1500 students, from kindergarten to Year 12. Construction started on the AUS$20M Science Learning Centre in […]
ABB Offers i-bus Tool for KNX System Integrators
ABB presents a fully new and innovative software concept with the i-bus Tool. It supports system integrators during commissioning and service of KNX installations. The i-bus Tool accesses one ABB i-bus KNX device via a standard KNX interface (RS232, USB, IP) with the assistance of the physical address. The integrator can trigger the desired functions, […]
Best Practice: KNX and the MDU
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Here we go again: it’s another article that starts off with a TLA (Three-letter Acronym). What does this one mean? Is it Medical Defence Union, Mains Distribution Unit or Multi-Dwelling Unit? Whilst at the ISE show last month, the light came on. No group addresses were involved, it was […]
Trade Talk: Why KNX and AV are the Perfect Match
By Sophie Thomas and Nikita Thompson, Ivory Egg. KNX has made big strides in the worlds of lighting and HVAC control, but when it comes to AV, there is still some scepticism, frustration and common misconceptions concerning the protocol. The good news is that at the recent ISE 2015 show, KNX was attracting a lot […]
How to Solve it: Different Ways of Controlling KNX Dimmer Modules
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. There can be confusion when it comes to figuring out the best way to design the operation of lighting control dimmers. The flexibility of KNX means that there are several ways that it can be implemented, and the standardisation ensures that all manufacturers offer at least the same basic set […]
Case Study: ABB’s New HQ in France Saves 25% in Energy Costs
By Edouard Vidoudez, ABB France. The new ABB headquarters in France is located outside Paris in Cergy Pontoise. It was converted from a factory into an office building, and is now fully equipped with advanced building automation systems including centralised monitoring. To bring the site into line with safety standards, ABB took the opportunity to […]
Weinzierl KNX Shows its Latest KNX Solutions at ISH 2015
ISH 2015 in Frankfurt 03/10 – 03/14 2015 – Hall 10.3 Stand A34 Weinzierl will be showing its latest developments for the KNX standard at ISH 2015 including: – KNX BAOS IP 777 “live in action”: The KNX IP BAOS 777 as our latest device in the KNX IP BAOS range is used as interface […]
Design Innovation Launches KNX Panel Builders – a Control Panel Building Service for System Integrators and Electricians
Leading system integration company Design Innovation launches KNX Panel Builders, a control panel building service for system integrators and electricians. Aimed specifically at KNX and Loxone Miniserver systems the service allows integrators to concentrate on design and programming whilst their control panels are professionally manufactured by a company that understands the whole system integration process. […]
tci Presents its pureKNX Touch Panels with Integrated KNX User Interface at ISE 2015
Easy KNX visualisation without engineering effort With pureKNX tci presents a new series of touch panels with an integrated graphic user interface for KNX installations. The ETS programmer parametises the visualisation directly in the native ETS dialog. Neither plug-ins nor external engineering tools are necessary. The configuration is stored completely in the touch panel. Thus […]