Opternus Shows its Range of KNX Chipsets, Modules and OEM Devices at Light+Building 2014
Hall 8 Stand F98 Opternus Components offers a wide range of KNX system components, like KNX chipsets, KNX modules and KNX OEM devices. KNX Microcontrollers The Renesas µPD78F053x microcontrollers contain the BCU 2.5 system software compliant to the KNX specification. According to the Flashmemory you can load from about 40 up to 250 communication objects. […]
NETxAutomation Shows Version 3.5 of its NETx KNX OPC Server at Light+Building 2014
Halle 9 Stand E10 The NETx KNX OPC Server 3.5 is a server application that provides a standardized way to access KNX networks and their devices and datapoints. As an OPC Data Access 2.0 Server the KNX datapoints, i.e. the KNX group addresses, are mapped to OPC items which can be accessed by any OPC […]
Weinzierl Shows New KNX RF Systems at Light+Building 2014
Light + Building, the world’s largest trade fair for lighting and intelligent buildings, opens its doors on 30 March until 4 April 2014 in Frankfurt. Around 2,300 exhibitors will present their products for lighting, electrical engineering and house and building automation. Following the motto “KNX is complete now” we will show our new System Solutions […]
Technology: The Benefits of Intruder Alarms with KNX
By Lu Yung Chiu, Cytech. In the vast majority of homes where a KNX system is installed, an intruder alarm is often a basic requirement – even before the decision about what sort of automation system to install. By and large, these homes are at the higher end and more likely to be targeted by […]
Solutions: Why Metering is Key to Reducing Energy Use in the Home
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Active metering is key to reducing demand on natural resources and reducing utility bills. By including metering and a method to easily view data – for example, on a smartphone as part of a KNX installation – your customer will be able to review both live and historical water, electricity […]
Best Practice: Integrated System Design – the Right Choice for Your Clients
By Simon Buddle, SMC. There is a plethora of electronic systems being installed in the home these days, and an even greater number of installers vying for the business. From the client’s perspective, there is increasing value in choosing a single company to design and install the low-voltage systems. From concept design through the build […]
Going Green: The Smart City – Way of the Future or Outdated Idea?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I was recently in South East Asia and Japan, and I was amazed at the size of the cities there. Singapore is somewhat hard to describe, with its massive buildings everywhere and impossible designs that challenge the force of gravity. You can see something similar in Kuala Lumpur, where the […]
Dr KNX: Problems Updating ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, In order to prevent the illegal use of ETS, the KNX Association decided to allow ETS updates for valid licences only. Depending on its configuration settings, ETS checks for available updates either automatically or manually, but before installing any updates, ETS also checks whether all installed licences are valid. If […]
IT GmbH Shows its Elvis 3 Visualisation Software and KNX Tools at Light+Building 2014
Hall 9.0 Stand C 02 and KNX City booth GAL.1 A10 IT GmbH will be present on the world leading trade fair for light and building automation, Light+Building from the 30th March to 4th April. Visualization software Elvis Elvis 3 is a software system which is used for automation and visualization of plants, buildings and […]
BleuCommAzur and iKNiX Show the Latest KNX-proServ Features at Light+Building 2014
KNX-proServ is well-known as the first controller that is configured using only ETS for iPhone/iPad and Android visualization – with no need to export group addresses, to download a graphical editor and to create a separate visualization project. One configuration fits for all clients and all resolutions. The completely license free apps are configured with […]