Show Report: Highlights from Light + Building 2014
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. This year’s Light + Building took place between 30 March – 4 April, had a record 2458 exhibitors and attracted a record 211,500 trade visitors from 161 countries, with nearly half coming from outside Germany. Admittedly, a lot of the exhibition space at Light+Building is dedicated to electrical equipment and decorative […]
Case Study: The Monarch I – Turning an Old Office Block into a Shining Example of Energy Efficiency using KNX
By Remco Hoveling, BAM Techniek – Regio West. The Monarch is an office development in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. Ultimately, it will comprise four office buildings, one of which, the Monarch I, is a refurbishment of an existing building. The Monarch I is the largest KNX project in Benelux. The aim of the […]
B.E.G. Presents its KNX Application 5.0 for KNX Occupancy and Motion Detectors
Many new options with KNX With its new KNX Application 5.0 for KNX occupancy and motion detectors, B.E.G. is leading the way as a specialist in individual solutions: users now have a wide range of new functions and capabilities. With the new application, detectors now have an extra three freely-programmable channels over and above the […]
Home Systems Consulting Introduces HSYCO 3.3 – a Complete Integrated Control Solution for Home and Building Automation
Home Systems Consulting S.p.A. develops state-of-the-art solutions for home and building automation systems. Combining a clever design and unparalleled integration of leading technologies, we upgrade buildings to a different level of comfort, security and energy efficiency. At Light + Building 2014 Home Systems Consulting introduced the new HSYCO 3.3, a pure Java and HTML5 supervision […]
KNX Association Presents ETS5: One Tool for ALL Media
GAL1 A10, Light+Building 2014 Shanghai, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, London, Berlin – all over the world, building control engineers are using the product and manufacturer-independent Engineering Tool Software (ETS) to increase the energy efficiency of buildings. This standardised tool is currently available in 17 languages and can be used for the installation of more […]
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 […]