Best Practice: Global Control and Remote Access
By Simon Buddle, SMC. It’s 05:00, I’m tired, and I have a long drive ahead of me. Dorset is several hours away, even on quiet roads. Time to load myself and a mug of hot coffee into the car. It’s a cold, miserable day and dawn is still two hours further down my route. Keeping […]
Solutions: IP and KNX – Bringing You up to Speed
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. I am often asked what the limitations of KNX are and whether it is an out-of-date system, especially as the protocol was initially laid down over 20 years ago. One of the most used figures in this debate is the relatively slow baud rate that KNX employs (9600bps) and the […]
Going Green: Energy and Resources – Keep it Simple
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I currently live in South Africa, and as I was enjoying my six-day offline holiday in a nature reserve, I could not stop thinking about the overload of information and technology that mankind is exposed to. Being directly involved with technology and building automation, I thought deeply about this matter […]
Dr KNX: ‘Open’ ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, ETS4 being ‘open’ actually means that the ETS4 project file format is open. Why is this so special? The answer is that in itself, it might not be such a big deal, but it is a change from previous ETS versions, which were not open. The difference now is that […]
KNX Members Joint-Booth Presents New KNX Solutions from Divus, Elsner, EMT Controls, iKNiX, BleuCommAzur and Trivum at ISE 2014
Stand 7N176, ISE 2014 Intelligent building systems technology based on the KNX standard provides variable control of multimedia technology throughout the entire home and building. KNX manufacturers are developing solutions for so-called multi-room systems which are becoming increasingly simple and convenient – for both the user as well as the installer. At the fair “Integrated […]
Dr KNX: ETS4 Assistant
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, I’m glad you’ve noticed the ETS4 Assistant. It is very useful for creating new projects in a very quick and convenient way. For those of you who haven’t come across it yet, you can find the ETS4 Assistant back in the Quick Action Tab under ‘New Project (Assistant)’. ETS4 Assistant […]
Renesas Certifies Tapko’s KNX Stack for its RL78 Microcontroller Range
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has certified the well-established KNX stack from Tapko Technologies to operate with its entire line-up of RL78 microcontrollers. KNX is a communications protocol for home and building automation, mainly used at the field level, in various segments like lighting, heating and […]
Bleu Comm’ Azur Shows KNX proServ Controller at ISE 2014
Stand: 7-N176, ISE 2014 App configuration by magic – new system architecture enables the automatic generation of KNX user interfaces on smartphones Searching for KNX, you can find a variety of apps in the Apple Store. Which one is the right one? The question can only be answered if you are dealing in detail with […]
KNX Association Announces Special Offer on Extended Copy App
SPECIAL OFFER DECEMBER 2013 ETS App of the month The new ETS Apps have been launched during the light+building Fair 2012. The ETS Apps offer you more options and flexibility within ETS4. We would like to offer you the possibility to receive one of our most successful ETS Apps with a 50% rebate: • Extended […]
Case Study: The Crystal – A Siemens Sustainable Cities Initiative Featuring KNX
By Chris Topham, Abtec Group. Covering over 6,300 square metres, The Crystal, a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, is a unique, all-electric building in the heart of London’s Green Enterprise District. The building is both and exhibition centre and a working office for Siemens. It represents Siemens’ expertise in building the technology for sustainable cities […]