Lighting: creating amazing aesthetics for the home using KNX and LED tape
As LED tape is now ubiquitous in new lighting schemes, Simon Buddle explains how combining it with the flexibility of KNX can lead to stunning effects that are more cost-effective than other solutions. The slow transition to LED, I would say, is pretty much complete. I haven’t seen an incandescent lamp installed in a new […]
Interra offers KNX Binary/Analog Input Module – 6 Channel
Interra KNX Binary/Analog Input Module – 6 Channel makes your home smart. KNX Binary Input is used to interface the contacts to KNX bus substructure such as push buttons, switches etc. to make them communicating devices. The thermostat feature can be utilised with an internal or external temperature. Connect switches, buttons, and more to your […]
Retrofitting KNX: how radio frequency technology offers a reliable and flexible solution
Simon Buddle looks at various KNX RF products and how they make it simple to retrofit KNX where no cables can go. Since my very first job, the electromagnetic spectrum has always been part of my working life. That first job, a paper round, like so many children of the seventies, represented that first step […]
KNX RF Multi: the next generation KNX RF standard
Jens Kamenik explains the evolution of KNX RF into KNX RF Multi, what products are available and how they are typically used. Traditional KNX installations have relied on twisted-pair (TP) cable for communication with KNX devices and powering them. This method is simple, reliable and robust. There are, however, situations where no cable, or at […]
JUNG offers secure connection in the smallest space with new KNX area and line coupler
The new KNX area and line coupler from JUNG fits into a REG housing with 1 rail unit. Compact and powerful, the new system device offers the trade a reliable solution for connecting two KNX lines with simultaneous electrical isolation and new functions from the ETS6. As an area coupler, the product serves to connect […]
Theben announces KNX DALI flush-mounted dimming actuators in TP and RF versions
Perfect for new buildings and retrofitting: Theben KNX DALI flush-mounted dimming actuators in TP and RF versions The demand for KNX systems in combination with DALI lighting control is constantly growing. The new KNX DALI flush-mounted dimming actuators from Theben offer a simple and cost-effective alternative to KNX/DALI gateways where these would be oversized due to a small number […]
Tyba offers KNX integration with Turn 2 room controller
Turn 2 provides convenient room control from a single beautifully designed interface. You can control lights, climate, shades and audio using the rotary ring and touch display. Tyba has partnered with the best in the business to provide simple and reliable integration straight out of the box. Bus Connectors make installation easy. Once installed, simply […]
Home Assistant collaborates with KNX
Home Assistant, open source home automation software, announces that the KNX Association has officially endorsed the KNX integration in Home Assistant. The KNX Association will collaborate with the KNX team at Home Assistant to help with the maintenance of the KNX integration and further streamline the user experience. The KNX integration in Home Assistant allows users to use […]
KNX Incubator Programme and KNX Startups grows rapidly
New partnership with Silicon Catalyst increases the reach of KNX’s successful startup programme An advanced network of startups from around the world, plenty of new KNX products, solutions and devices, and numerous strategic partnerships: In just two years, the KNX IoT Startup Incubator has become an important platform for supporting young, innovative and ambitious companies […]
KNX IoT: Part 5 – creating a heterogeneous installation by using a KNX IoT Router
In the fifth of this series of articles on KNX IoT, Bruno Johnson and Wouter van der Beek explain the role of the KNX IoT router. Digital transformation has been one of the main strategy topics on company board meeting agendas for the last few years. The opportunity to develop digital services from cloud-based applications […]