Zennio Offers ZMU-AUIR KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller for Hotel Rooms
The AudioInRoom (ZMU-AUIR) is Zennio’s newest KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller. Aimed at hotel rooms, the ZMU-AUIR allows guests to play music from their own smartphone through Bluetooth connection or from an auxiliary audio input (such as TV). The ZMU-AUIR has two stereo channels, so that you can enable/disable, mute or adjust volume in two independent […]
Viatron Offers KNX IR Linker for Integrating IR Control with KNX Devices
The KNX IR Linker from Viatron is a solution for combining infrared devices with the KNX bus system. The KNX IR Linker allows KNX devices such as switches, dimmers and blinds to be controlled via an infrared signal. In addition, the controlling of AV devices such as TV, blu-ray player etc., via the KNX bus […]
DB Schenker HQ Features Holistic Building, Safety and Security Control Using Siemens Desigo CC
Comfort and transparency for The Grid Building, safety and security technology: a holistic concept for the new corporate headquarters of DB Schenker International logistics giant DB Schenker has set benchmarks with its new headquarters in Essen. On 30,000 m² of floor space, the new building offers not only ideal working conditions, but it also features […]
Trade Talk: Tuning LED Lights
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. There’s something amazing about the fairground when you’re young. It comes once a year and is the only place to be during its time in town. The smell of candyfloss mixed with generator fumes. Pure joy coupled with terror as rides spin, whirl and accelerate at mind-bending speeds. Centrifugal […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 3: Servers, Gateways and AV
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday If you were looking for a particular type of KNX server or gateway, there was so much choice at Light + Building 2018 that it is impractical to cover it all here. As expected, there were plenty of dedicated gateways for protocols such as DALI, ModBus, BACnet etc, but there was […]
ABB Offers IP Router Secure Using Latest KNX Secure Technology to Safeguard Building Data
IP router is first to protect KNX installations from cyberattacks and deliver a more robust KNX network. With an increasing trend towards integration of smarter buildings into IP networks, ABB has become one of the first KNX manufacturers to offer a more secure router with the launch of the new ABB i-bus® KNX IP Router […]
Show Report: Top Ten Innovations at Light + Building 2018
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent the full six days at Light + Building 2018, plus a preview day on the Saturday, I was able to see the majority of the show – well, the building part anyway! Other than a decent coffee, the key thing I was looking for was innovation. Those products […]
BAB Technologie Supports Voice Control and KNX Project Import with its Smart Home Apps
NEW in APPMODULE: • Smart Screens • KNX project import • Support of Amazon® Alexa, Apple® Home Kit®, Google® Assistant, IFTTT Impossible? There’s no such thing. With the APPMODULE you can easily connect the whole world of IoT with KNX and EnOcean. Whether Amazon® Alexa, SONOS®, Philips® hue, Netatmo®, IFTTT, Apple® HomeKit™, Google® Assistant, or […]
Apricum Introduces MECtp KNX Line Coupler
Apricum´s first KNX system device including KNX Secure support, the brand-new KNX line coupler MECtp, was presented at Light & Building 2018. One Coupling Device for all kinds of TP Line Interconnection The MECtp media coupling device can be used as a line coupler, as a backbone coupler or as a line repeater. The basic […]
Siedle Offers New Entry-level Smart Gateway for IP Door Communication
Lower-priced Gateway Siedle has revised the specification for its Smart Gateway. The path into the IP network has now become easier – and considerably more economical. Connecting door communication with the IP world is becoming increasingly important. Siedle has redesigned the Smart Gateway to provide an exact fit for these demands. The new Smart Gateway […]