Case Study: KNX-based Fire Station in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
By Remco Hoveling, BAM Techniek What could be a greater contrast than water and fire? For the fire department in Bergen op Zoom, both are equally important and have been incorporated in a special architectural design. Built on the exact spot where the former city wall held back the sea water, the new fire department […]
Best Practice: Educating M&E Consultants About KNX Integration
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. KNX has been well established in Europe for many years now, but it is still a relative newcomer to the UK residential market. However, it is now cooking up a storm across the land as property developers, builders and M&E consultants everywhere are waking up to the possibilities that […]
EMT Controls Announces HCM115 KNX DALI USB Gateway
EMT Controls Announces a new product – the HCM115 KNX DALI USB Gateway. Available as 4 Channel and 2 Channel DALI – KNX gateways, this is a cost saving solution for demanding installations with high DALI ballast count, such as air ports, ball rooms and shopping centres. KNX forms a reliable backbone for the DALI […]
Crestron Offers the CI-KNX KNX Control Interface
The CI-KNX is a bi-directional Ethernet interface to a KNX/EIB network. It is capable of addressing and controlling up to 250 KNX/EIB Objects. The unit is equipped whit a TCP/IP port that is capable of handling Power Over Ethernet. The CI-KNX can be programmed in ETS (KNX/EIB programming software) and its competitive price point makes […]
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco Collaborate on Open Software Platform for the Smart Home
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco to Establish Joint Venture / Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers New software platform allows simple exchange of data between different types of devices enabling a new range of services Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers ABB, Bosch, and […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 3
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. In this three-part series, we have been covering a KNX installation in our headquarters based in a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. Whilst this has been implemented within a relatively small office, the key message is that this type of installation can be applied […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 2
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. This three-part series covers the practicalities of controlling the lighting and heating in our headquarters, and monitoring our energy consumption, all using KNX. The building is a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, and is located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. In part 1, we looked at the installation of KNX-based […]
Atomity Launches Push Server and Master Server Cloud Solutions for KNX Integration with IoT Products
Atomity stands to join the home automation technology with the Internet of Things and that’s why all its products have Cloud functionality and are designed for seamless communication with the products with greater demand in IoT market such as the Sonos sound system, the Philips Hue bulbs or connectivity with iOS and Android, among others. […]
Wago Ships its 750-889 KNX IP Controller for Building Automation
Proven concept taken to a whole new level: The KNX IP Controller for building automation is in stock and ready to ship. WAGO’s new 750-889 KNX IP Controller is the smart solution for state-of-the-art building and system automation. The WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750 Series Controller has been upgraded with a more powerful processor than its predecessor. This, […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 1
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. As a specialist in control and automation, and member of KNX UK Association, KNX is what we do, so visitors would expect to see it in our ‘home’. We recently moved our headquarters to Staunton near Gloucester, UK, and decided to take the opportunity to install KNX in the building. […]