Trade Talk: Considerations When Controlling Blinds with KNX
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It’s that time of year again when the sun streams into my bedroom at about 04:00 and stays there, unrelentingly, until late afternoon – such is the orientation of my home. I also sleep in an eaves room with Velux windows. Although there are blackout blinds on them, they […]
Iridium Mobile Launches iRidium Server UMC – a KNX Multipurpose Logic Controller
Iridum Mobile has announced the European launch of iRidium server UMC, a controller for automation systems, including KNX and IoT devices. iRidium server UMC supports KNX, BACnet, Modbus and MQTT, and has a built-in Global Caché IR database. It supports javascript, block schemes, and has a built-in engine for schedules and rules. An extensive API, […]
Tips: Blind Control
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. The change of seasons is a timely reminder of how much the external environment impacts on the internal spaces we live and work. It could be returning home to a dark house because the days are shorter, the sudden return of glare on your computer screen or the joy of […]
GEZE Demos the Networking of Automated Window Systems at ISH 2017
Automated doors and windows in building automation – GEZE innovative system solutions complete ‘Smart Buildings’ Heating, air-conditioning, lighting and shading aren’t everything when it comes to smart buildings! GEZE is complementing traditional technologies in building automation with new innovative solutions, since a building is truly ‘smart’ only if automated doors and windows are integrated. GEZE […]
Case Study: KNX-controlled Super House in Melbourne Australia
By Richard Sagar, Sagar Smart Homes. This triple award-winning high-end project combines off-grid living with unbridled luxury. Based in Melbourne, Australia, the Melbourne Super House has allowed the homeowners to realise a lifetime of dreams, and features a fully integrated automation system to complement the needs of the property, made possible via the versatility of […]
GEZE Showcases its System Expertise in Building Networking at Security 2016
What does the building of the future look like and which requirements need to be fulfilled so that it becomes safer, more comfortable, more efficient and more sustainable to operate it? As a system supplier, GEZE provides answers to these questions through innovative building automation combined with safety solutions for intelligent building networking. Highlights of […]
Arens International Offers WCC 310/320 Plus Ventilation Controllers with BACnet IP and KNX Support
The WCC 310/320 Plus supports both BACnet IP and KNX. Other field bus options available are BACnet MSTP and MODBUS TCP/IP. A built-in touch screen enables the unit to be configured and monitored in the field. Both 24VDC and MotorLink actuators are able to be controlled across the 10 motor lines that the controller supports. […]
GEZE Wins Silver PROTECTOR Award for its IQ box KNX Interface Module
At the SicherheitsExpo, one of GEZE’s latest innovations, the IQ box KNX interface module, was recognised with the silver PROTECTOR Award. The IQ box KNX makes windows “smart” because it makes it possible to integrate automated windows into a KNX building system for natural ventilation. The winners were decided by readers of the safety technology […]
BMS Solutions Shows New Generation of KNX Blind Actuators at Light + Building 2016
KNX MCU-MODULAR: FUNCTIONAL, FLEXIBLE, SIMPLY CLEVER – this is the new generation of blind actuators by BMS. Main and extension modules, each with 4 outputs and integrated pushbutton inputs, are available for 230VAC and 24VDC motors. Together with the SMI-devices, which are also available for 230VAC and 24VDC, all available motor types can be controlled. […]
GEZE Shows KNX Integration for its Window Systems at Light + Building 2016
GEZE – system integration made easy! With a focus on building and room automation Light + Building GEZE will be presenting innovative solutions that deliver overall improvements to living and working in modern, intelligent buildings. They make buildings more comfortable, increase security in the building, reduce energy consumption and create new visual possibilities. Automated and […]