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Meet KNX - the global standard for home automation
Whether you want to control lighting, shutters, security systems, energy management, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning systems, signaling and monitoring systems, interfaces to service and building control systems, remote control, audio and video control,… all these functions work via a uniform system. This is called the principle of interworking. This is home and building control made easy. This is KNX.
KNX: How it works
The KNX standard has been built on the OSI-based EIB communication stack extended with the physical layers, configuration modes and application experience of BatiBUS and EHS.
KNX installations can use several physical communication media:
- Twisted pair wiring (inherited from the EIB standard. (The before inherited BatiBUS communication medium (TP0) is no longer part of the KNX Specifications.)
- Power-line networking (inherited from EIB standard. (The before inherited EHS communication medium (PL132) is no longer part of the KNX Specifications.)
- Radio (KNX-RF)
- IP (also referred to as EIBnet/IP or KNXnet/IP)
Why choose KNX: Advantages
KNX is the world’s only open standard for building control and automation and can make major energy savings of up to 60%, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of a building. This is truly green sustainable technology that can be applied to small and large buildings alike.
- A future-proof technology
- Endless flexibility and personalization
- A safe and secure system
- Timesaving and easy installation
- An integrated and future proof solution
- An international community