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With a bit of luck and hard work I will have my KNX certification in two weeks time.
I am just reading and researching it now. but the options are endless.
KNX is a standard / protocol used by over 420+ suppliers, and scientific groups 1000's of bodies/members. The standard has been developed for over 20 years and used in most of Europe and now America are starting to adopt it. KNX allows integration across multiple platforms from Blinds, Lighting, Heating, HVAC, Security, Intercoms and to a lesser extent AV but it can control it.
What I like about KNX is that you are not tied to one supplier, something you installed 20 years ago will still work today, and in 20 years time...
Based on BUS technology it has many positives including solid and robust performance its only flaw is based on the size of your system and design. telegrams are sent to each item at a rate of 9,600 bytes - remember the old modems 'yes' that speed.
but for turning a light on and off using 1 bit 9600 bits are like lightning, it only can get problomatic on very big installations with lots of telegrams of data being sent (but then you just make use of KNX to IP Routers and gateways and spread the load over Cat cabling).
KNX can be as simple as you like or complex as you want,
Below are some pictures of KNX topology and what it does.
I am just reading and researching it now. but the options are endless.
KNX is a standard / protocol used by over 420+ suppliers, and scientific groups 1000's of bodies/members. The standard has been developed for over 20 years and used in most of Europe and now America are starting to adopt it. KNX allows integration across multiple platforms from Blinds, Lighting, Heating, HVAC, Security, Intercoms and to a lesser extent AV but it can control it.
What I like about KNX is that you are not tied to one supplier, something you installed 20 years ago will still work today, and in 20 years time...
Based on BUS technology it has many positives including solid and robust performance its only flaw is based on the size of your system and design. telegrams are sent to each item at a rate of 9,600 bytes - remember the old modems 'yes' that speed.
but for turning a light on and off using 1 bit 9600 bits are like lightning, it only can get problomatic on very big installations with lots of telegrams of data being sent (but then you just make use of KNX to IP Routers and gateways and spread the load over Cat cabling).
KNX can be as simple as you like or complex as you want,
Below are some pictures of KNX topology and what it does.