The world`s only open
STANDARD for
home and building control!
KNX Association
Brussels
www.konnex.org
The power behind KNX
 Certification:
• The KNX / EIB certification guarantees a high level of
product quality and interoperability.
 Training:
• The training courses at different levels are given in KNX
certified training centres.
 Software:
• ETS is the common software-tool for project planning,
engineering, and configuration of all
KNX / EIB certified products.
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The power of the KNX standard
 The KNX standard is the EN 50090
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THE European Standard for Home and Building
control systems
This series of standards are taken over from our
industrial standard; KNX
It contains:
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The protocol
The standardised application profiles
The different communication media
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The power of the KNX standard
 Standardised Application Profiles for:
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Lighting
Sun blinds and stores
HVAC
Energy management
Security
Household appliances, in cooperation with Ceced
Metering in cooperation with CEN 294
are an integral part of the KNX standard
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The power of the KNX standard
 Its Main Assets:
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Interoperability;
Between different products and different applications of
different manufacturers
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Product quality;
The Association surveys regularly the production sites of the
manufacturers
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Standardised functionality;
Profiles of Home & Building applications are integrated in the
Standard
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The power of the KNX standard
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Its Communication Media:
• Twisted Pairs(TP)
• Power Lines (PL)
• Radio Frequency
(RF)
• All media transporting TCP/IP
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KNX: main advantages different media
 KNX will economically be installed in:
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New homes and buildings
This is the today’s Market
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Existing homes and buildings
The major market potential for KNX is in this segment
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Historical buildings
Even in these types of houses and buildings, new
functions can be installed thanks to the existing and
wireless media
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The power of the KNX standard
 Its configuration mechanisms:
• System (S)-mode:
Project planning, engineering, and configuration of all KNX /
EIB certified products with the common software-tool
ETS.
• Easy (E)-mode:
Easy installations, standard functionalities and configuration
with simple tools
• Automatic (A)-mode:
Just “plug-in” products / appliances, no tools required for
configuration
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KNX : technology integrates Home and
Building applications in one approved standard
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KNX: makes horizontal and vertical
integration possible
Service Providers:
– Service / Maintenance
– Security / Surveillance
– Remote Meter Reading
– Healthcare /Services
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Media:
– RF
– Satellite
– Broadband network
– Telephone network
– Power-line carrier
RG = Residential Gateway: “the electronic
door“
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KNX – Facts & Figures
Over 100 mebers from such fields of application as:
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Lighting control
Shutter control
Heating, Ventilation, Airconditioning
Alarm/intrusion systems
Household appliances
Audio
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KNX – Facts & Figures
More than 80% of
all European manufactures active in
the field of Home- and Building Control
are
member of KNX Association
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KNX – Facts & Figures
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More than 21.000 Installers / Systemintegrators
in 70 countries
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More than 100 certified Training Centres
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More than 50 Technical Universities
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from 15 countries
Research on KNX related applications.
Yearly a Scientific conference to show the
State-of-the-Art.
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8 User Clubs
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3 Associated Organisations
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in 25 countries
They offer the installer and system-integrator KNX training courses on
different technical levels
CABA, BACnet, CECED
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KNX – Facts & Figures
 Over 21.000 ETS® licensees
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sold in 70 countries
 20 existing National KNX groups
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worldwide
 5 Accredited test laboratories
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Needed for manufacturer independent certification and
interworking tests mainly on new applications and
communication media.
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KNX – Facts & Figures
 Nearly 7.000 certified products
 Several 100.000 Projects worldwide
 Since 15 years a global player at the market !
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KNX is the Standard
 CENELEC
EN 50090 – the European only Standard for Home and
Building Control based on KNX.
 CEN
EN 13321-1 – the European Standard for Building
Automation based on KNX.
 ISO / IEC
ISO/IEC 14543-3 – the World`s only Standard for Home
and Building Control.
KNX: The world`s only open STANDARD
for home and building control.
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World standards: BACnet and KNX
Management
level
Automation
level
Field
level
BACnet
(EN ISO 16484)
BACnet
(EN ISO 16484)
Twisted Pairs, Power Lines, Radio Frequency
All media transporting TC/IP
Big building
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- ISO/IEC 14543
- EN 50090
- CEN 13321
Medium building
Small building
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Homes
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