The world`s only open

STANDARD for
home and building control!

KNX Association
Brussels
www.konnex.org
 KNX is the Standard

ƒ CENELEC
EN 50090 – the European only Standard for Home and
Building Control based on KNX.
ƒ CEN
EN 13321-1 – the European Standard for Building
Automation based on KNX.
ƒ 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 BACnet
(EN ISO 16484)

Automation
level BACnet
(EN ISO 16484) - ISO/IEC 14543
- EN 50090
- CEN 13321

Field Twisted Pairs, Power Lines, Radio Frequency

level All media transporting TC/IP

Big building Medium building Small building Homes

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 The power of the KNX standard
Its Main Assets:
ƒ Certification:
The KNX / EIB certification guarantees a high level of product quality and interoperability.

ƒ Training:
The training courses at different levels are given in KNX certified training centres.

ƒ Software:
ETS is the common software-tool for project planning, engineering, and configuration of all KNX / EIB
certified products

ƒ Interoperability;
Between different products and different applications of
different manufacturers

ƒ Product quality;
The Association surveys regularly the production sites of the manufacturers

ƒ Standardised functionality;
Profiles of Home & Building applications are integrated in the Standard

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 The power of the KNX standard

ƒ Standardised Application Profiles for:

• 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

ƒ 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

ƒ KNX will economically be installed in:

• New homes and buildings
This is the today’s Market

• Existing homes and buildings

The major market potential for KNX is in this segment

• 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

ƒ 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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– RF id uto
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– 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:
- 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
ƒ More than 21.000 Installers / Systemintegrators
in 70 countries

ƒ More than 100 certified Training Centres

• in 25 countries
• They offer the installer and system-integrator KNX training courses on
different technical levels

ƒ More than 50 Technical Universities

• from 15 countries
• Research on KNX related applications.
• Yearly a Scientific conference to show the
State-of-the-Art.

ƒ 8 User Clubs

ƒ 3 Associated Organisations
• CABA, BACnet, CECED

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 KNX – Facts & Figures

ƒ Over 21.000 ETS® licensees

• sold in 70 countries

ƒ 20 existing National KNX groups

• worldwide

ƒ 5 Accredited test laboratories

• Needed for manufacturer independent certification and
interworking tests mainly on new applications and
communication media.

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 KNX – Facts & Figures

ƒ Nearly 7.000 certified products

ƒ Several 100.000 Projects worldwide

ƒ Since 15 years a global player at the market !

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