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Home & Building Automation with

KNX Benefits compared to


competing systems
Joost Demarest KNX Certification and Administration Director

www.konnex.org

A multitude of KNX solution providers (1)

The KNX family is an association of


approximately 100 manufacturers
Including key players in the electrical, HVAC
and white goods market
Including SMEs as well as multinational
companies

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A multitude of KNX solution providers (2)


The KNX family is an association of more
than 100 manufacturers
Companies predominantly with European

headquarters but some also in Asia/USA


Offering KNX compatible solutions
ranging from system components/stack
implementations to complete off-the-shelf KNX
devices

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Backed up by sound organization

KNX Association cvba


profit organization with headquarters near Brussels (Belgium)
reuniting all activities of the former KNX and the legacy
associations (Batibus, EIBA and EHSA)
Promotional work of KNX system in various countries done by
KNX national groups (currently in 18 countries)
Source of income:

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membership contributions (staggered to size of company)


Licenses (on KNX technologies and KNX software tools)
registration/certification fees
License fees of ETS and other KNX tools
NO sale of KNX solutions, be it system components, stacks or final
products

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free use of Intellectual Property Rights

IPR License Agreement concluded between KNX


members
At the publication of a new version of the KNX
standard, every member is obliged to come forward with patents
necessary for the development of a product compliant to this new version
Member must
Either declare that the use of the patent is free of charge by other
members in KNX certified products or
The relevant chapter in the KNX standard has to be rewritten to
circumvent the relevant patent

Result:
KNX specifications = patent free for KNX members (truly open)
KNX product can be built on the basis of KNX standard
entirely by the KNX member
without being obliged to buy system components from a particular
provider
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Multi-vendor and cross discipline Interoperability (1)


HVAC

Application Domain

Heating

Application Model
Functional Block

Hot Water Boiler

Datapoint

Controller Setpoint Temperature

2 octet float temperature in C

Behaviour

Datapoint Type

2 octet float

Temperature in C

Format

Encoding

SEEEMMMMMMMMMMMM
S

-276 ... +65536


=

EEE =
M..M =
Value =

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Range

Unit
C

Sign

0: Positive
1: Negative
Exponent
Mantissa
S E
(-1) *2 *MMMMMMMMMMM

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Multi-vendor and cross discipline Interoperability (2)

KNX Specifications Volume 3


Contain a description of the protocol grouped according to layers of the
OSI model
Also contains a description of the Interworking Model
List of standardized data point types (DPT) for general purpose or for
use in the context of a particular functional block only
Rules for use of standardized and non-standardised data point types for
parameterization, testing/diagnostics/discovery and runtime

Runtime communication: very strict rules

KNX Specifications Volume 7


Contain for many application domains numerous functional block
descriptions

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Sound certification (1)

Certification of products
Products branded with the KNX Trademark guarantee
conformity to KNX standard (emphasis on KNX protocol and KNX
interworking)
Conformity is checked by independent third party test labs
KNX Association only acts as certification administration center
(registration of the products issuing of KNX certificates)
Facts & Figures: more than 6000 certified products available

Certification of Training Centers


Ensuring uniform training on KNX system throughout the world by
Theoretical and practical examination of KNX tutors
Publication of uniform KNX training documentation/examination papers (for basic,
upgrade and tutor course)
Minimum requirements for didactical material used by training center (KNX, media, )
Minimum organizational requirements

Facts & Figures: more than 100 KNX certified training centers worldwide

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Sound certification (2)

Certification of persons
Persons having passed examination at KNX certified
training center can apply for KNX partnership
Listed in KNX database of KNX qualified persons on KNX web pages
Possibility to use the KNX partnership logo free of charge

Facts and Figures: more than 11000 listed KNX partners worldwide

Accreditation of test labs


Ensuring uniform testing of KNX products throughout the world through
Verification of aptitude of candidate labs on basis of sample test
Compliance to ISO 17025

Facts and Figures: 4 accredited KNX accredited test labs in Europe

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One Tool
KNX System Mode (PC based linking/parameterization):
ETS 3 Professional
For KNX trained persons

Allows linking and parameterization of


KNX S-mode compatible products (85% of
all KNX products are S-mode compliant)
Support of entire address range maximum

number of devices
Multi-vendor and multi-application

Foreseen to be the future binding tool for projects configured via other
installation modes (see next slide)

ETS 3 Starter
Lower level step-in version of ETS - Getting acquainted with KNX
Allows creation of projects with limited amount of devices, reduced
functionality

Only subset of S-mode compatible devices are starter compliant (8%)

Multi-vendor and multi-application

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Other configuration modes

KNX Easy installation (6%)


Easy controller
Master device checks for partner devices on the network configuration
(linking/parameterization of channels) via display at master device
Most controller mode devices are also S-mode compliant

Easy Push button


Activating actuators to acquire
sensors as partner devices
Stimulate sensors to be enrolled
Current only realized on KNX RF

Easy Logical Tag Extended


For HVAC applications
assigning semantical or geographical zoning tag
All current certified LTE devices also contain an S-mode interface

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A European and a worldwide Standard

Internationally Standardized
KNX Technology approved as a European
standard (December 2003) including
KNX media TP and PL
KNX kernel (LL, TL, NL, AL)
KNX Network Management Procedures

Referencing in CEN of EN 50090 as EN 13321-1


approved December 2005
KNX RF medium approved by CENELEC in May 2006
for inclusion in EN 50090 as part 5-3
Medium independent layers approved as a worldwide
standard as part of ISO/IEC 14543 series in October
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2006

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From single family home to high rise buildings

Frankfurt Port Management Building


KNX Award 2004 special distinction

Belgorodenergo building Moscow KNX


Award 2004 3nd price

Penthouse at ZurIch lake KNX Award


2004 special distinction

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Research center Janssen


Pharmaceutical Belgium
KNX Award 2004
1st Price

Shoe shop Athens Greece KNX Award


2004 2nd price

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