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KNX – World’s FirstStandard for Home & Building Control – EN 50090

KNX – World’s FirstStandard for Home & Building Control – EN 50090

1-2004

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Content

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Editorial

Scientific Forum

3 Konnex Scientific Partnership

Standardisation

4 The KNX Standard; World’s first open standard for Home & Building Control – EN 50090

Partnership

6 Home appliances and devicesunderstand the same “language”

Software

8 Test, Start, become Professional!

9 System software lowers costs

Products

10 Savings in Maintenance

Investors prefer to take the Bus

11 Busch Installationsbus® EIB

Terminal with Internet connection

12 Milestone for Home automation

13 Practical solutions for practical users

Certification

14 Investment in testing pays off

15 Training contractors and plannersaround the world

Dialogue

16 Contact persons

Impressum

Editorial Konnex Journal

Light and Building Fair

Declared goal achieved

KNX standard will replaceits predecessors

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Test, Start, become

Professional!

ETS 3 Productfamily

Joost Demarest

Director, Certification & Administration

e-mail: [email protected]

The year 2003 was a memorable year for KNX,Konnex Association, its founding legacyassociations and the supporting manufacturers,service providers and interested parties.

First of all, one of the goals of Konnex Association as set out in its statuteswas achieved at the end of 2003, when the media and the protocol of theKNX standard were officially approved by CENELEC as part of the EN 50090series. With this, the KNX standard became the first European Standard forintelligent buildings!

Secondly, some organisational changes were implemented, including thetransfer of a part of the staff of the legacy associations to the Konnex’ payrolland the delegation of all legacy association tasks to Konnex (including EIBcertification schemes)

• the modification of the EIBA statutes to become the centre of competencefor KNX/ETS software packages and the nomination of Mr. Goossens asDirector General

• the move at the end of the year of Konnex Association and EIBA to newrefurbished premises at the outskirts of Brussels.

Thirdly, an immense leap forward also constituted the positive conclusion ofthe IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) clearance process amongst members,who agreed that all patents necessary for the development of KNXcompatible products based on the KNX standard version 1.0 are free for useby fellow-member companies in KNX certified products.

In 2003, the first products built on the KNX extensions therefore saw thelight, amongst others the first KNX RF compatible devices as well as LTEcompatible products.

In Autumn of 2003, the first true Konnex Scientific Conference was organisedat the University of Kassel, which attracted quite a number of participantsfrom both industry as well as the scientific world. The number of KNXScientific members in the mean while grew to more than 20 from countriesas far away as China.

Also at the end of last year, Konnex Association and the EuropeanAssociation of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (CECED) concluded aco-operation agreement, for the definition of a KNX mapping for the CECEDagreed application specifications for domestic appliances.

It is the objective of 2004 to further consolidate the 2003 success, by

• the participation of Konnex to various international fairs, a.o. Light +Building

• the approval of the now European KNX standard in CEN and ISO circles, aswell as the standardisation of further parts (e.g. interworking) of the KNXstandard in Europe.

• the publication of version 1.1 of the KNX standard amongst the Konnexmembers, including such extensions as RF and “KNX over IP”.

At the occasion of the Light and Building Fair, at the Konnex Associationbooth EIBA will launch the long awaited ETS 3 version, which compared toETS 2 will consist of two versions: one version focussing on the non-skilledKNX installer (“Starter”) and one on the trained KNX installer(“Professional”).

We would therefore like to invite you on behalf of Konnex Association andEIBA to our L+B booth, which will be located in Hall 8, booth G30.

See you there !

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Scientific Forum

Konnex ScientificPartnership Konnex Association endorses EIB Scientific Partnership

Since the merging of the specification, certification and promotion activities of the legacy

associations into Konnex Association and the publication of the KNX specifications version 1.0,

it was agreed that Konnex should also endorse the EIB scientific Partnership to the full extent.

For its own Scientific Partnership,Konnex established statutes,

which can be summarised as follows:for an annual fee amounting to amere 250 Euros, the Konnex Scien-tific Partner• receives at the beginning of each

year, a CD-ROM containing the cur-rent version of all available KNXsoftware packages and the entireset of KNX documentation;

• has access to an FTP server, wherenew versions of the documentationand tools can be downloaded (pro-vided the membership is renewedeach year);

• can delegate one person for free tothe annual scientific conference;

• contact the KNX technical hotlinefor any questions related to on-going projects on KNX;

• use the Konnex Scientific Partner-ship logo.

How to become Scientific Partner?

If you are interested in joining theKonnex Scientific Partnership, thenecessary application form is avail-able from the Konnex web pages andshould be completed and returned toKonnex Association (attention of Mrs.Johnson). On these web pages, thestatutes of the Scientific Partnershipare also available, along with the listof available documentation andtools.

Konnex Scientific Conference

in 2003

Last year the Konnex Scientific Con-ference was organised at the Univer-sity of Kassel on the 8th and 9th Oc-

Find out more:

■ Hazel Johnson

Konnex (Scientific) Membership

[email protected]

tober 2003. It was well attended byboth industry as well as delegatesfrom universities and institutes oftechnology all over the world. To getan impression of last year’s con-ference please visit our websitewww.konnex.org.

Konnex Scientific Conference

in 2004

Also this year Konnex will organise aKonnex Scientific conference to wichyou are invited to participate. If youwould like to present a paper at theconference in which the KNX tech-nology plays a role, feel free to sendit to us.

We will announce on our websitewhen and where this event will takeplace and how you can inscribe forparticipation. ■

Standardisation


Find out more:

■ Harry Crijns

Director Marketing & Communication


The KNX Standard; World’s first openstandard for Home & Building Control –EN 50090At the end of 2003 Konnex Association achieved one of its objective as defined in its articles.

The Technical Committee of CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) ratified in December 2003

the positive vote cast by the national committees in May 2003 on the subset (media and protocol) of the KNX standard.

In this way, KNX became the first European Standard for Home and Building Control (registered under the EN numbers

50090-3-1, 50090-4-1, 50090-4-2, 50090-5-2 & 50090-7-1).

Applications for endorsement ofthe European standard with oth-

er standardisation bodies like CEN(Europe) and ISO (worldwide) have al-ready been filed, in order to ensurethat the KNX standard becomes in thevery near future a worldwide standardfor Home and Building Control.

At that moment the KNX standardwill replace its legacy standards in thedifferent standardisation bodies.

On the European level, Konnex As-sociation as Co-operating partner toCENELEC plans to also submit the RFmedium as well as the KNX Interwork-ing Model to CENELEC for approvaland inclusion in the EN 50090 series.Moreover, Konnex Associations alsoenvisages to submit the ‘KNX over IP’

specifications for approval to CENTC247. KNX is the world’s first ap-proved standard in the area of com-munications for Home and BuildingControl that:• Is completely free of additional royal-

ty fees for Konnex members if imple-mented in KNX certified products;

• Is completely independent fromany specific hardware/software tech-nology platform;

• Has application profiles as an inte-gral part of its standard;

• Has a formal product certificationprocedure to ensure multi- vendorinterworking.

• Has an integrated software tool forplanning, commissioning and di-agnostics, i.e. the ETS. ■

Partnership

The Ceced Convergence WorkingGroup of major European home

appliance manufacturers is the first tojointly define, develop and support acommon protocol which enables do-mestic appliances to fully interoper-ate in an automated home system.The new platform, called Chain(Ceced Home Appliances Interoperat-ing Network), defines the protocol forconnecting appliances in a singlemultibrand system designed for con-trol and automation of key services ina home: e.g., remote control of appli-

ance operation, energy or load man-agement, remote diagnostics and au-tomatic maintenance support to ap-pliances, downloading and updating ofdata, programs, and services from theWeb.

Products complying with the pro-tocol will receive a special certifica-tion, to be agreed with the leading in-ternational associations which devel-op and maintain open communica-tions protocols on home automation.Such a certification is a guarantee tothe customer that the product is com-

pliant with the common standard,while fully delivering its performanc-es within the home automation sys-tem. The connections inside thehouse will either use power lines orgo through radio frequency to avoidany impact on the structure and fin-ishing of the building. Smart usersand appliance installation crewsshould manage to install the wholesystem without calling for specialist’sassistance.

“Household appliances becomethe first set of fully interoperable

Home appliances and devicesunderstand the same “language”Ceced’s first: CHAIN, a standard for home automation systems

A household appliance interoperability platform to build an effective, user friendly home automation

solution, has been announced by Ceced (European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic Equipment),

the association of 200-plus industrial companies in the appliance sector.

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home devices and equipment: theyconfirm the leading role in the in-creasing automation of everyday do-mestic chores – commented Mr. LuigiMeli, director general, Ceced – Thevery large appliance installed baseopens the possibility of reaching theindustrial critical mass to lead the ac-tual implementation of home au-tomation solutions. We are commitedto work with other interested partiesfor further development of an open-system interoperable framework”.

The key steps taken by the CecedConvergence Working Group havebeen summarised by its convenor,Mr. Fabrizio Dolce, Electrolux: “We ap-plied a clear approach in our work: westarted from the user’s viewpoint ofthe most attractive applications of theappliances, then we defined the suit-able technology to guarantee ease ofinstallation and a seamless link with-in an automated home. The basicconcept of the whole standard is theseparation of communications (i.e.the connectivity technology) from the

functions (i.e., applications) that eachdevice has been designed to perform.On the basis of the common architec-ture, the brand-specific added valuesolutions and appliance performanc-es have been preserved. We defineda wide open, interoperable frame-work, open to all leading communica-tions protocols”.

The Convergence Working Groupissued an Application InterworkingSpecification in three volumes. Afourth volume deals with the imple-mentation of the specifications withineach selected communications pro-tocol. It will be jointly agreed with theleading home-bus protocol organisa-tions.

The coming steps will refine the in-terface to answer user demand in aneasy and effective way. A CecedDemonstrator will show how WorkingGroup’s specifications could be im-plemented into a multibrand test sys-tem linking appliances, controls, anddevices of a home automation/net-worked home system. ■


Ceced (European Committee of

Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances),

established 1958 and headquartered in

Brussels, includes in its 200-plus

membership the 13 largest European

producers of large and small electric

household appliances, manufacturers of

home ventilation, air conditioning and

heating equipment, and national industry

associations of 13 countries. Direct jobs

within member companies number over-

200,000, while indirect jobs are about

300,000. Cumulated yearly turnover of Ceced

member companies amounts to EUR 40

billion.

The following manufacturers support the

CHAIN standard:

• ARCELIK,

• BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GmbH,

• ELCO BRANDT S.A.,

• CANDY ELETTRODOMESTICI S.r.l,

• DE'LONGHI S.p.A.,

• ELECTROLUX HOLDINGS Ltd,

• FAGOR Electrodomesticos S.Coop,

• GORENJE d.d.,

• LIEBHERR HAUSGERÄTE GmbH,

• MERLONI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.p.A,

• MIELE & Cie. GmbH & Co.,

• WHIRLPOOL EUROPE S.r.l.

Find out more:

■ Luigi Meli

Generaldirektor, CECED

Blvd. Auguste Reyers 80,

B-1030 Brussels,

Tel: +32 (2) 7068290,

FAX: +32 (2) 7068289,


■ Fabrizio Dolce, Electrolux,

corso Lino Zanussi 30,

33080 Porcia, Italia,

Tel.: +39 (43) 43941,

FAX: +39 (43) 4394915,

E-Mail: [email protected]


Available Versions of ETS 3

ETS 3 Tester:

The ETS 3 Tester is the demo-versionof the ETS 3 Starter. Target group is the“Newcomer in bus technology”. Justlike the starter version, the tester ver-

sion will fully func-tion for a limited pe-riod of time. Afterthis period the ETS3 Tester will fall backin demo-mode. Thismeans that thedownload mecha-nism will be dis-abled. With the helpof the ETS 3 Testerthe user is able tosubmit the ETS 3Starter to a first

“TEST”, thereby supported by a Com-puter Based Training (CBT) concept, al-so available from the same CD-ROM.

The CBT helps the user to learnhow to use the ETS 3 Starter at hisown pace.

ETS 3 Starter

Once the “NewComer” understandsthe software and the basics of KNX,

he/she is now able to sell KNX ac-tively. After installation, the ETS 3Starter will run for a limited period oftime (30 days); when buying alicence it will run without any limi-tations. Without a valid licence theETS 3 Starter will run as a Tester.

The Starter version is meant forsmall, residential buildings (1 line, 64devices) with limited applications.Possible applications are LightingControl, Shutter control and individu-al room temperature control as wellas central control.

ETS 3 Professional

The Professional version of ETS 3 re-places the current ETS 2 generation. Itgives FULL power to the profession-als. To mention but a few improve-ments: USB support, Multitasking(Threading) including simultaneousdownload of devices, design whiledownloading, etc. With ETS 3 Profes-sional it is possible to customize theuser interface to your own wishes. Theparameter view is shown as a tree giv-ing a better overview. The profession-al version integrates both project de-sign and commissioning functionali-ty into one single working environ-

ment. This optimises the workflow ef-ficiency dramatically. More “Win-dows” functions have been added aswell, like the very powerful undo & re-do function.

ETS 3 on Light + Building

18 – 22 April

The ETS 3 versions are available fromL+B onwards. A presentation of thesoftware versions will be given at thebooth, in hall 8, booth G30. You areinvited to a demonstration.

Training centre Bfe will support usto present the CBT concept for theETS 3 Tester. We will present the ETS 3

Test, Start, becomeProfessional !ETS 3 Productfamily

On Light + Building 2004 (18-22 April, Frankfurt) the CD-ROM with the new ETS 3 will be introduced.

The CD-ROM contains the complete ETS 3 software family as well as other (supporting) software and

information. The CD-ROM will be distributed for free at our booth in Hall 8/G30. Simply register at

the booth and obtain your free copy.

Agenda Light + BuildingKNX Award 2004

Presentation of the Award for the best

Projects with KNX Technology, the first

open standard for Home & Building

networks

Tuesday, 20th of April at 11:00h

Booth Konnex Association,

Hall 8 booth G30

Find out more:

■ Wouter van den Bos

KNX Communication


■ Marc Goossens

KNX System Manager


Wouter vanden Bos

MarcGoossens

Software

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Starter on two corners of thebooth, where training centre DIALwill support us in presenting theKNX Training concept with theETS 3 Professional. ■

The KNX standard represents a complexcommunication system, new compo-

nents for which entail considerable develop-ment investment. With a new system soft-ware product, Weinzierl Engineering GmbHin Tyrlaching offers a certified platform uponwhich the most complex of components canbe developed quickly, and effectively.

The heart of the components is a micro-controller which is responsible for both com-munication with the bus and execution of theapplication concerned. The Siemens TP-UARTchip is employed for access to the Bus. Thesimple circuitry considerably reduces the

product costs. Thesystem software is anoperating software spe-cially developed forKNX components, pro-viding unrestrictedcompatibility with theETS software.

Weinzierl providesa powerful bus moni-tor for efficient analy-sis of componentsand systems in the form of the "Net’n Node"PC program. This program is also availablewith immediate effect in an integrator’s ver-sion for effective troubleshooting in KNX in-stallations. ■

System software lowers costsSoftware and services for KNX development

Find out more:

■ Weinzierl Engineering GmbH

Bahnhofstr. 6

D-84558 Tyrlaching

Tel.: +49 (8623) 98798-03

Fax: +49 (8623) 98798-09


web: www.weinzierl.de

New system software

lowers the cost of

investment in KNX

component development

"Net’n Node" PC program for efficient analysis

of components and systems

GEWISS is the first company toproduce and market a complete

range of emergency luminairesnamed STARTEC EIB. The luminairesare in accordance with the EuropeanStandards EN61547, EN60598-1 andEN60598-2-22.

Emergency luminaires switch onwhen the mains fail, in order to avoida panic phenomena among personsand to indicate the way out inside thebuilding.

In most of European countries theinstallation of emergency luminaires ismandatory by law in public buildings(e.g.: airports, hospitals, schools). Thelaw also defines the type and the peri-odicity of the tests to be performed in or-der to maintain their efficiency.

GEWISS Emergency Luminairescan be completely controlled througha KNX network. For each luminaire itis possible:• To send command: battery and

functional test execution, mode se-lection (maintained, not main-tained)

• To read the status: emergency, restmode, test running

• To read alarms: tube alarm, batteryalarm

• To read measure: percentage ofbattery charge

Thanks to the above functions it ispossible to make a big step forwardin emergency lighting applications interms of cost savings and of a moreeffective maintenance policy:

• Automatic execution of the tests:controlled by a central unit (e.g.: PC)

• Maintenance-interventions optimi-sation : maintenance personnelknow before starting for the inter-vention the complete list of fault-lu-minaires and for each one both theproblem (e.g.: tube or battery) andthe exact position inside the build-ing (e.g.: 23rd floor, room 101). ■

Savings in maintenance

KNX Emergency luminaires by Gewiss

Find out more:

■ Gewiss Press Office

Tel: +39 (35) 946111

Fax: +39 (35) 946240


www.gewiss.com

Find out more:

■ Deutsche EIB/KNX-Gruppe

Fax: +49 (69) 6302-383


www.eiba.de

This is the title of a brochure onhome and buildings systems

technology aimed especially at in-vestors. The brochure describes KNXfrom the aspect of flexibility, econo-my, added value, compatibility, andlong-term viability. Aimed specifical-ly at owners of office and other non-residential buildings, the descrip-tions are clear and concise. Referenceexamples illustrate how KNX is usedto solve the most diverse of tasks. En-gineering offices and installers canadopt this brochure for discussionswith customers or as an active pub-licity instrument, for example for dis-tribution at their own events or for

mailshots. The brochure provides suf-ficient space at the back for a compa-ny stamp.

Order the German brochure fromthe German EIB/KNX Group. The Eng-lish version will come soon. ■

Investors prefer to take the bus

EIB/KNX: intelligent system technology with rapid return on investment

Products



Products

The KNX flush-mounting pushbut-ton interface is used to integrate

conventional switches and buttonsinto the Busch Installationsbus®. TheEIB button interface is connected tothe terminals of conventional buttonsand switches, e.g. 2020 US, 2020 US-205, 2000/6 US and 2000/5 US, bymeans of four contact pins. The but-ton interface makes the 2000® SI/SILinear, Reflex SI/SI Linear, future,alpha exclusive®, alpha nea® andsolo® ranges EIB-compatible.

Power is supplied to the EIB push-button interface and the conventionalswitches/buttons from the bus.

The buttons/switches employedcan be selected by means of the ETSapplication. After selection, the de-sired sensor functions are configured:switching, dimming, etc. ■

Busch Installationsbus® EIB

6108 U UP EIB pushbutton interface

Find out more:

■ Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH

Lüdenscheid

Tel: +49 (2351) 956-0

www.busch-jaeger.de

able in the main menu to which mas-ter functions can be assigned, suchas “Top News” or “Light Scenarios”. Alarge colour display is used for visual-isation. The backlighting of the con-trol button serves for orientation pur-poses and as a visual alarm.

The Gira “SmartTerminal” permitsuser-friendly control of the entire In-stabus KNX installation throughoutthe building. A range of scenarios canbe created, accessed and modifiedon the control unit itself. Time controland occupancy simulation routinescan be programmed. The user can al-so call up online services such asweather reports and up-to-date trafficmessages, or send and receive e-mails. Alarm or fault messages etc.can be sent automatically through theKNX-Internet interface.

The front plate of the Gira “Smart-Terminal” is manufactured fromglass, enabling the unit to be inte-

grated perfectly into the Gira modularfunction column and combined therewith many other functions to form asingle unit. The “SmartTerminal” canhowever also be installed as a surfaceor flush-mounting wall unit.

The building structure generatedby the ETS 3 is transferred automati-cally when the “SmartTerminal” is setup, obviating the need for program-ming on the unit. The functionalityof the unit will be extended con-tinually; units can be updated atwww.smart_terminal.gira.de. ■

Terminal with Internet connection

A giant leap towards the “intelligent house”

Find out more:

■ Gira Giersiepen GmbH & Co. KG

Electrical installation systems

Postfach 1220, D-42461 Radevormwald

Tel: +49 (2195) 602-0

Fax: +49 (2195) 602-339


www.gira.de

W ith its new “SmartTerminal”,Gira, located in Radevorm-

wald, has extended its range of KNXproducts with a central control unit fordomestic properties which includesInternet and e-mail functionality. The“SmartTerminal” offers intuitivetwist/push button operation andmenu guidance. In addition, fourfreely configurable buttons are avail-

Product benefits:

• Simple installation,

straightforward setup.

• Any of the UP switch ranges can

be used with the Busch

Installationsbus® EIB, with the

exception of the impuls and the

AP ranges.

• The cost-effective solution for

the decorating market

Asignificant step has been achievedfor the future of the networked

home. After intensive preparatorywork and several months of field tests

in homes, the Siemens home auto-mation system serve@Home is enter-ing its first marketing phase.

As the first manufacturer in its sec-tor, Siemens is launching a completerange of home appliances that can benetworked and, from early on, is help-


ances which are equipped ex-worksfor networking and can be modern-ized at any time. Alternatively, in or-der to be able to use the new tech-nologies immediately, the completesystem can be purchased, i.e. homeappliances incorporating the Gatewayand System-Interface (SI) networkingcomponents. The basic package(Tablet PC, Gateway and Powerline-In-terface) is offered at a recommendedretail price of 3,999 euros, and in-cludes a Siemens Stylistic Tablet PCworth around 2,500 euros.“

There are already 11 products onthe market including a cooker, andoven, extractor hoods, fridges andfreezers, dishwashers, a washing ma-chine and a tumble dryer. The addi-tional charge for a networked appli-ance as opposed to a conventionalone is 50 euros. ■

Milestone for Home Automation

Siemens starts marketing Home automation system serve@Home!

Products

ing to set the unstoppable trend to-wards home automation.

Here, Siemens is once again un-derpinning its position as innovationleader in the home appliance market.

Siemens-Electrogeräte is focusingon a selective market introduction inits marketing of the new system. Withserve@Home, retail business is mov-ing in new directions in terms of con-sulting, planning, installation andservices. It is therefore important tobegin with a select number of proper-ly trained dealers so as to ensurequality when this new system is intro-duced. Main distributors will gradual-ly be built up in the largest Germancities.

The next stage is to involve otherEuropean countries in the market-ing. “An important target group forthe system is initially the “earlyadopters“, i.e. people who are opento new technologies very early on,“says Roland Hagenbucher, CEO ofSiemens-Electrogeräte GmbH. “Weoffer our customers two options forachieving a networked home: oneconsists of purchasing home appli-

Integration of

serve@home

Find out more:

■ Siemens Elektrogeräte GmbH

München

www.serve-home.com

230-V-Stromnetz (Powerline)

Today:

Gateway

Tablet-PC

Handy

Future:

Heating-System

Air Conditioning System

Safety Light Roller Shutter Control


Products

As a system integrator, the Gesell-schaft für Prozesstechnik or “Ge-

Pro”, a Stralsund-based company inthe process technology sector, repeat-edly faced the following problem: toimplement a central control facility in-to an KNX installation which does notovertax or confuse the user with exces-sive technology, and can be operatedimmediately by different personnel.

The engineers on Germany’s Balticcoast had considered the products al-ready available. “With regard to in-stallation, in particular, we were notsatisfied. The external appearance

didn’t match our criteria, either. Thisled us to consider building our ownKNX control and signalling panels,”explains GePro CEO Dipl.-Ing. DirkMüller.

Kaiser’s standard enclosures forflush and hollow-wall mounting werethe starting point for the new prod-ucts. Particular attention was paid to

attractive design of the panels, thisbeing essential for their use in hotels,restaurants, medical practices and so-licitors’ offices, conference rooms, etc.

The KNX control and signallingpanels offer a wide range of internalfunctions. Round pushbuttons andintegral green LEDs on the front plateare used to switch and dim lights,open and close shutters, and trans-mit values. The ETS is employed forparameterisation of the button func-tions. Separate objects serve to para-meterse the LEDs to “ON”, “OFF” or“Flashing”. Orientation lighting is al-

so possible. Installation couldn’t beeasier: the front plate together withall pushbuttons and the control elec-tronics is simply fitted onto the flush-mounting enclosure by means of fourscrews. The panels are supplied withsoftware and if desired with pre-en-graved label plates.GePro now has several types of KNX

Practical solutions for practical users

KNX control and signalling panels satisfy the needs of customers and architects

Find out more:

■ GePro Gesellschaft

für Prozeßtechnik mbH,

Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Müller,

Heinrich-Heine-Ring 78, D-18435 Stralsund

Tel: +49 (3831) 390055

Fax: +49 (3831) 390024

e-mail: [email protected],

Internet: www.EIB-Tab.de

The new control and signalling

panels for EIB systems are available

with 32, 16 and 8 push-buttons

The panels are designed for easy fitting

to standard flush-mounting enclosures

control and signalling panel in itsrange:• With 16 and 32 pusbuttons/LEDs• With 8 pushbuttons/LEDs and 16

additional inputs• Mini control and signalling panel

with 8 pushbuttonsBesides the standard version in natu-ral anodised aluminium, panels arenow available from GePro in agate grey,anthracite, mahogany, and steel blue.LEDs are also available in red, and spe-cial versions can be ordered, for ex-ample for surface-mounting. Furtherversions are under development. ■


ture regulator for example must actu-ally transmit its status should the am-bient temperature change, and ashutter actuator must output a newposition when a certain event takesplace. The objective is for faults to beidentified at an early stage in order forthe quality of the component, and be-yond that that of the Bus system, tobe assured.

Experienced test institute

KNX components and their applica-tions are growing in complexity. Themore complex the component andthe application, the higher the ex-penditure on testing. Diagram 1demonstrates this with a comparisonbetween three different degrees ofcomplexity of a typical KNX standardproduct. As the diagram shows, theexponential fault-free characteristic ofthe test expenditure is several timeshigher at 50% freedom from faults fora high-complexity component thanfor a low-complexity component.

Specified test strategies yield ahigh probability of faults being de-tected. Experience has shown how-ever that test strategies developed bythird parties are highly suited to thedetection of faults not found by man-

ufacturers’ tests. Both methods incombination thus yield optimum re-sults.

Almost ten years’ experience withEIB testing in DIAL at Lüdenscheidhas shown that virtually any complexcomponent will exhibit faults duringtesting. Third-party testing thus con-siderably improves product and sys-tem quality, and manufacturers aresaved high consequential costs andwarranty expenses.

Investment in testing pays offThird-party testing of KNX components

Before new KNX components are launched, they must first be registered with the Konnex

Association. The manufacturer must then obtain certification testing from an independent

KNX test institute within six months. Is this expense worthwhile?

Find out more:

■ DIAL GmbH

Gustav-Adolf-Straße 4

D-58507 Lüdenscheid

Telefon: +49 (2351) 1064-360

Telefax: +49 (2351) 1064-361


www.dial.de

Certification

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This requirement is intended to en-sure that components distributed

by different manufacturers are inter-operable with each other and func-tion without problems within a sys-tem. KNX is the only Bus system forwhich such quality testing is so rig-orously required and actually con-ducted.

Early identification of faults

During testing of interoperation, theinherent functionality of the compo-nent is also tested. A room tempera-

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Outsourcing of approval tests

Manufacturers can save furthercosts by outsourcing the usual“approval tests” to the testingbody. The manufacturer’s person-nel must otherwise first be trainedin use of the components. Identi-fied faults are then communicatedto the developer for rectification.This process is repeated until nomore faults are detected.

The external test body is theninvolved. Here too, testers mustfirst familiarise themselves withthe component. Should faults bedetected, which is standards oncomplex components, the compo-nent is returned to development,and the whole process beginsagain. Conversely, if approval test-ing itself is outsourced to the testbody, the costs of training and re-training of in-house testers aresaved in full.

In conclusion, the test expendi-ture entailed by KNX is a good in-vestment. The manufacturer saveshigh warranty costs, the system in-tegrator and the installer arespared on-site problems typical ofother bus systems, and buildingsystems technology employingKNX enhances its image. ■

Moreover, last year the Expert Group onTraining defined a new standardised

course next to the normal combined course.For such persons that possibly already hold thetitle of EIB partner, but want to extend theirknowledge and skills for more integrated andsophisticated projects, there is now the possi-bility to attend upgrade courses of in total 40lessons dealing with such topics as:• visualisation• heating control• security applications• sophisticated lighting control• ETS add-on tools• logic operations• line/backbone couplers• group object flag settings, etc.

Training centres can apply for certificationto be able to carry out these training coursesunder the same conditions as for the com-bined courses, provided they have submittedproof of the availability of some additionalequipment. Until now, 8 training centres havereceived authorization to organise upgradecourses. ■

Training contractors andplanners around the worldStandardised & upgrade course for professionals

Since the beginning of April 2003, EIBA has formally delegated the certification

of training centres to Konnex Association. With the number of training centres

approaching the 100 limit, the number of countries, in which electrical contractors

and planners are trained according to the EIB requirements for training centres is

also steadily increasing: in the course of 2003, the Konnex Association

Certification Department trained 7 candidate tutors in such countries as Spain

(Jung Iberica), Denmark (ABB University) but also as far away as Hong Kong

(Polytechnic University).

Weitere Informationen zu Schulungen

und Zertifizierungen:

■ Ufuk Unal

Certification Assistant

Tel: + 32 (2) 77587653


Annual conference for Training Centres

Last but not least, in the month of May

2003 Konnex Association organised the

annual conference for Training Centres,

which was this year hosted by the

Elektrobildungszentrum in Dresden

(Germany). The audience of more than 60

delegates from training centres from

Germany, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Italy,

Spain and France listened attentively to the

novelties of KNX in the area of radio

frequency, easy installation, ETS

Professional and Starter Edition, KNX

EIBnet IP. Also a number of manufacturers

demonstrated their new product

applications. Konnex Association has

already scheduled held this year’s event in

March 2004, entirely devoted to the new

ETS 3 software.

Certification andAdministration

Joost DemarestDirector, certification & [email protected]

Certification and Administration

Ufuk [email protected]

Reception

Hazel JohnsonSecretary of the [email protected]

System & Software Department

Marc GoossensDirector System & Software Department [email protected]


Serge CreolaAssistant to Software & Marketing [email protected]

Marketing Department

Harry CrijnsDirector Marketing & Communicationharry.crijns@konnex. org


Chantal DegolSales & Logistics [email protected]


Ruben GoethalsSystem Engineer [email protected]


Steven de BruyneSystem Engineer [email protected]


Christophe ParthoensSystem Engineer ETS& KNX [email protected]

Marketing Department

Wouter van den BosManager Marketing & [email protected]

Reception

Nancy MullucksAssistant für System and [email protected]

Dialogue

Konnex Journal

Publisher:

Konnex Association

Bessenveldstraat 5

1831 Diegum, Belgium

Phone: +32 (2) 7 75 85 90

Fax: +32 (2) 6 75 50 28

Email: [email protected]

www.konnex.org

Publishing House:

Publicis Kommunikations-

Agentur GmbH, GWA

Corporate Publishing Zeitschriften

91050 Erlangen, Germany

Print:

CS-Vertrieb, Heilsbronn

Circulation:

6.800

©2004 by Konnex Association

Printed in Germany

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