KNX Open Protocol for Building Automation
Introduction
There are many choices between building automation systems, but a clear distinction is between ‘Open’ & ‘Proprietary’. KNX is an open communications protocol built for purpose in the residential and commercial building automation market. It has a strong legacy of forward thinking and sustainability advocacy. KNX has proven to be the most successful protocol of its type in the world, supported by hundreds of manufacturers for over 30 years. No other protocol in the category can make this claim.
However, the Australian market has not adopted KNX at the same rate as other jurisdictions, and there are reasons why this is the case. This includes the European centric nature of the market it was designed for and the limited exposure companies in Australia have had working with it.
The KNX Association of Australia is actively working to educate and inform key stakeholders precisely which benefits can readily be adopted in the Australian context, leading to smarter, more efficient and more sustainable building automation systems.
Biography
Andy Moore is Marketing Director of the KNX Association of Australia and Building Automation Manager for Theben Australia, one of the manufacturing members. His expertise is specific to lighting, which includes the use of natural light – as well as dynamic lighting systems to influence health and wellbeing, particularly around sleep and circadian rhythms. Lighting control is an important feature of KNX, along with blind and shading control, access control, HVAC and occupancy detection.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
Specify an open and decentralised control system, linking many subsystems of a building into a single platform.
Understand the formal certification standards a KNX manufacturer must adhere to and the system integrators qualified to commission and maintain KNX automation projects.
Increased awareness of the subsystems able to be ‘integrated’ into a single open control system, removing duplication, electronic waste, and improving user comfort and aesthetics.
