The world`s only open STANDARD for home and building control! KNX Association Brussels

Page No. 2 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control 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.

Page No. 3 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control The power of the KNX standard  The KNX standard is the EN THE European Standard for Home and Building control systems This series of standards are taken over from our industrial standard; KNX It contains: -The protocol -The standardised application profiles -The different communication media

Page No. 4 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control The power of the KNX standard  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

Page No. 5 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control The power of the KNX standard  Its Main Assets: Interoperability; Between different products and different applications of different manufacturers Product quality; The Association surveys regularly the production sites of the manufacturers Standardised functionality; Profiles of Home & Building applications are integrated in the Standard

Page No. 6 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control The power of the KNX standard  Its Communication Media: Twisted Pairs(TP) Power Lines(PL) Radio Frequency(RF) All media transporting TCP/IP

Page No. 7 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX: main advantages different media  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

Page No. 8 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control 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

Page No. 9 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX : technology integrates Home and Building applications in one approved standard

Page No. 10 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control Electricity distributors Telecom providers Service Providers: – Service / Maintenance – Security / Surveillance – Remote Meter Reading – Healthcare /Services –... Media: – RF – Satellite – Broadband network – Telephone network – Power-line carrier RG = Residential Gateway: “the electronic door“ KNX: makes horizontal and vertical integration possible

Page No. 11 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control 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

Page No. 12 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX – Facts & Figures More than 80% of all European manufactures active in the field of Home- and Building Control are member of KNX Association

Page No. 13 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX – Facts & Figures  More than Installers / Systemintegrators in 70 countries  More than 100 certified Training Centres in 25 countries They offer the installer and system-integrator KNX training courses on different technical levels  More than 50 Technical Universities from 15 countries Research on KNX related applications. Yearly a Scientific conference to show the State-of-the-Art.  8 User Clubs  3 Associated Organisations CABA, BACnet, CECED

Page No. 14 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX – Facts & Figures  Over ETS® licensees sold in 70 countries  20 existing National KNX groups worldwide  5 Accredited test laboratories Needed for manufacturer independent certification and interworking tests mainly on new applications and communication media.

Page No. 15 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX – Facts & Figures  Nearly certified products  Several Projects worldwide  Since 15 years a global player at the market !

Page No. 16 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control KNX is the Standard  CENELEC EN – the European only Standard for Home and Building Control based on KNX.  CEN EN – the European Standard for Building Automation based on KNX.  ISO / IEC ISO/IEC – the World`s only Standard for Home and Building Control. KNX: The world`s only open STANDARD for home and building control.

Page No. 17 August 15 KNX: The world’s only open STANDARD for Home & Building Control World standards: BACnet and KNX BACnet ( EN ISO 16484) Twisted Pairs, Power Lines, Radio Frequency All media transporting TC/IP Management level Automation level Field level Big buildingMedium buildingSmall buildingHomes - ISO/IEC EN CEN 13321