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people’s lives at home and that is home automation. Increasing pressure and a tiring lifestyle is crippling everybody. Out of the 168 hours in a week, an average person spends 40 hours in the office and over 90 hours at home. When you’re in the office, you’ve most likely got the perfect ambiance, lighting, air conditioning and automation. Don’t you wish you had a similar level of control at home? Schneider Electric’s KNX intelligent building control system can give you that. Reductions in the cost of technology and the
ubiquity of internet connectivity has made home automation an affordable reality for consumers. This is also coupled with a dramatic change in customers’ expectations. People expect to be in control of their energy use, by managing the lighting, heating and all other electrical devices in their home.
A connected home is a comfortable home
Home automation systems such as Schneider Electric’s KNX Multitouch Pro and KNX Pushbutton Pro are two new user interfaces that ensure intuitive and flexible room control for lighting, heating, and blinds, via an easy-to-use interface. KNX can be integrated into a variety of residential and commercial environments. KNX Multitouch Pro features a contact-
sensitive touch screen to enable control of general room functions such as temperature, blinds and lighting. It can be installed in every room, and managed from a central point. It combines the
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hange is the only constant. This statement might be a cliche, but there’s a change which is going to transform
functional versatility of a thermostat and multi-function push-button with the intuitive operating philosophy of a smartphone or tablet. Scrolling between functions is done by ‘swiping’ to enable simple and intuitive switching between and selecting of main functions – of which as many as eight are possible. There is a choice of two interface display
designs, vertical or round display arrangement – or a combination of both. This means that the interface display is always optimised, depending on user requirements and can be reconfigured at any time. In round display, up to eight main functions can be featured, and in vertical display up to 15. In terms of innovation, KNX Multitouch Pro excels in its ability to activate the most-used functions with a simple hand movement. The display sensor recognises whether the direction of movement is vertical or horizontal.
Ease of installation
We are looking to drive a change in what homes can do for their occupants. Together with architects, engineers, electricians and other partners, we are bringing connectivity to homes through solutions like KNX. A major advance in this new solution, especially appealing to installers, is that the planning and commissioning of the new KNX user interface is extremely flexible and simple to carry out. Only two references are required for a simple KNX installation of all rooms, based on the number of required functions. The allocation of desired functions can be implemented at the time of the commissioning process. Furthermore, an ‘express’ commissioning feature enables rapid programming of the KNX Pushbutton Pro. This feature enables frequently-used functions to be predefined in the
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EIB Tool Software application. The allocation of desired functions can be modified at any time without any risk of losing group addresses. No additional power supply is required for the KNX Multitouch Pro or for the KNX Pushbutton Pro.
Energy savings across the board
By integrating energy management with other home control functions, the KNX range goes beyond automation. It turns homes into smarter living spaces. It lets us monitor and manage our homes to maximise energy efficiency and lower energy bills, either locally or remotely. This also ensures the integration of any future comfort, security, and energy saving functions. From an energy saving perspective, home
automation has some key benefits, especially programmable thermostats. Turning down a thermostat by just one degree can reduce heating bills by up to ten per cent, and most UK smart/programmable thermostats promise a reduction in heating bills of up to 20 per cent. There’s both a growing need and desire for
people to be more energy efficient than ever before. People looking at installing a smart home system also want an element of style and flexibility. Energy efficiency is all about controlling your habits more readily and looking for ways to lower your carbon footprint, but there doesn’t have to be a compromise with style and aesthetics. There’s a very clear drive towards this when so much of our lives are already integrated with technology – and people are looking for this to be extended into their homes.
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