Step 7: Which applications ?

Lighting gives the soul to each house, no matter if we are talking about a single room or a huge space, such a villa or mansion. Lighting can affect our mood and contribute to a higher well-being in your own home.
But “lighting” does not only involve light, which is turned on by the press of a button or a flipping of a switch. Lighting can be divided into artificial lighting and natural lighting. Latter has great health benefits, such as the production of vitamin D during the day and melatonin at night time. Smart lighting will combine natural light with artificial light through dimming, so that you are enjoying the best lighting at your own house.

Have an efficient control system for motorised blinds and shutter is essential to achieve a significant reduction of energy resources, both lighting, maximizing natural light and air conditioning, building or avoiding direct sunlight, according to each season. Furthermore, by suitable control systems blinds and shutters, you may avoid light pollution outside when the outside light is low, near dusk.

Time for a cosy movie night. No problem for your smart home. With the push of just one button the curtains close, the TV rises up from its cabinet, the audio receiver switches on and automatically selects Movie-mode with Netflix as its source and the thermostat (or air conditioner) sets the temperature to a lovely 21° C. All you have to do is make the popcorn and roll up on the couch. Press play for seventh heaven.

Coming back from a long day, a welcoming atmosphere and finding refuge from the heat in summer, cold in winter and showers in spring and autumn is what a smart home can offer you. KNX home is preparing for your return adjusting the temperature and air quality to your preferences.

Visualisation has an important role for smart homes as it allows users to know the household electricity consumption in real time. This has an important impact on improving the household electricity efficiency and changing users’ habits of using electricity.

An intelligent door access control is more than just a sophisticated locking system than the tradition key and tumbler lock. The use of door access control give you and your family a much more comfortable life, knowing that the door is locked at any time whenever you are not at home.

Voice Control integrated within a smart home system opens up a new level of comfort, independence, and well-being, not only for elderly or people with disabilities, but for everybody. Voice Control is the ultimate convenience, especially for those times when you can’t find the remote or you simply have your hands full.

Control your building from a remote location. Always keep an eye on your home. KNX control can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Safety requirements of smart home installations are growing. Information on consumption data that should not be seen by third parties, protections of locking systems (e.g. door contacts) against manipulation and devices shall communicate with authenticated participants. With KNX Secure and its impenetrable security mechanisms, you can rest assured that you are the only master of your own 4 walls, from the inside and the outside.

The term 'Assisted living' has come to mean giving support to both older members of our community and others with impairments or needing assistance with everyday living, and KNX intelligent technology has been employed in assisted living environments for many years. KNX can help to provide exactly the type of support needed in everyday life. It is ideal for the elderly living at home and many other types of residence.

Your imagination is the limit! Should you have a special wish or special requirement for your home, choose custom solutions and inform your KNX Partner about your plans and your desired functions. Thanks to the broad portfolio of KNX devices, you can have any function realised in order to make your dream smart home become reality.