KNX
KNX is an international standard (ISO/IEC 14543, EN 50090) for commercial and domestic building automation. KNX IoT Point API is the new transport medium of KNX. This new transport medium is fully compatible with existing KNX technology, KNX/TP, KNX/RF and KNXnet/IP.
KNX IoT
KNX IoT definieert een nieuw transportmedium voor KNX, gebaseerd op het Internet Protocol versie 6 (PPv6). De KNX Association contracteerde Cascoda om de KNX IoT open-source software stack hiervoor te ontwikkelen. Deze software stack is ontworpen om te werken de robuste, betrouwbare en geteste Thread Mesh LPWAN wireless standaard. Deze werd uitgebreid met een ‘banking-level security’ beveiliging die nodig is om een volaardig marktprodukt te zijn, geschikt voor KNX gebruikers.
Thread
Thread is a low-power wireless mesh network-layer protocol, based on the universally-supported Internet Protocol (IP), and built using open and proven standards. Thread enables direct IP-based device-to-device and device-to-cloud communications. It reliably connects hundreds (or thousands) of products and includes mandatory security features. Thread networks have no single point of failure, can self-heal and reconfigure when a device is added or removed, and are simple to setup and use.
Thread® – Cascoda Co-author of the open source stack, OpenThread & the Thread specification
KNX IoT Development Kit
The KNX IoT development kit contains all you need to evaluate and develop your KNX IoT over Thread system. It comprises two Cascoda KNX IoT Development Boards housed in small 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 2.5cm sensor cases, one Cascoda KNX IoT Hub, one WiFi antenna, one ethernet cable, two USB cables and a multi-plug power supply.
KNX IoT Development Kit – Cascoda
In order to use the Cascoda KNX IoT Development Kit, a KNX configuration tool is needed. For this there are two options:
- Cascoda KNX IoT Linker: The Cascoda KNX IoT Linker is a configuration software tool that runs on Cascoda’s KNX IoT Hub
- The Cascoda KNX IoT Linker can be used to configure KNX IoT systems only
- The Cascoda KNX IoT Linker is available to Cascoda customers who purchase the Cascoda KNX IoT Hub
- KNX Association ETS 6: Configuration Software Tool to design and configure KNX Installations for intelligent home and building control
- Issued by KNX Association, the ETS is the manufacturer independent solution for all certified KNX Products
- ETS 6 can be used to configure all possible KNX installations, be it classic Twisted Pair, Radio Frequency and now even KNX IoT
- Beta Versions of ETS 6 are available to KNX Members and supports configuration of the Cascoda KNX IoT Development Kit
Getting Started
- Buy the Development Kit from one of our distributors
- Read the Getting Started guide and configure your devices with ETS6 or the Cascoda KNX IoT Linker