|
I need to extend a KNX system with wireless technology and would prefer something else than the Insta Funk-system. Mainly because i need some simple plug-adapters for flexible use. There are a lot of such devices compatible to Z wave but i cant find a gateway to KNX. |
|
Cytech's Comfort system has a KNX and Z-wave interfaces (see http://www.cytech.biz/Default.aspx?cmd=ID%2ftW5Xw2bTCO626ZAAInw%3d%3d&productid=76&categoryid=9&pageindex= and http://www.cytech.biz/Default.aspx?cmd=ID%2ftW5Xw2bTCO626ZAAInw%3d%3d&productid=216&categoryid=9&pageindex=). I contacted Cytech with this question and their anwser was : "Yes Comfort can act as a gateway between Zwave and KNX Any KNX object can trigger a transmission to a Zwave device and get feedback" Maybe this is a path that you can investigate more. I will look into it, very interesting
(Mar 05 '10 at 17:17)
Jared
|
|
I came across another possible option to interface Z-Wave and KNX based on a central control unit to interface these protocols. It's from Pulse Technolocgies and you see it in http://www.pulseliving.com/en/productfamily/products/pulsecontrol They refer the example of having Z-Wave push button to control a KNX dimmer ( http://www.pulseliving.com/en/article/technology/automation.html |
|
There's also a control device, maybe a bit tailored more towards Z-Wave, that could potencially become a gateway solution between KNX and Z-Wave (as well as UPnP and other protocols). It's called Vera and it's made by "Mi Casa Verde", see http://www.micasaverde.com/. It's firmare/operating system includes a development environment called Luup ( Lua UPnP). You can read on their web site:
See http://wiki.mios.com/index.php/Luup_Press_Release and http://www.mios.com/development_tools.php It seems promissing. EB |
|
The Siemens KNX PLC could be programmed to be an bidirectional getaway from KNX to Z-wave and Z-Wave to KNX. As any other protocol. |
|
Siemens KNX PLC could be a gataway KNX to Z-Wave and Z-Wave to KNX as any other cimbination of protocolos. It has to be programmed to translate those protocols and it works. And it is chip. |
|
The second solution is to pick-up any of the Z-Wave to IP protocol, and in the KNX network use the KNX IP routhers instade of Kine cuplers, so KNX network will function on the IP protocol. |
|
And one more solution is to use OPC and makes a software getaway. |