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1 February 2012
Down the Wire 004
Our latest KNX bulletin hit the wires earlier in the week, click below to see what you are missing...
Down the Wire 004
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22 November 2011
Class of November 2011
The last class of 2011- Congratulations to all our KNX Certified Partners!!
Back Row: Peter Phillips (Berkeley Controls), Andrew Ward (Sound & Vision Audio Visual Solutions), Ben Lewis (The Ivory Egg KNX Trainer from KNX Consultants), Julian Ryland (Sound & Vision Audio Visual Solutions) Jez Alvey (Challenge TV)
Front Row: John Barrett (Berkeley Controls), Gavin Harper (Plas Llywyngwern Ltd), Paul Cole (Elec-Check)
For our 2012 training schedule click here
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30 September 2011
Class of September 2011
Four more certified KNX engineers launched into the world. Congratulations to Cuneyt Ozerdag (Urge Engineering Ltd), Luke Newland (Newland Solutions), Richard Cook (Briggs & Forrester) and Nick Laing (LEC Design).
Thank you to Ben Lewis (centre) from KNX Consultants for Tutoring our latest graduates!
Ivory Egg training
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28 September 2011
Another hugely successful 100% Design Show is over
Thanks to everyone who took part and made it such a great event
100% Design Show
Gira
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21 September 2011
Loewe and Gira announce co-operation in the UK
This represents a great opportunity for both Loewe retailers and Gira system integrators in the UK. There are significant benefits to be had with KNX control directly from Loewe televisions and music control from Gira touchpanels. Give us a call to find out more.
click here for the press release
click here for a brochure
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23 August 2011
6 channels in a single KNX Dimmer?
This 6 x 315W channel beast from ABB offers fully configurable channel bridging up 1.9kW, manual switching, built in logic and a great price.
ABB 6197-0-0027
click here for more info
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22 July 2011
Class of July 2011
Ivory Egg let another 5 certified KNX engineers loose into the world. Congratulations to Nick Tate (Photon AV), Christopher Way (Briggs and Forrestor), Sam Luxton (Intelligent Systems Southern), Mark Williams (Smith & Byford) and Kevin Cornford (Audio Visual Projects).
Ivory Egg Training
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22 June 2011
KNX continues to grow at Home Technology Event.
Another great Home Technology (CEDIA) Event is behind us, thank you to all who helped us out and to all those who stopped by the stand.
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1 June 2011
KAISER - the full range now available at Ivory Egg
Check out the Kaiser range here
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21 May 2011
Class of May 2011
Congratulations to Gavin Press, Tim Curtis-Weight, Peter Matthews, James Ward, David Alessandro and Rashford Blake who all passed our KNX certification course last week.
Future KNX courses at Ivory Egg
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18 May 2011
Good luck Team UK
Chris Young and Scott Wigmore, pictured here with Ben Lewis from KNX Consultants LTD, completed their KNX certification at Ivory Egg in April. In October they will represent the UK at the WorldSkills Event in London. We wish them all the best.
World Skills 2011
Ivory Egg Training
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10 May 2011
KNX energy metering from Siemens
If you're looking for KNX energy metering of you need look no further than Siemens.
DIN rail mounted meter for single and three phase systems.
The KNX module provides active and reactive power totals and dual tariff support.
Siemens KNX/EIB metering solutions
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9 May 2011
Direct KNX LED dimming is a now a reality
We are now stocking Bilton LED dimming and sequencing products. These are KNX certified, high performance dimmers that are designed and manufactured in Austria. Bilton are a pure LED lighting solutions company at the pinnacle of the market and we are proud to be working with them.
Bilton have both constant voltage and constant current products available, click below to find out more...
See all of our LED direct dimming products
Find out more about Bilton
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5 April 2011
Gira BS Brochure Now Available
Gira have recently published a new brochure with the details of the new british standard range of sockets and switches.
Download
Order
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29 March 2011
Gold switch anyone?
Actually its a new custom brass Basalte Sentido. And somewhat surprisingly, it looks stunning!
Contact the Ivory Egg team if you want to know more
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17 March 2011
Special grade KNX cables now available
click here for more info
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16 March 2011
Online Training for New Gira Products
Gira have recently released a recording of a webiner detailing the features and programming aspects of some of their new devices. this includes the push sensor 3 range and the IP gateways.
Online Training
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14 March 2011
The latest KNX JOURNAL is out
It includes energy efficiency case studies and a lot of new products. Let us know if there is anything you want to know more about and we will do the hard work!
Download Here
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20 February 2011
Gira KNX CO2 Sensor Now Available
Gira have recently started shipping the KNX version of their flush mounted CO2 Sensor.
Its ability to set CO2 thresholds and alarm levels plus humidity and temperature regulation all in a single elegant device, sets it apart from others.
Product Infromation
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21 July 2010
Gira iPhone App still on target for 1st August release
After Apple announced iOS4, Gira have rescheduled the release dates of their apps by concentrating effort on the iPhone / iPod app first. This will now come in both iOS3 and iOS4 versions from the outset and should still be available from the appstore August 1st. The dedicated iPad app will now follow in September.
Find out more on the Gira website
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8 June 2010
EnOcean Alliance validates UK foothold with major building references
At its first London Open House Exhibition on the 20th of May, the EnOcean Alliance announced the growing presence of selfpowered wireless technology in the UK, and revealed first time details of high profile residential, commercial and industrial building automation projects across the country. Member companies involved in the event included Beckhoff, Distech Controls, EnOcean, Leviton, MK Electric, Wago, Wieland and Thermokon.
read more...
visit EnOceanshop
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27 May 2010
A room controller to die for
Following on from the immense success of the Sentido range, Basalte announce a new room controller to match. The product features a full menu driven oled display and is essentially capable of controlling any function in a room via the touch sensitive surfaces. In common with all Basalte products the finish is without equal.
find out more about Basalte Deseo on KNXshop
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5 May 2010
Zennio adds full bi-directional RS-232 control
Zennio have expanded on the SKX-Linker product with a fully open version for the control of essentially any RS-232 controlled product - introducing the SKX-Open.
Its so small you could install it within a backbox behind a wall mounted RS-232 socket.
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4 May 2010
Zennio adds Daikin AC Control to their line up.
KLIC-DD is a bidirectional communication interface for integrating air-conditioning units manufactured by Daikin into your KNX projects.
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29 April 2010
Gira's new product announcements
Hot off the press from Light + Building Gira have compiled a pdf of all their up and coming products.
Download the full story here...
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14 April 2010
Gira iPhone and iPad apps announced
Due for release on the Apple App store in August, these 2 apps offer complete KNX control with the same UI as the Gira Interface. You can now have exactly the same functionality and user experience on an iPhone, iPad, Windows PC, iMac and the two Gira Control Panels.
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14 April 2010
More Loewe and Gira cooperation
The stunning new Loewe handset fits into a Gira frame. This is a very elegant solution and completes the integration of Loewe Audio into the Gira offering. In combination with the new Loewe Plug-in for the Gira interface the iPhone /iPad apps and KNX control via Loewe televisions this amounts to the first full integration of KNX and Multiroom audio we have seen.
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14 April 2010
E22 push buttons now in real Stainless and Aluminium
As expected Gira have announced new versions of the E22 push buttons and room temperature controllers with solid plate metal and engraved labelling. This is a welcome addition as it has been a much requested addition over the last year.
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13 April 2010
Denro launch new compact KNX room controller
This is certainly one of the most elegant and complete controller's we have seen and is a welcome change for the thousands of touch panels throughout Light + Build this year. Keep checking for more information here on www.knxshop.co.uk
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2 April 2010
Promoveo UK Launch
UK based Promoveo Technologies launch their fantastic range of touch panels with Ivory Egg.
Promoveo have one of the most unique and easy to use user interfaces on the market. In addition the configuration is the simplest we have ever seen.
Promoveo Technologies Website
Promoveo Products on KNX Shop
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30 March 2010
New and very slim presence detector from Theben
Unobtrusive and elegant yet effective.
The new Plano Centro Presence Detector impresses with its very flat design, adapts to any architecture and can be integrated inconspicuously into ceilings. Look for a KNX version of this product at a later date...
more info from the Theben site
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30 March 2010
Finally another KNX PIR for external use!
Introducing the new Theben Sphinx 105-300 KNX.
2 channel motion detection, brightness sensing, adjustable head position, creep detection and more.
more info from the Theben site
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