Engineering
IKNXUSA Engineering provides technical guidance and system-design support for professional KNX building automation projects, helping integrators, engineers, architects, lighting professionals, and contractors develop interoperable and scalable control solutions.
Our engineering resources focus on the practical application of KNX and its integration with complementary building technologies. From initial system architecture and product selection to communication interfaces, control strategies, and project specifications, the objective is to help transform project requirements into a structured automation design.
Engineering areas include:
System Architecture — KNX topology, system infrastructure, device selection, group-address strategy, communication interfaces, system segmentation, visualization, and integration planning for residential and commercial projects.
KNX + DALI — Engineering guidance for integrating KNX with DALI and DALI-2 lighting systems, including gateways, addressing concepts, groups, scenes, tunable-white control, Human Centric Lighting, sensors, emergency-lighting integration, and system architecture.
Architectural Lighting — Control strategies for professional architectural lighting using KNX, DALI/DALI-2, 0–10 V, phase control, DMX, and other appropriate technologies. Applications include dimming, scenes, occupancy control, daylight harvesting, tunable white, RGB/RGBW, and Human Centric Lighting.
HVAC — KNX integration strategies for heating, cooling, ventilation, thermostats, fan-coil units, heat pumps, VRF/VRV systems, and Building Management Systems. Engineering can incorporate gateways and protocols such as BACnet and Modbus where appropriate.
Energy Management — System architecture for measuring, analyzing, controlling, and optimizing building energy use. Applications can include energy meters, Modbus-to-KNX integration, visualization, demand management, load control, HVAC optimization, lighting, renewable energy, and EV charging coordination.
Specification Assistance — Technical support for architects, engineers, consultants, integrators, and other professionals developing KNX-based project specifications. Assistance can include system concepts, product and technology selection, control requirements, interoperability considerations, and documentation intended to establish an open and serviceable building-automation platform.
From Concept to System Architecture
IKNXUSA Engineering is focused on more than selecting individual devices. A successful building-automation system requires the architecture, communication technologies, control sequences, products, electrical requirements, and user interface to function as an integrated system.
The goal is to help professionals develop KNX solutions that are interoperable, scalable, maintainable, and appropriate for the project’s technical requirements.
Design the architecture. Integrate the technologies. Build with KNX.