Brochure on KNX home and building control
On nearly 90 pages, you will find practical solution examples around KNX home and building control that are worth knowing.
ETS example 1: Orientation light with KNX
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MIX2 actuators: intelligent, flexible, expandable
In an easily understandable way, our MIX2 videos show you the various advantages of the MIX2 series.
KNX lighting control from Theben creates accents and provides orientation
Twilight is predictable. In the morning, in the evening. One can adapt to it. It sounds simple, but it is not – especially if the KNX installation has to be programmed accordingly. Many parameters have to
be observed. The season, sunrise and sunset, the daily brightness values, the weather conditions.
But it is possible. Especially with Theben. For instance in front of entrances, accesses or on parking lots of companies, industrial plants, administrative buildings or housing areas. That is, in applications in which lighting is required especially at the start and end of work.
Here, KNX lighting controls from Theben create clear accents and provide orientation. Exactly then, when it is needed. Outdoor – and of course indoor.
Pioneering lighting concepts, which are appreciated everywhere: KNX lighting control for buildings and outside facilities
It feels good to come home, and the light goes on – long before you reach the door. It feels safe, to have orientation light in the garden or on the parking place. It is convenient to find the way in corridors of hotels or nursing homes during the night, because softly dimmed light never leaves you in the dark.
With Theben, comfort can be created easily – with theLuxa P KNX motion detectors and universal dimmer actuators, which always provide the desired brightness. Even at a specific period of time – in the morning, in the evening, or at night. Permanently or temporarily. With specific brightness values or with certain responses and time delays.
Benefits at a glance
1. Large detection area and universal applications
- The outdoor motion detector theLuxa P300 KNX has a large detection area of up to 16 m and a separate creep under protection.
- It is suited for ceiling installation and wall mounting. Corner brackets for the installation at inner and outer corners, as well as spacer frames for lateral cable routing are included in the scope of supply.
2. Sophisticated applications
- theLuxa P300 KNX features change over between alternative values for brightness and time delay, which allows different values to be considered for different times of the day and situations.
- The most important settings, such as brightness and time delay, can be changed during operation via the KNX objects.
- In the universal dimmer actuator DMG 2 T KNX, various dimming curves are stored, which correct the dimming response appropriately, depending on the lamp used, thus ensuring stepless and flicker-free dimming of LED lamps.
3. High investment security
- Due to additionally up-loadable dimming curves, the universal dimmer actuator DMG 2 T KNX can also be adapted to future lamps.
- The dimming output of the universal dimmer actuator DMG 2 T KNX is 2 x 300 W/VA or 1 x 500 W/VA. If more output is required for future lamp developments, this can be achieved by connecting up to 4 dimming boosters in parallel, to up to 2000 W/VA.
Products for KNX lighting control
| Dimming actuator DMG 2 T KNX:dims like no otherWhether LEDs, halogen, or energy saving lamps – the universal dimmer actuators dim everything that can be dimmed: steplessly, smoothly and flicker free. With the KNX software ETS, Theben provides optimally tuned dimming curves for every lamp – up- datable for future lamps. The dimming output is 2 x 300 W/VA or 1 x 500 W/VA. This dimming actuator, which can be expanded by two modules, is considered one of the best on the market. |
| Dimming booster DMB 1 T KNX:does 'watt' you wantIf the output of the dimming actuator is not sufficient, the dimming booster comes into play: Connected in parallel, the output can be increased to up to 700 W/VA. In the maximum expansion stage with four dimming boosters, this is 2000 W/VA. |
| Motion detector theLuxa P KNX:responds to every movementThis motion detector has a very large detection area of up to 16 metres. An advantage, especially with large building complexes, because a few detectors will suffice, in order to cover large entrance areas, parking lots, or accesses. It can be mounted on walls, or ceilings. Many of its functions, such as brightness and time delay can be easily changed with theSenda remote control, from the ground. Even more convenient from the sofa: via the KNX visualisation theServa. |
Basic principle of orientation light
In the morning and evening hours, a basic lighting of 40 % provides orientation. When motion is detected, the brightness is switched to 100 %. After a time delay, the lighting is softly dimmed down to the level of the orientation light.
