14 Oct KNX IoT Solutions: a new interoperable & secure scenario
KNX IoT qualitatively increases the interoperability at the IP level, becomes SW-development friendly and adds new physical layers demanded by the market (mesh networks). In this new scenario, the KNX IoT 3rd Party API is the secure, semantically enriched and reliable way to create an IoT data-driven infrastructure for home and building automation installations.
So much so that a new IP Marketplace has been created. System integrators can easily find applications and products according to their respective category, making designing KNX installations easier. This IP Marketplace brings together all the internet of things devices, solutions and services made with KNX. And it is that KNX IoT has been designed to maintain security at its highest: KNX IoT 3rd Party API clients need to connect following the OAuth2.0 authentication process, where KNX IoT Point API devices come with security embedded by design. With this full and comprehensive development landscape, manufacturers and developers can build the best devices, solutions and services in the home and building automation market.
Why is KNX IoT so interesting for your business?
Some KNX IoT benefits include:
- KNX offers a standardized API to interact with KNX installations: simple, secure, abstracted from the KNX-specific knowledge and future-proof.
- A new IPv6 communication network is herewith added to the vast KNX development landscape (of course, products based on these will be fully interoperable and configurable with ETS)
- All these wonders are orchestrated thanks to the ETS: available in more than 500 manufacturers and more than 100000 installers who have been trained on ETS.
KNX IoT CASE STUDY
KNX IoT 3rd Party API server:
Wiser for KNX:
Wiser for KNX is a logic controller from Schneider Electric that offers an environment to create visualizations and build logic. It is the first server in the market to offer the KNX IoT 3rd Party API server functionality. Thanks to this option, Schneider Electric can create its own software clients to communicate to the server using the most advanced KNX technology developed to date: a standardized API with faster developments, smoother integration, and fewer development costs.
High-level description:
The ARAGON solution is a voice control system that works offline. The setup process is quick and easy, thanks, among other things, to the KNX IoT 3rd Party API server offered by Wiser for KNX: a voice control system that respects the end user’s privacy.
KNX IoT 3rd Party API client: ARAGON Smart Speaker:
An IoT ecosystem promotes privacy and security. Based on this statement, ProKNX has developed a unique smart speaker that works offline by design. The new standardized approach at the API level results in simpler adjustments to work with a larger portfolio of servers, in the words of ProKNX’s CEO, Mr Christian Kiefel.
KNX IoT CASE STUDY
Engineered KNX IoT solution
Connect the ARAGON Smart Speaker
Connect the ARAGON Smart Speaker to the same network then the Schneider Wiser and open the address that is announced through the speaker.
1- Select the Wiser for KNX option
The ARAGON Landing Page will pop up after the first step.
Open the first tile that shows the Schneider Electric server.
2- Request authorization. Select the Wiser for KNX option
The ARAGON Landing Page will pop up after the first step.
Open the first tile that shows the Schneider Electric server.
3- Select the Wiser for KNX option
The ARAGON Landing Page will pop up after the first step.
Open the first tile that shows the Schneider Electric server.
4- The configuration dialogue pops up. Enter the IP address of the Wiser for the KNX server and the credentials (username and password). It is necessary to save and restart the system.
