KNX PROTOCOL FOR HOME AUTOMATION (ELES001PO)

40 hours Online Subsidised training Next start: 1 Oct 2026
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Course description

Apply the KNX protocol in building automation installation projects.

Why enrol on this course?

Who can take this course?

Employed, self-employed or unemployed people who want to improve their skills.

Free course

Subsidised training, at no cost to the student.

Online course

Study from home with a flexible format.

Certified course

When you finish you will be able to certify the training you have completed.

Course content

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE KNX SYSTEM.
1.1. KNX communication.
1.1.1. Index.
1.1.2. Basic operating mode.
1.1.3. Physical address.
1.1.4. Group address.
1.1.5. Communication objects.
1.1.6. Flags.
1.1.7. Useful data in a telegram.
1.1.8. Standardised datapoint types.
1.1.9. Switch on/off (1.001).
1.1.10. Motion control function block.
1.1.11. Priority switch (2.001).
1.1.12. "Dimming" function block.
1.1.13. Floating-point value (9.00x).
1.1.14. Bit structure.
1.1.15. Telegram collision.
1.1.16. Symmetrical transmission.
1.1.17. Superimposing data and power supply.
1.1.18. Connecting the power supply to the EIB/KNX TP1 bus.
1.1.19. Cable lengths.
2. KNX TOPOLOGY.
2.1. KNX TP1 telegram.
2.1.1. Telegram: general aspects.
2.1.2. Telegram structure.
2.1.3. Telegram timing requirements.
2.1.4. Telegram acknowledgement.
2.1.5. Annex: information on telegrams.
2.1.6. Number systems.
2.1.7. Data formats.
2.1.8. Number conversions.
2.1.9. Telegram control field.
2.1.10. Telegram source address.
2.1.11. Telegram destination address.
2.1.12. Telegram check byte.
2.2. KNX TP1 bus devices.
2.2.1. Bus components. General aspects.
2.2.2. Bus coupler.
2.2.3. Bus coupling controller (BCC).
2.2.4. Transmission module (transceiver).
2.2.5. Application unit. Defining the "PEI type".
2.2.6. General aspects of bus coupler technology: BCU1 (TP/PL).
2.2.7. BCU2 - BIM112.
2.2.8. Features of the BCU2 and BIM112.
2.2.9. Application: dimming with start/stop telegrams.
2.2.10. Dimming with cyclic telegrams.
2.2.11. Application: dimming actuator.
2.2.12. Application: motion control sensor.
2.2.13. "Motion control" application.
2.2.14. Motion control: object structure.
3. KNX PL 110 POWERLINE.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Regulations. Standardisation.
3.3. Transmission process.
3.4. Topology/addressing.
3.5. EIB Powerline system components.
3.6. Information for project designers and installers.
4. KNX TP1: INSTALLATION.
4.1. Safety low-voltage networks.
4.2. Safety extra-low voltage network – SELV.
4.3. Types of bus cable.
4.4. Cable installation.
4.5. Bus devices in distribution boards.
4.6. KNX bus power supply.
4.7. Power supply for two lines.
4.8. Two power supplies on one line.
4.9. Data rail and data rail cover.
4.10. Bus cables in junction boxes.
4.11. Installing flush-mounted bus devices.
4.12. Bus connection block.
4.13. Lightning protection measures.
4.14. Bus cables installed between buildings.
4.15. Avoiding loops.
4.16. Basic immunity of bus devices.
4.17. Bus devices at cable ends.
4.18. Surge protection terminal.
4.19. Testing the KNX installation.
4.20. Standards and regulations cited.
5. KNX: PROJECT DESIGN WITH ETS PROFESSIONAL.
5.1. Starting the project.
5.2. Inserting devices.
5.3. Searching for products.
5.4. Product information.
5.5. Inserting products.
5.6. Editing/modifying products.
5.7. Device tab "Communication objects".
5.8. Editing flags.
5.9. Installation tips.
5.10. Editing an object.
5.11. Configuring flags.
5.12. Polling groups.
5.13. Editing parameters.
5.14. Configuring group addresses.
5.15. Assigning group addresses.
6. KNX: ETS.
6.1. General features.
6.2. The ETS PROFESSIONAL concept.
6.3. Advantages of ETS PROFESSIONAL.
6.4. What's new in ETS PROFESSIONAL.
6.5. System requirements.
6.6. Installing the ETS software.
6.7. General design procedure with ETS PROFESSIONAL.
6.8. New project design features in ETS PROFESSIONAL.
6.9. Starting ETS PROFESSIONAL.
6.10. Overview of the ETS PROFESSIONAL modules.
6.11. ETS PROFESSIONAL settings.
6.12. General ETS PROFESSIONAL options.
6.13. Options of the ETS PROFESSIONAL "Project design" module.
6.14. Manufacturer filter.
6.15. Password.
6.16. Reducing the database size.
6.17. Product management.
6.18. Importing product databases.
6.19. Exporting product databases.
6.20. EIB project documentation: reports.
6.21. Product conversion.
6.22. Starting the ETS PROFESSIONAL project design module.
7. KNX: ETS DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING.