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Practical guides on KNX, Matter, and DALI, product release notes, and stories from real installations. Built for integrators planning or modernizing smart homes.

My disastrous hotel night
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My disastrous hotel night

A broken check-in, a locked thermostat and a light that would not turn off. Three smart systems, one night, and what each of them got wrong.

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How to Make Your Home Feel Expensive (Without Spending a Fortune)
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How to Make Your Home Feel Expensive (Without Spending a Fortune)

The two things you feel first when you walk in are light and temperature, and neither one needs a big budget.

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Your design switch deserves to be smart
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Your design switch deserves to be smart

Keep the beautiful light switch you chose, and make it work with Apple Home, Google Home and the rest of your smart home.

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DALI doesn’t speak Siri. We fixed that.
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DALI doesn’t speak Siri. We fixed that.

Professional DALI lighting and decorative luminaires, in the same app, the same scene and the same voice command.

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Your Matter Portfolio Isn’t Dead. It’s in the Wrong Building.
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Your Matter Portfolio Isn’t Dead. It’s in the Wrong Building.

Why the rush to sell Matter into offices stalled, and where the standard fits in commercial buildings today.

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4 KNX Bridges Compared
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4 KNX Bridges Compared

Atios KNX Bridge, 1Home Server, Thinka for KNX and Gira X1 compared on Matter, KNX Secure, DALI, ETS access and power.

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Why Airbnb Owners Need Home Automation, Not Just a Smart Lock at the Door
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Why Airbnb Owners Need Home Automation, Not Just a Smart Lock at the Door

The lock decides who gets in. It says nothing about what happens once they are inside.

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KNX Secure: What it is and how the Atios KNX Bridge supports it
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KNX Secure: What it is and how the Atios KNX Bridge supports it

Two security mechanisms, one bridge that supports both, including units already installed.

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Why Are We Passionate About Matter?
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Why Are We Passionate About Matter?

An engineering team’s honest answer.

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You Designed the Customer Journey. Don’t Forget the Staff Journey.
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You Designed the Customer Journey. Don’t Forget the Staff Journey.

A retail automation system is only as good as the experience of the people who use it every day.

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