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  • ISO/IEC plug-and-play standard enables seamless technology
    The newest parts of an International Standard for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) will help devices to seamlessly cross multivendor and multitechnology networks - another step forward for intelligent homes and offices. UPnP technology together with enabling home automation technologies such as KNX (ISO/IEC 14543-3) or Echonet (ISO/IEC 14543-4) makes this possible, because it allows devices to connect and work together, facilitating multiple applications like entertainment, energy efficiency, security and building control, through data and resource sharing, communications, the internet and simplified network establishment.
  • Fight the fakes
    Counterfeit electrical products may be available at cheap prices but they not only pose a great health and safety risk, they also erode the market share of genuine manufacturers. And that’s not all. The contractors buying or installing a counterfeit electrical product could be fined, lose their licence or possibly be put behind bars.
  • Boarding the home automation bus
    Energy efficiency in buildings is a focus of many building owners, occupiers and residents in the commercial and residential sectors. Recent discussions on energy costs, efficiency and carbon tax regulations have highlighted a growing need to be aware of better ways to increase the efficiency in buildings.
  • Mastering the possibilities of DALI
    Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) is a protocol set out in the technical standard IEC 62386 for network-based systems that control lighting in buildings.
  • What safety ratings mean
    For electrical workplace safety in Australia and New Zealand, the safe design of electrical installations and testing requires compliance with local standard AS/NZ 3000.
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