[Translate to Belgium - French:] Our objectives

[Translate to Belgium - French:] The objectives of KNX Association are oriented towards the development and promotion of an international communication standard for Home and Building Electronic Systems by :

• Developing a single stable and affordable system technology with the goal to improve overall market acceptance and expand the today’s market, (mostly in commercial buildings), into the residential market,
• Encapsulating today’s existing Home and Building Electronic Systems into one common standard which serves as a platform for future evolution,
• Defining and improving the KNX specification related to :
  • Protocol,
  • Different media,
  • Configuration modes,
  • Communication models etc……

in respect of its coherence in communication interworking amongst devices and interoperability between applications,

• Standardising system requirements, including test methods,
• Managing the relevant system related intellectual property rights, establishing trademarks and issuing trademark licenses,
• Setting-up an appropriate certification system to enable certification of “products” (hardware, software, components) and services in order to guarantee system compatibility, interworking and interoperability,
• Introducing this standard into the appropriate international HBES standardisation bodies and actively promoting it to become THE NORM,
• Managing an appropriate common Engineering Tool Software (ETS),
• Managing an appropriate training system for professional users such as contractors, planners and installers.