KNX IP Interface
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- Written by Timo Sariwating
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When I started out with KNX/EIB the first module I bought was a second hand Busch-Jaeger RS232 interface. Worked perfect with ETS for programming but I was never happy with it in combination with eibd.
And let's face it, using RS232 is getting really old. Even my Arduino has an ethernet card to send OneWire temperatures over the LAN.
Then I found the Weinzierl Enginering IP Interface 730. And it was easily available at a great price on eBay.de. It even has support for IEEE802.3af power over ethernet.
Virtual Gira HomeServer on ESXi
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"The Gira HomeServer 3 is the on-board computer for the house. It functions as a gateway for the entire Instabus KNX/EIB installation in a building and is absolutely essential for the networking of modern buildings and their technical equipment internally and with the world." That's what the Gira website says. And for the most part it's true. We use it as our main home automation server. There is a downside however: The price tag and I don't really like the idea of running another server while I have plenty of resources on my VMware ESXi server. (which is free btw).