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Smart home, building automation and energy efficiency.
DMX512: stage and architectural lighting control
DMX512 framing, timing, universes, RDM and Art-Net/sACN with practical wiring limits.
DALI: digital lighting control from A to Z
DALI bus, frame sizes, addresses, groups, dimming levels and DALI-2/D4i capabilities.
Z-Wave: sub-GHz mesh and Long Range networks
Regional radios, mesh routing, S2, SmartStart and the separate star topology of Z-Wave Long Range.
SCS: the two-wire bus in BTicino MyHOME
SCS wiring, physical and virtual configuration, gateways and OpenWebNet limits.
KNX: an open standard for building automation
KNX media, topology, group addresses, ETS and Secure features with the correct TP distance limits.
RS-485: the physical layer beneath Modbus RTU and BACnet MS/TP
Differential signalling, termination, biasing, grounding and diagnostics with implementation-dependent limits.
BACnet: objects and services for building automation
BACnet objects, command priorities, IP and MS/TP networking, Secure Connect and interoperability limits.
Modbus RTU and TCP: registers, functions and common errors
Modbus data areas, framing, addressing, serial timing and security without confusing physical and protocol limits.
Matter: a common application language for smart homes
Matter transports, endpoints, commissioning, fabrics, bridges and platform-dependent limits.
Thread: an IPv6 mesh network with automatic route recovery
Thread roles, IPv6 addressing, border routers and the conditions required for resilient operation.
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