7 Smart Pool Automation Features – Part 1/2: Functions

7 Smart Pool Automation Features – Part 1/2: Functions

One of our Austrian founders, Martin Öller, has just put the finishing touches to his brand new Loxone controlled ‘Smart Pool’. And after 9 months of planning and building, he’s really very pleased with the final result. We spoke to him about some of...
Smart Gardens #4: Water, Water, Everywhere!

Smart Gardens #4: Water, Water, Everywhere!

We’ve still got some time before Winter descends on us all with its gloomy cloak of grey despair and constant rain, so let’s take some time to enjoy the nicer weather, shall we?! Aaaah… And there’s nothing quite like a dip in the pool when it’s scorching...

Our Top 5 Alternative Uses for Motion Sensors

  PIRs. You’ve no doubt seen them. You may even have a couple installed at home. They’re those little white boxes that sit snugly up in the corners of rooms, between the walls and the ceiling. For the uninitiated, a PIR (Pyroelectric, or Passive InfraRed) is a...

Hmmm… 36 Switches for ‘Simple’ Operation?!

Home automation is taking over the media – newspapers, magazines and TV reports are all publishing more and more articles about the intelligent control of your home. But sometimes the information in these articles is more absurd than helpful. So it is with this...

New: 1-Wire Access Control System with Electronic Key Fobs

With our free software updates and new accessories, your Loxone system just keeps getting better and better. You can now set up an access system for your home or business without having to fork out lots of money! How it works To gain access to the building, all you...

Do I really need Home Automation?

This question quite rightly comes up time and again amongst home owners, electricians and builders. When we’re being asked about it, the conversation often starts with something like: I really don’t need all the latest gimmicks It’s far too expensive for me I can’t...

Extension 1/5: DMX–Intelligent Lighting Control

Interesting times lay ahead for Loxone – this week we’ll be introducing 5 new extensions, and all 5 will be available soon. Anyone who regularly visits our Website, Blog or Loxone Forum (none of these links have been modified)already knows about the...

Light scenes programmed in 5 minutes

Have it any way you like! When talking about light control we very much talk about personal preferences. Some rooms have a lamp, others have indirect lighting with or without RGB. For Loxone, it doesn’t make a difference. Release 8.2.2011   The current...