SIM – KNX

Serial Interface for KNX

The easy way to connect to the KNX

Features:
The SIM-KNX is an easy-to-use - serial interface with ASCII protocol to connect to your application
serial interface to the KNX. - galvanic isolation between KNX and application interface (SELV)
- certified EIB / KNX communication system
The access to the KNX is
- fulfils the requirement for KNX certification of the complete device
realized as an serial ASCII - dimensions: 30x36x10 mm
protocol. - Powered from KNX
- configuration via serial interface or ETS database entry
The SIM-KNX consists of a - over voltage protection on KNX-side
- ideal for
microcontroller with
• project specific solutions
galvanic isolation. It contains
• individual solutions
the complete certified KNX • hobbyists
communication system and • small quantities without the requirement of certification
conversion to the data - demo- / evaluation boards available
formats used on KNX. This • with USB-interface via serial to USB converter
module is designed to • with standard RS232 connector
connect a controller or
other devices to the KNX. Faster time-to-market
Due to its design it is also Our SIM-KNX Serial Interface Module reduces time-to-market by making it easy to
applicable for small and mid- implement EIB functionality. Design engineers can add bus oriented functions without
conceptual restrictions on the original application design. Our SIM-KNX Serial Interface
range quantities.
Module also improves cost-effectiveness by simply removing the overhead in your
application development so there is no need to implement any bus handling routines.

Application Example:
VCC

SIM - KNX
Bus+ 4 VCC_E 5
Bus+ 6 TxD Controler
TxD
7 RxD with
Bus- 1 RxD User-Application
Bus- 8
GND
LED
2 Key

GND

Key LED

Isolation

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 SIM – KNX
Serial Interface for KNX
The easy way to connect to the KNX

Technical Informations
Printed: 2006/02/06. For up-to-date information visit www.tapko.de
35,5mm

Application Interface

13,8mm
- serial asynchronous interface
- 3V to 5V interface
- 3- wire interface 35,5mm

- ASCII protocol
- Configurable baud rate and transmission parameter
- Access to KNX group communication objects (runtime communication)

30,0mm
- Access to KNX interface objects (configuration)

3,7mm
- Configurable indication when group communication value was received

KNX features (general)

- device model 0701
- mechanism for configuration via KNX integrated

5,3mm
35,5mm

- read requests from KNX serviced internally in the module

- Two different numbers of group objects: 128 or 252
10,2mm

KNX group communication objects (raw mode) 35,5mm

- transparent transmission of the group communication object data

- data conversion not active
- telegram generation triggered via serial interface
30,0mm
- configuration via serial interface
36,0mm

KNX group communication objects

(interoperability mode)
- support of KNX data types (EIS / DPT)
- data conversion for group object values (e.g. temperature -> EIS5)
- configurable send conditions for all group communication objects
- configuration via ETS database entry or serial interface
- indication when data received, value changed, positive/negative edges (EIS 1)
- cyclic (time configurable between 3 to 255 sec, 3 to 255 minutes)
- advanced transmit conditions
• send on value difference
• receive timeout on received telegrams
• integrated threshold switch
• triggers another group communication object when threshold value was passed

Distribution: Opternus Components GmbH

Phone: +49(0)4532-2044-0
www.opternus.de

3.001/06
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