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WHY: The B2B building automation market spans midsize to large residential and commercial buildings. KNX has a strong footprint in this market with more than 490 established training centers worldwide. This market requires easy integration, efficient commissioning, simple configuration, and device replacement in decentralized systems. The growing convergence of IT/OT creates new demands. Solutions must enable remote maintenance and analytics to optimize energy consumption. They must reduce operational effort and costs and reuse existing IP-based infrastructure.

WHAT: KNX IoT is the solution developed by the KNXA (KNX Association) to address these challenges. Building on KNX's established ecosystem, it enables seamless expansion using common Internet technologies based on IETF and IEEE standards. KNX IoT provides standardized APIs and a shared information model (semantic model). This model facilitates data exchange and incorporates details about application behavior and locations.

HOW: KNX IoT integrates with other systems or Cloud platforms by utilizing open-source libraries, existing tools, applications, and concepts. The KNXA provides a commissioning tool, open-source stack, test infrastructure and specifications to support developers and manufacturers. This approach enables KNX systems or individual devices to connect with other systems seamlessly.

WHO: This documentation guides three audiences. First, device developers implementing KNX IoT functionality. Second, manufacturers integrating KNX products and Point API communication stack. Third, system integrators deploying KNX IoT installations. The documentation provides technical depth with relevant specifications and schemas. It includes detailed explanations and practical examples.

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Read What is KNX IoT and the System Interworking, and visit https://www.knx.org/.