Other KNX components are always used when the predefined actuators or binary inputs are not sufficient.
This can be used to define any other DIN-rail devices (e.g. logic modules, visualization computers, …) with a bus connection and display them in the plan. Optionally, the devices can be equipped with an additional power supply (230V and/or 24V).
In addition, “Other KNX components” support the flexible configuration options such as the ‘Other DIN Rail Devices‘. The configuration of gateways (connections to other bus systems) is also possible here (see bus/line coupler function)
The following examples serve as inspiration for using the function:
Switch actuators with NC / NO contacts
In the basic configuration, switching actuators are only shown with NO contacts. If it is planned to configure certain channels in the KNX configuration in “NC/NC” mode, this can also be displayed graphically via “Other KNX components”.
For this purpose, the channels in the configuration are configured as NC or NO and then assigned to the terminal blocks with the following result:
DC blind actuators
DC blinds actuators have a pole-reversing circuit, which in the past was difficult to represent in the plan with the existing means.
An “Other KNX component” can be configured as a blind actuator with “general contacts” and a separate power supply. Choose your own suitable identifiers for the channel names.
After assigning the channels to terminal blocks, the result may look as follows:
Multifunctional actuators
Various actuators on the market have a very flexible type of inputs and outputs with individual identifiers.
An actuator for fans from Zennio is used here as an example. It has analog outputs (F1, F2), potential-free binary inputs (C, I1, I2, I3, I4) and 4 additional relays (O1, O2, O3, O4).
Due to the flexible channel configuration, this can be displayed in the wiring diagram as follows:
Switching of external potentials
With actuators available on stromlaufplan.de, it is currently not possible by configuration to switch external potentials (e.g. garage door openers and others).
Instead of a NO that is displayed directly in the circuit, we use two general contacts that we can connect.
In the following example, channel B of an actuator has been split into B1 and B2 as general contacts.
In the plan, the drawing looks as follows after the allocation:
