Frequently Asked Questions

• What is i-busŪ ?
   

  intelligent installation system

  ABB i-bus® EIB/KNX is the intelligent building installation system that meets the highest standards, being both future-oriented and highly flexible.
  The system provides increased security, economic efficiency, convenience and flexibility, whether in office buildings, industrial plants or residential properties.Functions such as lighting, shutter control and heating can be individually adapted to the requirements of the user. Later changes can be easily implemented. From simple to complex - Every application can be covered by the ABB i-bus® EIB/KNX.

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• What is EIB? What does EIB stand for
   

  It stands for Electrical Installation Bus in Asia; and European Installation Bus in Europe.

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• What does EIBA stand for?
   

  It stands for Electrical Installation Bus Association in Asia, founded in 1998, headquarter in Singapore; and European Installation Bus Association in Europe, founded in 1990, headquarter in Brussels.

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• What types of building are suitable to install EIB?
   

  Commercial & Industrial buildings, residential units, Theatres, Cinemas, Universities, Colleges, Schools, Banks, Hotels, Airports, Hospitals, Bungalows, Library, Exhibition Centres, Restaurants, etc.

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• What is ETS? What is an ETS for?
   

  EIB Tool Environment (ETS) is a software provided by EIBA for the initial planning, drafting, to commissioning and fault diagnosis of EIB systems. Software is required to program an EIB system to function.

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• What is a visualization software for?
   

  With a visualization software, one is able to view a building’s EIB operation system status and to control the system on a PC screen.

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• What is an EIB system operation voltage?
   

  24VDC! Totally safe to Human Beings!

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• Are there any standards applied to the EIB cables?
   

  YCYM 2x2x0.8 and I Y(St) 2x2x0.8 VDE 0815 required by EIBA.

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• Is it hard to earth the EIB system during installation. There is no earth terminal design for installers. Why?
   

  EIB system is a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) system. EIB system MUST NOT BE EARTHED! Any part of the system must NOT be earthed! Otherwise, system would be damaged!

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• There are 4 cores in an EIB cable. What are they for?
   

  There are 4 cores: red, black, yellow and white. Any core can be used to inter-connected EIB components. Normally the pair of red and black is used in most of installations. The yellow and white cores are reserves. In it is necessary, the red or black could be replace by the yellow or white ones.

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• How is ABB lighting up the future?
   

  ABB is lighting up the future, so to speak, with its i-bus ® EIB technology - an intelligent installation system.

  Living in a heated home with electricity is a modern day comfort we often take for granted. But how it gets lit and heated is another story.
  Demands on electrical installations in modern buildings have become even more sophisticated, not only in terms of functional diversity and convenience but also with regard to economical operation, flexibility and safety. Functions such as lighting, control of shutters and heating systems should go together automatically and economically, while being controllable and safe. With materials like glass, aluminum and plastic being used more widely for facades, and space-saving materials used for wall and ceiling constructions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to lay large quantities of cables for conventional installations. ABB’s i-bus EIB is the solution to many of these problems

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• How does it work?
   

  One single two-wire control cable replaces the conventional excess of cables and ensures transmission of all switching and control commands. System components that perform such commands are programmable and can therefore be used flexibly. The bus cable is laid in the form of a line, a tree or a star structure and allows easy expansion or changes of use. Flexibility, material savings and a reduced fire risk by avoiding a large number of cables are the major advantages of the bus technology.

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• Is this a new technology?
   

  The predecessor of this reliable technology has been around since the1980s. ABB soon realized that this system was difficult to set into the market alone, so they began to collaborate with other well-known electrical companies to form EIBA (European Installation Bus Association) in Brussels. The goal was to make compatible systems for the European market. All devices are now compatible. Today, there are 10 million installed nodes in tens of thousands of installations.

  With diverse application areas and flexibility in programming, the i-bus EIB is a future-oriented installation. With plans to expand into other branches, the future looks bright!

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• KNX International Standard
   

  KNX has become an International

  Standard: ISO/IEC 14543-3

  
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