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2.1.2 KNX Alarm Control Unit

If there are no VdS guidelines available, the market offers different options for
implementing security functions.

One possibility is a central evaluation unit. In this case, an alarm control unit is used which
is not VdS-certified but which communicates directly with KNX. Either KNX sensors or
VdS sensors are used for the sensor technology. Push-button interfaces or binary inputs
can be used to link VdS sensors. The visualisation option can be used as an information
display or signalling device. KNX components can thus be used multiple times for various
functions. The movement detector can be used to switch the lighting and once the system
is armed, it can also be used to trigger an alarm when a movement is detected.

Alarm control
unit

Visualisation

Figure 2: VdS components in combination with KNX components

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