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1.4 Additional KNX Software Tools
KNX Association offers the following software tools or libraries in addition to ETS:

Falcon Driver Library: This powerful .Net library for PC enables the realization of bus
access via Windows-based PC tools.
The Interworking Test Tool (EITT): this tool is used by developers and test
laboratories when testing the KNX conformity of devices in development.
ETS SDK: This ETS software interface description is required in order to develop ETS
Apps.

Also KNX members offer a number of KNX related software packages:
KNX OPC-Server: This software can be used as a basis for easy visualisation
applications and complies with the OPC Standard (OLE for Process Control) for
Windows.

Figure 4: NETx KNX OPC Server

Many manufacturers offer visualisation tools in their own right.
In exceptional cases, manufacturers offer their own commissioning tools for complex
devices that cannot be put in operation using ETS or they supply so-called ETS plug-
in modules together with their product database. The latter are automatically called up
by ETS after the installation when configuring the device concerned. These plug-in
software packages are in most cases needed to plan and parameterize the relevant
product in another view than the common ETS list view.

Some ETS subcontractors distribute add-on modules to ETS (“ETS Apps”), allowing to
extend the functionality of ETS, e.g. for graphical project design, re-engineering, macros
(for project data exchange, efficient project engineering...).

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