Compatible with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit.

Please keep in mind that the main platform for control of your KNX and IoT device is the Alexa, Google or Apple Home mobile app.

Integrating a smart assistant mobile app (e.g. Alexa, Google Home or Apple home app) into your wired smart home is one of the most future-proof upgrades that guarantee your smart home remains smart further down the line.

All apps developed by the assistants are made with extreme attention to building a friendly user experience, letting you take control over your home and centralise all your devices under one roof. Some apps are better at achieving this than others, and not all mobile apps support the same device types provided by the wired smart homes (Loxone, KNX, Gira, etc.) This is why we’ve prepared an overview of what devices you can expect to be integrated in your assistant mobile app.



Single mobile app



You are building/have built your wired smart home to last for 20+ years. That’s quite a long period, your lifestyle will surely change during that time and so should your smart home configuration. With more and more wireless devices being developed every year, you can expect to definitely buy a few more during your wired smart home lifetime.



The biggest issue that all smart home standards have in common is that they don’t communicate with each other. Meaning that as you buy new wireless devices, you won’t be able to centrally connect them with your wired devices. This will soon make you use 5 different mobile apps to control each device in your home. What is then the point of having a smart home if you can’t control all of your devices from a single mobile app or automate all of them (e.g. When you activate away mode, then close the blinds, turn off the lights and stop the music playing on my Sonos. / or when you buy that one missing Philips Hue or IKEA light you still want to be able to turn off all the lights at the same time etc.. There are as many examples as there are different IoT devices - thousands and thousands).



We will be presenting each assistant mobile app based on UX, and supported wired and wireless devices.

Apple Home app

UX

Apple has developed the most user-friendly app we have seen during our time in the home automation industry (cca. 4 years). Their Home mobile app looks sleek and is very intuitive to use. Compared to Alexa and Google, their app is totally independent from Siri voice assistant and is basically your personal place to control your whole home. The only other app developed with so much attention to detail we have seen is Crestron’s app, but it comes at a much higher cost. It enables you to save time with predefined actions and scenes which you can tailor to show up in the interface the way you wish to.

Supported wired devices (Loxone, Gira or other KNX)

All supported devices for Loxone Miniserver:

Devices Apple HomeKit Support Loxone Alarm / Loxone AudioZone Speaker (not working) Loxone CarCharger Charger (connected, active) Loxone CentralControls Switch Loxone ClimateController / Loxone ColorPickerV2,

Color Picker Light (setColor, setColorTemp) Loxone Daytimer / Loxone Dimmer Light (power, percentage) Loxone FanController / Loxone Fronius / Loxone Gate Gate Loxone Heatmixer / Loxone Hourcounter / Loxone InfoOnlyAnalog All analog sensors

(Temperature, Humidity, Light, ...) Loxone InfoOnlyDigital All digital sensors

(Presence, Leak, Motion, ...) Loxone IRoomController Thermostat Loxone IRoomControllerv2 Thermostat Loxone Intercom / Loxone Jalousie Windos covering (up/down, position) Loxone LightController Light (on, off) Loxone LightControllerV2 Light (on, off) Loxone LightsceneRGB Light (on, off) Loxone Meter / Loxone PoolController / Loxone Pushbutton Switch Loxone Radio Switch (on, off) Loxone Remote Speaker (not working) Loxone Sauna / Loxone Slider Light (power,percentage) Loxone SmokeAlarm Smoke Sensor Loxone SolarPumpController / Loxone SteakThermo / Loxone Switch Switch Loxone TextState / Loxone TimedSwitch Switch Loxone Tracker / Loxone UpDownLeftRight Window covering (up/down) Loxone Value Selector Light Loxone Ventilation / Loxone Webpage / Loxone WindowMonitor /

All supported devices for ANY KNX IP Interface:

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support KNX Simple Light Power

QueryPower Lightbult (on, off)

TRUE KNX Dimming Light Power

Dimmer

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (percentage)

TRUE KNX RGB Light Power

RGB

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Hue, Saturation)

TRUE KNX Color Temperature Light Power

ColorTemp

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Hue, Saturation)

TRUE KNX Simple Switch Power

QueryPower Light (on, off)

TRUE KNX Energy Plug Power

QueryPower

Voltage

Total Consumption

Current Electric Switch (on, off)

Switch (on,off)

Elgato

Elgato

Elgato KNX Simple Blinds Power

QueryPower Switch (o, off)

TRUE KNX Adjustable Blinds Power

Dimmer

Slats Switch (on, off)

Blinds

Slats KNX Scene Power Switch KNX Simple Scene Power Switch KNX Thermostat SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat KNX Air Conditioning SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode

FanSpeed

Swing Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat

Fanspeed

Swing KNX Temperature Sensor QueryTemp Temperature sensor KNX Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity Humidity sensor KNX CO2 Sensor Query co2 Co2 sensor KNX Room Controller QueryCurrentTemp

QueryHumidity

Query PPM Room Controller

Room Controller

Room Controller KNX Contact Sensor Contact sensor Contact sensor KNX Brightness Sensor Brightness Light Sensor KNX Occupancy Sensor Occupancy Occupancy sensor KNX Motion Sensor Motion Movement sensor KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected Smoke sensor KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected Leak sensor KNX Push Buttons Single click

Double click

Long click Single click

Double click

Long click KNX Speaker Power

QueryPower

Percentage (Volume)

QueryPercentage Speaker (Not working)

Speaker (Not working)

Speaker (Not working)

Speaker (Not working) KNX Fan Power

FanSpeed

SwingMode Fanv2 (power)

Fanv2 (fan speed)

Fanv2 (swing)

All supported devices for Gira HomeServer:

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support Gira Lights dim_s

QueryPower Lightbult (on, off)

TRUE Gira Dimming Light dim_s

Dim_val

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (percentage)

TRUE Gira RGB Light slot_switch

RGB (slot_red, slot_green, slot_blue)

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Hue, Saturation)

TRUE Gira Color Temperature Light slot_switch

TempColor

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Temp)

TRUE Gira Simple Switch slot_switch

QueryPower Light (on, off)

TRUE Gira Blinds Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) Switch (on, off)

Blinds

Slats Gira KNX Scene Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) Switch Gira Thermostat SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat

/ Gira Temperature Sensor QueryTemp (temp_ist) Temperature sensor Gira Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity Humidity sensor Gira CO2 Sensor Query co2 Co2 sensor Gira Contact Sensor Contact sensor (win_open, door_val) Contact sensor Gira Brightness Sensor Brightness Light Sensor Gira Occupancy Sensor Occupancy Occupancy sensor KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected Smoke sensor KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected Leak sensor

All supported devices for Gira X1:

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support Gira Lights OnOff

QueryPower Lightbulb (on, off)

TRUE Gira Dimmer, Percent OnOff

Brightness

Query (OnOff, Brightness) Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (percentage)

TRUE Gira DimmerRGBW OnOff

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Hue, Saturation)

TRUE Gira DimmerWhite OnOff

Color Temperatue

Query Lightbulb (on, off)

Light (Hue, Saturation)

TRUE Gira Switch, Trigger slot_switch

QueryPower Light (on, off)

TRUE Gira Shutter Up/down (slot_long) Switch (on, off) Gira ShutterWithPos,

Gira BlindWithPos Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) Switch (on, off)

Switch (on, off)

Blinds

Slats Gira SceneSet Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) Switch Gira Heating, Temperature SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) Thermostat

Thermostat

Thermostat

/ Gira Integer General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Float General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Binary General (user chooses a sensor type) /

Supported wireless devices



Due to Apple’s extremely high standards with certifying manufacturers to be compatible with their smart home platform, there aren't as many wireless devices supported as with Google and Amazon (yet). The company put much thought into how they are supporting different device types as you can already access practically any device you want - but there aren’t a lot of options to pick between different manufacturers, since a lot of them are still waiting for the certification to finish.



Here are the top 10 most popular wireless devices supported by Apple that should fit you well if you live in a wired smart home (Loxone, Gira or other KNX):

Sonos One

Philips Hue

August Smart Lock Pro

Chamberlain MyQ Garage Door Opener

Arlo Ultra 4K Wire-Free Security Camera System

Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller

Apple TV

Eve Button - Connected Home Remote

Logitech Circle 2 Indoor/Outdoor Weatherproof Wired Security Camera

How to connect Apple HomeKit to your:

Amazon Alexa app

UX

The Alexa smart home app was in a way as Apple - developed with much more attention to detail than we are used to in the wired smart home world. The UX is sleek and intuitive - nice on the eyes as well. Although, it’s important to point out that Amazon has included a lot of different features in the same app. So for instance, in the same app you install games or shopping apps for your Amazon Alexa voice assistant device as well as control your home. This can be a bit hectic from time to time - although to be honest - there are much worse examples from the KNX industry.

Supported wired devices (Loxone, Gira or other KNX)

All supported devices for Loxone Miniserver:

Devices Alexa Loxone Alarm PowerController Loxone AudioZone PowerController, PercentageController, Playback Loxone CarCharger Switch (active) Loxone CentralControls PowerController Loxone ClimateController / Loxone ColorPickerV2,

Color Picker PowerController, ColorController, ColorTemperatureController Loxone Daytimer / Loxone Dimmer Dimmer Loxone FanController / Loxone Fronius / Loxone Gate PowerController Loxone Heatmixer / Loxone Hourcounter / Loxone InfoOnlyAnalog Temp sensor Loxone InfoOnlyDigital Contact or Motion sensor Loxone IRoomController ThermostatController Loxone IRoomControllerv2 ThermostatController Loxone Intercom DoorBell Loxone Jalousie Dimmer (soon as Blinds) Loxone LightController PowerController Loxone LightControllerV2 PowerController Loxone LightsceneRGB PowerController Loxone Meter / Loxone PoolController / Loxone Pushbutton PowerController Loxone Radio PowerController Loxone Remote PowerController, PercentageController, Playback Loxone Sauna PowerController, Set TargetTemperature Loxone Slider Dimmer Loxone SmokeAlarm / Loxone SolarPumpController / Loxone SteakThermo / Loxone Switch PowerController Loxone TextState / Loxone TimedSwitch PowerController Loxone Tracker / Loxone UpDownLeftRight PowerController Loxone Value Selector Dimmer Loxone Ventilation / Loxone Webpage / Loxone WindowMonitor / Loxone Window Dimmer (soon as Blinds)

All supported devices for ANY KNX IP Interface:

Devices Functions Amazon Alexa KNX Simple Light Power

QueryPower PowerController

/ KNX Dimming Light Power

Dimmer

Query Dimmer

Dimmer

/ KNX RGB Light Power

RGB

Query PowerController

RGBController

TRUE KNX Color Temperature Light Power

ColorTemp

Query

PowerController



ColorTemp

TRUE KNX Simple Switch Power

QueryPoert

PowerController



/ KNX Energy Plug Power

QueryPower

Voltage

Total Consumption

Current Electric PowerController

/

/

/

/ KNX Simple Blinds Power

QueryPower PowerController

/ KNX Adjustable Blinds Power

Dimmer

Slats PowerController

Dimmer

/ KNX Scene Power SceneController KNX Simple Scene Power SceneController KNX Thermostat SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode ThermostatController

ThermostatController

ThermostatSensor

ThermostatSetMode KNX Air Conditioning SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode

FanSpeed

Swing ThermostatController

ThermostatController

ThermostatSensor

ThermostatSetMode

/

/ KNX Temperature Sensor QueryTemp TemperatureSensor KNX Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity / KNX CO2 Sensor Query co2 / KNX Room Controller QueryCurrentTemp

QueryHumidity

Query PPM /

/

/ KNX Contact Sensor Contact sensor Contact sensor KNX Brightness Sensor Brightness / KNX Occupancy Sensor Occupancy Motion sensor KNX Motion Sensor Motion Motion sensor KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected / KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected / KNX Push Buttons Single click

Double click

Long click /

/

/ KNX Speaker Power

QueryPower

Percentage (Volume)

QueryPercentage PowerControl

/

VolumeControl

/ KNX Fan Power

FanSpeed

SwingMode /

/

/

All supported devices for Gira HomeServer:

Devices Functions Amazon Alexa Gira Lights dim_s

QueryPower PowerController

/ Gira Dimming Light dim_s

Dim_val

Query Dimmer

Dimmer

/ Gira RGB Light slot_switch

RGB (slot_red, slot_green, slot_blue)

Query PowerController

RGBController

TRUE Gira Color Temperature Light slot_switch

TempColor

Query PowerController

ColorSection

TRUE Gira Simple Switch slot_switch

QueryPower PowerController

/ Gira Blinds Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) PowerController

Dimmer

/ Gira KNX Scene Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) PowerController Gira Thermostat SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) ThermostatController

ThermostatController

ThermostatSensor

/ Gira Temperature Sensor QueryTemp (temp_ist) Temperature sensor Gira Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity / Gira CO2 Sensor Query co2 / Gira Contact Sensor Contact sensor (win_open, door_val) Contact sensor Gira Brightness Sensor Brightness / Gira Occupancy Sensor Occupancy Motion sensor KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected / KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected /

All supported devices for Gira X1:

Devices Functions Amazon Alexa Gira Lights OnOff

QueryPower PowerController

/ Gira Dimmer, Percent OnOff

Brightness

Query (OnOff, Brightness) Dimmer

Dimmer

/ Gira DimmerRGBW OnOff

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

Query PowerController

RGBController

/ Gira DimmerWhite OnOff

Color Temperatue

Query PowerController

ColorSelection

/ Gira Switch, Trigger slot_switch

QueryPower PowerController

/ Gira Shutter Up/down (slot_long) PowerController Gira ShutterWithPos,

Gira BlindWithPos Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) PowerController

Dimmer

/ Gira SceneSet Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) PowerController Gira Heating, Temperature SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) ThermostatController

ThermostatController

ThermostatSensor

/ Gira Integer General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Float General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Binary General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira AudioWithPlaylist Play, Pause, Volume

Supported wireless devices

Sonos One

Philips Hue

Ring Video Doorbell

Arlo Pro 3

SimpliSafe - Security system

Amazon Fire TV Cube

LG C9 OLED TV

Logitech Harmony Elite Remote Control, Hub and App

Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller

Netatmo Weather Station

How to connect Amazon Alexa to your:

Google Home App

UX

Similar to Alexa, Google’s Home app is packed together with the features for their voice assistant devices (Google Home, Google Home Mini etc.) so it could be more intimate. The UX is a bit nicer than with the Alexa but still way behind HomeKit. There is limited support for sensors and Google hasn’t yet launched Geofencing functionality, opposed to Amazon & Apple.

Supported wired devices (Loxone, Gira or other KNX)

All supported devices for Loxone Miniserver:

Devices Google home Loxone Alarm Switch Loxone AudioZone Switch, Brightness Loxone CarCharger Switch (active) Loxone CentralControls Switch Loxone ClimateController / Loxone ColorPickerV2,

Color Picker Switch, ColorAbsolute Loxone Daytimer / Loxone Dimmer Switch, Brightness Loxone FanController / Loxone Fronius / Loxone Gate Switch Loxone Heatmixer / Loxone Hourcounter / Loxone InfoOnlyAnalog / Loxone InfoOnlyDigital / Loxone IRoomController ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint, ThermostatSetMode Loxone IRoomControllerv2 ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint, ThermostatSetMode Loxone Intercom / Loxone Jalousie OpenClose Loxone LightController Switch Loxone LightControllerV2 Switch Loxone LightsceneRGB Switch Loxone Meter / Loxone PoolController / Loxone Pushbutton Switch Loxone Radio Switch Loxone Remote Speaker, Brightness Loxone Sauna Switch, SetTargetTemperature Loxone Slider Switch, Brightness Loxone SmokeAlarm / Loxone SolarPumpController / Loxone SteakThermo / Loxone Switch Switch Loxone TextState / Loxone TimedSwitch Switch Loxone Tracker / Loxone UpDownLeftRight Switch Loxone Value Selector Brightness Loxone Ventilation / Loxone Webpage / Loxone WindowMonitor / Loxone Window OpenClose

All supported devices for ANY KNX IP Interface:

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support KNX Simple Light Power

QueryPower Switch

TRUE KNX Dimming Light Power

Dimmer

Query Switch

Brightness

TRUE KNX RGB Light Power

RGB

Query Switch

ColorAbsolute

TRUE KNX Color Temperature Light Power

ColorTemp

Query Switch

ColorTemp

TRUE KNX Simple Switch Power

QueryPoert Switch

TRUE KNX Energy Plug Power

QueryPower

Voltage

Total Consumption

Current Electric Switch

Switch

/

/

/ KNX Simple Blinds Power

QueryPower Switch

TRUE KNX Adjustable Blinds Power

Dimmer

Slats Switch

Brightness

/ (soon) KNX Scene Power Switch KNX Simple Scene Power Switch KNX Thermostat SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatSetMode KNX Air Conditioning SetTemp

QueryTemp

QueryCurrentTemp

SetMode

FanSpeed

Swing ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetPoint

ThermostatSetMode

/

/ KNX Temperature Sensor QueryTemp ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint KNX Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity Humidifier KNX CO2 Sensor Query co2 / KNX Room Controller QueryCurrentTemp

QueryHumidity

Query PPM /

/

/ KNX Contact Sensor Contact sensor Window (query only) KNX Brightness Sensor Brightness / KNX Occupancy Sensor Occupancy / KNX Motion Sensor Motion / KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected / KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected / KNX Push Buttons Single click

Double click

Long click /

/

/ KNX Speaker Power

QueryPower

Percentage (Volume)

QueryPercentage Switch

/

Volume

/ KNX Fan Power

FanSpeed

SwingMode /

/

/

All supported devices for Gira HomeServer

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support Gira Lights dim_s

QueryPower Switch

TRUE Gira Dimming Light dim_s

Dim_val

Query Switch

Brightness

TRUE Gira RGB Light slot_switch

RGB (slot_red, slot_green, slot_blue)

Query Switch

ColorAbsolute

TRUE Gira Color Temperature Light slot_switch

TempColor

Query Switch

ColorAbsolute

TRUE Gira Simple Switch slot_switch

QueryPower Switch

TRUE Gira Blinds Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) Switch

Brightness

/ (soon) Gira KNX Scene Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) Switch Gira Thermostat SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint

ThermostatTemperatureAmbient

/ Gira Temperature Sensor QueryTemp (temp_ist) ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint Gira Humidity Sensor QueryHumidity Humidifier Gira CO2 Sensor Query co2 / Gira Contact Sensor Contact sensor (win_open, door_val) Window (query only) Gira Brightness Sensor Brightness / Gira Occupancy Sensor Occupancy / KNX Smoke Sensor Smoke detected / KNX Leak Sensor Leak detected /

All supported devices for Gira X1

Devices Functions Apple HomeKit Support Gira Lights OnOff

QueryPower Switch

TRUE Gira Dimmer, Percent OnOff

Brightness

Query (OnOff, Brightness) Switch

Brightness

TRUE Gira DimmerRGBW OnOff

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

Query Switch

ColorAbsolute

TRUE Gira DimmerWhite OnOff

Color Temperatue

Query Switch

ColorAbsolute

TRUE Gira Switch, Trigger slot_switch

QueryPower Switch

TRUE Gira Shutter Up/down (slot_long) Switch Gira ShutterWithPos,

Gira BlindWithPos Up/down (slot_long)

Dimmer (slot_position)

Slats (slot_position_lamelle) Switch

Brightness

/ Gira SceneSet Power (scene_val, seq_val, slot_scene, ...) Switch Gira Heating, Temperature SetTemp (Basissollwert, soll_temp)

QueryTemp (Basissollwer, soll_temp)

QueryCurrentTemp (temp_ist)

SetMode (NO) ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint

ThermostatTemperatureSetpoint

ThermostatTemperatureAmbient

/ Gira Integer General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Float General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira Binary General (user chooses a sensor type) / Gira AudioWithPlaylist Play, Pause, Volume

Supported wireless devices

Sonos One

Philips Hue

Nest Thermostat

Chromecast

August Smart Lock Pro

Nest Cam

Nest Hello video doorbell

Logitech Harmony Elite Remote Control, Hub and App

Orbit B-hyve

Nexx garage

How to connect Google Home to your:

Keep in mind...



Now you know everything smart assistant mobile apps can do for you, but keep in mind this is a much more dynamic space than the wired smart home world.



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