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Siemens
KNX bus communications
CE1P3127en
Building Technologies
Large plants
2013-04-08
When the selected method of coupling is "IP router as area coupler", two or more
KNX areas are linked via an IP network. The IP routers are used to link main lines,
i.e. they must be addressed on the KNX side as area couplers.
1.1.0
1.0.0
K
N
X
1.2.0
2.0.0
K
N
X
KNX
1.3.0
1.4.0
2.1.0
2.2.0
KNX
Lc
N140/13
IP Ac
N146
Lc
N140/13
IP Ac
N146
IP network
Main line 1
3
1
2
7
Z
1
7
e
n
Lc
N140/13
Lc
N140/13
Lc
N140/13
Lc
N140/13
Main line 2
KNX area 1 (main line 1) – IP network – KNX area 2 (main line 2)
IP routers are also used to link "worlds". This method helps couple two or more
KNX networks via an IP network
In this case, the IP routers connect the IP network to the KNX area line 0 of each
involved KNX network. The IP routers in all KNX networks must be set to KNX
address 0.0.0.
0.1.0
0.0.0
K
N
X
0.2.0
1.0.0
1.0.0
2.0.0
0.0.0
K
N
X
KNX
KNX
Lc
N140/13
IP Ac
N146
Lc
N140/13
Ac
N140/13
IP Ac
N146
IP network
Area line 0
Area line 0
3
1
2
7
Z
1
8
e
n
Ac
N140/13
Ac
N140/13
KNX network 1 (area line 0) – IP network – KNX network 2 (area line 0)
IP routers as couplers
between "worlds"