Product Launch
SECURE BUILDING INTELLIGENCE’ WITH NEW GIRA X1 Gira, a global leader in fullrange suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, has launched its S1 Remote Access Module and new Gira X1 Compact Smart Home Server combined with Alexa voice control and Sonos wireless sound system. In answer to the hugely increasing demand for ‘smart solutions’ for the home, Gira intuitively creates a working brain within a building that convenes to lifestyle, personal preferences and daily routine. The cornerstone of the intelligent home, the new Gira X1 compact Smart Home Server allows you to switch lights on and off, raise and lower blinds, as well as manage your home temperature settings for optimal comfort: from anywhere in the building or remotely. The new Gira X1 makes automating and visualising a single-family home with a KNX system more convenient, easier and economical than ever before with
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remote access, control and monitoring for the height of security. Compact and quick to install, the new Gira X1 provides a stress-free start-up and configuration for straightforward, undemanding intelligent build technology. Designed to seamlessly communicate with Alexa (Amazon's cloud-based voice service), the new Gira X1 now means Alexa can now control a properties’ lighting and blinds through the power of speech: along with various settings which are activated by short verbal commands. A great way to conveniently manage a ‘Smart Home’, Gira X1 is operated on any smart device, tablet or phone through the Gira X1 App: download available iOS and Android App stores. A user-friendly interface, the Gira X1 App helps the user access and control the functions of the KNX installation: dimming, switching, shutters, blinds, heating control, value transmitter, scenes, timer and much more. Camera images
can also be accessed 'live', plus there are customisation options that include home screen personalisation. Gira X1 will also be compatible for Sonos: From October 2018 onwards, householders will be able to listen to the best sound quality music in their Smart Home using the wireless speakers of Sonos. Mark Booth, Managing Director at Gira UK Ltd, comments “New smart solutions are now being promoted as the next breakthrough technology for home convenience and with technology like KNX, homeowners are now able to benefit from a truly connected building where all building services operate as a single control technology.’’ www.gira.com
