ABB Showcases Pioneering Technology Leadership in Smart Homes and Intelligent Buildings

Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

ABB is showcasing its latest solutions for residential and
commercial buildings at the world's biggest international buildings
event, Light & Building 2016

ABB, a global leader in power and automation, is demonstrating the
future of homes and buildings at its 1,400 square meter exhibition
space at the 2016 Light & Building event this week, in Frankfurt,
Germany. ABB is showcasing the latest solutions for smart homes and
intelligent buildings demonstrating how it supports its customers to
improve energy efficiency, reliability and productivity in a range of
building types.

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With a range of interactive and experiential displays, ABB is
showcasing the capabilities of its ABB, Busch-Jaeger, Kaufel and
Striebel & John branded solutions. Highlights unveiled for the first
time this week include a new wireless home automation solution,
ABB-free@home® wireless; enhancements to the ABB KNX portfolio for
building automation; several entertainment and lighting control
enhancements; the latest engineering design software for building
planning, e-Design; and an expanded energy monitoring solution,
CMS-700, which can evaluate data from up to 96 sensors.

Mike Mustapha, managing director of ABB's Building Products
business, said: "We are at the cutting edge of smart homes and
buildings. As a pioneer in this area, we are delighted to come
together with customers, media and partners to showcase tomorrow's
solutions that are ready from ABB today.

"We are able to demonstrate how the Internet of Things, Service
and People enables rapid development in a number of fields to improve
the experience of that our industrial customers can deliver in the
commercial and industrial building space and the comfort, security
and convenience that people can receive in their own homes."

Technology highlights include:

- ABB-free@home® wireless - the next generation of this smart home
solution is the addition of a wireless solution that can be used as
a stand-alone retrofit solution, or alongside the wired system.
The system controls up to 60 functions in the home and is a
breakthrough thanks to the ease of installation and simple user
interface, which opens up the possibility of a smart home to a new
range of customers. The product will be available in Europe from
Autumn this year

- A new range of ABB i-bus KNX IP devices - consisting of IP
interface and IP router, they can be used in all applications where
KNX interfaces with an IP network

- The new ABB i-bus KNX Logic Controller ABA / S 1.2.1 - a flexible
controller to enable systems integrators to easily manage advanced
building systems requirements, with the latest energy-efficient
microcontroller technology and simulation function

- New App solution Busch-ControlTouch® KNX - an intuitive easiest way
to control the KNX system via mobile devices

- A new energy monitoring system CMS-700 - this extends ABB's
Circuit Monitoring System range with a new open-core sensor
solution, which enables the measurement of data from up to 96
sensors, with LAN TCP, IP or Modbus RTU protocol compatibility

- A new CO2 ambient air sensor - to measure air quality and
humidity and adjust fresh air intake

- CogniPoint from PointGrab - a demonstration of a solution to use
advanced sensors to deliver occupant recognition and tracking
within smart home and buildings applications. ABB Technology
Ventures announced an investment in PointGrab in December 2015.

- e-Design, ABB's new engineering software suite - the new tool has
been developed to meet the needs of electrical professionals.
e-Design makes it possible to design an electrical system more
efficiently

ABB (http://www.abb.com ) is a leading global technology company
in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport
& infrastructure customers to improve their performance while
lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in
roughly 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people.

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