In development · macOS & iPadOS

KNX ATLAS / 03

See what happens on the bus.

Follow telegrams, narrow down the display and mark interesting moments. You can also check whether selected devices are reachable through the interface.

KNX Atlas on Mac with a running group monitor and a telegram list.
Mac: follow telegrams in the group monitor.

Actual preview screenshots using synthetic demo data. The yellow banner identifies test mode. The screenshots show the German interface; the app also supports English.

Find the right interface

The bus tools use a KNXnet/IP interface. KNX Atlas can search for interfaces in Bus Settings. If it finds more than one, choose the one you need; host and port fields also allow manual configuration.

The app can display tunnel slots reported by the interface and suggest a usable slot. Occupied slots or slots unsuitable because of a conflict are shown accordingly. Manual configuration remains relevant for interfaces that do not provide this information.

Observe without sending values from the monitor

The monitor offers group and bus monitor modes. You can search and filter the live list. With a project open, stored group address names help you interpret the traffic; an entry point without a project is also available.

The monitor receives telegrams. Its controls do not send group values. A separate Group Values tool handles targeted reads and writes.

Start and stop
Deliberately open and close the monitor connection.
Pause the display
Hold the presentation to examine entries more closely. Reception continues while paused.
See the connection state
Messages indicate a closed connection or dropped entries.

Find important moments again

Add a personal note to mark a position in the telegram stream. This helps, for example, when pressing a wall button and relating the response to a moment in time. The marker appears at the corresponding position in the stream.

CSV export includes the displayed columns for later analysis. You can include markers in the export. You explicitly choose whether project information, such as group address names, is included.

Secured telegrams have additional export rules: decrypted content is included only when project contents are explicitly enabled. This lets you distinguish a technical export from a file containing meaningful project information.

Check reachability selectively

Start a reachability check for a single device from its detail view. The topology also lets you check devices on a line; one operation covers at most 64 devices. Additional entries are not silently presented as having been checked.

Results include reachability, mask version and the detected programming mode where available. A missing response stays visible as such. The tool reads the state; it does not put a device into programming mode.

These details help narrow down connection problems. They are not a complete electrical inspection and do not automatically prove that every function of a reachable device is working correctly.

When several tools work at the same time

The group monitor and group values can run in parallel if the interface provides the separate tunnels they need. The number of available tunnel slots depends on the interface and their current use.

If the interface refuses a second tunnel, KNX Atlas offers to switch to one connection at a time. The running monitor stops only after you choose that option. If even the released slot cannot be used, the app displays the rejection.

GOOD TO KNOW

Questions and answers

Why can’t the app discover my KNX interface?

Check that your Mac or iPad can reach the interface on the local network and that KNX Atlas has local network access. If discovery finds nothing, enter the host and port manually in Bus Settings. Entering an address only helps if the interface is actually reachable.

Can I use the monitor without a project file?

Yes. You can start the monitor without opening a project. Group address names and Secure information from a project file will not be available. Open the matching project to use that additional information.

What is the difference between Pause and Stop?

Pause holds the display while the monitor continues receiving telegrams. Stop ends reception and releases the connection. Pausing is therefore not enough when another tool needs the interface.

Can I save a fault trace for later analysis?

Yes. You can export the telegram trace as CSV and mark important moments with your own notes beforehand. At export, you choose whether to include markers and project information such as group address names. Review that selection before sharing a file.

Why can the monitor connect while a second tool cannot?

The interface provides a limited number of tunnel slots. The group monitor and group values can run together when separate usable slots are available. Otherwise, close the active connection and use one tool at a time; bus monitor mode and device diagnostics require exclusive access to the interface.

Questions about KNX Atlas?

KNX Atlas is in development. These pages describe the current preview; a release date, price and distribution channel have not been announced.