Overview
What Tinkerbus is, how it compares with ETS 6, what is open, and common questions.
Documentation
How to build, use and extend Tinkerbus, and how to use the online product index.
Tinkerbus is an open-source tool for KNX installations. It works with ETS 6 project files, talks to the bus through a KNXnet/IP gateway, and can load a device from a project.
Start here:
- What Tinkerbus is and how it compares with ETS 6
- Build and first run
- The application, one page per section
- Command line tools:
knxproj,knxprobe,knxdownload,knxprogram,knxcap - Programming devices: the workflow, the safety checks, the verified masks
- Online index: the knxprod-index service at index.tinkerbus.org
- Reference: file formats, settings, protocols
- Architecture and contributing
The documentation describes what the source tree does today. Where something is not implemented, or implemented but not tested on hardware, the page says so.
Getting started
Build Tinkerbus from source, start it, and open a project.
The application
One page for each section of the Tinkerbus desktop application.
Command line tools
Reference for knxproj, knxprobe, knxdownload, knxprogram and knxcap.
Programming devices
How Tinkerbus loads a project device into a real device, the safety checks, and which devices are verified.
Online index
knxprod-index, the service at index.tinkerbus.org that lists manufacturer product data and serves checked copies.
Reference
File formats, the settings file, and the protocols and data types Tinkerbus supports.
Architecture and contributing
How the Tinkerbus source tree is organised, how it is tested, and how to contribute.
Legal
Independence from the KNX Association, trademarks, licence, warranty and responsible use.