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title: Smart Home Increases Quality of Living
description: Professional retrofit with touch panel increases the quality of life and living in the smart home. Field report from the Helm family with pureKNX from TCI.
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# [Smart Home Increases Quality of Living](https://blog.tci.de/en/blog/2022/smart-home-increases-quality-of-living)

 Written by [René Jung](https://blog.tci.de/en/author/jung) | Jan 19, 2022 12:40:39 PM

The topic of [smart homes](https://blog.tci.de/en/blog/2021/timer-smart-home?hsLang=en) is becoming increasingly popular. Among other things, it upgrades one's own property, creates considerable added value in terms of living comfort and at the same time ensures security, as underlined in Cornelius Helm's customer statement:

## The Helm Family is Thrilled with Their Smart Home!

"Some time ago, we had the [Smart Home solution](https://www.ambiento.de/en/applications/why-smart-home/) retrofitted in our own four walls - by a professional specialist company. And: We are all very enthusiastic," emphasizes Cornelius Helm. "We really like the intelligent [shutter](https://www.ambiento.de/en/applications/shuttercontrol/) and light control. In our case, individual rooms, the entire floor or the entire house can be regulated or controlled very easily. Either via the built-in [7" touch panel](https://www.ambiento.de/en/products/ambiento-knx-touchpanel/knx-pureknx-line7/) in the living room wall or via app on the smartphone. By the way, this also works when you are on the road. It happens again and again that we are already sitting in the car and see that the light is still on in the children's room. Then we simply switch it off via app. Operation is easy-peasy!"

*Image: Cornelius Helm;* *hallway with intelligent lighting control * 

### Which Solution is the Helm Family Using Exactly?

The family of four had a touch panel from the [pureKNX series](https://www.ambiento.de/en/products/ambiento-knx-touchpanel/) installed in the living room. The glass front is visually very appealing, easy to clean and especially easy to operate. The communication takes place via KNX-TP to the respective switches. The supply takes over a power supply unit. Thus, the entire building can be comprehensively controlled. But also via pureKNX app the residents have the possibility to access the intelligent system from the road. An individual as well as time-controlled light and shutter control was explicitly important to the Helm family. This makes it easy for outsiders to simulate presence in the house, which should prevent break-ins.

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*Image: Cornelius Helm; living room with individual and time-controlled light and shutter control*

### The flexible system adapts to the family!

KNX offers the Helm family a high degree of freedom. All functions can be individually adapted or expanded at any time. After all, no one knows which home automation devices and systems will be integrated into their own [smart home](https://www.ambiento.de/en/applications/why-smart-home/) in the distant future.

*Image: Cornelius Helm; exterior view of the Helm family's smart home*

"I'm sure we've put our faith in the right system," Cornelius Helm reveals in conclusion. "The [TCI solution](https://www.ambiento.de/en/) is conceivable simple to use, the [touch panel](https://www.ambiento.de/en/products/product-finder/) is an absolute eye-catcher, and no matter what, this convenient system is expandable to meet our family needs!"

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