Requirements

Interested and qualified third party tests facilities may enter into a bilateral co-operation agreement with KNX Association. As a prerequisite, such parties shall meet the KNX Requirements for the Accreditation of Tests Institutions.

1. Any test lab wanting to become a KNX accredited test lab shall prove compliance to:
   • ISO/IEC 17025 or
   • ISO 9001 covering 'testing operation'
2. The candidate test engineers shall have successfully taken the
   • Basic course exam if the candidate test lab seeks accreditation for:
     • Interworking and Functionality tests
     • Interworking and Functionality tests incl. Data Secure & IP Secure
     • Verification of manufacturer test reports of Basic and System components
   • Tutor course exam if the candidate test lab seeks (additional) accreditation for:
     • Stack/Lower Layer tests, including Link Layer data part
     • Stack/Lower Layer tests including Link Layer data part and including Secure

These courses can only be attended at a KNX certified training centre as explained in How to sign up for a KNX course?

Note: 

• In case of staff changes, an accredited KNX test lab shall present an updated list of test engineers working on KNX testing projects, for which the test lab is accredited.
• In case of staff changes since the accreditation, the KNX accredited test lab shall present evidence that any new staff members have either received internal or external training on the tests, for which the test lab had achieved KNX accreditation, whereby every new KNX test engineer shall at least acquire a KNX certificate for a Basic course and every new KNX test engineer hired for lower layer or security testing shall acquire a KNX Tutor certificate.
• In the case of staff changes or where the test lab does not carry out a minimum of one test campaign every one and a half years, KNX Association has the right to carry out a surveillance audit within three months after notification to the accredited KNX test lab.
• Representatives of KNX accredited Test Labs are entitled to request participation in the KNX Certification Group as a permanent or corresponding member.