Question

How does a unidirectional KNX RF device handle bus access and collisions?

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Answer

C — It sends immediately; on a collision it resends, but the 1 % duty cycle makes collisions nearly excluded

Correct: unidirectional devices transmit at once and resend if a collision happens, which is rare thanks to the 1 % duty cycle.

Source

KNX Basic Course Documentation — 3.3 — p. 146

All proposed choices (exam context)
  1. A.It waits for the channel to be free, then transmits
  2. B.It never resends, so a collided telegram is simply lost
  3. C.It sends immediately; on a collision it resends, but the 1 % duty cycle makes collisions nearly excluded
  4. D.It requests a time slot from a central controller first
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