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(IOT) and the Smart Home The Internet of Things (IOT) and the Smart Home Andy Brauer Vision: A controllable, informed World . Everything is equipped with Sensors and Controllers . Hubs collect the data of sensors . Hubs publish their data into the cloud . Apps evaluate data and perform controlling actions using to models, algorithms and settings . Mobile devices equipped with sensors publish data into the cloud . Mobile Apps access and evaluate data, publish results back into the cloud, thus interacting with the environment Smart Grid Source: http://www.hitachi.com/environment/showcase/solution/energy/smartgrid.html Smart Grid Source: http://horizonenergy.blogspot.hu/ Internet Of Things Landscape Smart Home Technologies & Acronyms Smart Home Technology Comparison Name Physical Pro Con Price InsteOn RadioFreq + Powerline High Reliability, Many Products $30+ Controller needed, RadioFreq Many Products $32+ Z-Wave Network Size Limits X10 Powerline Cheap Old, Low Realiability, Slow $17+ ZigBee (Alliance) RadioFreq Gaining Momentum Expensive $220+ WiFi RadioFreq Ubiquitous Network Size Limits $50+ Bluetooth RadioFreq Ubiquitous Range Limits (10 Meter) $30+ UPB Powerline Better than X10 Limited Range $40+ QiviCon (Alliance) RadioFreq Many Products Local (German) Market $40+ Z-Wave Radio Communication Technology ZigBee Standards ZigBee Example Architecture Source: http://chipdesignmag.com/sld/files/2009/06/zigbee_wirelesshealth1.jpg Smart Home with ZigBee Smart Home with ZigBee Lightwave RF (UK) QiviCon - How it works Qivicon - How it works Qivicon - How it works World Wide Infosec Product Spend German Smart Home Market ThingWorx - Industry Solutions http://www.thingworx.com ThingWorx is the first software platform designed to build and run the applications of the connected world. ThingWorx reduces the time, cost, and risk required to build innovative Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. ThingWorkx Composer: Application Modeling . Codeless "Drag and Drop" mashup Builder . Event-Driven Execution and 3D Storage ThingWorx Smart Grid Layers . Connected Sensors & Devices . Connected Products . Connected Industries Application Sectors . Manufacturing . Oil & Gas . Smart Grid / Energy . Smart Cities - Infrastructure / Utilities . Smart Cities - Smart Buildings . Machine To Machine (M2M) . Complex Machinery . Medical Devices . Transportation . Education & Piublic Services ThingWorks - Manufacturing . Automated Plants . Production Line Dashboards and Controlling Apps . Inventory Monitoring ThingWorks - Smart Buildings Connecting of . Environmental Sensors . Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) . Office & Safety Equipment ThingWorx - Machine2Machine Connect . activities . services . inter-relationships of all . people . systems . devices in the network. ThingWorkx - Complex Machinery . Real-time condition-based maintenance . Benchmarking . Collaborative technical support services ThingWorkx - Transportation . Vehicle automation . Smart transportation . Smart delivery of goods . Reduce energy comsumption . Maximize corporate and tax payer ROI Crestron Home Automation InsteOn Products InsteOn LED Bulbs InsteOn Control Central InsteOn Hub Hero Leviton Home Automation RWE SmartHome Modules RWE SmartHome App RWE SmartHome App HomeMatic Modules HomeMatic Modules QiviCon, Telekom, Bitron Hardware Lightwave RF Lightwave RF App Vera (Z Wave Control System) Vera (Z-Wave Control System) Z-Wave Products MiOS - Z Wave Development Platform MiOS - Z Wave Development Platform MiOS Developer Kit MiOS LuuP T-Mobile Smart Home App uControl Smart Home Automation inControl Home Automation zHouse HomeControl HomeBuddy Belkin WeMo Nest Products Nest App Tado Smart Thermostat Bitron B-Connect Bitron B-Connect Bitron B-Connect Rocket Home Smart Things Smart Things Smart Things Smart Things . http://www.smartthings.com/ . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DQfhdK5qMw Tile (Location Tracker) AlertMe Samsung Smart Home . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhBfh-4aOs KNX Smarthome Design . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhBfh-4aOs Loxone Miniserver Loxone Config Loxone Config Loxone Config Loxone Loxone Loxone Solution Provider . Crestron: http://www.crestron.com/markets/home_theater_and_whole_house_home_automation/ . Leviton: http://www.leviton.com . InsteOn: http://www.insteon.com/ . HomeMatic (Standard wird von QiviCon benutzt): http://www.homematic.com/ . QiviCon Smart Home Controller + Software: https://www.qivicon.com/start/ . Embedded Automation mHome: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/ . Bitron Home (B-Connect): http://www.bitronvideo.eu/ . Tado Smart Thermostat: http://www.tado.com/de/presse . RWE SmartHome: http://www.rwe-smarthome.de/web/cms/de/448330/smarthome/ . Microsoft HomeOS: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/homeos/ . EnBW Lichtsteuerung: https://www.enbw.com/privatkunden/tarife-und-produkte/intelligente-haussteuerung/das-kann-ihr-schlaues- zuhause/index.html Technologies . Z Wave Home Automation: http://www.z-wave.com/ . InsteOn: http://www.insteon.com/ . KNX Home Control Standard: http://www.knx.org/knx-en/index.php . X10 Industry Standard: http://x10-lang.org/ . Qivicon https://www.qivicon.com/start/ . BACnet Standard - Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks: http://www.bacnet.org/ . Modbus Protocol: http://www.modbus.org/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modbus . Energy Savvy http://www.energysavvy.com/ ZigBee Products . http://www.zigbee.org/Products/ByStandard/ZigBeeHomeAutomation.aspx . SafePlug 1203: This device plugs into a standard wall outlet and allows you to remotely turn the two outlets on and off individually and remotely. OWL Z-Smart In Home Display: This device allows you to view your energy usage at a glance and make changes to it based upon your behavioral and usage patterns. AlertMe: AlertMe is a unique home security product that utilizes a series of unique sensors that connect and report to a keychain-sized remote control unit. AlertMe Occupancy Sensor meshes with the AlertMe security system and senses motion in rooms and hallways. Kwikset SmartCode Deadbolt with Home Connect Technology: As the name implies, this is a deadbolt style door lock for your home. Carrier ComfortChoice Thermostat: This is a thermostat designed to mesh with the ZigBee Smart Energy network. The thermostat offers full seven-day programmability and a USB port for data uploads and upgrades. CEIVA Logic Connected Digital Photo Frames: Photo Frames connected to the Internet and are able to download pictures from a connected service. Smart Plug: Allows appliances to be manually or remotely turned off or on. Users can also use Smart Plug to monitor energy usage. Platforms . MiOS Control and Monitoring Platform: http://www.mios.com/ . ThingWorkx: http://www.thingworx.com/ . Loxone Smart Home Operating System: http://www.loxone.com/enuk/miniserver/loxone-os.html . Microsoft HomeOS: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/homeos/ . Bitron Home B-Connect: http://www.bitronvideo.eu/?page_id=757 . Mbed Development nPlatform for Devices: http://mbed.org/ . Kepware Advanced Communications and Interoperability Platform http://www.kepware.com/ . Sensinode Embedded Web - NanoStack, NanoRouter, NanoService: http://www.sensinode.com/ . Arkessa IoT & M2M Platform: http://www.arkessa.com/ . Yaler Relay Infrastructure: https://yaler.net/ Platforms . Sensorcloud APIs - OpenData, FastGraph, Alerts, LiveConnect, MathEngine: http://www.sensorcloud.com/ . Xively Connected Cloud: https://xively.com/using_xively/ . Nimbits Open Connected Cloud (Raspberry, Arduino): http://www.nimbits.com/ . HP Cense Infrastructure: http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/intelligent_infrastructure/ . AMEE Environmental Information: https://www.amee.com/pages/company . Bug Labs SWARM - Dashboard Development: http://buglabs.net/products/swarm . ThingSpeak Open Source Channels & Apps: https://thingspeak.com/ . Arrayent Connected Platform: http://www.arrayent.com/ . BERG Cloud: http://bergcloud.com/ . Ayla IoT Cloud Platform: http://www.aylanetworks.com/ Hardware Sensor & Wireless . Libelium Developer Kits & Sensors: http://www.libelium.com/ . Spark.io Arduino + Wi-Fi + ARM Cortex M3 + wireless programming + REST API (https://www.spark.io/) . Nordic: Ultra-Low Energy Bluetooth & RF Chips: http://www.nordicsemi.com/ . Microstrain Wireless Sensors (Sensorcloud compatible): http://www.microstrain.com/wireless . Variable CHROMA, NODE: http://variableinc.com/products/ . Sensaris Wireless Sensing Solutions: http://www.sensaris.com/ . Nanjing IOT Sensor Technology http://iotsensor.en.china.cn/ Smart Things & Products . Tado Smart Thermostat: http://www.tado.com/de/presse . Tile Location Tracking: http://www.thetileapp.com/ . Sen.se Motion Cookies & Mother: https://sen.se/ . Ubi Voice Activated Computer: http://theubi.com/ . LIFX, controllable Wi-Fi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb. http://lifx.co/ . WIFI Hifi: http://www.sonos.com/ . Jawbone Up: https://jawbone.com/up . Belkin WeMo Light Switch: http://www.thewebmag.com/belkin-wemo-light-switch-3/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter . Philips Hue Intelligent Lightning: http://www.meethue.com/en-US . August Smart Lock: http://www.august.com/ . Kolibri Smart Toothbrush . Mimo Baby Monitor . Parrot Flower Power, Plant Health Sensor with Mobile App: http://www.parrot.com/flowerpower/de/ Smart Things & Products . AlertMe: https://www.alertme.com/ . DropCam Wireless Mini Camera: https://www.dropcam.com/ . StickNFind Location Sticker: https://www.sticknfind.com/ . Glow fertility tracker Investors
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