1. SSIA SUMMIT October 2014 Advanced Bridging Technologies Hold Key to Finally Making Smart Homes a Reality Fred Dart – FTDI Chip

2. Introduction The employment of technology to monitor and control basic domestic functions automatically is a concept that is far from new. For well over a decade now the possibility of creating what have become known as ‘smart homes’ has gained a great deal of media attention - promising enhanced comfort, improved safety and higher energy efficiency levels within the places we inhabit.

3. Introduction ctd. Until now though actual takeup has been very limited. Reasons for this include – -High cost of implementation -Different technologies which don’t talk to each other -Low communication speeds give poor response times ( X10 for example ) -Limited connectivity

4. Home Automation Summarised Typical view of a Home Automation System System Controller SensorsActuators User Interface -Buttons -Touch Pad -Internet -Smartphone -Motion -Temperature -Light -Occupancy -Lamp -Camera -Blinds Communications

5. Wired Wireless Powerline Common Networking Technologies 6LoWPAN

6. Home Automation in the news

7. Examples of New Wireless Home Technology Philips Hue Lighting - Zigbee + WiFi LiFX Lighting - 6LoWPAN + WiFi Nest Thermostat

8. Benefits / Problems of New Technology -Benefits Finally, low cost wireless communication becomes a possibility. Mass adoption drives the cost down finally making the possibility of affordable Smart Homes a reality -Issues A lack of common standards for devices – inability to link devices together Over reliance of mobile phones as the control point * Too many different apps with no common look and feel * Lost mobile phones * Friends and Family unfriendly No common approach to security for internet connected devices

9. Content Home Automation Overview (see Home Automation.pptx )Home Automation.pptx –Definition –Technology Application Roadmap Pilot Project - Proof of Concept –System Concept and Objectives –Hardware and Software 2 nd Step –Sneak Preview

10. Alternative System Concept Zigbee enabled light bulbs are arranged in a mesh network. Control, i.e. turning on or off, dimming, can be done via FT900 + FT800 platform. Smart phone. Smart phone is connected to the FT900-FT800 platform using Wi-Fi Direct. GUI on the smart phone and the touch screen display have the same look-and-feel. FT900 FT800 Zigbee Wi-Fi SPI UART Touch Display Wi-Fi Direct RGBTouch Communications path Communications path

11. Objectives Proof-of-concept for a home automation smart bridge based on the FT900 + FT800 platform, bridging Wi-Fi to other common wireless technologies such as Zigbee, 6LoWPAN etc… Build the required hardware and software blocks which can be subsequently implemented in a home automation smart bridge. FT900+FT800

12. Technology Demonstration Thank you all for listening..