Case Study:

Scalable Home Automation Gateway to control Smart Home Devices

Zigbee based Home Automation Gateway Development - Hardware Design

Industry

Home Automation, IoT

Technology

BLE, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave

Services Offered

Product Engineering

Executive Summary

The client is a leading US based builder that provides automation solutions for custom smart homes. Their requirement was to design the home automation gateway which enables the system to communicate with various off-the-shelf ZigBee and Z-Wave based smart electronics and interfaces.

Glide offered Arm Cortex-A9 and Linux OS based engineering solution compatible to ZigBee and Z-Wave which supports BLE, Wi-Fi, wired interfaces and also gives cloud based control by easy integration with existing network. The product enabled communication and control over various range of smart home devices such as lighting automation system, security & surveillance systems, music systems, home appliances etc.

The Product lifecycle process involved System Architecture, Hardware Design, Firmware Development and Prototype Testing.

Business Need

Design an automation controller compatible to ZigBee and Z-Wave for client’s existing smart home solutions which enable its users to control all the connected devices through a single application.

Glide Solution

Glide built ZigBee and Z-Wave supported home automation gateway to control smart home devices
• Designed ARM Cortex-A9 and Linux OS based centralized controller with multiple interfaces to connect with different range of electronics.
• Provision of WAN connection including Wi-Fi, Ethernet etc.
• Test Proof of concept at test site and fine tuning based on the customer feedback
• Validation testing at data communication level to derive compatibility with the automation protocols
• Pilot batch testing and delivery to Customer
• User Guide for product and overall system

Features and Applications of Solution

• Modular design to support multiple Home Area Network protocols such as BLE, ZigBee and Z-Wave etc.
• Easy interface to devices from various suppliers.
• Supports Local or cloud based interface.

Benefits

• Ease to integrate & use for House Owners
• Scalable solution for technological enhancements

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