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ZigBee in Smart Thermostat for Smarter Grid

Case Study Area of engagementIntegration of ZigBee Protocol in a Thermostat device used in Home and Building Automation systems.

ClientA ‘building technologies’ division of a Fortune 500 electronics and automation group.

RequirementsThe client required a ZigBee-enabled thermostat as part of a Home Area Networking solution, which would give utility companies access to live and historical data in order to provide demand response solutions.

The SoftDEL Solution •UnderstoodtheZigBeeprotocolandrelatedsmartenergyspecifications.

•DesignedandimplementedZigBeebasedapplicationsontheembedded RTOS.

•Designedandimplementedacommunicationinterfacebetweenthehost Renesas microcontroller and network co-processor chip using EZSP-SPI communication protocol.

•CarriedouttestingforthethermostatandtheZigBeeinterfacetoprepareforZigBeecertification.

Benefits•Rapidapplicationandproductdevelopmentenabledtheclientto

reduce time-to-market for their smart grid products.•Modulardaughtercardbasedsolutionenableseasyupgrades.

Expertise used

AdvancedCommunications

Protocols

New ProductDevelopment

EmbeddedSystem