Develco Products A/S
SummIT 2013
“Free” Home Automation as basis for the home of the future
Common platform:
Energy Savings
Safety
Health Care
Company Info
Develco Products (DP):
• SME based in Aarhus
• Founded in 1990 / 2007
• Products for Energy savings and Automation
• Primarily for Utilities and Telcos
Energy Savings - Challenges
Energy Savings !
• Manual (Switch of the light)
• Semi (Light is on – switch it off)
• Automatic (Light switch off when you leave)
Challenges:
• Expensive Infrastructure
• Multiple systems (ZigBee, Z-Wave, IO-Home, WMBus…)
Home Port
Solution:
Common platform:
• One standard for all products
• One platform with multiple standards
“Dit Hus” - Home-Port:
• Project lead by AAU
• Multiple wireless standards
• DP: ZigBee equipment (Gateway - EMI)
Strategy
Roll-Out strategy:
• Low-Cost gateway
• Infrastructure paid by energy savings
• Multiple services @ same infrastructure
Basic installation - Energy
1 Server (Cloud)
2 Energy DB
3 Web
3
2
Energiy Optimize
SaSeCo
1
Communication Server
Cloud
Internet
A
B
Home
Gateway
Wireless Comm.
A Gateway
B Energy reader
C On/Off + meter
C
Energy Awareness - SaSeCo
Expansions – Safety
Since the gateways is based on the broad open standard ZigBee, the
Gateway can be reused for safety devices.
Examples of Safety products:
- Remote controle – In/Out
- DoorLock
- PIR sensors – Alarm and/or savings
- Smoke detectors
- Door/Window sensors
Installation is easy without wiring and can be done by the residents.
Safety expansions can be combined with e.g. Home Care devices
Expansions – Safety
Other systems e.g.
Alarm company
Energi Awareness
Alarm server
Communication Server
Cloud
Home
A
B
C
A-Smoke detector, B-Door/Window sensor, C-PIR sensor
Expansions – Home Care
Since the gateways is based on the broad open standard ZigBee, the
Gateway can be reused for Home Care products. This enables elderly
and sick people to stay longer in their own home.
Examples of Home Care products:
- Door locks – enables easy access of nursing staff
- Fall alarm
- Stove watch
- Bed alarm
- Emergency button
- Blood pressure measurement
Installation is easy without wiring and can e.g. be done by nursing staff.
Home Care expansions can be combined with e.g. safety devices
Expansions – Home Care
Other systems
e.g. Municipalities
and Doctors
Energy Awareness
Care server
Communication Server
Cloud
Home
A
B
C
A-Door lock, B-Blood pressure, C-PIR, Temp, Stove watch etc.
Initiative
Who will install the gateway initially?
Numerous of partners can sponsor the gateway:
• Telcos: Extra services
• Utilities: Extra services + Documented services
• Building societies: Savings + better service
• Municipalities: Home Care = Economical Savings
• Residents: Savings + comfort + safety
• Private companies (ESCo?)
Challenges
What challenges do we see?
• Chicken and Egg: No GW – No Products, visa versa
• Gateway owner: Alarm comp to use Telco gateway?
• Numerous standards: ZigBee, IO-Home , Z-wave, WM-Bus…
• Non standard products: e.g. Wireless IHC
We WILL break these barriers
Contact
Thank you for listening
Contact:
Develco Products A/S
Poul Eriksen
[email protected]