Developing Next-gen Fire Safety Door Devices for US-based Home Automation Company
Overview
The client is a US-based company offering lifesaving smart devices for the event of fire. They wanted to launch their new-age fire safety devices pre-integrated with leading smart home hubs available in the market. ACL Digital integrated off-the-shelf Z-Wave 700 module with client board.
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Challenges
Limited integration for new-age fire safety devices
Insufficient capacity of host application to receive messages from hub
Solution
- Integrated Off-The-Shelf Z-Wave 700 module with client board using MikroBus
- Modified firmware of PIC SoC to support Z-Wave 700
- Enhanced host application to receive Unicast/broadcast messages from hub for events such as smoke detection, reset etc.
- Added OTA firmware upgrade for host processor and Z-Wave module
- Integrated with industry leading smart home hub
- FCC & Z-Wave Plus v2 certifications
Outcomes
- Accelerated product development and launch timeline by 20% by leveraging ACL Digital's proven and ready-to-use Z-Wave 700 module
