Develco Products A/S

SummIT 2013

“Free” Home Automation as basis for the home of the future

Common platform:Energy Savings

SafetyHealth Care

Develco Products (DP):

• SME based in Aarhus• Founded in 1990 / 2007 • Products for Energy savings and Automation• Primarily for Utilities and Telcos

Company Info

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…)

Energy Savings - Challenges

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)

Home Port

Roll-Out strategy:

• Low-Cost gateway• Infrastructure paid by energy savings• Multiple services @ same infrastructure

Strategy

Communication ServerCommunication Server

Energiy OptimizeSaSeCo

Energiy OptimizeSaSeCo

Cloud

HomeInternet

GatewayAB

C

Wireless Comm.A GatewayB Energy readerC On/Off + meter

1 Server (Cloud)2 Energy DB3 Web

1

23

Basic installation - Energy

Energy Awareness - SaSeCo

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

Communication ServerCommunication Server

Energi AwarenessEnergi Awareness

Cloud

Home

A

B

C

A-Smoke detector, B-Door/Window sensor, C-PIR sensor

Alarm serverAlarm server

Other systems e.g. Alarm company

Other systems e.g. Alarm company

Expansions – Safety

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

Communication ServerCommunication Server

Energy AwarenessEnergy Awareness

Cloud

Home

A

B

C

A-Door lock, B-Blood pressure, C-PIR, Temp, Stove watch etc.

Expansions – Home Care

Care serverCare server

Other systemse.g. Municipalities

and Doctors

Other systemse.g. Municipalities

and Doctors

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?)

Initiative

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

Challenges

Thank you for listening

Contact:

Develco Products A/SPoul Eriksen

pme@develco.dk

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