ZigBee Alliance Cerifies 17 Home Automation Products

The ZigBee Alliance, that global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, announces the certification of 17 devices from 10 manufacturers using ZigBee Home Automation--plus enhancements to the public application profile.

The tech standard offering control for home appliances, lighting, environment, energy use, and security, ZigBee Home Automation provides a path to direct interoperability with other ZigBee public application profiles, including the industry-leading ZigBee Smart Energy.

ZigBee Home Automation now features new security mechanisms and support for doorbells and mechanized window shades. The standard features control of HVAC systems, power outlets, motorized devices, security and other devices. Product manufacturers will benefit from this standardized approach that makes devices reliable, affordable, easy-to-install and operate. Products using ZigBee Home Automation are ideal for new construction, do-it-yourself and retrofit markets.

From Control4's Home Controller HC-300 to the Jetlun Gateway (a controller that collects, stores and displays real-time energy consumption info) to Netgear's ZEB102 ZigBee Bridge (monitors and controls energy devices and in-home appliances over the Internet) to SerComm's NA401 Home Automation Gateway, energy is becoming the residential industry's most "heated" topic...

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