Smart home reference designs accelerate development of IoT connected devices

Silicon Labs has launched two new wireless occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs for the home automation market, providing IoT connected device solutions that help make our homes safer, more convenient and energy efficient. The FCC and UL-pre-certified reference designs include all of the hardware, firmware and software tools required to create feature-rich, future-proofed connected home products based on Silicon Labs’ robust ZigBee “Golden Unit” Home Automation (HA 1.2) software stack and multiprotocol Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio. Their occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs help home automation device makers and developers accelerate time to market and reduce system cost and complexity with best-in-class ZigBee mesh networking technology. By leveraging these new, turnkey reference designs, developers can quickly advance from design concept to final product with pre-certified wireless technology, open-source hardware design files and industry-standard software stacks while also taking advantage of proven test setups and manufacturing methods. “Successful home and building automation products must be standards-based, cost-effective, easy to deploy by end users, and designed to work in real-world environments and solve specific problems with minimal design complexity,” said Daniel Cooley, senior vice president and general manager of Silicon Labs’ IoT products. “We’re helping connected home developers achieve these market-critical objectives with pre-certified reference designs based on our breakthrough multiprotocol wireless and sensing technologies.”