Next generation sensor devices will take homes from smart to truly intelligent

Sigma Designs has unveiled its new 700-Series Z-Wave platform, which includes many performance and technological enhancements in RF performance and energy-efficiency while being cost-effective, is built to power the context-aware smart home. The series is a long-range, low power and future-proof hardware platform with integrated software tools and building blocks offering a whole new generation of Z-Wave sensor devices. They will drive the battery-powered device trend, empowering AI and machine learning systems to utilise sensor data and make smart homes even smarter, safer and more connected. "Sigma’s Z-Wave 700-Series chip will completely reshape the meaning of smart home. It solves for many of today’s technological barriers, while being the most flexible, interoperable platform, bringing smart home functionality to a new level,” said Raoul Wijgergangs, VP of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave Business Unit. “700-Series opens opportunities for new classes of sensors that weren’t possible before while making remarkable improvements to existing device categories. 700-Series is creating a path to full home installations, moving from tens of Z-Wave devices to hundreds of Z-Wave devices per home. Our new platform assures the environment that will take homes from smart to truly intelligent.” CES 2018, Venetian Ballroom, Las Vegas