Takeaways from industry experts at Omdia, Acuity Brands and Silicon Labs on the future of smart building development.
Our suite of hardware, connectivity stacks, tools, and first-class support offer industry leading solutions for implementing HVAC sensor and actuator networks in commercial buildings.
Best-in-class RF performance, stacks and coexistence solutions offer high reliability in tough environments. From cable replacement point-to-point Bluetooth connections to large mesh networks of 80,000 nodes, we’ve seen it all. The Gecko microcontroller architecture and low-leakage technology enable energy harvesting applications and long 10-year battery life potential from coin cell batteries. Developers of applications for commercial buildings can build secure, robust and certified products to meet the market requirements in minimal time by using our portfolio of RF modules and Secure Vault IoT device technology.
There are several design considerations to consider when designing smart HVAC systems, including network protocol and interoperability, network size, RF range, data bandwidth, battery life, security architecture, and time to market. The best solution depends on specific system requirements, but there are a few general guidelines:
Battery Life In Connected Wireless IoT Devices
Zigbee Mesh Network Performance
Zigbee and Silicon Labs Thread Coexistence with Wi-Fi
Get Started with the LTE-M Expansion Kit
Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT
Smart Buildings: Constructing Wireless Infrastructure for the Future