Analysis: ZigBee technology in China in the application of smart home

HC intelligent home network   Zigbee technologythe "E family good" and "IGRS" two
and smart home applications in China called forrecommended standards, smart home (popular
"marriage made in heaven," Why? We canstill to be), foreign and domestic The companies
completely unrelated from both the history andown the various standards used in the Chinese
characteristics of their find this coincides with themarket is diverse, in fact, is not the most
Department.mainstream and really suitable for the formation
Smart home development in China Since the earlyof a standard home. As technical standards are
nineties structured cabling and building automationnot unified, the consumer in a very confused
technology began to enter the Chinese marketstate, it can only continue to wait and see.
has been more than a decade passed, duringInstallation This issue almost a product
which the concept of intelligent building China's realdevelopment and promotion of the deadly storm.
estate market development (including buildings,Traditional and mature bus technology products,
residential, etc. ) more or less played a certain rolemaking it difficult for most consumers to accept,
in fueling the intelligent home is a relatively slowbecause it would have to be embedded in the
start and develop.pipeline prior to renovation, construction difficult,
Because the ultimate smart home consumptiontechnically demanding, and once the renovation is
object is an individual, even if the developerscompleted, it is difficult to do changes This is still
pre-configured, is it approved or consumers havelearning and trying new things feelings of
the final say. Therefore, the concept of personalconsumers in the process is unacceptable.
consumption, level of education, economicOr on the use of wireless, but most of the
capacity and herd mentality of the decision towireless control products are used in a low
become a key factor in the market, and thesefrequency 315MHz, 433MHz public band (the band
factors should be rational than developers have aalso includes remote control toys, alarm, remote
lot of hype, speculation can not rely on a fewcontrol door lock, etc.), its products against
quick start. Even if consumers buy the so-calledinterference, poor, slow speed, and product
smart home features with the house, if there isdefects such as power consumption can not
no real practical use to meet the demand, ormeet the demand for intelligent control.
technical services has not kept up, sooner or laterPower line carrier product promotion efforts once
be turned into a pile of waste.more (such as X10 family, etc.), but because of
After a long and in-depth analysis, I think theits inherent technology, power line in China, bad
reason for the development of intelligent home ofenvironment, it is difficult to ensure the reliability
the biggest obstacles to slow, there are fiveof their communications, many vendors find it
areas: product prices, technical standards,hard to maintain its survival , no matter how
installation, use of difficulty and brand trust.cheap products, consumers would be willing to
Price Whether foreign or domestic products, duebuy you.
to its use of technology is inseparable from aDifficult to use
variety of networks, control and softwareWho used intelligent control products prior to the
technology, therefore, than the traditionalconsumer, in fact, many of the features are not
products (such as switches, curtains and so on) isused, this is a bit like a TV remote, I believe most
more expensive to. A controller at least ten timespeople more than 90% of the function keys are
better than ordinary switch more than your price.not commonly used, at least More than half do
Therefore, if there is no real demand, is generallynot even know what. For those too complex
not considered.IT-based control products, difficulty in real life play
Technology standard This is a major problema major role (in addition to fashion were chanting
plagued the industry, so far in addition to theoutside). Thus, simple majority is the voice of the
2005 Ministry of Information Industry approvedconsumer.