ZigBee wireless transmission technology ZigBee has been selected by many enterprises as a means of smart home marketing. Whether it is Haier, ZTE and other traditional large enterprises or unknown small companies, ZigBee technology is also considered to be one of the communication technologies that are most likely to change our current life, such as WiFi wireless module technology and Bluetooth wireless module technology, but the current market promotion is not as good as expected. Next, Xiaobian will make a detailed introduction to the prospect of ZigBee protocol technology in the smart home market.
ZigBee module technology advantages:
ZigBee can understand that ZigBee is a technology that allows some devices, especially sensors, to access the Internet. Different from Wi Fi, it has lower power consumption, real-time online and huge access to the same gateway. The most typical applications are smart hardware terminals such as door magnets and smart light bulbs, which are connected to homes and networks through ZigBee protocol.
Number and scale of ZigBee modules:
Unlike commonly used personal computers, laptops and mobile phones, if many small household devices, such as human body sensors and temperature and humidity sensors, are connected to the Internet through ZigBee, this will be a huge number. For example, 300 million households in the world have access to the Internet. If each family has access to 10 devices, it is billions of devices, and there is a great demand for ZigBee chips.
Opportunities brought by mobile tablet:
The concept of smart home, including door magnet, is not new for a long time. Why is it so popular recently. Insiders believe that now smart phones or tablets have become the control panel of the whole smart home. In the past, the construction cost of smart home system was very high. Because there were no tablets, smart phones and other things, it was necessary to establish a special computer system to manage the home, and the cost was naturally very high.
At the same time, based on the application of mobile phones and tablets, these connected sensors can become more intelligent.
Lower price of ZigBee protocol module:
Similarly, due to the maturity of mobile phones and tablets, the cost of smart home solutions has become much lower. The layout cost of some smart homes does not even exceed the price of a mobile phone, about $500. What these costs need to do is that the cost of each terminal access is no more than $5, that is, $500, which can access 100 devices in the home. What’s the current price? In the United States, the layout cost of smart home basically starts from $10000.
Through market data analysis, we can clearly see some technical bottlenecks of ZigBee communication protocol. In fact, it comes down to one sentence. What’s the use? Why do users use it? How to let users use?
Smart home is not the connection between devices, but the provision of services?
Manufacturers mainly in contact with consumers, such as operators cooperating with smart home enterprises, can set standards and promote them. At the same time, retailers such as Baidu and Xiaomi and Internet companies are also promoting smart home. Under this trend, more and more new service forms are emerging.
Now smart home service is not a special standard system or service. In fact, no matter which industry starts, it must have a hundred flowers in full bloom and everything. However, industrial agglomeration may occur slowly. For example, in the future, there will be several sensors at home, some measuring temperature, some anti-theft and some turning off lights. At that time, users will think, why install so many sensors instead of using sensors to solve all problems? Slowly, this function will be integrated into the same sensor, and then the service will be gradually standardized.
Many Chinese enterprises are promoting smart home solutions, but they always find it difficult for users to accept them. Why?
The market has a mature period. Once mature, it will burst out one day. Once it breaks out, it will be more comfortable, safe, efficient and cheap. All the benefits will be used by everyone immediately.
Among the various scenarios of smart home, what is the most popular key application scenario?
There are two scenarios. One is point-to-point control. For example, the remote control on the mobile phone can automatically turn off the light. The second is pension and infant care. The whole family has a set of sensors and a complete service plan. These two roads may eventually meet one.
At present, the shipment volume of ZigBee chips is very considerable. On the one hand, China has become the production and assembly center of ZigBee chips. At the same time, Chinese manufacturers are also very active in the last step of consumer promotion.
The smart home market is huge. The interconnection of all things is the necessity of modern intelligent life, so the positioning of smart home is very important. First of all, the space should be large and have enough ductility. We can’t install multiple apps on our phones to control everything at home. All smart projects will be integrated into the smart home system, entering from the application.