With the continuous development of the Internet of Things, home automation, intelligence, and other technologies, wireless communication technology, which has the advantages of mobility, flexibility, and easy expandability, has gradually become a mainstream technology in smart home.
In the application of smart home, there are more kinds of wireless communication technologies; at present, it mainly refers to WIFI, ZigBee, Bluetooth, RF, and several other typical proximity wireless communication technologies.
Common proximity wireless communication technology
WIFI is the most widely used communication technology in the home, public places, and other wide coverage. WIFI technology development application is simple and convenient, low cost can be used in many smart home devices, such as WiFi light bulbs, WiFi Plug, WiFi LED controller, etc..
Bluetooth technology is a wireless communication technology widely used in mobile devices, such as smartphones, headphones, pens, tablets, etc… Bluetooth technology devices are small, easy to carry or move, low cost, can also be used in information appliances, embedded application development, and many other fields, such as Bluetooth light bulbs, Bluetooth LED controllers.
ZigBee technology belongs to IEEE802.15 protocol, and as a low-power data rate, low-cost technology is more suitable for home automation, smart home security systems, etc.
RF technology has been very mature, its low cost, good penetration, but poor anti-interference, poor security, and most of the current applications can only one-way communication.
Smart home with ZigBee or WiFi good?
ZigBee technology applied to the smart home system, there are also certain problems when users choose some of the products. Users buy a smart light bulb, smart detector, and smart home devices but also have to be equipped with special smart routing or gateway, which will cost more money and take up some space.
WiFi technology will be directly embedded in the module relatively small smart home products, and ZigBee comparison is much more convenient, no gateway controller can be directly connected to the smart home products. Therefore, WIFI technology has the widest application coverage
In the face of comprehensive access to the Internet for smart homes and introducing “cloud” services, ZigBee is difficult to meet these requirements. Only WIFI technology and the newer WIMAX technology can fully cope with the requirements of home automation and multimedia applications, and various online services.
Introduction of WIFI technology
WiFi is a wireless network composed of AP and wireless network cards. AP is a network bridge or access point, a bridge between traditional wired local area network and wireless local area network, and a wireless network card is a CLIENT end device responsible for receiving the signal emitted by AP.
Compared with the wired network used in the traditional smart home system, WIFI technology reduces wiring troubles and has better scalability and mobility. Thus, the wireless intelligent control mode is the trend of smart home development.
WiFi is a wireless network composed of AP and wireless network card, AP is a network bridge or access point, which is a bridge between traditional wired local area network and wireless local area network, and wireless network card is a CLIENT end device responsible for receiving the signal emitted by AP.
Compared with the wired network used in the traditional smart home system, WIFI technology reduces wiring troubles and has better scalability and mobility. Thus, the wireless intelligent control mode is the trend of smart home development.
Advantages of WiFi for smart home control
WiFi terminal devices are now basically popular, such as laptops, Ipads, smartphones, etc. WIFI is already everywhere.
WiFi as the technical standard of wireless LAN can be interconnected with the existing Internet through a wireless router.
WiFi is a mature, international standard for wireless technology. Unlike other narrowband technologies, all WiFi devices can be interconnected, which have no unified protocol standard and are difficult to interconnect.
WiFi transmission speed is very fast and can reach 54mbps, in line with personal and social information needs.
WiFi technology in the smart home solutions, you can remotely switch on and off the light control, remote air conditioning control, can be remote curtain control, and even remote fish tank baiting operation ……, WiFi technology applications to achieve wireless smart home control functions.
With the continuous development of science and technology, through the use of WIFI technology, various smart home devices are connected to provide users with a comfortable, safe, and convenient smart home living space.
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