Z-Wave: Low Cost Home Automation Technology

Filed in archive Home Automation on June 13, 2005

There's so many home automation wireless protocols out there, it can get downright confusing. The thing to know about Z-Wave from Zensys is that's it's supposed to be extremely cost effective. According to this article at The Chicago Tribune:

"From the beginning, the goal was to get each unit down to an ultra-low cost -- less than $1 to manufacture -- to make it easy to integrate into products," said Raoul Wijergangs of Zensys.

"Z-Wave isn't for transmitting a lot of data, like audio or video. It's for sending simple control signals throughout a home. As a result, we were able to pursue a much simpler radio design than competing systems.

"By operating in the 900 megahertz frequency, we maximize battery life while keeping our chipsets simple and more cost-effective."

Read Patience Paying Off for Fans of Home Automation Systems at The Chicago Tribune

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