OFweek medical network News Not long ago, the turbulent smart home circle had a major earthquake, the source is Apple and R & F Properties together, in Beijing R & F near the R & F Plaza set up a model room! In a model room, the entire industry was shaken and it sounded incredible. So, let's start with a little detail and see what this model represents in the end for the smart home industry. Because of industry relations, as early as more than four years ago, several companies involved in smart systems were interviewed, among them were international air-conditioner brands, derivative intelligent control systems developed to integrate the control of their home appliances, and research and development of professional intelligent systems and products. And the production brands; and even some small companies in the industry, they gave two surprisingly similar reasons for the smart home industry's phenomenon: expensive and interface is not unified! Let's look at the first point. Four years ago, I had contacted a small company that was an intelligent system. According to its quotation, a complete set of a 100-square-foot house system was completed. The best discount was about 50,000 yuan. You know, even if the total renovation price in the past two years, 50,000 yuan is still a significant proportion, not to mention the increase in prices today. Therefore, although the smart home industry has continued to be hot in these years, it is more focused on single products. If money is a cause, then at least this reason is not a big problem. There are plenty of rich people after all. However, the problem of the inconsistency of another interface is difficult to solve. For companies that specialize in researching intelligent systems, how can the vast majority of building materials and appliance brands interface with your agreement? For building materials and home appliance brands, I have created an intelligent control system. Can we induce everyone to buy my products? It is for these reasons that the smart home industry has not always had a unified interface standard, resulting in even if you are interested in installing intelligent systems, but found that many large and small home appliances are also difficult to integrate into the overall control, equivalent to you have to use several remote control Full control of all smart homes, not too tired? Formally in this context, Apple released the smart platform HomeKit in 2014, playing a stimulant for the smart home circle! HomeKit, Apple's smart home platform, or "home" in iPhones, does not produce new products. It is itself an Apple built-in software that creates smart homes by authorizing third-party manufacturers to produce devices that meet Apple's compatibility and security standards. Leading a new lifestyle. Unfortunately, after HomeKit was released, only the first HomeKit smart home products were announced in mid-2015. It was from 5 businesses including lighting, room temperature, fans, and other home appliances. The overall progress was slow, and the entire industry was expecting to witness a miracle. The people were in the cold water, but it was rare in China that Apple announced that the builders began to support HomeKit at the 2016 WWDC, which did not attract the attention of the people. Unexpectedly, at this time, Apple finally made a big effort. First, there are new products listed on Apple’s online store. According to Apple’s official data, there are more than 100 models supporting HomeKit this year, including the well-known brands of Honeywell and Philips in the smart home circle. HomeKit application case model! Let's take a look at this "model room" that everyone is looking forward to! If you haven't entered the room, you've already started the "experience". The entrance door is a smart lock that can be opened with an iphone or iPad. Even if you have something on both hands, you can give orders to Siri. After entering the room, simply shouting “Home†to Siri, HomeKit will automatically activate the lighting, air and other equipment according to the preset scene. The product support demonstrated between the models included door locks, lighting, sockets, cameras, curtains, air quality detectors, and more. They can all be controlled in the "home" app on the iPhone or iPad. Of course, it's more convenient to go directly through Siri's voice operation. She can intelligently identify the room and scene you named, and control it when you speak the instructions. Of course, you can also set up some predetermined scenes according to your lifestyle, such as going home, going to work, sleeping, etc., allowing a variety of home appliances to reach a predetermined state at one time, and even using the iPad as a hub to achieve remote control. Is it very familiar? Yes, do you remember Jarvis in the Iron Man villa? Well, then the problem is! Is safety and stability reliable? With regard to these two issues, the following tips can be explained: 1. HomeKit is paired with a Bluetooth device; it is remotely controlled via wifi; Comments: The normal state is no problem, just do not know whether the various extreme conditions can withstand the test. For example, some professionals have disclosed that wireless home-based smart home systems controlled by WiFi are susceptible to impacts, such as the passage of aircraft over the sky. 2, equipment installation mainly depends on the size, small appliances that buy and use; large home appliances and decoration and related; Comments: Fortunately, now all major domestic brands are stricken, there is no first wave to join. 3, security, Homekit mainly use TouchID and password to prevent strange visits. Although you can pull up the control center on the iOS lock screen, you can only control lights and other inconsequential accessories in the unlocked state. The operation of key accessories such as door locks must first be identified with a fingerprint or password. Comments: The public should be assured that the technology can break the iphone password, it is estimated that there is no chance to descend on our little people's head. 4, HomeKit device will have such a piece of paper with a pairing code embedded in its packaging. If it is lost, Apple's plan is: If the HomeKit device has a display screen, you can call up the display on the screen, if there is no screen, there will be A paired code is attached to the device. Comments: Although it is troublesome, it is also safe to say it. After reading these, let's return to the beginning of the topic: What does this model represent for the smart home industry? Judging from the attitude of Apple, the buffers of the previous two years obviously made them accumulate explosive power. The enthusiasm for promoting the development of smart homes is certainly relatively high. However, although the model room represents the high-end level of the current smart home industry, the R&D enthusiasm of related companies has also been demonstrated. More than a hundred products have already landed on the HomeKit agreement. This is a very big improvement; but we must also face it seriously. Among them, the large home appliances are still very rare. The capture of this sector is the focus of the future. Stability and security, as well as contingency plans for all kinds of extreme situations, all have room for improvement. There is also a key issue. What do you want to do for Android users? Conclusion: Apple's model home is a hope but not a standard for smart home integration and industry development prospects.