Project Overview
Development of a flexible, easily scalable and cost-effective B2B solution PoC for smart home, office or building, that allows for quick implementation and elimination of hardware vendor-lock in.
Project Type
In-house R&D project
Challenges 
- High cost of ready made smart home platforms
- Hardware vendor lock-in
- Limited scalability, time-consuming scaling
Technical Highlights 
- Solution based on OpenHAB2, a basic open source smart home platform
- 10+ various connected devices (from radiator and air conditioner to lights and TV)
- Use of a universal remote control mechanism
- One button to disable all devices
- Possibility of сustom driver implementation for devices
- Dashboards based on the available functionality (supporting mobile devices)
Dashboard 1. Energy consumption
Dashboard 2. Comfort control
Business Value
- Quick PoC implementation (1-month platform bring-up)
- Solution for smart home, building or office, enabling:
- energy consumption optimization;
- comfort (light, climate and air quality);
- home security;
- safety (water, gas leakage, smoke detection, etc.);
- media control.
- Easy scalability and flexibility, compatibility with nearly all types of hardware
- Cost-effectiveness due to the use of open source components