Understanding Smart Home｜IOT｜Smart Home

In recent years, people have often heard people discussing smart homes, and everyone has begun to study how to use technology to make their lives more convenient and safer. In addition to buying smart homes that have been designed and installed by a construction company, is there any way to remodel your home to make life more convenient?
What is IOT (Internet of Things)?
The concept of “Internet of Things” may first appeared in the book “The Road Ahead” written by Bill Gates in 1995.

In the world of the Internet of Things, each device or object is equipped with a communication chip so that the collected data can be transmitted to the data processing center or cloud through the nearby “base station” or “transfer station” for real-time analysis and real-time response or The desired application.

“Internet of Things” refers to the connection of devices and equipment through the “Internet” so that devices and equipment can communicate with each other, exchange data and make required instructions.
How is IOT applied in life?

1. Early products of the Internet of Things: Radio Frequency Identification RFID device

2. Smart home (smart lights, smart refrigerators, smart door locks, smart sockets)

3. Wearing strap devices (smart watches, smart glasses)
What is smart home?

The popularization of the Internet of Things not only helps accelerate social and economic development, but also makes our lives more convenient. The Internet of Things refers to the use of the Internet to connect devices and equipment together so that they can exchange data and give specific instructions to different equipment. The smart home makes full use of the Internet of Things to connect devices and equipment together. Smart home means that no matter when and where, users can control or operate different smart appliances in the home as long as they use their mobile phones or the Internet.
How to control smart appliances?

If it is a separately purchased smart appliance, the general brand will have its own independent application to control the appliance. For example, the smart appliances launched by Momax are controlled by the Momax Smart App. Whether it is a smart body fat scale or a smart sweeping robot, you can control Momax’s smart appliances by downloading the Momax Smart App. Of course, if all the smart products in your home are of different brands and companies, you may need to download multiple apps.

And if you want one app to control all the devices in your home, you should pay attention to whether the product is compatible with the smart home platform when buying smart appliances. Smart home platform refers to the use of one application to control smart appliances of different brands, making the process of controlling appliances more convenient. At present, the more common smart home platforms in Hong Kong are Apple HomeKit and Google Home. In addition to one application that can control multiple smart appliances, some smart home platforms also support voice control, which is convenient for users to use.
What equipment does the smart home have?

There are many types of smart home devices, and there are different smart products that can be used from the kitchen to the bedroom. Today, I will introduce you the most popular smart appliances, so that you can have a better understanding of smart homes.

1. Smart light bulb

The user can remotely control the light bulb switch through the mobile phone application or voice control, and can also set the automatic timing switch light. Even some smart light bulbs can change its color to create a different atmosphere.

2. Vacuum cleaner

The vacuuming robot can automatically vacuum, and some higher-level vacuuming robots can even have the function of mopping the floor and disinfecting the floor with ultraviolet light.

3. Smart doorbell

Users can observe the situation outside the door through the smart doorbell, and can talk to visitors, and some smart doorbells even provide voice-changing functions. The screen recorded by the smart doorbell can also be saved for future reference.

4. Smart socket

As long as the smart socket is installed, ordinary traditional electrical appliances can be turned into smart electrical appliances with basic functions. After the smart socket is installed, the electrical appliance can be turned on and off automatically at regular intervals, and some sockets can even calculate the amount of electricity used by the electrical appliance during operation.

5. Smart Air Purifier

In addition to the automatic timing of air purification, the intelligent air purifier can also automatically detect the indoor air quality, and automatically activate when the air quality is poor, so as to maintain the best air quality at any time.

Why choose smart home?

1. Security
Smart appliances can protect the home safety of users. Whether at home or out, you can use the smart doorbell to check if there are suspicious people staying in front of the door, and you can also talk to people outside the door. The smart socket can be switched on and off automatically at regular intervals. Even if you use non-smart appliances, you can also remotely control it in different places, reducing the chance of leakage caused by forgetting to turn off the power system.

2. Convenience
Users can use the apps in their mobile phones to control smart appliances anytime, anywhere. For example, the user can instruct the vacuuming robot to vacuum automatically, reducing the time for doing housework by themselves. Moreover, the app can remotely control electrical appliances, so you don’t have to turn off the lights and walk in the dark when you sleep, you can turn off the lights while you are in bed.

3. Energy saving
Most smart appliances have the function of timing automatic switching, reducing energy waste caused by forgetting to turn off the appliance. Some electrical appliances can even detect the surrounding environment and re-adjust the working mode, such as smart air purifiers.

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