Embedded World 2014: CSR has Bluetooth Smart solution for the connected home
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CSR is launching a new Bluetooth Smart solution at embedded world, which it claims will enable whole home control from a smartphone for the first time.
Called CSR Mesh, the technology allows for an almost unlimited number of Bluetooth Smart enabled devices to be networked together and controlled directly from a single smartphone, tablet or PC.
"Unlike other home automation connectivity solutions, such as Zigbee or Z-Wave, CSR Mesh ensures direct control from mobile devices anywhere in the home, because it doesn't have a limited range or require a hub," explained the company's Anthony Murray.
The CSR Mesh protocol uses Bluetooth Smart to send messages to other Bluetooth Smart devices in the network which in turn send them onward.
Messages can be addressed to individual devices or groups of devices. It is also possible for devices to belong to more than one group.
Control is enabled via standard Bluetooth Smart enabled appliances such as light switches, or via the majority of smartphones or tablets available today.
"As well as allowing control from a smartphone, CSR Mesh will give developers the opportunity to build intelligence into the network so devices can communicate directly with one another," Murray added. "This will truly enable the future of the IoT."
