Home appliances IOT
There is a long list of advantages that can be listed by converting today common appliances to modern IOT devices, here is a small list:
1. Know the status of the appliances:
◦ Ready
◦ Working (hh:mm remaining to complete)
◦ Empty
◦ Objects (Dishes for a dishwasher, Clothes for a washing machine) left in the appliance
◦ Error status:
▪ Electrical failure
▪ an obstruction
▪ etc.
2. Get a reminder
◦ Example: Did you forget to take out the wheat clothes?
3. Command the appliance:
◦ Examples:
▪ Washing machine: Activate drying cycle
▪ AC: Activate and set temperature to 24oC
▪ Coffee machine: Espresso please :-)
4. Get help and/or service for the appliance remotely
◦ Get extended error codes remotely
◦ Get diagnostics access to the hardware
◦ Interface the hardware remotely
◦ Update/upgrade the firmware remotely
5. Better Marketing:
◦ Offer attractive high-tech features to the clients
◦ Better MTBF → offer longer guarantee
◦ Better serviceability
◦ Perform after sale upgrades (by firmware upgrade)
The “additional” cost of the electronics can even be negative in some cases since the electronics
development with state-of-the-art technology often reduce the cost.
Therefore, we propose:
• Reduction of production cost
• Increase the MTBF
• Add useful features that also increase the marketing possibilities
• Make the system more reliable
• Increase serviceability by remote site diagnostics
• Allow remote version update/upgrade.