Developing smart sockets should pay attention to what smart sockets are developed

The compact and practical smart socket has become the window for many manufacturers to deploy home intelligence. Through the analysis of several key points in the smart socket development process, Xiao Bian has summarized five issues that should be noted in the development of smart sockets to help developers clarify product requirements and avoid intelligence. Problems that may arise in the development of sockets help engineers complete product development smoothly.

First, the choice of wifi module

The WiFi module is the control center of the entire intelligent system, and its stability directly determines the performance of the smart socket. At present, the mainstream WIFI program in the market is still dominated by TI. As a semiconductor giant, TI is one of the first vendors to introduce WiFi solutions. The multi-use of smart WiFi products is a TI chip. For example, BoardLink, which was jointly launched with Xiaomi's routers, and the remote control and socket products used by Oribo, are mostly used. TI's CC3000 module.

The advantage of TI's solution lies in its high degree of maturity and stability. The CC3100 with an upgraded version and the CC3200 single-chip solution with an integrated MCU have very good performance. In the case of the "wifi smart socket development" completed by the fast packet platform before. The choice of service providers is TI's CC3100 chip. We believe that the future TI's WIFI module will have more extensive applications in smart hardware products. For details of the case, please click here

Second, circuit safety considerations

This point is very important! When the author communicated with the high-quality service provider of the express platform, the engineer repeatedly emphasized this point. No matter how good a product's performance is, it is only a icing on the cake. The safety of the product directly determines this market. When designing safely, the choice of the transformer must pay particular attention to it. Because the transformer has a certain internal mechanical structure, it requires a firm movement. It is preferable that the transformer is capable of ensuring stable contact even after a plurality of operations, that the internal resistance is small, and that it can withstand a large current.

Third, the appearance of human design

Some wifi outlets are large, and they occupy a large area on the sockets, and the adjacent jacks cannot be used. Some designs are very good, do not occupy other jacks, so the appearance of the shape is also very important. In addition to the appearance of beauty, you must know that product performance is no matter how good, user preferences are more important, appearance is the first impression of consumers on the product, many research and development companies specialize in outsourcing this part of the design.

On the express package platform, there are no shortages of such cases. One of the “86-type wall outlet appearance and structural design” projects is a good example. The employer has completed the realization of product features and hopes to find a design team that is good at structural design. The model has an attractive shell, so he chose to send a package on the express platform to find a more professional person. At present, there are already 5 applicants for the project. For details of the case, please click here.

IV. Control of costs

Wifi smart socket manufacturers more, if there is no price advantage, it is difficult for customers to accept, this will require the developer in the selection, the need to control the cost of the wifi module, if the wifi module comes with a single chip, try not to add On the one hand, the single-chip microcomputer can save costs, and on the other hand it also makes the hardware area smaller.

Fifth, the positioning of products

The positioning of products actually means the definition of product functions. A good product is not expensive and expensive in functional applications. Many outlets in the market have to integrate many unnecessary functions in order to manufacture steamed buns. The products developed are large in area and costly. After the user buys back, they find that many functions cannot be used at all, which is not worth the candle.

The current smart socket popular features include: regular automatic sockets, mobile phone remote control appliances, intelligent body sensing, video remote monitoring, voice control and so on. Of course, there are many smart sockets designed for specific application environments that are different from general consumer products. This solution is used in industrial control.

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