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INTRODUCTION
Designing Commercially Successful Smart Building Products
Demand for smart technologies in commercial buildings and high-end homes is spurring the
creation of new intelligent control systems for HVAC; lighting; security; facilities management;
access control and more. These technologies promise greater control automation and optimized
energy consumption
But there's a catch.
To succeed, smart controls require more thoughtful design engineering than traditional controls
because they are more complex. In addition, their success depends on pleasing a greater variety of
users during their life.
What kind of planning goes into a successful smart building product? With the generous support of
Mouser and ST, we decided to find out by asking seven experts the following question:
When engineering an Internet of Things control system for smart buildings, what are the biggest
challenges to designing a commercially successful product, and what advice can you offer to
help engineers overcome these challenges?
These essays reveal the many factors engineers must consider, including ease of use, component
selection, upgradability, and product security. Furthermore, smart technology is in its infancy, which
means that there is little standardization in approaches to these challenges.
It is our hope that the diversity of perspectives we have brought together on this question will guide
you to create better, more successful smart technology designs.
Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire
Hathaway company, is an award-
winning, authorized semiconductor
and electronic component distributor
focused on rapid New Product
Introductions from its manufacturing
partners for electronic design
engineers and buyers. The global
distributor's website, Mouser.com, is
available in multiple languages and
currencies and features more than
5 million products from over 800
manufacturers. Mouser offers 27
support locations around the world
to provide best-in-class customer
service and ships globally to over
630,000 customers in more than 223
countries/territories from its 1 million
sq. ft. state-of-the-art facilities south
of Dallas, Texas. For more information,
visit www.mouser.com.
All the best,
David Rogelberg
Editor
Mighty Guides, Inc.
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