How to Turn a Home into a Smarter Home

　　How to Turn a Home into a Smarter Home

　　建设“智慧”到办公室和住宅超越加入互联网连接和Wi-Fi网络。它需要一个系统级的方法来实现自动化、度量和安全性。把所有这些因素结合起来，将有助于提高能源使用效率，同时也为房主和上班族提供更大的便利。然而，必须解决许多挑战，尤其是开发和集成全新功能的挑战。

　　随着供应商和消费者双方需求的增长，半导体制造商正在建立使智能家居成为现实所必需的解决方案和生态系统。通用微控制器提供可配置的性能收集和发布需要实现传播控制由一个集中的决策过程，以实现潜在的回报提供基础数据的基本特征。本文将讨论系统级需求以及它们是如何被处理的。

　　What makes a HAN？

　　HAN， or Home Area Network， is the generic term used to describe any form of communication in and around the home. Arguably， it has been in use since the first dial-up connections were shared between home computers and connected to printers， but it really took hold with the advent of Wi-Fi and the availability of low-cost wireless access points （WAPs）， which rapidly turned the concept of a home network into a reality for all consumers with a broadband connection.

　　The proliferation of internet connectivity around the home has also enabled emerging use-cases such as on-demand content consumption enabled through connected TVs， a trend that has negatively affected traditional markets including DVD rental. However， the tide of change will not be stopped. Internet connectivity is arguably still in its infancy when seen as a technology for connecting not just people， but objects too.