优化安全传感器电池寿命

　　优化安全传感器电池寿命

　　安全传感器经常受到电池寿命短的困扰。通过结合低功耗无线协议和低功耗处理器，这不一定是个问题。

　　宽带服务提供商（BSP），如有线电视和电信公司，正准备推出住宅安全服务-基于ZigBee的无线规范来增加他们目前的语音、视频和数据服务。ZigBee使BSP提供一系列的附加服务，如安全、能源管理、照明控制、保健应用，这统称为安全、监控和自动化（SMA）服务。

　　安全传感器的电池寿命是一个关键的考虑实用性，成本效益，和市场的SMA方案验收，一系列因素，包括无线通信范围、互操作性、认证、生态排名很高，在现场可升级性。Ember公司开发和控制的SMA的解决方案，公司专门针对接触传感器的电池寿命延长。本文讨论了这一工程伙伴关系的结果。

　　Ember Corporation is a leader in low-power， wireless networking solutions based on the ZigBee protocol; it has developed industry leading solutions for a variety of low-power ZigBee devices in addition to security sensors， including gas meters， door locks， and battery-powered thermostats. iControl is the leading provider of SMA solutions that enable BSPs to roll out next-generation services to their customers. In addition to contact sensors， iControl’s SMA Platform integrates a wide variety of ZigBee sensors， including motion sensors， smoke alarms， glass break detectors， CO detectors， key fobs， wireless keypads， garage door openers， and more.

　　Based on the fact that the average residential security system is used for seven years， BSPs typically require that contact sensors have a minimum of three years of battery life for an initial product offering， and a roadmap leading to battery life spans of seven to ten years.