ULE for Home Automation and Security The Smarter Home Automation Technology

ULE for Home Automation

and Security

The ULE Revolution

Home Automation, Monitoring and Security, Energy Management and Remote Healthcare are fast-growing markets. In-home wireless systems addressing these markets are inexpensive, simple and safe - providing fast time to market, easy deployment, and excellent potential for mass adoption.

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) is the standard for cordless phone communications worldwide. Available in over 110 countries and operating in some 600 million households, DECT is the dominant and most appropriate technology for voice services and real-time guaranteed data services at rates up to 1Mbps.

With the introduction of the Ultra Low Energy (ULE) standard extension, DECT has become the ideal technology for home automation and security, as well. ULE features extremely low costs, low power consumption, long range (full house coverage with simple start topology), highly-suitable bit-rates, and value-added complementary voice and video capabilities.

DSP Group’s state-of-the-art product line provides the most advanced ULE chipset solutions from the world’s DECT and ULE expert and standardization leader.

Leading the ULE Revolution

DSP Group is leading the ULE revolution. Providing a full in-house, one-stop-shop solution, DSP Group delivers ULE IC’s, full ULE and Application Layer stacks, and Hardware/Software Reference Designs for both base stations and nodes.

IDEAL FOR:

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ULE for Home Automation and Security/Monitoring System Topology

ULE utilizes star topology, taking advantage of an extended indoor (over 70meters/230feet) and outdoor (over 600meter/2000feet) range to provide full coverage without deployment of a costly mesh network.

ULE is a SW protocol extension of the standard DECT, already deployed in millions of DECT gateways and standard (PSTN) base stations. These devices can be easily upgraded to support ULE for Home Automation and Security/Monitoring, while continuing to support legacy telephony. This enables operators and Telcos to generate new revenue streams with minimal OPEX. ULE-based devices will be suitable for diverse business models ranging from do-it-yourself (DIY) retailers to professional installers, and including self-or professional-monitored services.

The Home Automation and Security Ecosystem

Wireless Connected

Nodes

Cloud Services Gateways

and Middleware

Control Panel Motion

Healtcare Smoke AC outlet

Baby Monitor

HGW/OTT

Cloud

Operator / Service DECT

ULE – Advantages

• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership

· Lower node cost · Fewer nodes

· Already part of Home Gateway solution - software upgrade to ULE · Lower installation cost

· Lower OPEX • ETSI Standard

• Superior range: 70m Indoor, 600m outdoor

• Interference free with dedicated spectrum

• Years of battery life

• Visual/audio enhanced

• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership · Lower node cost

· Fewer nodes

· Already part of Home Gateway solution - software upgrade to ULE · Lower installation cost

· Lower OPEX • ETSI Standard

• Superior range: 70m Indoor, 600m outdoor • Interference free with dedicated spectrum • Years of battery life

• Visual/audio enhanced

Global

(ETSI)

standard

Lowest

system

cost

Video/

audio

support

DECT

ULE

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Target Market Applications:

Home Automation

• AC Sockets

• Light Controls and Dimmers • Shade Control

• Temperature Control (HVAC)

Security & Life Safety

• Motion Detectors

• Glass Breakage Detectors • Window and Door Magnets • Access Control

• Smoke Detectors • Flood Detectors • Gas Detectors

• Voice Enabled Panic Buttons

Healthcare

• Distress Pendants • Assisted Living

• Remote Healthcare Monitoring

Energy Management

• Metering

• Remote (Cloud) Energy Management

Why DSP Group?

DECT market leader

• Over 70% market share

ULE standard creator, main contributor and leader

• DSP Group proposed the standard and is actively defining it within the DECT Forum and ETSI

DECT Home Automation Application Protocol Standard creator, main contributor and leader

• DSP Group proposed the standard and is actively defining it within the DECT Forum

The only true one-stop-shop DECT vendor

• Variety of DECT and ULE Silicon for both basestations and nodes • DECT Stack

• ULE Stack

• Application Layer Stack • Hardware Reference Design • Software Reference Design

DSP Group – ULE Suite

Silicon

The advanced DHX91 is a perfect match for ULE nodes ensuring lowest power consumption and lowest node BOM. All DSP Group’s ULE IC’s are provided with full ULE Software Stack and Home Automation Application Layer Stack, for both base stations and nodes.

Reference Design and Evaluation Kit

DSP Group provides a full reference design and evaluation kit for ULE nodes

and DECT basestations, which provides a baseline for the customer development environment, expediting time-to-market.

Hardware

• Node: ULE module based on DHX91 - the most advanced ULE IC on the market

• Basestations: DCX/DVF Basestation in the form of a USB Tiny Dongle or UART Modules

SW

• Node: Dedicated application running on an external microcontroller or on DHX91

• Basestation: Dedicated application running on a network processor (NP) or standalone application running on DCX/DVF

• Fully upgradeable SW

Documents

All DSP Group ULE for Home Automation and Control elements are detailed documented in: • Datasheets

• Hardware Reference Schematics and Layout • Protocol, Architecture and SW Documents • Power and Range Measurement Reports

About DSP Group

DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG) is a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications. Delivering semiconductor system solutions with software and hardware reference designs, DSP Group enables OEMs/ODMs, consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers and service providers to cost-effectively develop new revenue-generating products with fast time to market. At the forefront of semiconductor innovation and operational excellence for over two decades, DSP Group provides a broad portfolio of wireless chipsets integrating DECT/CAT-iq, ULE, Wi-Fi, PSTN, HDClear™, video and VoIP technologies. DSP Group enables converged voice, audio, video and data connectivity across diverse mobile, consumer and enterprise products – from mobile devices, connected multimedia screens, and home automation & security to cordless phones, VoIP systems, and home gateways. Leveraging industry-leading experience and expertise, DSP Group partners with CE manufacturers and service providers to shape the future of converged communications at home, office and on the go.