With newly elected leadership in place, the Z-Wave Alliance recently announced during CES 20224 a new member and support for dozens of Z-Wave Alliance member companies along with educational resources.
Officially launched at CES 2024, OliverIQ has joined the Z-Wave Alliance at the manufacturer level and has meticulously engineered its Smart Home as a Service solution to seamlessly integrate users’ most desired smart home devices – many of which are Z-Wave-certified – into a single streamlined experience. This new solution provides users with a consolidated app and access to control over third-party devices, optional live security monitoring, remote monitoring, and management, as well as comprehensive technical service and support.
New Z-Wave Long Range Resources
Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR, ZWLR) has been engineered to provide significantly extended wireless range, support robust networks, and extend Z-Wave connectivity beyond the interior boundaries of the home to improve the wireless transmission range of peripheral Z-Wave devices.
The Z-Wave Alliance announced the availability of the Z-Wave Long Range eBook and Alarm.com Water Dragon and Z-Wave Long Range case study, the technology responsible for ushering in a new era of Z-Wave connectivity and bringing expanded options for the smart home, multi-dwelling units, and hospitality use cases.
Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) is the latest addition to the “WHY Z-WAVE” educational eBook series created by the Z-Wave Alliance and is now available via the Alliance website. Produced for industry partners, members, and the market at large, the WHY Z-WAVE eBook series serves as the definitive guide to Z-Wave technology and how the Z-Wave protocol addresses existing and emerging markets.
As the latest published volume, the Z-Wave LR eBook covers network topology, showcases how the technology increases range, coverage, scalability, and dynamic power management, and discusses the benefits of Z-Wave LR for everyone including manufacturers, developers, installers, and consumers.
To showcase Z-Wave LR applications and benefits in the market today, the Z-Wave Alliance announces the availability of the Water Dragon case study, published in partnership with Alarm.com and Silicon Labs. Available for download now, this informative case study examines the challenges faced by Alarm.com during the product development process and highlights how the Z-Wave 700 Series module from Silicon Labs with support for Z-Wave LR presented a clear solution to those challenges.
As one of the premier brands in smart security and technology, the case study explores why Alarm.com chose to implement Z-Wave LR within the Water Dragon solution to achieve increased range capabilities and dynamic power control offered by the technology. The unique combination of these two features is critical in supporting future-proof Z-Wave installations since one of the most compelling use cases for sensors, especially those needing increased battery life, is the ability to deploy them in hard-to-reach places such as attics, basements, or behind walls.
To access and download the recently published Z-Wave Long Range eBook, click here.
To access and download the Alarm.com Water Dragon and Z-Wave Long Range case study, click here.
To learn more about the Z-Wave Alliance, visit http://z-wavealliance.org.
