Matter: A new window of opportunity
What is Matter & What Does it Mean for the Window Covering Industry?
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Quais são as novidades?
- Este artigo explica o que é o Matter e o seu impacto nos revestimentos de janelas inteligentes. Descreve como o Matter melhora a interoperabilidade, simplifica a configuração e permite uma integração doméstica inteligente mais ampla para os utilizadores do Motionblinds.
O que precisa de saber
- Norma Matter: Um protocolo universal de casa inteligente desenvolvido pelos principais intervenientes do sector. Permite que dispositivos de diferentes marcas trabalhem em conjunto num único ecossistema.
- Interoperabilidade: O Matter permite que as persianas se conectem perfeitamente a plataformas como Apple Home, Google Home e SmartThings. A compatibilidade depende do suporte de hardware.
- Controlo local:os dispositivos comunicam localmente na rede, melhorando a fiabilidade e o tempo de resposta em comparação com as soluções apenas na nuvem.
- Configuração simplificada: A integração padronizada por meio de códigos QR reduz a complexidade da instalação. Requer um controlador Matter compatível.
- Preparado para o futuro: O Matter foi concebido como uma norma em evolução com actualizações regulares. Os dispositivos necessitam de pontes ou firmware compatíveis para o suportar.
Principais conclusões
- O Matter introduz uma linguagem unificada de casa inteligente que reduz a fragmentação entre plataformas. Para os revestimentos de janelas inteligentes, isto significa uma compatibilidade mais alargada e um desempenho mais consistente.
- Isto é relevante para instaladores, integradores e utilizadores finais que procuram uma flexibilidade de longo prazo para a casa inteligente. A escolha de soluções compatíveis com o Matter permite uma integração escalável e independente do ecossistema.
What's Matter?
Matter is a new communication protocol which lets smart home devices communicate with each other independently of eco-systems like Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, or Apple HomeKit. In other words, a common ‘language’ that lets smart home devices chat and understand each other. For consumers, this means more flexibility in the future and less headaches about compatibility with your smart home system: Just look for the Matter symbol if you buy a smart home device and feel safe that it will be easy to connect and use.
Who's the brains behind it?
Matter has been created by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). This 400+ member group of tech companies includes all the big names such as Google, Apple, Samsung and Amazon. The members have been putting their heads together for years to create this new Matter standard that will make life much easier. As CSA states, Matter is: “A promise of reliable, secure connectivity. It is a seal of approval that devices will work seamlessly together – today and tomorrow. Matter creates more connections between more objects, simplifies development for manufacturers, and increases compatibility for consumers.”
Life before Matter
The smart home sounds like a well-oiled machine full of smart devices that make life easier, but in practice this is far from the truth. Various devices require multiple apps, and you cannot control everything through the same smart voice assistant. Everything uses different standards like Zigbee and Z-wave and they cannot always communicate with each other. But Matter will solve these problems.
Smart home with Matter
With Matter, two important things are about to happen for smart-home owners. First, it will become easier to install new devices because they communicate in the same way. Second, it will become easier to control devices because they work with the same app or voice assistant. This means that in the future, it really won’t matter which manufacturer you buy smart lights, a smart security sensor or smart tv from, as you can control them all through the same place in one household.
Matter-over-Thread
Matter needs Thread, Wi-Fi or the Ethernet to work. Thread is Matter’s best friend so to speak. The Thread mesh network is designed to make smart home devices work faster, better and use less energy. Even better, there is no need for a bridge and Thread is designed to be more reliable and connective and gets stronger every time a new device is added.
Smart window coverings
The first version of Matter - aka Matter 1.0 - was released in October 2022. Blinds and shades have been chosen at one of the first product categories to be Matter certified. This is exciting news for the window covering industry because this means that there is a new potential market that we can tap into. The growth of smart home is accelerating at a substantial rate and in the next coming years we will see smart blinds and smart shades becoming increasingly popular all over the world.
Smart shades in action
What does a Matter-certified smart window covering, like Eve Motionblinds, actually do? They can connect to any smart home ecosystem, without the need for a bridge, when a Thread border router is present. Set your blinds to open and close at any time you require, which means your home seems inhabited even when you are away. Let your smart blinds automatically adapt to changing temperatures inside and outside the home, helping to save energy.
New window of opportunity for our industry
Matter really is a new window of opportunity for the window covering industry. At CES in Las Vegas this year, we saw that Matter was the buzz word amongst smart home experts and was one of the reasons why Eve Motionblinds won a CES Innovation Award at this biggest tech event in the world. With smart home growth accelerating at a rocketing speed and all tech giants keen to get on board, smart window coverings will be future of our industry.
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