On March 9th, at the AWE2018 site, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association jointly with Haier, Midea, Bosch Electric Appliances, Changhong, Hisense, TCL, Skyworth, Konka, Yunzhiyi, and more than 10 well-known domestic and foreign home appliances and cloud platform companies, formally Announced the latest work of the smart home appliance cloud cloud interconnected interoperability project (hereinafter referred to as cloud cloud interconnected, English abbreviated as CIC) working group - Yunyun Internet logo and SDK.
Jiang Feng, chairman of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, clearly stated: 'The launch of the Yun Cloud Connect SDK will lead smart home appliances to take an important step in the realization of cross-brand interconnection.'
Focus on smart products pain points
For consumers, smart appliances are no longer unfamiliar, but smart home appliances that have entered the home are difficult to truly enter the minds of consumers. Different brands of smart appliances are like one island, each fighting each other, and consumers cannot obtain it. A better smart experience. The release of the Cloud Connect SDK is an effective solution to the cross-brand interconnection that is proposed for this consumption pain point.
According to CTO of TCL Home Appliances Group and Dr. Shao Huaorong, General Manager of TCL Smart Home Technology Co., Ltd., the Smart Home Appliance Yunyun Interconnection Project Working Group was established in 2015 led by the China Household Electrical Appliances Association. The current working group includes Haier, Midea, Boxi Home Appliances, Changhong, Hisense, TCL, Skyworth, Konka, Yunzhiyi, Galanz, Samsung, Star Cold Chain, Oaks, Aucma and other well-known technology service companies and home appliance companies. The three-year working group has achieved a series of major project results, including the establishment of a cloud Interconnect Solutions, the first cross-branded interoperability display at AWE2017, the release of the "Smart Connect Cloud and Cloud Interoperability Standards", and the officially released logo and SDK.
The Cloud Connect SDK is the latest achievement of the working group. Development began in August 2017. As the leader of the SDK Working Group, Yun Zhiyi CEO Lei Qiaoping introduced the development of the Cloud Cloud Connect SDK. She said that the SDK is important The technical implementation means can ensure the efficient and accurate deployment of the CIC standard protocol on various cloud platforms, and provide technical tools for the interconnection and interoperability between cloud platforms. Currently the SDK is in the code cloud - the standard of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association work open source platform smart appliances cloud cloud Internet The SDK community is now in the open source phase of the group. The members of the group jointly debug and maintain, and carry out BUG management and upgrade. With the standard and the SDK pushed to the community, the SDK community will also open source to the whole community.
According to Zhao Feng, vice president of Haier Home Appliances Group, CTO Zhao Feng commented that the China Unicom Electronics Association’s dominant cloud-connected interoperability standard is based on an industry perspective. It has communicated with mainstream appliance manufacturers several times and fully investigated the demand. After the unanimous agreement was established, the selected entry point effectively solved the pain points of the industry and the company, represented the appeal of the entire industry, and was realized in a lightweight way. This standard itself is very viable.
In addition, at this press conference, YunCloud Internet logos were formally released, and products using the cloud-connected Internet standards will be pasted with this logo.
Cloud Internet logo
Live demonstration of future smart life
In the W2 pavilion of Shanghai New International Expo Center, the scene of smart living connected by the Cloud Connect SDK is undergoing on-site inspections by the audience. Although the scene-like display can be seen everywhere in AWE, the smart living room is built in the smart home appliance cloud and cloud interconnection area. The smart kitchen is exceptionally different.
According to Wan Chunhui, deputy secretary-general of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, the smart appliances and smart hardware in the two scenarios were from 10 companies, covering TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, water heaters, dishwashers, range hoods, and gas stoves. , Ovens, coffee makers, air purifiers, sweepers, smart robots, smart speakers, smart lights and smart sensors total 16 categories.
The cross-brand interconnection of smart appliances has become a reality on the AWE2018. The creation of this reality benefits from the participation of home appliance companies who can abandon their views on the portal, take consumer demand as their core appeal, and work together to create a beautiful future smart life. We are pleased to work under the guidance of the association and cooperate with colleagues in the industry to formulate open standards for interconnection of cloud and cloud. Through the implementation of the cloud and cloud interconnection SDK, we have verified that different manufacturers and different categories of smart home appliance interconnection technology are completely feasible. ' Mida Group Central Research Institute Dr. Xu Chengmao said, 'We believe that the Cloud Connect SDK will receive more and more recognition and implementation, accelerate the breaking of isolated islands, and promote the sharing of resources between companies and platforms.'
Boxi Home Appliances is one of the earliest members of the CIC Working Group. Kong Fan, Vice President of Digital Transformation at Boshi Home Appliances Greater China, stated that Boxi Home Appliances actively participated in the formulation of industry standards and the launch and application of home appliance industry from the beginning of the CIC project. The exploration of the scene. In the future, BSH will continue to build a safe, open, and connected 'home-connected' ecosystem around user needs to enhance user experience and bring more localized content and services to consumers.
On the AWE2018 with the theme of “Smart Life, Global Platform”, Cloud Connect is leading the smart appliances into a new stage. Jiang Feng said: 'Today, we are bringing more sophisticated smart home appliances interoperability solutions to the industry and consumers. In front of the debut, in the full display of the project team's three-year work results, it also continues to pass the determination of the Chinese home appliance industry to solve the problem of smart home appliances interconnection and lead the development of smart home appliance industry confidence.