1. CONNECTIVITY FOR SMART HOME IOT
With the Best Conferences
Internet of Things (IoT)
October 30, 2016

2. SO, WHO IS THIS GUY?
Brad Kayton
bradkayton@gmail.com
Way back, early 90s
Late 90s

3. automated white
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WHAT’S IN YOUR SMART HOME?

4. SMART HOME CONNECTIVITY
2000
900MHz
1980
Infrared
1990
X10
1970 2010
Universal
Powerline
Zigbee
Z-wave
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
BLE

5. INFRARED
One-way communication
Suitable for line of sight

6. PROPRIETARY WIRELESS
Still used for many home alarm systems including wireless
doorbells etc
Z-wave
• owned by one company (Sigma Designs)…a standard, but.
• Over 300 companies making products
• ADT Pulse, Alarm.com, Wink
• Hubs are required for interconnectivity

7. PROPRIETARY WIRED
X10
Universal Powerline
HPNA (phoneline…mostly dead now)

8. ZIGBEE
Over 1000 products, over 300 home automation products
Pros:
• Low power consumption
• Low processing requirements
• Mesh architecture for better wireless stability
Cons:
• Requires a hub to get join the IOT
• More expensive than WiFi
• Some proprietary versions of ZigBee

10. BLUETOOTH/BLE
Over 30K members of Bluetooth Alliance (free to join)
Over 10K qualified end products
Billions of devices deployed
Pros:
• Low power consumption
• Low Processing requirements
• Very low cost (mostly free with WiFi, or under $1 stand alone)
Cons:
• Requires a hub to join the IOT
• Mesh protocol in development – projected 2017 release

11. WIFI
Over 700 members ($5K-$15K to join)
Over 30K products
Over 12B units shipped
Pros:
• Most ubiquitous RF interface for consumer devices
• Billions of devices shipped have driven solution price very low – under $2 in some cases
• No hub needed, direct cloud connection to devices possible (through home router)
Cons:
• High power
• No mesh yet
• Proliferation of WiFi IoT hardware might require consumers to update their WiFi
networks

12. CONSIDER THE MULTI-RADIO HUB
Hub
Zwave
Bluetooth
Zigbee
Powerline
Comm
900MHz
IR

13. CONSIDER THE MULTI-RADIO HUB
Hub
Zwave
Bluetooth
Zigbee
Powerline
Comm
900MHz
IR
Door
Lock
Light
Switch
Door
Bell
TV
Motion
Sensor
Water
Sensor

14. CONSIDER THE WI-FI HUB
Wi-Fi
Router
PCs
Tablets
Smart
Phones
Smart
TVs
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Thermostat
Thermostat
Lights
Lights
Lights
Lights

15. USE BOTH?
Wi-Fi
Router
PCs
Tablets
Smart
Phones
Smart
TVs
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Thermostat
Thermostat
Lights
Lights
Lights
Lights
Hub
Zwave
Bluetooth
Zigbee
Powerline
Comm
900MHz
IR

16. THE PEOPLE’S FAVORITE
Wi-Fi
Router
PCs
Tablets
Smart
Phones
Smart
TVs
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Security
Camera
Thermostat
Thermostat
Lights
Lights
Lights
Lights
Ubiquitous
Familiar
Trusted

17. • Dominate BB equip provider
for DSL /telcos for years
• RGW vs. Dumb modem
• Home networking pioneer
• Invented TR-069

19. #1 Overall Best of CES Innovations, 2009

20. THE ALL-IN-ONE CABLE MODEM
• Converts Cable to Ethernet
• NAT
• Routes IP commands
• Wi-Fi access point
• Usually all on one processor
• Fine for a few devices, but not for IoT

21. IS YOUR WIFI NETWORK READY FOR THE IOT?
“my router can handle 256 IP addresses”
But have you tried hooking up 4
smartphones, 3 tablets, 4 computers, two
thermostats, three IP cameras, three smart
TVs, 2 door locks and 15 light switches
anytime recently…?

22. Lightpad
THE LIGHT SWITCH REIMAGINED

23. SIMPLE
Simple Installation
The Plum lightpad installs into your wall just like
any other dimmer. Just disconnect your old switch
or dimmer and wire in the Plum lightpad.
WiFi Connected
Once installed, the Plum lightpad easily connects
to your WiFi system. No Hubs, No complexity.
Easy Configuration
Setting up new devices is as easy as sending or
receiving a text message. The app automatically
discovers and sets up new devices. Just name
the room and the device.

24. INTELLIGENT
Multi-touch Gestures
Multi Touch allows you to control just one light, a
group of lights, or the entire house from any
Lightpad. Plum has filed patents relating to
advanced gesturing including “learning custom
gestures”
Motion glow
The Lightpad features an occupancy detector and
will gently illuminate as you approach it in the dark.
or use it as a nightlight.
You can set the glow to the color of your choice.
Control anything
With advanced gestures, you can create a scene
of light for a party and start a playlist on your
Sonos music system. Plum has filed patents
relating to the control of 3rd party devices like
Sonos and Nest.

25. Scheduling
The Plum app allows you to create schedules for
your lighting for regular activities. Plum can also
learn your behaviors and suggest schedules, or
randomly turn lights on while you are on vacation.
CONVENIENCE
Notifications
Plum can provide notifications based on events.
So if a family member sends you an important text,
all of your Lightpads flash green. Severe weather
alerts can trigger a red flashing glow.
Energy Reporting
Plum provides real time energy reporting and can
send you a message if you have a lightbulb out or
that your kitchen lights are costing you 10% more
this month over last.

26. SMART HOME IOT FIRST
Distributed system
Fault tolerant
Cumulative processing
Contextually aware
Secure
450Mhz Processor
Software Mesh
Plums’ Novel In-Home Distributed Computing Cluster
The Lightpad’s software can be updated remotely with no
interruption of the device or light

27. Source: Cisco

28. • Fog Computing is about
computing on the edge
• In Fog Computing, devices
communicate peer-to-peer so as
to efficiently share/store data and
make local decisions
• Fog and Cloud computing are not
exclusive of each other, indeed
they are synergistic
• IoT systems, especially as they
scale, will require Fog Computing
FOG COMPUTING & SMART HOME IOT

29. META-ARCHITECTURE CONSIDERATIONS

31. IOT BUSINESS MODELS
Product Sales
Services / RMR
B2B
-6.25
0
6.25
12.5
18.75
25
0 3 6 9 12 15
Data / Analytics

33. CONTACT INFO
Brad Kayton
bradkayton@gmail.com
Start-ups: BoD governance, M&A programs
Larger Companies: strategy consulting
Angel Capital Fund,
Invests in IoT (and other)