If you are a technology buff, you might have smiled before while listening that Cius has been launched by Cisco – now smile again, Cius was not the only tablet device Cisco launched this week, Home Energy Management (HEM) is the other solution launched by Cisco. It lets you to optimize your home energy management.
Home Energy Controller (HEC) is the gadget used by HEM that helps you in monitoring and controlling your home energy usage. It has very simple touch screen interface which a novice can handle easily. It has capability to control your Home Area Network (HAN), along with monitoring and controlling electricity loads. Highly secure data communication across HAN is done through following protocols:
- WiFi
- ZigBee
- PLC
- ERT
Its technical specifications are as under:
- 1.1GHz Intel Atom Processor
- Ubuntu Linux OS
- WiFi/Ethernet interface
- ZigBee, ERT, PLC protocols supported
- Smart Energy Profile (SEP) 1.0
Analysts report that it would be around $900 per installation, though there are subsidizing solutions which will reduce the amount for a common consumer.
