ULE for IoT Applications

ULE for IoT Applications
The Smarter Home Automation Technology
The ULE Revolution
ULE for IoT System Topology
Home automation, monitoring and security, energy management and remote healthcare are
fast-growing markets. In-home wireless systems addressing these markets are inexpensive,
simple and safe - providing fast time to market, easy deployment, and excellent potential for
mass adoption.
ULE utilizes star topology, taking advantage of extended indoor (over 70 meters / 210 feet) and
outdoor (over 500 meters / 1500 feet) range to provide full coverage without deployment of a
costly mesh network.
The Ultra Low Energy (ULE) standard is ideal for the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market.
ULE features extremely low costs, low power consumption, long range (full house coverage with
simple start topology), interference-free allocated spectrum, highly-suitable bit-rates, and valueadded complementary voice and video capabilities.
DSP Group’s state-of-the-art product line provides the most advanced ULE chipset solutions
from the world’s DECT and ULE expert and standardization leader. Combining advanced voice
capabilities, sophisticated voice activation, voice commands and voice telephony as well as
video capabilities, DSP Group offers the most advanced ULE-based IoT solution.
ULE is a software protocol extension of DECT, the standard already deployed in millions of
gateways and standard (PSTN) base stations. These devices can be easily upgraded to support
ULE for IoT, while continuing to support legacy telephony. This enables operators and telcos
to generate new revenue streams with minimal OPEX. For service providers and retailers, a
dedicated Over-the-Top (OTT) base station can easily manage ULE devices. ULE-based
devices will be suitable for diverse business models ranging from do-it-yourself (DIY) retailers to
professional installers, and including self-or professionally-monitored services.
The IoT Ecosystem
Leading the ULE Revolution
Leading the ULE revolution, DSP Group provides a full in-house, one-stop-shop solution. DSP
Group delivers ULE IC’s, full ULE and HAN-FUN application layer stacks, and hardware/software
reference designs for both base stations and nodes.
Control Panel
Motion
AC outlet
Baby Monitor
Healtcare
Smoke
Wireless
Connected
Nodes
IDEAL FOR: •
Home Automation
• Security and Safety
• Remote Healthcare
• Energy Management
DECT
Gateways
and
Middleware
HGW/OTT
Cloud
Cloud
Services
Operator / Service
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ULE – Advantages
Target Market Applications:
• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
· Lower node cost
· Lower node cost
· Fewer nodes
· Fewer nodes
· Already
part of Home Gateway solution - software upgrade to ULE
·
Already
part of Home
· Lower installation
cost Gateway solution - software upgrade to ULE
· Lower
installation cost
· Lower
OPEX
· Lower
OPEX
• ETSI
standard
• ETSI Standard
• Superior
range: 70m indoor, 500m outdoor
• Interference
with70m
dedicated
• Superiorfree
range:
Indoor,spectrum
600m outdoor
• Years
of battery life
• Interference
free with dedicated spectrum
• Visual/audio
enhanced
• Years of battery life
• Visual/audio enhanced
70m indoor,
500m outdoor
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• AC sockets
• Light controls and dimmers
• Shade control
• Temperature control (HVAC)
• Distress pendants
• Assisted living
• Remote healthcare monitoring
Security & Life Safety
• Motion detectors
• Glass breakage detectors
• Window and door magnets
• Access control
• Smoke detectors
• Flood detectors
• Gas detectors
• Voice-enabled panic buttons
Energy Management
• Metering
• Remote (cloud) energy management
DECT market leader
• Over 70% market share
DECT
ULE
Superior
Range
Healthcare
Why DSP Group?
Global
(ETSI)
Standard
Video/
Audio
Support
Home Automation
Lowest
System
Cost
Interference
Free Band
ULE standard creator, main contributor and leader
• DSP Group proposed the standard and is actively defining it within
the DECT Forum and ETSI
DECT IoT Application Protocol Standard creator,
main contributor and leader
• DSP Group proposed the standard and is actively defining it within
the DECT Forum
The only true one-stop-shop DECT vendor
• Variety of DECT and ULE silicon for both base station and nodes
• DECT stack
• ULE stack
• HAN-FUN application layer stack
• Hardware reference design
• Software reference design
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DSP Group – ULE Suite
Silicon
The advanced DHX91 is a perfect match for ULE nodes, ensuring lowest power consumption
and lowest node BOM. All DSP Group’s ULE IC’s are provided with full ULE software stack and
HAN-FUN application Layer Stack, for both base stations and nodes.
Reference Design and Evaluation Kit
DSP Group provides a full reference design and evaluation kit for ULE nodes and DECT base
stations, which provides a baseline for the customer development environment, expediting
time-to-market.
Hardware
• Node: Production Ready ULE module based on DHX91 - the most advanced ULE IC
on the market
• Base stations: DCX/DVF base station in the form of a USB tiny dongle or UART modules
Software
• Node: dedicated application running on an external microcontroller or on DHX91
• Base station: dedicated application running on a network processor (NP) or standalone
application running on DCX/DVF
• Fully upgradeable software
Documents
All DSP Group ULE IoT elements are detailed and documented in:
• Datasheets
• Hardware reference schematics and layout
• Protocol, architecture and software documents
• Power and range measurement reports
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About DSP Group
DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG) is a leading global provider of wireless chipset
solutions for converged communications. Delivering semiconductor system solutions with
software and hardware reference designs, DSP Group enables OEMs/ODMs, consumer
electronics (CE) manufacturers and service providers to cost-effectively develop new
revenue-generating products with fast time to market. At the forefront of semiconductor
innovation and operational excellence for over two decades, DSP Group provides a broad
portfolio of wireless chipsets integrating DECT/CAT-iq, ULE, Wi-Fi, PSTN, HDClear™,
video and VoIP technologies. DSP Group enables converged voice, audio, video and
data connectivity across diverse mobile, consumer and enterprise products – from mobile
devices, connected multimedia screens, and home automation & security to cordless
phones, VoIP systems, and home gateways. Leveraging industry-leading experience and
expertise, DSP Group partners with CE manufacturers and service providers to shape the
future of converged communications at home, office and on the go.
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