By integrating Altia’s Design and DeepScreen GUI development tools suite, Echelon’s Power Line Smart Transceiver and ShortStack API, and the Altera Cyclone III FPGA and Nios II embedded processor, developers have a powerful platform for developing cost-effective, yet robust energy aware solutions. These solutions allow homeowners to monitor appliance energy use via a home area network, appliance manufacturers to provide improved service to customers, and utility companies to lower energy consumption via the Internet.
Author: Audrey Brouwer, Technical Marketing Manager, Consumer Business Unit