European Home Systems (EHS) Protocol was a
communication protocol
A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any kind of variation of a physical quantity. The protocol defines the rules, syntax, semantics and synchroniza ...
aimed at home appliances control and communication using
power line communication
Power-line communication (also known as power-line carrier or PLC) carries data on a conductor that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers.
A wide range of power-line communicati ...
(PLC), developed by the European Home Systems Association (EHSA).
After merging with two other protocols, it is a part of the
KNX standard, which complies with the
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CENELEC (french: Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique; en, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) is responsible for European standardization in the area of electrical engineering. Together with ETSI (telecommu ...
(CENELEC) norm
EN 50090 EN 50090 is a European standard for ''Home and Building Electronic Systems'' (HBES) open communications, issued by CENELEC. It covers any combination of electronic devices linked via a digital transmission network to provide automated, decentralis ...
and has a chance to be a basis for the first open standard for home and building control.
See also
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Building automation
Building automation (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized control of a building's HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, ...
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Home automation
Home automation or domotics is building automation for a home, called a smart home or smart house. A home automation system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances. It ...
External links
Home Automation with EHS: Cheap But Slow- Nikkei Electronics Asia
www.cenelec.eu - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
www.konnex.org- association aimed at development of home and building control systems.
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