Activities & Schedule

Activities

Fiscal Year 2016 Schedule

Roadmap

Roadmap for Home Network Market Formation, Diffusion and Expansion using ECHONET Lite[PDF:1.0MB]

Plugfest Overview

Background

The ECHONET Lite Specification has been recommended as a known standard media protocol for HEMS in Japan, and is showing signs of spreading. As the HEMS environment is shared by different manufacturers’ controllers and devices, it is important to have multi-vendor interoperability and compatibility. However, problems such as differences in interpretation of the Specification or errors in implementation are difficult to discover without connecting other companies’ devices.

Purpose

By planning “Plugfest” events, ECHONET CONSORTIUM supports member companies in developing products with confidence. The Plugfest provides a low-pressure opportunity for member companies to connect their respective devices, confirm interoperability, and share information on implementation.

Annual Schedule

  Application period Dates Venue
1st Mid-May to mid-June, 2017 July 11-12, 2017 Plaza Industry Ota (PiO), in Tokyo
2nd December, 2017 to January, 2018 February, 2018 Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Institute for Innovation in Engineering Education Research Smart House Research Center

Please note that this plan is subject to change. The application period, dates and venue for each Plugfest may be confirmed from the provisional and final information announced each time.

Comments from the Previous Participants

*“We were able to confirm interoperability with various ECHONET Lite devices, as well as noticing some problems we had overlooked during in-house tests.”
*“We are satisfied, as we had a chance to carry out ample connection tests with actual devices.”
*“Points where we had not properly understood the ECHONET Lite Specification were clarified, and we were able to discover defects.”
*“We were glad of the chance to discuss ECHONET Lite with other participants.”
*“By competing against other devices, we enhanced our knowledge and awareness on both the ECHONET Lite Specification and on our own products.”

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