How to Turn a Home into a Smarter Home

　　建設“智慧”到辦公室和住宅超越加入互聯網連接和Wi-Fi網絡。它需要一個系統級的方法來實現自動化、度量和安全性。把所有這些因素結合起來，將有助于提高能源使用效率，同時也為房主和上班族提供更大的便利。然而，必須解決許多挑戰，尤其是開發和集成全新功能的挑戰。

　　隨著供應商和消費者雙方需求的增長，半導體制造商正在建立使智能家居成為現實所必需的解決方案和生態系統。通用微控制器提供可配置的性能收集和發布需要實現傳播控制由一個集中的決策過程，以實現潛在的回報提供基礎數據的基本特征。本文將討論系統級需求以及它們是如何被處理的。

　　What makes a HAN？

　　HAN， or Home Area Network， is the generic term used to describe any form of communication in and around the home. Arguably， it has been in use since the first dial-up connections were shared between home computers and connected to printers， but it really took hold with the advent of Wi-Fi and the availability of low-cost wireless access points （WAPs）， which rapidly turned the concept of a home network into a reality for all consumers with a broadband connection.

　　The proliferation of internet connectivity around the home has also enabled emerging use-cases such as on-demand content consumption enabled through connected TVs， a trend that has negatively affected traditional markets including DVD rental. However， the tide of change will not be stopped. Internet connectivity is arguably still in its infancy when seen as a technology for connecting not just people， but objects too.