https://msopentech.com/blog/2015/03/19/alljoyn-on-windows-10-and-netmf/
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finally I will be able to do a proper home automation in my House 
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Sorry, whats Alljoyn?
I feel like it sounds like all join, some sort of connecting software
Pete
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That’s very cool…although the name reminds me of the Icelandic parliament. …
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check out this slide:
Should be a good starting point 
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Thanks guys! That’s really interesting
Also check out Slides 32-34 in the downloadable deck here
Pete
AllJoyn seems to be a kind of everything-to-everyone sort of system, how reasonable is it that it’ll be implemented in the smallest of microcontrollers? Is it modular enough that only certain aspects can be implemented?
Is the underlying protocol simple enough that it could be implemented, for example, on a 16MHz 8-bit AVR?
It’s in light bulbs.
From what I can find on the AllSeen Alliance webpage, it’s in one light bulb, the LIFX, which is $100 per bulb.
Eek.
Supposely the additional processing it requires is pretty small for individual devices. That’s why it can be put into other devices for minimal existing cost. WiFi and the processing power it requires tend to be the main costs.
That LIFX likely cost that even without AllJoyn.
But yeah. The LIFX is $300 for a pack of four.
Pete
It seems like overkill to put powered wifi in every disposable item for Iot.
Perhaps.
But the same used to be said about microcontrollers. Now they’re in just about everything.
Normal LED replacement bulbs have quite a bit of circuitry in them as it is - step down transformer/bucks etc. It’s not that far of a stretch to add intelligence or connectivity.
Pete
@ mtylerjr - IMO, the downside of Wi-Fi in every device is less about cost and more about security. I’d prefer to limit the number of devices that could potentially compromise my network if the creator didn’t do a good job seeing the device.
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For me, credible security is the gating factor here. Ideally, we would use end-to-end security with bidirectional authentication and credible crypto algorithms with good key lengths. Apple’s HomeKit seems a good benchmark here. From our own implementation of the HomeKit protocol, I guess that a 16 MHz Cortex-M0 is about the minimal practical requirement.
Unless the MCU has hardware support for crypto. But I’m not convinced that the common AES128 hardware accelerators with their 128 bit key length will still be considered acceptable say in five years.
Does anyone know what exactly the security mechanism of AllJoyn is?
Interesting and relevant: I asked an electrician buddy of mine what the future holds for lighting, given that it’s expensive and inefficient to put DC lighting (LED) and an AC-DC converter in every fixture.
He suggested that the future is coming fast, and it’s Power over Ethernet. Apparently, some are already doing this, with one central, efficient AC-DC converter, and run CAT6 to the fixtures, carrying both power and data for the types of things that LIFX and Hue do. Eliminates a lot of the security concern, with it not being wireless. Also eliminates a lot of interference, with many fewer devices fighting for spectrum.
I say, bring it on. Might be expensive to retrofit an older home, though.
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I like PoE, but like you said, it can be expensive to retrofit.
Plus, the world is (and has been) going wireless. I happen to like wired, but I’m in a minority here. Most hotels don’t bother to have wired connections in rooms anymore. In a keynote I gave on Saturday, I had to go through hoops to get them to outfit the room with a wired connection for my router (my devices are all set up to communicate directly with my travel router).
Even security systems are wireless now, when PoE makes perfect sense for most of the cameras.
PoE is also not high-power. It’s enough for an LED lamp, though. Also, you can’t daisy chain like you can mains power. My kitchen, for example, has seven lights in the ceiling. That would be seven ethernet cables just for that room. If you go wireless, it’s a single romex to the set of lamps, and then wifi takes care of the rest.
So I think the future being PoE is an opinion that is not universally shared.
Pete
Not my area of expertise by far, but these may help:
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Pete
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Thanks!
Not my area of expertise either, but curve NIST P-256???