Z-Wave specs released online

San Jose, California – Sigma Designs released online aspects of its Z-Wave home networking technology in an effort to encourage more companies to adopt it. The news comes as competitors including Bluetooth, Thread and ZigBee are stepping up their efforts in the smart home.

Sigma released specifications for the Z-Wave interoperability layer along with its S2 security application framework and two APIs -- Z-Wave over IP and Z-Wave middleware. The APIs help link gateways to cloud services and come with sample code from Sigma.

“Previously you had to be a Z-Wave Alliance member with signed contracts and NDAs, but none of that will be needed any longer,” said Raoul Wijgergangs, vice president of Sigma’s Z-Wave group. “We expect an even wider community of developers will create interesting gateways, middleware and cloud plug-ins now…we go further than competitive technologies in this space,” he said.

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