Kilavi platform for wireless building automation

The focus of this paper is on building control and monitoring systems. Traditionally these systems are based on wires and cables. A wireless approach can bring benefits to system flexibility, installation (new sites and buildings under retrofit), and financial issues. This paper presents an application-specific wireless Kilavi platform developed for building control purposes. Kilavi provides the means for open standard manufacturer-independent communication between different sensors and actuators. Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, lighting, temperature and humidity measurement, and access control appliances can interact with each other with defined Kilavi messages and functions. Linking up these appliances into a single all-inclusive building control system offers a dexterous interface for the user to control building conditions and the interesting possibility of developing novel and varied building control applications to improve energy efficiency, security and living conditions.