On January 7, 2010, Radio Thermostat Company of America (RTCA), announced it has jointly developed a new home automation platform with Marvell and chumby industries to power a series of new energy efficient solutions for the emerging smart home market. The home automation platform, based on the RTCA Smart Thermostat, will power a new Irrigation Timer and Load Shed Devices that is also unveiled. To increase the smart home's flexibility the RTCA Smart Thermostat line can also link with chumbys and chumby-powered devices that also use the Marvell Platform. These new efficient home solutions, with smart grid features and remote control access to personal information and resources, enable management of electricity in the home reliably and securely to save consumers valuable energy and money throughout the year.
Powered by Marvell ultra low power Wi-Fi technologies, processors and networking technologies, the energy efficient solutions include a Wi-Fi thermostat, Wi-Fi sprinkler system, and wireless lighting control.
Marvell's highly scalable, intelligent processors enable development of devices to connect consumers with access to live digital content and information.
RTCA's home automation platform is designed for home owners, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and professional installers. The wide-ranging home automation platform features multiple radios including Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, RDS, and Flexnet allowing it to communicate with the wide variety of connected devices in homes such as pool pumps, irrigation systems, intelligent connected displays, and other connected smart appliances.