What’s in it for the Appliance Manufacturers?
Without the Freestyle Operating System the appliance manufacturers will not satisfy minimum functionality as defined by the Victorian Government.
The Freestyle Operating System allows the appliance manufacturer additional revenue streams such as:
- Model upgrades (e.g. via website)
- Appliance monitoring
- Remote diagnostics (no need to have a repair person on site)
- Remote reprogramming
Appliance Emulation
The appliance manufacturer can emulate a new product before going into production
Protocol supports communication with a single / group / all devices
Enables the customers to group electricity consuming devices in order to control usage patterns.
Short Development Time
Appliance manufacturers can take a working product to market and add features as they are developed.
Reporting - data sent to device
Full management reporting including device control statistics.
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