Technical Approach
This page is for homeowners, builders and integrators who want to know what the system is actually built on. If you'd rather talk about outcomes than protocols, the service pages are the better place to start.
Smart home layer
We select technologies based on what a project requires rather than committing every home to one manufacturer's ecosystem.
Established low-power mesh protocols for sensors, switches, locks and lighting. Devices communicate directly with a coordinator in your home rather than through a manufacturer's servers.
Newer cross-vendor standards that improve interoperability between brands. We use them where the devices are mature enough to be dependable.
A lightweight messaging standard used to carry device state between systems reliably and locally.
Where no suitable product exists, purpose-built sensors and controllers can be created for a specific requirement — a use case that comes up often in garages, workshops and small commercial properties.
Security layer
Power over Ethernet delivers power and data to each camera over a single Cat6 run, terminated in one organized location rather than scattered adapters around the property.
Open camera standards that keep your cameras usable with more than one recording platform, so hardware is not stranded by a vendor decision.
Recording and intelligent person and vehicle detection run on dedicated on-site equipment, keeping footage within the property and independent of a subscription service.
Network and recording equipment can be supported by battery backup so short outages do not interrupt recording.
Summary
None of this is the point of a smart home — it is the means to one. The reason it matters is that open standards keep your options open: devices can be replaced individually, platforms can change, and your investment is not tied to whether one company stays in business or keeps supporting a product line.
If you're a builder, electrician or integrator planning a project — or a homeowner who simply wants to understand the design — we're happy to go into detail.