What's the core of a smart home system? Furniture, appliances, mobile devices, or the central control screen at the door? In a complex smart home system, how can appliances, curtains, and lights all be kept in check and organized? This is where the intelligent central control system plays a crucial role.

A central control system is a device that centrally controls various devices, including sound, light, and electricity. Smart home systems also incorporate more user-friendly elements, such as the ability to set scene modes based on the homeowner's mood, control the brightness of the house's lights, and automatically play background music, allowing couples to experience the romantic atmosphere of Valentine's Day in advance.

Most people view smart home systems as hardware-focused devices. Indeed, we can see that doors, windows, curtains, lights, appliances, water heaters, and more all need to be controlled, but integrating these hardware devices requires software expertise. While the central control system appears to be a terminal device, it essentially connects the hardware through a central control unit and control interfaces.

Many major appliance giants are now launching X-Home series smart home products in major appliance stores. However, do these products truly achieve seamless integration? The answer is no. Based on my understanding of various brands' smart home products and market response, I've found that most smart home appliances are compatible with products from the same brand. This compatibility is currently unattainable given consumers' desire to purchase multiple brands.

Home central control systems have evolved from the ground up. Central control systems are primarily used in multimedia classrooms, multi-functional conference rooms, and command and control centers. With the rise of smart homes, central control systems have become the core of smart homes, enabling better management of multiple subsystems. Networked central control systems enable resource sharing, integrating audio and video, smart home monitoring, and appliances onto a single platform. However, lack of unified standards makes central control systems difficult to integrate.

It's been discovered that many manufacturers specializing in smart home central control systems sell software rather than hardware. Similar to the security industry, the smart home market remains a hot commodity, but the various manufacturers are vying for a share of the pie in different ways. In other words, it's a battle focused on results, not methods. Manufacturers view this as a "speed-to-win" approach, but it's detrimental to the healthy development of the smart home industry. They believe that if more and more brands launch their own smart home appliance products, it will inevitably affect consumer purchasing power. If a single company dominates the market, market and price dominance will inevitably result.

The core of smart home system control lies in the central control unit. So, is it possible to create a universal system compatible with all appliance brands? Indeed, it can, but implementation will inevitably encounter various challenges, such as who will establish the standards and whether unified standards will impose constraints on appliance manufacturers from central control manufacturers. In short, the huge interests behind these solutions are what make many smart home appliances incompatible.

This dual approach has a counterproductive effect.

Looking at current industry developments, some manufacturers launch products based on standards, while others continue to focus on hardware. Still others employ a combination of hardware and software, encompassing most appliances within a smart home system. However, whether these systems are compatible with smart lighting and curtains remains to be determined by consumers.

Smart home systems originated abroad and have undergone numerous reforms to better meet the needs of Chinese consumers. Firstly, they offer lower system costs and simpler operation. A wide range of user needs can be met with a variety of smart home systems. Customizable products reflect the personalized service provided by domestic smart home manufacturers.