Chapter 10. ZigBee Home Automation and Smart Energy Network

10.1 Home Automation Profile

The ZigBee Alliance developed the home automation (HA) profile, which defines a set of standards for the home automation network. Manufacturers of HA devices use these standards for interoperability between devices. The HA network is used for controlling lights, blinds, thermostats, home theater devices, occupancy detection, motion sensors, security systems, and door and window sensors in real time. The ZigBee HA profile defines the following specifications for home automation:

HA clusters

HA network requirements

Device descriptions:

Device function

Device supported cluster

Commissioning

10.1.1 Home Automation Clusters

The HA clusters, listed here, ...

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