BUILDING AUTOMATION:Today's intelligent home and building automation solutions offer new levels of comfort, security, and efficiency.

To develop the sophisticated solutions that meet the needs that consumers demand, designers need standards-based, flexible technology that can provide:

Innovative touch control to enable a variety of home devices, including remote controls, control panels, or thermostats Power efficiency to meet the needs of today's green applications Compatibility with standards-based technology to bring innovative solutions to market, fast Support for wireless networking to enable home connectivity Robust security through hardware authentication and secure communication, which is essential for highly networked device.

Atmel offers a wide variety of solutions that are optimized to meet the needs of residential or building electronic equipment that provides monitoring and control capability: 1.Fire and Security:- Fire and security applications help customers safeguard
people, property, and business resources, while providing peace of mind. Whether you are designing an entry-level detector or an advanced, networked control panel, Atmel can offer a solution that's right for your needs.

Benefits:
1. Low power 8-bit microcontrollers minimizes power consumption; Atmel ATmega128RFA1 Single-chip enables designers to develop ZigBee smoke and motion detectors with extremely low power consumption . 2. Atmel XMEGA analog delivers optimal performance with 12-bit ADC resolution up to 2Msps with internal gain stage (up to X64), while optimizing BOM by removing its external gain stage 3. The Atmel partnership with H&D wireless enables full support for wireless LAN connectivity in control panel applications 4.Backup mode and diverse connectivity options include embedded Soft modem, Wi-Fi extension board, Ethernet and RS485 connectivity