Shneider Electric is adding Matter protocols to its X Series of connected wiring devices to increase compatibility across major smart home ecosystems, provide better integration and simplify home energy management.
Adding Matter compatibility to the X Series of connected outlets, light switches and dimmers expands their connectivity within a smart home environment and enhances interoperability within smart home ecosystems, the company says.
“The vision of a truly smart home is to provide homeowners with the insight to understand how energy is being used throughout their home and the tools to optimize that usage to reduce their utility bills,” Michael Lotfy Gierges, Executive Vice President, Home & Distribution, Schneider Electric. “By adding Matter capabilities to our Schneider X Series line of connected devices, we are enhancing their value to homeowners, going beyond the energy monitoring and control at the device, to begin building that seamless smart home ecosystem.”
Introduced as a universal language for smart home devices in 2022 with several members of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), including Schneider Electric, Matter protocol leverages a standardized IP-based communication protocol to enable seamless collaboration among devices from diverse manufacturers. This innovation supports more than 41 product categories, spanning from smart displays to EV charging stations, to streamline connectivity and integrate certified devices that best fit consumers’ needs, regardless of chosen brand.
Schneider Electric says its solutions were among the first group of products in the world to achieve Matter certification with a growing number of offers within the smart home portfolio offering this new level of connectivity.Â
Schneider Home innovations, including the Schneider X Series connected wiring devices, are readily available at major home improvement retailers and electrical distribution outlets nationwide, providing easy access to these cutting-edge smart home solutions.