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Atrisys recently bagged the second place at the EDN Asia "Think Eco" Design Contest organised by Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of semiconductor products and solutions. The contest aimed to promote designs that strive for environmental performance, energy conservation and reduced power consumption.

Atrisys' design entry called "Dial-to-your-Eco-Home" was shortlisted along with 19 other innovative design entries across Asia and Oceania. The entries were judged based on creativity of the design concept, technical challenge and innovation involved in the design, market value, application and usage, environment-friendliness and the overall presentation of design including hardware and documentation.

Atrisys built a fully-functional embedded system based on Fujitsu's semiconductor products which can be installed into a home-automation scenario. The system is connected to a telephone line on one end and a home appliance on the other end (such as porch lights, water heaters, microwave ovens, air conditioners, etc.). The user of the system is able to dial to the telephone (landline) from anywhere in the world and send specific commands over the telephone keypad to turn-on, turn-off various appliances, set alarms to switch them at specific time-of-the-day, or to switch them based on the ambient temperature at the installed location. The system is also password protected to avoid fraudulent use, a feature which makes it foolproof in the real world.

Atrisys now plans to complete the standard certification formalities of this experimental prototype and make available this technology for deployment in Indian homes. The company is also considering engagement with manufacturing and sales partners for popularising such a product in the Indian market.