Specifications & Guidelines

Home Connectivity Alliance Interface Specification 2.0

The HCA Interface Specification 2.0 enhances the 1.0 specifications by introducing a new device category and updates to data models, versioning, labeling, cybersecurity logging, and capabilities. It utilizes industry standards to enable seamless interoperability between long-life appliances, HVAC systems, and TVs from different manufacturers.

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Home Connectivity Alliance Energy Management Specification 1.0

The HCA Energy Management Specification 1.0 defines C2C communications for energy management in long-life appliances and HVAC systems. It supports demand response and energy monitoring, with APIs and data models for management, subscriptions, and notifications.

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Home Connectivity Alliance Cybersecurity Governance Guidelines v1.0

The HCA Cybersecurity Governance Guidelines 1.0 specifies cybersecurity requirements for HCA members to interoperate with other HCA members. The purpose of this document is to define requirements to ensure the security and privacy of consumers using HCA members’ connected products that interoperate Cloud-to-Cloud with other HCA members’ connected products via a mobile or web application.

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Home Connectivity Alliance Interface Specification 1.0

The Home Connectivity Alliance’s HCA Interface Specification 1.0 leverages existing industry standards to define C2C interoperability and ensures that long-life appliances, HVAC systems and TVs are seamlessly interoperable with each other, regardless of manufacturer.

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