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    A.O. Smith Corp.

    Sustainability and innovation have been key words throughout the 120 year history of A.O. Smith. As the inventor of a patented glass coating process, A.O. Smith knows like no other how to maximize the lifetime and quality of glass lined-steel water heating appliances. A.O. Smith offers a wide range of water heaters. Through constant innovation, at production level and application level, A.O. Smith maintains its leading position in the market. This applies both to the choice of materials and components used in the manufacturing process, as well as to the efficiency of the finished products. Since 2015, Gizwits helps A. O. Smith to make his water heater smarter by providing a comprehensive smart water heater solution, including integrating a Wi-Fi module, developing a user App and device management system.

  • Hardware Solution

    In order to make the traditional water heater connect to the internet, the machine has to be integrated with a Wi-Fi communication module that has been pre-complied Gizwits communication protocol package named GAgent. In this case, the machine's data can upload to Gizwits platform to forward to show in the App or management system. The App or management system can remotely control and monitor the machines.

    App Development

    Gizwits helps A. O. Smith develop an user-level App. Users can remotely control and manage the water heater with the functionalities of

    1. Turn on / off the water heater

    2. Set the temperature

    3. Set timer when to turn on or off

    4. Check the status of the machine

    Device Management System

    Gizwits helps A. O. Smith develop an enterprise-level management system to manage and monitor the devices with the functionalities of

    1. Product center. All of the active devices will listed in this module indexed by MAC Address.

    2. User center.

    3. After-sales center.

    4. Agency center.

    5. Order center.

    6. Device location map.

    7. Troubleshooting.

    8. Check and diagnosis what is wrong with the machine.