January 09, 2025

How smart is the kitchen to be really useful? See what you say

According to the survey, after 2017, the Asia-Pacific region is likely to replace North America and become the world's largest market for smart appliances. The demand for smart appliances in China, India and Japan is rising. At present, the growth rate of smart home appliances that can connect to the network is as high as 100%-300%. It is expected that the overall market size of smart home appliances will reach 1.5 trillion yuan in the future. In the next four years, smart white electricity will occupy nearly 50% of the market, while the market share of smart living appliances and smart kitchen appliances will reach 28% and 25% respectively.
The rise of “smart kitchen appliances” has made the future kitchen more imaginative. After the TV industry led the “living room economy” era, the “kitchen economy” curtain is slowly opening. Consumers' whims and expectations for “smart” kitchen appliances have prompted the rapid development of this industry. Kitchen appliances with self-cleaning, smoke stove linkage, smart suction and smart cooking, etc. have emerged.
However, in fact, the intelligent innovation of the kitchen industry is not so smooth, the definition of ambiguity, standard chaos, plagiarism and other market chaos, making the smart kitchen industry into advanced concepts difficult to land, product levels are uneven, use Experience a situation that is not satisfactory.
According to the total data released by Avi Cloud (AVC), in the first half of 2017, the self-cleaning range hood has a combined line penetration rate of 19.5%. It is equipped with automatic cruise booster, intelligent popcorn, holiday automatic ventilation, and smoke. The on-line composite penetration rate of the products such as the stove linkage is 51.6%, while the composite penetration rate of products with remote control and electronic recipes is only 1.7%.
The fact that the intelligent application of “Fancy Variety” is cold in the terminal market constantly reminds us what exactly can we call it a smart kitchen? Next, let’s take a look at how the kitchen appliance company says.
Faced with intelligent propositions and trends, Fang Tai’s choice is love and experience. The true intelligence that Fang Tai understands is the philosophy of “moderate and moderate”. It should not be repeated feelings of existence, but turned into a kind of care that does not disturb users. Therefore, the new generation of cloud magic square range hood that can be intelligently lifted and lowered is born: the automatic rise and fall of the size of the soot, cooking does not require people to adjust, giving the user a full "zero operation" experience.
Mao Zhongqun, chairman and president of Fangtai Group, believes that all intelligence should be people-oriented, in order to achieve the best experience for users in the kitchen. With the intelligence of love, you can help more users return to the kitchen and enjoy convenient and healthy cooking fun.
For the intelligent exploration of Haier kitchen appliances, Haier has abandoned the homogenized touch screen function, "WiFi"-style reservations, switches and other networking functions, but from the smoke stove linkage, smart cooking, shopping and entertainment and other smart life. The way to start, from simple intelligent technology to intelligent, convenient, personalized new era cooking.
Taking Haier Yun Kitchen's high-end kitchen appliances as an example, it can realize the interconnection between the cloud kitchen range hood, the five gas stoves, the oven and the disinfection cabinet. The intelligent operating system in the cloud kitchen system contains the cooking memory curve of the top cooking master. After the user selects the smart recipe on the 5-inch smart large screen of the cloud kitchen range hood, the oven automatically turns on the corresponding cooking mode according to the cooking curve. Before the cooking is finished, the sterilizer will automatically turn on the warm-up function to ensure that the user has a great intelligent experience throughout the kitchen cooking process.
What kind of intelligent functions are the real needs of users? In the view of Ren Fuji, the president of Boss Electric Appliances, intelligent kitchen appliances are not simple electrical networking, establishing links between enterprises and users, but after the link is completed, users can be focused on Build a kitchen cooking experience, build a small kitchen environment, help users solve the front-end healthy diet recommendations, food distribution, smart cooking in the process, and post-meal work, making cooking easy and enjoyable, no longer a burden Work.
It is understood that the kitchen intelligent system ROKI independently developed by Boss Electric has been upgraded to version 4.0, which completes the coverage of the whole range of hoods, gas stoves, disinfection cabinets, ovens, microwave ovens, and washing, and has also completed the construction of the ecosystem. And launched a smart pot product, the intelligent intercommunication of this series of kitchen appliances can not only realize the functions of order pre-sales and after-sales tracking, intelligent cooking navigation, etc., but also improve the cooking safety, intelligent service, etc. It is as simple as following the navigation and really leads the kitchen into the era of automatic cooking.
The future smart kitchen is an important direction for the ecological evolution of the kitchen. There is no doubt that the beauty of the rising star has also set off the banner of the “future kitchen”. At AWE2017, Dr. Hu Ziqiang, Vice President of the Group and CTO and Director of the Academia Sinica, described such a “future kitchen”: the future kitchen is like a distributed home robot with sensing devices and execution equipment. Virtual kitchen assistant. It enables automatic cooking and provides natural voice and visual interaction. The kitchen assistant can recommend dinner recipes according to the number of guests and hobbies of the family dinner, and order the missing ingredients according to the condition of the refrigerator ingredients and the matching of the recipes, and also send the cooking temperature curve to the cooking equipment through the intelligent identification of the ingredients. In addition, according to the needs of cooking, adding water for seasoning and cooking, and helping consumers make delicious meals through the interconnection of people, things and equipment.
According to Huang Fei, director of the brand department of the domestic marketing company of the US Kitchen and Electric Division, the solution for the future kitchen is mainly realized by means of physical kitchen + virtual kitchen. The kitchen and electric business department will focus on hardware and innovate in the form of physical products such as home appliances and cabinets, and gradually realize the intelligentization of physical kitchens. At the same time, the Group's Central Research Institute, Smart Home Research Institute and external resources will be used to enhance related services, such as the use of AR technology, human-machine interaction, etc., to increase convenience. The latest achievements of the future kitchen will be launched at the end of this year or at AWE in 2018.
From the dynamics of major companies, intelligence has become the main direction of China's kitchen electric power technology and market, and we have found the answer to the "how the kitchen is smart and useful" from their product ideas: about intelligence, Perhaps each of the opinions is slightly different. I believe that with the continuous expansion of the concept of intelligence, the definition of intelligence will continue to change, but one thing will not change. The intelligence of the future will only be a substitute for people to do many things, not It is the fundamental meaning of intelligence that people need to do more things. How to make the kitchen's intelligence truly play its value, how to reconstruct the user's behavior in the kitchen scene, find the combination of products and users, and tap the value at these points is the best weapon for kitchen appliances to meet at the turning point.

2.54mm Female Pin Header

2.54mm (0.1") Pitch Female Headers
Overview
The most commonly seen female headers are 2.54mm (0.1") single or double row female/socket headers. These female headers together with its male counterpart are used in connecting Arduino boards and shields together. 2.54mm pitch female sockets/headers are low-profile connectors designed for signal and low power PC board connections when space is at a premium. They have the perfect height for clearing the USB-B connector and great for stacking multiple shields.
Since 2.54mm pitch female header is commonly used in a lot of applications, Scondar offers numerous options for this type of female header. Orientation can either be SMT or THM, single, dual or triple row. Antenk offers 2.54mm pitch female headers in either vertical or right-angle orientation. The pins and blades are also available in various sizes, counts, amperages, and plating.

The 2.54mm can accommodate a maximum current of 3A, with a 30 to 22 AWG wire size, and up to 40-positions. Antenk offers these female headers in high quality and affordable China-quoted price that snuggly fits with the pins of a male header and acts as a receptacle.


Female header always called as [Header connector", Antenk provide widely range of header connector, from 2.54mm (.100″ inch) pitch to 1.0mm (.039″ inch) pitch. The number of pins (contacts) is from 2 to 40 pins per row. There are three type: Straight (Dip Vertical), Right angle, SMT (surface mount).
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Applications of 2.54mm Pitch Female Headers
Electronics:
LED applications
Arduino boards
Arduino Pro
Arduino Mega
Solar applications
Weighing systems

Appliances:
Air conditioner
Refrigerator
Microwave oven
Washing machine
Water heater
Shower toilet
Washer/Dryer
Stove
Automotive, Heavy Duty Military and Marine
For densely packed equipment requiring weight reduction and downsizing and for tough and harsh conditions.

Vehicle infotainment
Computer peripherals
Battery Connections
Battery connections rely on the ability of the current to pass reliable and solid current. This prevents overheating in the circuit and voltage drop.
Rechargeable battery packs
Battery balancers
Battery eliminator circuits
Medical Diagnostic and Monitoring equipment

Heart monitors


Communications
Telecoms
Datacoms

Mount Type: Through-hole vs Surface Mount

At one side of this female header is a series of pins which can either be mounted and soldered directly onto the surface of the PCB (SMT) or placed into drilled holes on the PCB (THM).

Through-Hole (Poke-In)

Best used for high-reliability products that require stronger connections between layers.
Aerospace and military products are most likely to require this type of mounting as these products experience extreme accelerations, collisions, or high temperatures.
Useful in test and prototyping applications that sometimes require manual adjustments and replacements.
2.54mm, 1-row vertical female header, 2.54mm, 2-row vertical female header, 2.54mm, 3-row vertical female header, 2.54mm, 1-row right-angle female header and 2.54mm, 2-row right-angle female header, 2.54mm U-
Shaped Female header, 2.54mm U-Shaped Dual Row Female header are examples of Antenk products with through-hole mount type.

Surface-Mount
The most common electronic hardware requirements are SMT.
Essential in PCB design and manufacturing, having improved the quality and performance of PCBs overall.
Cost of processing and handling is reduced.
SMT components can be mounted on both side of the board.
Ability to fit a high number of small components on a PCB has allowed for much denser, higher performing, and smaller PCBs.
2.54mm, 2-row right-angle female header and 2.54mm, 1-row right-angle female header are Antenk`s featured SMT female headers.

Orientation/Pin-Type: Vertical (Straight), Right-Angle and U-Shaped

2.54mm pitch female headers may be further classified into pin orientation as well, such as vertical or straight female header, right-angle female header or U-shaped female header.

Vertical or Straight Female Header Orientation
One side of the series of pins is connected to PCB board in which the pins can be at a right-angle to the PCB surface (usually called "straight" or [vertical") or..

Right-Angle Female Header Orientation
Parallel to the board's surface (referred to as "right-angle" pins).
U-Shaped Female Header Orientation
U-shaped orientation is characterized by the shape of the pins at one side of the header, forming a letter [U". It is often chosen for applications where repeat mating cycles are not required as it can also be used and soldered directly to both PCB's.
Each of these pin-types have different applications that fit with their specific configuration.

Single, Dual or Multiple Number of Rows
For a 2.54mm straight or vertical female header, the standard number of rows that Antenk offers ranges from 1 to 2 rows. However, customization can be available if 3, 4 or n number of rows is needed by the customer. Also, the number of contacts for the single row is about 2-40 pins while for dual row, the number contacts may vary from 2-80 pins.

Pin Material
The pins of the connector attached to the board have been designed with copper alloy. With customer`s demand the pins can be made gold plated.

Custom 2.54mm Pitch Female Headers
Customizable 2.54 mm pitch female headers are also available, making your manufacturing process way faster as the pins are already inserted in the headers, insulator height is made at the right size and the accurate pin length you require is followed.
Parts are made using semi-automated manufacturing processes that ensure both precision and delicacy in handling the headers before packaging on tape and reel.

Tape and Reel Packaging for SMT Components
Antenk's SMT headers are offered with customizable mating pin lengths, in which each series has multiple number of of circuits, summing up to a thousand individual part number combinations per connector series.
The tape and reel carrier strip ensures that the headers are packaged within accurately sized cavities for its height, width and depth, securing the headers from the environment and maintaining consistent position during transportation.
Antenk also offer a range of custom Tape and reel carrier strip packaging cavities.

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