ECHONET Consortium activity report (FY2024 1Q)
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Activities
11th Regular General Meeting
The 11th regular general meeting was held on June 24th, 2024. The FY2023 activity report, the FY2024 businessplan and the revenues & expenditures budget plan were reported, and the financial statements for FY2023,
appointments of 3 board members, appointment of 1 auditor and revision of Regulations on Membership Dues wereapproved and passed.

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Change of Representative Director
With the expiration of his term, the representative director of the ECHONET Consortium has been replaced byKatsuhiko Hiramatsu (Panasonic Corporation). We would also like to inform you that the managing director has
been replaced by Kenji Shiraishi (ECHONET Consortium secretariat).

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ECHONET Lite devices Shipment Quantity Survey Report
We compiled the number of units shipped for FY2023 reported by our member companies and reported on ourwebsite that the cumulative number of units shipped by the end of FY2023 would reach approximately 150 millionunits.

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ECHONET Lite Web API Certification WG was establishedWe aim to establish a certification structure and authentication system so that ECHONET Lite Web APIs can besmoothly adopted in the market.

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ECHONET Lite standards / System Design Guidelines
English version of "between low-voltage smart electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.10", "between highvoltage smart electric energy meters and EMS controllers Ver.1.01" and "between bidirectional high-voltage smart
electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.00" were release to the public. (May 2024)

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Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects
・"Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.2" that added property values to the "ElectricVehicle Charger Class." was released to the public. (April 2024)
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English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R" was released to the public.
(April 2024)
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English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.1" was released to thepublic. (May 2024)
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English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev21" was released to thepublic. (June 2024)

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Test tool"AIF Certification Test Tool for other devices Ver.2.1.0" which includes updated test procedures and scenarios forresidential solar power generation and storage batteries, has been released exclusively to members. (June 2024)

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Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples
We have released to the public "Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples 1st Edition," which outlines
the interoperability between Matter devices and ECHONET Lite devices. (June 2024)

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CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines
We have released to the public "CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines Ver.1.10" which describes theconversion and standardization guidelines for automotive battery-related properties between CHAdeMO andECHONET Lite. (June 2024)

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11th Regular General Meeting
The 11th regular general meeting was held on June 24th, 2024. The FY2023 activity report, the FY2024 businessplan and the revenues & expenditures budget plan were reported, and the financial statements for FY2023,
appointments of 3 board members, appointment of 1 auditor and revision of Regulations on Membership Dues wereapproved and passed.

2.

Change of Representative Director
With the expiration of his term, the representative director of the ECHONET Consortium has been replaced by
Katsuhiko Hiramatsu (Panasonic Corporation). We would also like to inform you that the managing director has
been replaced by Kenji Shiraishi (ECHONET Consortium secretariat).

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ECHONET Lite Web API Certification WG was establishedWe aim to establish a certification structure and authentication system so that ECHONET Lite Web APIs can besmoothly adopted in the market.

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Member of International Standardization Working Group received "Standardization Contribution Award" from Mr,Takebe (TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.) who is a member of International Standardization Working Group received"Standardization Contribution Award" from Information Processing Society of Japan, Information Standards
Research Committee for his contribution to "Interface Specifications for Application Layer Communication between
home air conditioners and HEMS controllers" and "Interface Specifications for Application Layer Communication
between storage batteries and HEMS controllers."

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ECHONET Lite standards / System Design Guidelines
English version of "between low-voltage smart electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.10", "between highvoltage smart electric energy meters and EMS controllers Ver.1.01" and "between bidirectional high-voltage smart
electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.00" were release to the public. (May 2024)

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Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects"Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.2" that added property values to the "ElectricVehicle Charger Class." was released to the public. (April 2024)
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English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R" was released to the public.
(April 2024)
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English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.1" was released to theTopics

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Interface Specifications for Application Layer Communication
The member reviews of AIF specifications between electric vehicle charger/discharger/electric vehicle charger andHEMS controllers Ver.1.41 Draft and certification test specifications corresponding to this specification were started.
(June 2024)

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Test tool"AIF Certification Test Tool for other devices Ver.2.1.0" which includes updated test procedures and scenarios forresidential solar power generation and storage batteries, has been released exclusively to members. (June 2024)

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ECHONET Lite Web API
The member reviews of ECHONET Lite Web API Guidelines API specifications section Ver.1.1.7 Draft and device
specifications section er.1.6.0 Draft were started (March 2024)

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Plug Fest
We have sent out an invitation to members for the 31st Plug Fest to be held at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology
HEMS Interoperability Test Center on September 5th and 6th (remote participation via VPN available). (May 2024)

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Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples
We have released to the public "Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples 1st Edition," which outlines
the interoperability between Matter devices and ECHONET Lite devices. (June 2024)

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CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines
We have released to the public "CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines Ver.1.10" which describes theconversion and standardization guidelines for automotive battery-related properties between CHAdeMO andECHONET Lite. (June 2024)

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・Promotion
Committee

public. (May 2024)
English version of "Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev21" was released to thepublic. (June 2024)

OthersVice Chairman of the Technical Committee, Teramoto, gave a lecture on "Definition of data in ECHONET Liteand ECHONET Lite Web API" at the Service Cooperation Platform Study Group Policy and Promotion SWG.

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ECHONET Lite devices Shipment Quantity Survey Report
We compiled the number of units shipped for FY2023 reported by our member companies and reported on ourwebsite that the cumulative number of units shipped by the end of FY2023 would reach approximately 150 million
units. In addition to smart meters and air conditioners which have spread to almost all households, we also
confirmed that many of the heat pump water heaters that are subject to the DRready system being implemented
in collaboration with the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy are compatible with ECHONET Lite.

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Guidance for Service Linkage Using ECHONET Lite Web API
Member review of "Guidance for Service Linkage Using ECHONET Lite Web API" formulated by the Data Linkage
Method WG was finished and open to the public on our website. (This guidance is a document that describes how
to connect multiple cloud services from different companies.)

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Service Cooperation Platform Study GroupThe "Service Cooperation Platform Study Group" which is jointly operated with JEITA has begun its activities forfiscal year 2024. This year, we will continue to focus on three public use cases - resilience, carbon neutrality, andhealthcare - and advance the collaboration between the public IT infrastructure of the The Vision for a Digital
Garden City Nation and smart homes. First, we will delve deeper into disaster prevention use cases and begin
considering standardization of disaster prevention information.

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CEATEC2024 exhibition content consideration
We have begun detailed consideration of the exhibit content for the 2024 CETEAC exhibition (October 15th to 18that Makuhari Messe). Same as last year, we will be exhibiting in person in the Partners Park area of the venue thisyear as well as hosting an online seminar.