SIA is a local-first automation platform in development. This is a concept preview, not a verified installed system.
Hardware / edge architecture
SIA's proposed deployment model includes native Station software, local services, segmented networking, resilient protocol paths, supervised safety I/O, and power-aware recovery. Optional compute adds intelligence without becoming the root of authority.
Runs local Core, identity, policy, state, data, protocol services, and low-latency orchestration. The production reference design targets secure or measured boot, device-bound key material, encrypted storage, a stable clock, and watchdog recovery.
Handles heavy local vision, avatar, generative, and accelerator workloads. Failure should reduce advanced features without disabling ordinary home control or safety functions.
Carries cameras, access points, wired endpoints, and edge services with VLAN and ACL segmentation so cameras and untrusted IoT do not become peers of Core or management networks.
Provide resilient Matter-over-Thread reachability. The reference model favors multiple compatible border-router paths rather than treating one border router as a permanent device identity.
Zigbee, Z-Wave, KNX, vendor buses, serial, RF, and other bridges remain permission-bounded adapters. Gateway compromise should not automatically imply Core compromise.
UPS state and recovery are observable so an outage or restart does not silently extend stale authorization, stale state, or unsafe assumptions.
Network trust zones
SIA does not equate network location with trust. Devices, services, users, safety systems, management functions, and cloud coordination live in distinct trust zones with explicit contracts between them.
Protocol fabric
Protocol details are adapter concerns. SIA Home experiences reason about stable capabilities such as power, dimming, temperature, shades, locks, media, cameras, alarms, and energy readings.
Reference responsibilities
| Layer | Primary responsibility | Architectural guardrail |
|---|---|---|
| Edge controller | Core, state, policy, local services, device orchestration | Hardware-backed identity, encrypted storage, watchdog, stable time |
| Compute / GPU | Vision and heavy intelligent workloads | May fail without disabling ordinary control or safety |
| PoE / Ethernet fabric | Cameras, APs, wired endpoints, edge service transport | VLAN and ACL segmentation around lower-trust device classes |
| Protocol gateways | Translate Zigbee, Z-Wave, KNX, serial, RF, and vendor buses | Declared capabilities and minimum permissions |
| Safety controller / I/O | Supervised alarm and designated life-safety signals | Independent from optional assistance and device execution |
| Cellular guardian | Out-of-band alarm and health path where commissioned | Independent power and bounded safety-plane protocol |
| UPS / power supervision | Orderly shutdown and bounded degraded operation | Recovery cannot silently revive stale authority |
Production posture
SIA's hardware design keeps the ordinary control plane and safety responsibilities independent of discretionary model or GPU workloads. That lets advanced perception and agents improve the experience without making them prerequisites for basic home operation.
Build for the property
Room count, building materials, network topology, cameras, existing protocols, life-safety boundaries, media, climate, and resilience requirements should shape the hardware plan before devices are commissioned.