Product Development

Product development helps you build smart products in a straightforward process that is integrated with all the necessary operations to achieve cloud connection. This highly-integrated development process allows you to perform function definition, things data model creation, device panel, hardware development, device debugging, product configuration, product testing, and product marketing in one place with ease.

What is a product?

A product is an abstract representation of a collection of physical devices that have the same configurations and properties. Each product created on the Tuya Developer Platform is assigned a unique product ID (PID). After product creation, you can proceed with product development.

The one-stop development services can help you connect your product to the cloud and achieve interconnection with the best cost efficiency.

The Smart Life app helps you test the configuration for the device panel that acts as a digital interface enabling users to interact with their smart devices.

Connection methods

• TuyaOS: Built on top of RTOS, Linux, and non-OS, TuyaOS is a distributed and platform-agnostic IoT operating system.
• MCU standard protocol: Connect your device to the cloud using the MCU SDK and Tuya standard module. With a few lines of code on the MCU side, you can enable communication between devices and the cloud.
• Gateway connectivity: Implement interoperability between devices across different brands and protocols, allowing for the creation of innovative applications in the smart home and IoT industries.
• TuyaLink: Connect third-party smart devices to the Tuya platform with standardized development processes.
• Edge gateway: Connect smart devices that communicate over popular IoT protocols to the Developer Platform by using specific drivers. The toolset allows you to develop drivers for your private protocols.

Product solution

A host of turnkey solutions are offered to save time in choosing the right protocol and functions based on your specific requirements. These proven ready-for-production solutions cover almost every field such as lighting, sensors, home appliances, security systems, door locks, control hubs, and energy-saving as well as popular protocols like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. For more information, see Solution Center.

Network modules

Tuya provides a series of proprietary network modules with various specifications and methods of soldering to address different needs of smart product development.