Develop Wireless Zigbee Gateway

To develop a product on the Tuya Developer Platform, you need to define product functions, select and customize device panels, develop embedded firmware, perform a production test, and then release the product.

Step 1: Define product functions

You can set functions for a product, including standard functions, custom functions, and cloud functions.

A product function is the abstraction of a feature that is provided by a smart device. You can use product functions to describe the features and parameters of smart devices. Based on the product functions, the Tuya Developer Platform generates things data models in the cloud to connect to and control the smart devices. This makes product functions and data interactions easy to understand.

DP data type

Tuya Developer Platform allows you to define functions with six data types, including Boolean, value, enum, fault, string, and raw. For more information, see Data type.

Standard function

Standard functions indicate the common functions in a specified category to implement standard device interconnection.

Custom function

You can add custom functions that are not supported by standard functions. For more information, see Custom Function.

Advanced function

Advanced functions support cloud timing and jumping page. For more information, see Advanced Function.

• Cloud timing: allows you to implement the schedule feature without embedded development.
• Jumping page: enables navigating to another web page, such as an online store and user guide.

Step 2: Configure a panel

After the function definition step, you can configure a favorite app control panel for the product. A panel is a GUI-based program that runs on top of a mobile app to control smart products. For more information about panel configurations and development tutorials, see Design App UI and Panel Development.

Step 3: Select a network module

Currently, the no-code gateway solution has fixed types of modules. You can choose recommended modules for custom solutions. The following table lists the available modules:

Step 4: Perform embedded programming

Embedded programming is classified into networking SDK development and extension SDK development. In this step, you must implement device integration and business programming.

No-code solution

In this solution, you can set parameters in a configuration file to generate firmware without coding. For more information, see the instructions on the Tuya Developer Platform.

Networking SDK

Using the networking capabilities of gateways, Tuya gateway networking SDK serves as the software middleware to build communication links between Tuya Developer Platform and Tuya-powered apps and perform Tuya standard data transmission. You can use this SDK to develop gateway products that connect to cloud services.

For more information about the networking SDK solutions, see Networking SDK Solution. If you have any problems, contact Tuya’s account manager.

Extension SDK

The gateway extension SDK contains APIs for implementing communication between the gateway, Zigbee module, Tuya Developer Platform, and Tuya mobile app. This SDK is a quick approach to connecting your gateway product to the Tuya Developer Platform without worrying about server provisioning and configuration so that you can focus on application development.

With a standard kernel at the core, TuyaOS is designed to tackle the heterogeneity of platforms, systems, and protocols in order to enable quick and reliable integration, interconnection, and interoperability.

For more information about the extension SDK solutions, see Extension SDK Solution. If you have any problems, contact Tuya’s account manager.

Step 5: Configure the product

In this step, the following settings are involved: firmware updates, voice capabilities, multilingual settings, device notifications, device pairing, smart scenes, quick toggle settings, product knowledge, and product manuals. Based on these settings, global cloud services are employed to promote a personalized user experience. You can update these settings and make them effective immediately without the need to deliver the devices again.

Particularly, multilingual settings, device pairing, voice capabilities, and smart scenes require precision and localized management based on the target user locations and the specific pairing methods and device features.

For more information, see:

• Update Firmware

• Use Voice Platform

• Configure Multilingual UI

• Configure Push Notification

• Configure Pairing Information

• Configure Scene Linkage

• Enable Toggle

• Use the Knowledge Base Management Tool

• Product Manual Management

Step 6: Test the product

Before your product can be released on the Tuya Developer Platform, you must submit a product test report. To test the product, you can use Tuya’s Cloud Test app or subscribe to Tuya Test Service.

Cloud Test app

Tuya’s Cloud Test app is provided with multiple test modes for you to accelerate troubleshooting based on functional modules. This enables all-in-one tests for the device status and interaction link.

For more information, see Cloud Test App.

Tuya Test Service

For more information, see Tuya Test Service.

Step 7: Release the product

In this step, you can release your product.

Next steps

Pass product certifications

A product must pass certain certifications before it is permitted to be sold. By virtue of its rich experience in the implementation of smart product solutions, Tuya provides multiple hardware product certification support services. You can select the required service based on your product type and certification requirements. For more information, see Product Certificate.