This standard provides a template that is to be used for documenting generic appliance models, objects, and high-level messages and future extensions.

Appliances are described as collections of subsystems that are modeled as objects. High-level messages are defined for accessing object properties and for executing methods within the objects. The standard consists of required and optional messages and objects. Extensions may be defined by manufacturers for private use.

The interface, transport mechanism, and coding (fields and bits) of messages are beyond the scope of this document.

The initial version of this standard describes models and objects applicable to the following appliances:

1. Clothes Washer

2. Refrigerator-Freezer

3. Clothes Dryer

4. Dishwasher

5. Range , Oven, Cooktop

6. Countertop Microwave Oven

7. Room Air-Conditioner (window type)

PURPOSE

The purpose of this standard is to promote new appliance services and features enabled through networking by describing generic appliance models, objects, and high-level messages. The models define standardized elements of appliances that are accessible and controllable remotely by users, service providers, and other devices, independent of the underlying network.

This document assumes that each appliance and device contains a communications interface module linked to a home systems network.

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