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Tuya Smart Home PaaS development method mainly supports the following two solutions. For more information, see Cloud Integration Solutions.

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This documentation is no longer updated. For more information, see Cloud Integration Solutions.

Solution 1: OEM app

Solution Flow Chart

Features

• Based on the Tuya OEM app, Tuya IoT Cloud can be connected on-demand. Commands can be sent to devices through the cloud.

• The device and the app are connected to the cloud at the same time, and all requests of the device and the app are sent to the cloud.

• The customer has ownership over the user group and the device data. The customer can manage user data and device info based on Tuya OpenAPI, execute commands such as timing setting, scene-setting, and obtain analysis data.

Services provided by Tuya

• Public version OEM app or custom app development plan.

• Provide product category-based standard command sets, which can control different models of devices in the same category on the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform.

• Provide standard OpenAPI to manage user and device data, and provide a message queue for customers to collect real-time device data.

Strengths

• With low cost and fast development, the solution can quickly be deployed to support the connection of multi-category devices under the Tuya solution.

• To fully take advantage of all the functions of the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform.

• Quickly bring products to the market.

• Data can be collected from the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform for analysis and complex scene development as needed.

Solution 2: IoT App SDK connection

Solution Flow Chart

Services provided by Tuya

• Provide IoT App SDK.

• Provide OpenAPI to complete other functions such as user connection, device discovery, and device control.

• Provide category-based standard command sets, which can control the devices in the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform by category or model.

• Provide a message queue for customers to obtain real-time device data.

Features

• Develop an app based on Tuya IoT App SDK.

• It has an independent account system, and the account system data is stored in a private cloud.

• Make full use of all the functions of the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform.

• Data can be collected from the Tuya AI+IoT Development Platform for data analysis as needed.

I have many projects that are not in the field of whole-home smart solutions. Does Tuya also offer mature services in some commercial areas?

Yes, Tuya provides basic IoT Core services for non-whole-home smart scenarios. You can use Tuya devices to develop various IoT projects based on this service. For more information about the IoT Core capability, you can refer to：https://developer.tuya.com/en/docs/clou ... b8geg6o761