Chinese smart wearables maker Zepp Health announced its wearable operating system Zepp OS at a launch event on July 13, and it will be available in the fourth quarter of this year.
Zepp OS is based on the FreeRTOS microkernel open source code and is compatible with different specifications, although the system package is only 55MB in size, according to the company.
Zepp OS runs on 65 percent less power and 190 percent more battery life than previous systems, the company said.
Zepp OS integrates numerous dynamic dials inside and does a lot of animation effects in different interfaces, achieving over 60FPS in most interfaces.
Zepp OS optimizes power consumption to maintain 7×24h continuous health data monitoring, and uses artificial intelligence algorithms that can measure human biodata and movement indicators.
Zepp OS's stable Bluetooth channel allows health data to be fully displayed on the phone, according to the company.
Zepp OS supports 4G/5G modules, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, and an integrated TCP/IP network stack at the bottom, allowing network calls to the cloud in case of emergency.
Zepp OS values privacy protection and has achieved EU GDPR compliance in 2018, and the open collaboration platform can provide SDKs and technical support for health research, the company said.
In addition to Zepp OS, the company also announced the Huangshan 2S, a next-generation wearable device chip, the first wearable AI processor with a dual-core RISC-V architecture.
The chip integrates a 2.5D GPU, which enables 67% faster graphics acceleration compared to the Huangshan 2.
The chip was successfully taped out in March of this year and will be one of the core chips in the third generation Amazfit smartwatch.
Zepp Health licensed Zepp OS and Huangshan 2S chip technology from Yitong Technology, and Zepp OS has also supported the RISC-V architecture ecosystem and is working together to drive more applications of RISC-V in the IoT ecosystem through the chip and Zepp OS.
Zepp Health CEO Huang Wang said the company is focused on innovation and technology investment, spending an average of RMB 410 million ($63.5 million) per year on R&D over the past three years. It even invested RMB 538 million last year, two to three times more than other emerging Internet companies and IoT smart hardware companies.
Zepp Health's high R&D investment has generated more than 1,000 patents, nearly half of which are invention patents, with nearly 100 core invention patent applications in the US, all of which have now been granted to 550 patents.
