Abstract
Home automation systems have attracted considerable attention with the advancement of communications technology. A smart home (SH) is an Internet of Things (IoT) application that utilizes the Internet to monitor and control appliances using a home automation system. Lack of IoT technology usage, unfriendly user interface, limited wireless transmission range, and high costs are the limitations of existing home automation systems. Therefore, this study presents a cost-effective and hybrid (local and remote) IoT-based home automation system with a user-friendly interface for smartphones and laptops. A prototype called IoT@HoMe is developed with an algorithm to enable the monitoring of home conditions and automate the control of home appliances over the Internet anytime and anywhere. This system utilizes a node microcontroller unit (NodeMCU) as a Wi-Fi-based gateway to connect different sensors and updates their data to Adafruit IO cloud server. The collected data from several sensors (radio-frequency identification, ultrasonic, temperature, humidity, gas, and motion sensors) can be accessed via If This Then That (IFTTT) on users' devices (smartphones and/or laptops) over the Internet regardless of their location. A set of relays is used to connect the NodeMCU to homes under controlled appliances. The designed system is structured in a portable manner as a control box that can be attached for monitoring and controlling a real house. The proposed IoT-based system for home automation can easily and efficiently control appliances over the Internet and support home safety with autonomous operation. IoT@HoMe is a low cost and reliable automation system that reduces energy consumption and can notably provide convenience, safety, and security for SH residents.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 8846205 |
Pages (from-to) | 144059-144074 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | IEEE Access |
Volume | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2019 |
Funding
This work was supported by Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), under the grant scheme number RDU190304, and the Ministry of Education, Malaysia under the FRGS research Grant No. FRGS/1/2018/TK04/UMP/02/11 (RDU190133).
Funders | Funder number |
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Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia | FRGS/1/2018/TK04/UMP/02/11, RDU190133 |
Universiti Malaysia Pahang | RDU190304 |
Keywords
- IoT
- MQTT
- NodeMCU
- Smart Home
- adafruit IO
- google assistant