International Journal of Advanced Computational Engineering and Networking, ISSN: 2320-2106, Volume-4, Issue-10, Oct.

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HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM VIA INTERNET USING ANDROID

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AMRITPAL KAUR, 2SAUD ALTAF
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Abstract— This paper presents a low cost, flexible and standalone home devices control and monitoring system using an
embedded Arduino micro-web server, with real IP connectivity for accessing and controlling devices and kitchen appliances
remotely using Android structured Smartphone software running on android platform. The offered system does not require a
dedicated server PERSONAL COMPUTER with respect to similar systems and offers a novel communication protocol to
monitor and control the home environment. Devices such as light switches, heat sensors, humidity sensors, current sensors,
smoke/gas sensors and sirens have been included in the system to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the suggested
smart home system.

Keywords— Internet of Things(IoT), Smart Home, Home Automation, Arduino.

I. INTRODUCTION structure is proposed in [4] where the actions are

coordinated by the home agent working on a PC.
House automation is automation of the home or home Different papers such as [8] also offered internet
activity. Home automation may include control of handled systems consisting of a web storage space,
light, fans, appliances, and other systems, to provide database and an internet site of websites for adjoining
more convenience, comfort, power cutting down and and handling the devices. These systems start using a
security. The idea of home automation has been PC which brings about an immediate increase in cost
evolved trough many years and products have and power usage. On the other aspect, the
recently been on the industry for long, though no development and hosting of the web webpage will
person solution has broken before the popular yet. also costs high. Lately few researchers also have
Home automation also helps for the aged and disables presented use of World Wide Web services, Simple
folks that have reached home as they need not move Object Gain access to Protocol (SOAP) and
from one location to another place just for switching Representational State Transfer (REST) as an
on or off the appliances, beginning the door, etc. That interoperable application coating to remotely access
can also give a distant interface to home kitchen home automation systems introduced an intelligent
appliances or the automation system, over the home management scheme within the Ethernet
internet, to provide control and monitoring via a network based on XML SOAP standards. The
smart phone or web browser. This paper will describe disadvantage of using CLEANSING SOAP based
system which our company is implementing to Web a service is that it is hard to manage and
control various cookware with Arduino Ethernet, web provides overhead to the customer and server when
server and google android smartphone. parsing the message, leading to halt procedure and
higher Band width. REST has been symbolized as a
II. RELATED LITERATURE Web-based conversation for controlling household
devices using Web techniques such as HTTP (Hyper
Smart home is not a new term for science society, it is Text Copy Protocol) caching and force messaging
been used from years. As electronic technologies are technique. The Web-affiliated graphical user interface
advancing, the field of home automation is increasing has been developed to deal with the home devices.
fastly. There are various smart systems have been House automation using Cloud work that has also
recommended where the control is via recently been proposed by where users could actually
Bluetooth[3][6], internet [5]and so forth Bluetooth control various lamps and appliances within their
capacities are good and almost all of current home. All above pointed out systems has made
laptop/desktops, tablets, notebooks and cell phones incredible contributions in home robotisation system.
have pre-installed adaptor that will not directly However, a COMPUTER is employed as a storage
reduce the price tag on the program. Yet it limits the space that increases the cost and power consumption
control to within the Wireless range of the while others require web page hosting that can add up
environment while most some are not so feasible to the extra cost.
be implemented as low cost solution. In [8], Wi-Fi
based home automation strategy is presented. That III. PROPOSED SYSTEM & ARCHITECTURE
uses a PC (with built in Wi-Fi card) based web server
that manages the linked home devices. The system A. Features of the Proposed System
facilitates a variety of home automation devices like In order to address the problems described flexibility
fans, lights, other appliances for the home. A similar and overall functionality of the current system, we

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have designed and implemented a novel, shower and Gateway Remote (see number 1). Remote
inexpensive home control and monitoring system environment means that authorized users can access
using REST world according to the web services the system on your smartphone software through the
wide as a layer of interoperable application. The Internet via Wi-Fi, data connection linked to the 3G /
system contains a micro World Wide Web - server 4G network. Home Environment involves main
based on Arduino Ethernet interface modules router and hardware interface module. The main
hardware and software Android Smartphone function of the main router (gateway) for the
compatible program that runs on Android. The proposed architecture is provide translation of data
architecture presented can be measured in several between Internet through shipping and procurement
ways in order to cater to different application needs and responses, respectively. The key
scenarios with minimal recoding and design that says component of Housing gateway is a small web server
every time a new device to the mini web server, a based on Arduino Ethernet, embedded with a
new thread (task) dedicated adds the device is microcontroller. The main task of the server is the
automatically created in the smartphone software. management, control and monitoring of parts of the
Therefore, the objective of the proposed work is system that allows the modules to interface hardware
never incorporate expensive components such as to run their assigned by actuators work and storage
high-end personal computers, which causes high cost space reports events triggered by sensors such as
straight. This type of system proposed allows owners cigarette smoke detection sensors, and so on
of houses officers to control and monitor slightly hardware interface issues are directly related to
paired devices in the home using any Wi-Fi or 3G / sensors and actuators through cables. It has the ability
4G enabled smartphone that supports Java. The to regulate power management systems, such as
smartphone application provides a visual user lamps, electrical outlets and security systems such as
interface (GUI) for access and control of devices in door locks home, and the door. Pertaining to
the home through real IP server. monitoring, control Home Environment system is
compatible with devices such as temperature,
B. Description of Proposed Architecture smoking, humidity and current.
The architecture is divided into three layers:
Residence of Environment and Environment Home

Fig 1. A Overview of Conceptual architecture

In order to successfully connect and access the smart containing the response code 200. The application
home micro web server, the end user has to enter the processes the response packet to find the answer
real IP address and the correct password. In the event micro web server. Response packet containing the
that the web server grants the Android permission to response code 200 indicates that the password is
access the intelligent software home working on the appropriate, and the application will move to the page
Android platform, you will be received reply packet control key and synchronize using information

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response packet sent from the web server to reflect program and the main entrance configuration phase
the real-time status home automation devices. If the and layers of control stage Fuller been implemented
password is incorrect, no response packet containing in the Arduino Uno. The <> Ethernet’s libraries are
the response code 404. The standard layout of the being used to receive data on Arduino messages and
response packet will be received. The response code make final results in Target JavaScript notation
and have their states are separated by a space while format (JSON). Form 2 shows the flowchart of
the device and its status is secreted by a colon (:). For establishing the connection between the Arduino and
example when the user wants from the software to the Internet kit (not smartphone application). Your
activate the fan 1 is successful, the response packet is input is linked to home network over the TCP / IP
"200 Fan: 1" where fan is connected to the Ethernet protocol. As Arduino Ethernet shield is already
network device, web server kit. zero indicates out of compatible with a collection of TCP / IP, the design
state while a 1 indicates the status. focused on software application to connect to the
remote user. In the preliminary stage, the gateway
IV. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR property once started goes into the construction
GATEWAY phase. During the next phase, the phase of the
Ethernet network configuration, the module
establishes the connection to the local area network
(LAN) using a static IP address. In order to optimize
the connection process, this design uses static address
Internet protocol instead of acquiring a dynamic IP
through Sponsor Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
When the Home Gateway has recently been
initialized, it enters an idle state until any command is
received from the remote application. Once the
successful reception of commands as given strings
iPhone smart phone application that appropriate
control measures are taken.

CONCLUSION

This type of project is a continuum. Each of our main

goal is to help older people with disabilities / old.
This document gives basic idea of controlling
multiple appliances and provides security through
Google Android phone or tablet. This type of work is
based on Android and Arduino program both happen
to be FOSS (Free Open Source Software). And what
the overall cost of implementation is very cheap and
is accessible by an ordinary person. Due to the big
hug android phone you are on, here we are using
Android applications. The design consists of an
Android phone with home automation application,
Arduino Mega ADK embedded with a
microcontroller. The user can connect to Android
mobile phone and send control indication to the
Arduino ADK which in turn control other devices /
embedded sensors.

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