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Computer Engineering (ETEEC-2018) | April 2018
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Smart Home Automation with Home Security

using IoT
1Paul
K V 2John Selvaraj N S 3Gokul Kumar G
1,2
UG Scholar 3Assistant Professor
1, 2,3
Christ the King Engineering College, Karamadai, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, INDIA

Abstract
This project presents a design and prototype implementation of new home automation system that uses Wi-Fi technology as a
network infrastructure connecting its parts. The proposed system consists of two main components; the first part is the server (web
server), which presents system core that manages, controls, and monitors users’ home. Second part is hardware interface module,
which provides appropriate interface to sensors and actuator of home automation system. Unlike most of available home
automation system in the market the proposed system is scalable that one server can manage many hardware interface modules as
long as it exists on Wi-Fi network coverage. System supports a wide range of home automation devices like power management
components, and security components. The proposed system is better from the scalability and flexibility point of view than the
commercially available home automation systems.
Keyword- IoT, Wi-Fi, Arduino Uno
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I. INTRODUCTION
The project aims at designing an advanced home automation system using normal web server and Wi-Fi technology. The devices
can be switched ON/OFF and sensors can be read using a Personal Computer (PC) through Wi-Fi. Automation is the most
frequently spelled term in the field of electronics. The hunger for automation brought many revolutions in the existing technologies.
These had greater importance than any other technologies due to its user-friendly nature. These can be used as a replacement of
the existing switches in home which produces sparks and also results in fire accidents in few situations. Considering the advantages
of Wi-Fi an advanced automation system was developed to control the appliances in the house. Wi-Fi (Short for Wireless Fidelity)
is a wireless technology that uses radio frequency to transmit data through the air. Wi-Fi has initial speeds of 1mbps to 2mbps. Wi-
Fi transmits data in the frequency band of 2.4 GHz. It implements the concept of frequency division multiplexing technology.
Range of Wi-Fi technology is 40-300 feet. The controlling device for the automation in the project is a Arduino UNO. The data
sent from PC over Wi-Fi will be received by Wi-Fi module connected Arduino UNO. Arduino UNO reads the data and decides
the switching action of electrical devices connected to it through Relays.

II. METHODOLOGY

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III. BLOCK DIAGRAM

IV. OPERATION
The data from the mobile application send to the cloud. From the cloud through internet the data send to the Arduino board.
According to the program the arduino enables a switching transistor. The transistor activates the appropriate relay. The sensors
send their output to the arduino and result can be monitored at the mobile application.

V. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

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VI. COMPONENTS USED

A. Arduino Uno
The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328 (datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6
can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header,
and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable
or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the
FTDI USB-toserial driver chip. Instead, it features the Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2) programmed as a USB-to-

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serial converter. The Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P. It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can
be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz quartz crystal, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header and a reset
button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power
it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. "Uno" means one in Italian and was chosen to mark the release of Arduino
Software (IDE) 1.0. The Uno board and version 1.0 of Arduino Software (IDE) were the reference versions of Arduino, now
evolved to newer releases. The Uno board is the first in a series of USB Arduino boards.

B. Wi-Fi Module (ESP8266-01)

The ESP8266 WiFi Module is a self-contained SOC with integrated TCP/IP protocol stack that can give any microcontroller access
to your WiFi network. The ESP8266 is capable of either hosting an application or offloading all Wi-Fi networking functions from
another application processor. Each ESP8266 module comes pre-programmed with an AT command set firmware, meaning, you
can simply hook this up to your Arduino device and get about as much WiFi-ability as a WiFi Shield offers (and that’s just out of
the box)! The ESP8266 module is an extremely cost effective board with a huge, and ever growing, community. This module has
a powerful enough on-board processing and storage capability that allows it to be integrated with the sensors and other application
specific devices through its GPIOs with minimal development up-front and minimal loading during runtime. Its high degree of on-
chip integration allows for minimal external circuitry, including the front-end module, is designed to occupy minimal PCB area.
The ESP8266 supports APSD for VoIP applications and Bluetooth co-existance interfaces, it contains a self-calibrated RF allowing
it to work under all operating conditions, and requires no external RF parts. There is an almost limitless fountain of information
available for the ESP8266, all of which has been provided by amazing community support. In the Documents section below you
will find many resources to aid you in using the ESP8266, even instructions on how to transforming this module into an IoT
(Internet of Things) solution!

C. PIR Sensor
PIR sensors allow you to sense motion, almost always used to detect whether a human has moved in or out of the sensors range.
They are small, inexpensive, low-power, easy to use and don't wear out. For that reason they are commonly found in appliances
and gadgets used in homes or businesses. They are often referred to as PIR, "Passive Infrared", "Pyroelectric", or "IR motion"
sensors.

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PIRs are basically made of a pyroelectric sensor (which you can see below as the round metal can with a rectangular
crystal in the center), which can detect levels of infrared radiation. Everything emits some low level radiation, and the hotter
something is, the more radiation is emitted. The sensor in a motion detector is actually split in two halves. The reason for that is
that we are looking to detect motion (change) not average IR levels. The two halves are wired up so that they cancel each other
out. If one half sees more or less IR radiation than the other, the output will swing high or low. Along with the pyroelectic sensor
is a bunch of supporting circuitry, resistors and capacitors. It seems that most small hobbyist sensors use the BISS0001 ("Micro
Power PIR Motion Detector IC"), undoubtedly a very inexpensive chip. This chip takes the output of the sensor and does some
minor processing on it to emit a digital output pulse from the analog sensor. For many basic projects or products that need to detect
when a person has left or entered the area, or has approached, PIR sensors are great. They are low power and low cost, pretty
rugged, have a wide lens range, and are easy to interface with. Note that PIRs won't tell you how many people are around or how
close they are to the sensor, the lens is often fixed to a certain sweep and distance and they are also sometimes set off by house
pets.

D. Temperature and Humidity Sensor (DHT11)

DHT11 digital temperature and humidity sensor is a composite Sensor contains a calibrated digital signal output of the temperature
and humidity. Application of a dedicated digital modules collection technology and the temperature and humidity sensing
technology, to ensure that the product has high reliability and excellent long-term stability. The sensor includes a resistive sense
of wet components and an NTC temperature measurement devices, and connected with a high-performance 8-bit microcontroller.

VII. FEATURES
Low cost, long-term stability, relative humidity and temperature measurement, excellent quality, fast response, strong anti-
interference ability, long distance signal transmission, digital signal output, and precise calibration.

A. Relay Board
A relay is an electrical device which is generally used to control high voltages using very low voltage as an in this consists of a
coil wrapped around a pole and a two small metal flaps (nodes) that are used to close the circuit. One of the node is fixed and other

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is movable. Whenever an electricity is passed through the coil, it creates a magnetic field and attracts the moving node towards the
static node and the circuit gets completed. So, just by applying small voltage to power up the coil we can actually complete the
circuit for the high voltage to travel. Also, as the static node is not physically connected to the coil there is very less chance that
the Microcontroller powering the coil gets damaged if something goes wrong. This is Four Channel relay board controlled by
computer USB port. The usb relay board is with 4 SPDT relays rated up to 10A each. You may control devices 220V / 120V (up
to 4) directly with one such relay unit. It is fully powered by the computer USB port. Suitable for home automation applications,
hobby projects, industrial automation.

B. Simulation

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C. Hardware Model

VIII. CONCLUSION
The home automation and home security provides better access to the home appliances and ensure home security, the project can
be implemented in smart cities. Nowadays, home security is very important which can also be controlled by using this project.

REFERENCES
[1] Comparison of various technologies in home automation system-International journal of research and scientific innovation
(IJRSI) Volume IV, issue V, May 2017 ISSN
[2] An overview of Home automation systems-Muhammad Asadullah ahsan raza, department of electrical engineering National
University of computer and emerging, sciences peshawar,Pakistan
[3] IoT based smart security and Home automation system-Ravi Kishore Kodali, Vishal Jain, Suvadeep Bose and Lakshmi
Boppana Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering
[4] National Institute of Technology, Warangal

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