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IoT for Home Automation – Custom Gateway, Cloud and Mobile App

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IoT for Home Automation – Custom Gateway, Cloud and Mobile App

Description

Design and development of IoT Home Automation architecture with following components:

  • Sensor networks – installed to capture data from lights, AC, blinds, AV units, doors, and more
  • Custom IoT gateway device – to connect sensor networks to cloud backend
  • Cloud backend – for data analytics
  • iOS/Android App and web-dashboard – UI and front-end to facilitate human and machine interactions

The system demonstrates:

  • Home automation scenario which comprises sensor networks [lights, AC, blinds, AV units] that interact with mobile app [iOS, Android] or web dashboard via the custom IoT gateways and the cloud, using MQTT.
  • The sensor networks convey a wide range of home device information (temperature, humidity, ambient light, human proximity) that is transmitted over various wireless communication protocols like Infrared, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, EnOcean, Zigbee.
  • This information is broadcast to the cloud for data analytics and data in actionable format is displayed on smart handheld devices for the end-users.

This is how the system works:

  • The custom gateways act as a mediator between the sensor networks and the cloud, providing connectivity, security and control.
  • The cloud backend, built using Python and Django, runs applications that analyze data from the sensor networks to collate and relay valuable information that can be used for decision-making.
  • The interface that gives the end users control of the system is accessible through the app on smart devices [Android, iOS] or web dash-board. The UI provides one-touch control of single or group-actions.

System Architecture – An Overview

IoT-system-architecture

Tools and Technology:

  • Sensor networks designed based on ZigBee, EnOcean, Bluetooth and Wifi protocols/technologies
  • Custom gateway hardware and software design to enable compatibility between sensor networks and end-user devices
  • Design, development and integration of cloud-based SaaS. Data analytics that make predictions possible
  • iOS/Android App and a web dashboard that delivers ‘delight’ to end-users through our intuitive UI/UX

Features (snapshot):

  • The system includes multi-action settings for automation of more than one device for an event
    Sensors that support automation [door sensor, proximity sensors, beacons, etc.] are used to trigger multiple actions. For example, when the proximity sensor detects that you have crossed the range/perimeter, the AC and lights will be switched off, and the blinds will be opened.

To know more details about the features and capabilities, connect with us at sales@embitel.com.