INTRODUCTION
A concept on home
automation system with Android based remote control and
development includes various implementation techniques and is never limited. Home
automation system with Android based remote control are created
based on analysis on client needs and budget to cater for the system. With
technologies available today, efficient integration of this system could be
achieved. Home automation, also referred to as smart home concept, it is not
new to consumers. It encompasses the ability to control electrical and
electronic devices at home remotely thus providing ease of access to home
users. This concept may be applied in various manners to fit the requirement of
a home automation.
Now, advancement in wireless technology introduced new ideas such as Bluetooth
and Internet linking; Wi-Fi, which has been slowly replacing the conventional
wired technology which requires wire bonded interconnection between electrical
devices. The main advantage of wireless interlinking includes diminishing the
need of wires for connection.
Home automated system also known as, smart homes, intelligent
buildings, integrated home systems or domestics, are a recent design
development. Home automation incorporates common devices that control features of
the home. Originally, home automation technology was used to control environmental systems
such as lighting and heating, but recently the use of smart technology has
developed so that almost any electrical component within the house can be
included in the system. Moreover, home automation technology does not simply turn devices on and off, it
can monitor the internal environment and the activities that are being
undertaken whilst the house is occupied. The result of these modifications to
the technology is that as home automation can now monitor the activities of the occupant of a
home, independently operates devices in set predefined patterns or
independently, as the user requires. Home automation technology uses many of the same devices that are used
in assistive technology to build an environment in
which many features in the home are automated and devices can communicate with
each other.
Home automation
becoming popular nowadays and enter quickly in this emerging market. However,
end users, especially the disabled and elderly due to their complexity and
cost, do not always accept these systems. Due to the advancement of wireless
technology, there are several different of connections are introduced such as
GSM, WIFI, ZIGBEE, and Bluetooth. Each of the connection has their own unique
specifications and applications. Among the four popular wireless connections
that often implemented in Home automation project, Bluetooth is being chosen with its suitable
capability. Bluetooth with globally available frequencies of 2400Hz is able to
provide connectivity up to 100 meters at speed of up to 3Mbps depending on the
Bluetooth device class [1]. In addition, a Bluetooth master device is able to
connect up to 7 devices in a “Piconet” [2]. The capabilities of Bluetooth are
more than enough to be implemented in the design. Also, most of the current
laptop/notebook or cell phones are come with built-in Bluetooth adapter. It
will indirectly reduce the cost of this system.
In order improve the standard living in home, this
system provides physical control methods to the Main Control Board. Control
method is done by Android GUI installed in Smart Phone. The user can easily
touch on the screen of the phone to control the home appliances. This portable
method is able to assist the disabled people who have problem with locomotion
difficulty. This project focuses on developing a working model of
a remote control home automation system which
includes the GUI application for user interaction with a PIC microcontroller
attached on a main circuit board. The main circuit board and the GUI will be
designed to resemble a working miniature model or prototype of the product.
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