Development of multifunctional building automation controller with real-time sensor network

Building automation systems has gained huge attraction in building services sector with the development of new concepts in energy conservations. A multifunctional building automation controller has been introduced to cater this demand. The plug-and-play type suggested controlling system consists of two major components; external sensing device and main controlling unit mounted in-house. The external sensing device measures ambient conditions and feed the measurements to the main controlling unit either via wired communication or wireless methods. Single board computer based main controller evaluates external conditions, indoor conditions and user preferences to control home appliances via its own IR (Infrared) teachable device. A graphical user interface was also developed to be used as a user friendly interface between the system and the user.