Home automation system with android application

This work demonstrates a simple home automation system that allows the user to control home appliances through wireless. Lights, air conditioners, electronic doors and fans are among the appliances that can be used in this system. In this system, the controlling and monitoring the appliances can perform in two methods. The first method is through a web server meanwhile the second method is by using smartphone based on Android application. This web interface has framework known as Restful Api and function as to control Raspberry Pi gpio using an http request. Besides that, Android apps will exploit the services provided by Restful Api for controlling gpio of Raspberry Pi. Both the methods are using Restful Api but it is included in the web interface, whereas for Android we need to add our suitable functionalities. A desktop PC is used to run the server software. Rasberry Pi is used as the board controller to connected the appliances thru input and output port. The communication between the smartphone and the Raspberry Pi board is wireless.