Development of a Smart Home Automation System using IoT enabled Devices

IoT-based smart home automation has drawn massive attention these days and is of great interest to the research communities in the last few decades. The main goal of any home automation system is to reduce the cost, increase comfort in life and achieve a reliable system. With a vast growth in embedded systems, the cost of various automation devices has been reduced, and by implementing IoT, the communication between users and appliances has become easy. With this backdrop, a smart home automation system is developed here with the use of embedded systems and IoT, a user-friendly Wi-Fi integrating ESP8266 and Raspberry pi modules. This system consists of inbuilt Wi-Fi technology for wireless communication and to control various appliances like fans, lamps, televisions, etc. This system uses an L298N Motor Driver and 4-channel relay modules for switching AC and DC home appliances. The proposed system is operated with an Android based application known as "Blynk" which provides an easy-to-use GUI for the user. Blynk IoT is a visual programming platform that establishes a direct wireless connection between user and controller. As the application is an open-source platform, there is an increase in demand for the Blynk application. Many sensors can be connected to establish a real-time application.