Development of small scale home monitoring system based on internet of things

Abstract

Energy consumption is a vital issue in the house. Nowadays, people tend to ignore their energy consumption in their house. Its shows lack of awareness among the homeowner to the campaign on energy efficiency. Besides, the monthly bill only come up with the total cost and total energy consumed in the house. The homeowner is not able to identify which home appliance contributes the most to the energy usage. The main objective of this project is to develop a prototype of Internet of Things (IoT) smart home automation. The system consists of network architecture, MQTT protocol using ESP8266 NodeMcu development board, and provide the user interface for the user to monitor real-time data, based on the sensor with the internet connection. This project introduces the design of a controller that implement IoT concept where home appliances can be controlled remotely only by using smart devices such as laptop or smartphone. An infrared motion sensor is used to as a security system where it detect trespasser and will trigger an alarm. As a result, the prototype design is able to monitor real-time data from the sensor and control through the smartphone with internet connectivity. The significance of this project, the homeowner able to monitor energy consumption and control home appliance real-time from a distant location. A lot more field need to be explored to bring the concept of the IoT. Finally, with the utilization of the technology, it can be a benefit to the society and improved people's life for the better.