Home automation" referred to as "Intelligent home" or "automated home", indicates the automation of daily tasks with electrical devices used in homes. This could be the control of lights or more complex chores such as remote viewing of the house interiors for surveillance purposes. The emerging concept of smart homes offers a comfortable, convenient and safe and secure environment for occupants. These include automatic load controlling, fire detection, temperature sensing, and motion detection and lock system etc. Furthermore it has advanced security compared to other houses and can send a message to the user for action that occur inside his/her house while he/she is away from home. It can also allow a person to control appliances from a remote location by mobile phone using GSM technology.