Software Defined Embedded Systems to Control Electronics Without Using Internet

Abstract

Thecontrol system is designed to assist and provide support in order to fulfill the needs of elderly and disabled in home. Automation of the surrounding environment of a modern human being allows increasing his work efficiency and comfort. There has been a significant development in the area of an individual's routine tasks and those can be automated. In the present times, we can find most of the people clinging to their mobile phones and smart devices throughout the day. Hence with the help of his companion-a mobile phone, some daily household tasks can be accomplished by personifying the use of the mobile phone. Analyzing the current smart phone market, most users are opting for Android based phones. It has become a second name for a mobile phone in layman terms. Home Automation System has been designed for mobile phones having Android platform to automate an WIFI interfaced Arduino which controls a number of home appliances like lights, fans, bulbs and many more using on/off relay. This paper presents the automated approach of controlling the devices in a household that could ease the tasks of using the traditional method of the switch. The most famous and efficient technology for short range wireless communication-WIFI is used here to automate the system. The HAS system for Android users is a step towards the ease of the tasks by controlling one to twenty-four different appliances in any home environment.