Bluetooth or WIFI Home Automation System

Using Arduino

NAME SURNAME REG NUMBER

TAWANDA MAGURA R1812921V

TAFARA VUTUZA R184744P

TENDAI RANGA R189095R

1.0 Introduction
1.0.1 Background
The concept of automation has existed for many years. It began with a student connecting two
electric wires to the hands of an alarm clock in order to close a circuit of a battery and light
bulb. Later, companies developed automated systems of their own to control alarms, sensors,
actuators and video cameras and, in so doing, created the first automated buildings [1]. This
project will focus on Bluetooth or WIFI and Internet based home automation system.
Nowadays the industry has many electrical devices which are manually switched which
requires manpower to control, if manpower increases maintenance costs also increases and
this is one of the drawbacks of industry. So, to avoid such type of drawback we should
implement some wireless controlling systems and one of wireless communication system is
Bluetooth or WIFI communication system among others. Bluetooth or WIFI or Internet
communication systems is very cheap and very easy to implement. This is not only used in
industry but also used for domestic purposes. Home appliances can also be controlled using
Bluetooth or WIFI remote. Some persons who are unable to walk to switch board which
includes the elderly and the crippled need this type of project because you can switch
ON/OFF load with remote, without moving away from your place [2].
1.0.2 Background of the problem
The main objective in system is to control switching of appliances centrally in homes and
industry. Currently in Zimbabwe automation is yet to be fully launched according to [4].
Most homes and industries are still using the conventional wall switches and appliances are
being switched individually by switches near them. Appliances control: This module will deal
with the controlling of hardware appliances using the electronic relay-based switching circuit.
Actual home appliances are connected to this circuit and the circuit will be then connected to
the control circuit. It works as a middle ware between actual appliances and the computer.[5]
Modern houses are gradually shifting from conventional switches to centralized control
system, involving Bluetooth or WIFI controlled switches [11]. The use of wireless
automation reduces wiring required and this will reduce the cost and also increase efficiency
in our systems at homes and industries. Electrical installations are the heart of every building,
therefore intelligent building control absolutely ensures the safety and efficient control and
eventually saves the electric power consumption and human energy.

1.0.3 Problem Statement

The need for a remote-control alert system that can control domestic appliances and various
lighting points and sockets has often been a concern for users. At times users find it
inconvenient and time consuming to go around turning their appliances on or off each time
there is power outage or each time they are leaving the house for work. It has also often led to
damage of appliances due to the fact that an appliance was not turned off before leaving the
house.

1.0.4 Aim
To develop a Bluetooth based home automation system that will make life easier in homes
and also in industries.

Figure 1.2: WIFI or Bluetooth based home automation [11].

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1.0.5 Objectives
To design an equipment that can facilitate a convenient and easy way of controlling our
domestic appliances, lighting points and sockets especially in powering them, without always
going to appliances physically by ourselves.

 This project main objective is to create a hardware that enablexcontrolling home

appliances via switch
 To be able to create a hardware that help the disable to switch and control appliance
within their own ability
 To provide security to the user such that even not around he or share can monitor his
or her home appliances
 To provide stimulating smart, understandable and accessible solutions and services for
the personal environment

 To provide a system with a fire sensor and alarm such that even the user is not around
he can find know about such emergencies

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  This project will be of help to student to study and have a better understanding of the
Bluetooth module and the Arduino
 The Project should give a an ease of life to the user when he is around his house
 For the last objective is to make a project that allows a user to be in constant
interaction with his house nomatter the distance

1.0.6 Justification
Saves time, it is no secret that today ‘s world is busier than in days past. If you are like most
people, you are constantly running from place to place, working to accomplish everything on
your never-ending ―to-do list. Because of the high-tech nature of a home automation system,
you never have to worry about running home to open the door for your children after school
or making a quick stop at home in order to adjust household items. In short, you easily save
precious time and experience more daily productivity [6].

The ease of putting our appliances, lighting points and sockets on or off has made it necessary
to develop this system in order to control our appliances, lighting points and sockets from a
central point using a remote control. The issues of always forgetting our appliances ON when
leaving the house has often caused fire outbreak and explosion in homes and this is another
reason that led to designing and construction of this project [7].

Give homeowners the power to fuse together their entertainment, lighting, temperature
control, and security into a single console.

In tandem with ZIMASSET cluster 3 which is on infrastructure and utilities and cluster 4 on
value addition and beneficiation, the success of the project will easy the government ‘s goals
on economic turnaround.

The success of the project will be ear marked by homes and industry; hence this will be a
milestone on the MSU motto on commercialization of technology.

1.0.7 Scope
The researcher will research on ways and components which might be used to come up and
develop a BLUETOOTH OR WIFI based home automation to be used in homes or industrial
applications.

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1.0.8 Hypothesis
Presently, conventional wall switches located in different parts of the house makes it difficult
for the user to go near them to operate [11]. In order to achieve this, a BLUETOOTH OR
WIFI remote is inteBluetooth or WIFIaced to the microcontroller on transmitter side which
sends ON/OFF commands to the receiver where loads are connected. By operating the
specified remote switch on the transmitter, the loads can be turned ON/OFF remotely through
wireless technology. This circuit utilizes the BLUETOOTH OR WIFI module
(Transmitter/Receiver) for making a wireless remote, [12] which could be used to drive an
output from a distant place. BLUETOOTH OR WIFI module, as the name suggests, uses
radio frequency to send signals. These signals are transmitted at a particular frequency and a
baud rate [8]

1.0.9 Challenges faced

Proprietorship: Many of the systems (TV, stereo, surveillance camera, etc.) mentioned in the
examples are proprietary and as such each have their own programmatic Bluetooth or WIFI
interface that control them, or none at all. Thus, to obtain a system able to handle the
examples, the buyer has to seek out a home automation vendor that specializes in custom

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home automation solutions and likely has to buy a whole range of appliances that the vendor
is endorsing. This introduces a high cost due to the amount of work required to realize these
systems. High cost means that home automation is less likely to become a common household
system, unfortunate for both home automation vendors and households [9].

1.0.10 Delimitations
• The research is focused to this study only.

• The research is to be done within a time period of 6 months only.

• The review of literature for the research is limited on BLUETOOTH OR WIFI based
home automation.

• The research will provide solution to the current challenges.

1.0.11 Dissertation Outline

Chapter 1 serves as the introductory chapter where I tried to relay the concept and acceptable
reasons why the project should be implemented for the intending user of the work. Thus,
showing the block diagram of the design and a scope of diagram for the entire project design.

Chapter 2 deals with the literature review where it will be discussing the origin of this project
design. In the origin of the project, we will be looking at what brings about the Bluetooth or
WIFI home automation in our day to day activity and how the idea of designing this project
comes about.

A description of the Project is also given where the two sections of the project are discussed
and the various components contained in the sections also mentioned.

Chapter 3 treats the methodology of this project design. It comprises of the information
gathering, the components and devices used in the course of designing this project will be
analysed to know their basic means of operation and how they will help in putting up this
design, system design approach; the possible way to tackle the project design from scratch,
bottom-up; it will treat how the practical detail was gotten before considering about the general
principle of the system design, choice of design system and the system flow chart.

Chapter 4, Results and analysis- This chapter give an in-depth analysis of the data gathered in
Chapter 3 so as to come up with statistical results which can be used to give conclusive results
and possible solutions.

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Chapter 5, Summary and conclusion of the design will be presented. It will be looking at the
problems encountered in designing the project and possible solutions to them. From the
problems and solutions of this work, the suggestion for further improvement will be stated
[10].

1.1References
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