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Advantages Of Bluetooth Based Home Automation Systems

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The home automation system is designed using various technologies such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, Internet, short message service (SMS) based. These latest technologies give user friendly home automation system with low cost.

A. Bluetooth Based Home Automation The system makes use of a cell phone and Bluetooth technology [7]. Bluetooth technology is secured and low cost. It makes use of an Arduino Bluetooth board. An interactive python program is used in the cell phone to provide the user interface. The I/O ports of the Bluetooth board and relays are used for interfacing with the devices which are to be controlled. The Bluetooth is password protected to ensure that the system is secure and not misused by any intruders. The Bluetooth has a range of 10 to 100 meters, 2.4 GHz bandwidth and 3Mbps speed. There is a diagnostic system that can detect problems in the circuitry. The main drawback with respect to Bluetooth is that it takes a long time to discover and access devices in its vicinity. It does not provide energy conservation tips. Real time access cannot be achieved. Anywhere access to the devices cannot be achieved. Access is limited to within the Bluetooth range. The Bluetooth module that is connected to it will allow it to receive various commands via Bluetooth. Bluetooth devices can scan and …show more content…

The real time monitoring of the home devices is an important feature that can be used in the home automation systems. This feature allows the user to be informed and updated in real time as soon as a change in the status of the devices occurs. In a GPRS based HAS the user commands are sent to a server via Internet. The server processes the user commands and sends them to the relevant units of HAS. This can help control the appliances. In places where there may not be proper internet connectivity, GSM acts as the communication medium in order to establish

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