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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB SERVER

APPLICATION FOR MANAGING THE SMART HOME ARDUINO

BASED

Ermi Media’s1)

, Muhammad Rif’an2)

, Syufrijal3)

1) 2) 3)Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Rawamangun, Jakarta13220, Indonesia

e-mail:m.rifan@unj.ac.id

Abstract

In this paper, we propose server application design to manage home appliances in smart homes based on

arduino as controllers. The system is assembled using one server and many arduino. Servers are used to

communicate with homeowners interactively when users and arduino are used to control home appliances

based on user requests via the server. This paper describes the system overview, implementation and

evaluation of prototype systems.

Keywords: Smart Home, Arduino, Web Server

1. INTRODUCTION Currently, one of the most popular applications of the Internet of Things (IoT)

paradigms is the smart and automation home. Smart home as a home which is smart enough to assist the inhabitants to live independently and comfortably with the help of technology is termed as smart home. In a smart home, all the mechanical and digital devices are interconnected to form a network, which can communicate with each other and with the user to create an interactive space [1]. With the rapid development of technology and price reductions of devices and sensors make smart home more easily and inexpensively obtained and implemented in a real home.

In [2] presented about the current state and future challenges about smart homes. Even in a few years earlier, [2] said that smart home is just a dream. Smart home applications have been developed by [3-4] that use surveillance cameras to regulate the heating system, control the lights in the room, and control the television channels.

The development of internet technology has caused smart homes to shift from

local networks into the Internet network. By using Internet network, homeowners can

monitor their home state anywhere as long as they have internet access. Some

researchers have developed smart homes using HTTP technology, REST API and Web

2.0 [5, 6]. In Service-Oriented Architecture and Internet of Things technology, object

interconnects are used to create smart home in [7,8].

In this paper, the design and implementation of web applications for arduino-

based smart home management is proposed. The large number of smart home users

leads to the IP specific need to access privately between homeowners with smart home

devices and the need for a capable smart home device such as a server. For that, it

takes a web application that will set permissions and data collectors so that the IP can

be used together and smart home devices using only cheap arduino. In order to ensure

the security of communication between users, servers, and smart homes, designed

three layers of structure ie client (arduino), server, and client (user). By using a web-

based application, users can access the system with all devices connected to the

internet and have a web browser.

This paper is organized as follows: after this brief Introduction, in Section II,

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smart home controller and web server application are described in detail. Sections III

presents the experimental results. Finally, the conclusions are given in Section IV.

2. RESEARCH METHOD

The proposed framework consists of smart home devices and web server

applications on a centralized server. Centralized servers will monitor and instruct arduino-

based smart home devices according to user demand. Intelligent home devices connect

current and voltage sensors as well as lights and other electronic devices that will function

according to the response of the server. The functions of each component as described

below:

2.1.Smart Home Controller

To achieve a smart home capable of monitoring and controlling household

appliances, we propose the use of arduino uno as a controller that is connected with

current sensors, voltage sensors, and relays. Arduino uno is also added with network

module, ethernet module connected to internet network. The size of this module is 80mm

long, 60mm wide and 20mm high as shown in Figure 1. In this arduino internet network

configuration it acts as a client that will access the web server with unique identity code as

the smart home id and will send data periodically to the server . As a client, this arduino

will also receive a response from the server. This response is an encoding of a command

sent by the home owner or user. The Arduino algorithm as a smart home controller is

presented in Figure 2.

Fig. 1. Smart Home Controller

Fig. 2. Smart Home Controller Algorithm

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2.2.Web Server Application

To connect users or homeowners with smart home devices, web-based applications

embedded in centralized servers are built. The application framework is presented in

Figure 3. Each arduino as a smart home connects to the internet, as well as a centralized

server. Arduino accesses the server address and sends the id unique data as well as the

state of the house. The data transmission format given to the server is shown in figure 4.

Based on the data sent by each arduino, the server receives the data and records it in the

database according to each id.

Fig. 3. Application Framework

Fig. 4. Arduino Send Data Format to Server

On the other hand, users need authentication to be able to access the data on the

server. The initial view of this page is the login page. After obtaining authority, users can

monitor and control the electrical equipment that has been connected with smart home

appliances. If the user performs control then the server will respond to the arduino request

with the response format like figure 5.

Fig. 5. Arduino Receive Data Format from Server

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The overall algorithm of the server application is presented in Figure 6.

Fig. 6. Web Server Algorithm

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The web-server interface for Smart Home is shown in Figure 7. It can be seen that

the main page containing user information, light control, air conditioner control,

temperature monitoring, water level and meter information. From the Web-Server

interface, users can know the detail real-time information of their home and do what they

can to control home appliances, for example, users can turn on or turn off the light and

switch off the air conditioner.

Fig. 7. The Application web-server Smart Home interface (a) desktop (b) smartphone

Whenever and wherever homeowners or users want to control lights, air

conditioning, and so on, as long as there is internet access and web browser on laptops,

pads or phones, users can access the system, which provides great convenience and

flexibility for them.

However, before you can use the system, the web server application requests

authentication by entering a username and password. The authentication page is shown in

Figure 8. After successful login, the user will be taken on the first page as shown in Figure

7. Furthermore the user can control the device that has connected with smart home device.

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For example to set the lights, the user can choose the lights menu and the choice and the

status of the lights to be turned off or dinked is presented as shown in Figure 9.

Fig. 8. Login Page Smart Home interface (a) desktop (b) smartphone

Fig. 9. Control Light Smart Home interface (a) desktop (b) smartphone

Experiments to turn off and turn on the lights in a room done and obtained the

results of a satisfactory test and in accordance with want. The experiment setup is shown in

Figure 10.

The advantage of using this web server application is its ability in terms of

adjusting the display to the actual condition of the house. Household appliances can be

added or removed depending on the equipment installation with arduino. As long as I / O

arduino is sufficient then household electronic appliances can be added in the web server

application.

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Fig. 10. Experiment Setup

3. CONCLUSIONS

In this paper, web-server applications for smart homes are introduced. To be able

to access and control the smart house the user must login. Applications can be accessed

anywhere and anytime as long as the internet is available. The structure of data

transmission and reception is used to maintain security during transfer and transmit data

between arduino and server. The advantage of this application is its ability to adapt to

different home conditions for each home or user.

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