Romanian Journal of Information Technology and Automatic Control / Vol. 34, No. 4, 2024

Advanced sensors network in a centralized IoT system using low cost microcontrollers and automatic configuration

Andrei-Mihai VĂDAN, Liviu-Cristian MICLEA

Abstract:

Smart homes have become more popular recently and a lot of day-to-day activities are becoming automated. This paper describes a smart IoT system that self-tests the configuration and initializes the sensors connected accordingly, in case of a system designed for smart homes. The system consists of multiple gateways, microcontrollers, and sensors. It uses popular hardware, like Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Pico, Espressif, Banana Pi, Nvidia Jetson and communication between microcontrollers is done in an ethernet network, with devices connected via wires or wirelessly. The system includes different kinds of sensors, like temperature, humidity, ambient light, proximity, ultraviolet radiation, or gestures detection sensors, from different manufacturers. The paper describes a method to create a system for smart homes that is easy to configure by the end user, even while having a large spectrum of configurations. It is also easy to operate, cheap in implementation, and scalable, using well supported hardware by software communities.

Keywords:
Smart network, IoT, Self-configure, Automation, Intelligent Control for Automation Systems

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Andrei-Mihai VĂDAN, Liviu-Cristian MICLEA, "Advanced sensors network in a centralized IoT system using low cost microcontrollers and automatic configuration", Romanian Journal of Information Technology and Automatic Control, ISSN 1220-1758, vol. 34(4), pp. 19-32, 2024. https://doi.org/10.33436/v34i4y202402