SMART HOMES FOR A BETTER LIVING USING BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION BASED ON ATMEGA MICROCONTROLLER

Abstract

A smart home covers a variety of theoretical and practical approaches that deals with methodology of living today and in the future [1]. Technology has influenced and changed the life of humans in many ways. To design a device that will be serviceable to others is a huge contribution to the society [2]. Today mobile phones (smart phones, android etc.) can preforms almost all the tasks that once only PCs used to handle. With these advanced features and thought of elderly in mind, a device is designed. This device provides a much more advanced and a safer home to us. Smart home is a complex technology that uses information technology to control the electrical appliances and monitors the environment. The design and implementation presented in this paper is of a device which will use bluetooth technology for basic home automation and a wireless home network is desirable which does not incur any additional cost of wiring. The advantages and disadvantages are also discussed, along with the future scope and application areas.