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Arduino Home Automation Projects

Arduino Home Automation Projects

By : Marco Schwartz
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Arduino Home Automation Projects

Arduino Home Automation Projects

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By: Marco Schwartz
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Overview of this book

This book is divided into projects that are explained in a step-by-step format, with practical instructions that are easy to follow. If you want to build your own home automation systems wirelessly using the Arduino platform, this is the book for you. You will need to have some basic experience in Arduino and general programming languages, such as C and C++ to understand the projects in this book.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Building Wireless XBee Motion Detectors
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1. Building Wireless XBee Motion Detectors
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Hardware and software requirements
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Hardware configuration
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Interfacing the PIR sensor with Arduino
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Programming an XBee motion detector
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Building a graphical interface for your XBee motion detectors
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Summary
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2. Control Lights from Your Phone or Tablet
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2. Control Lights from Your Phone or Tablet
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Hardware and software requirements
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Hardware configuration
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Testing the relays and Wi-Fi connection
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Building a graphical interface to control the relays
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Testing the graphical interface
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3. Measuring the Temperature Using Bluetooth
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3. Measuring the Temperature Using Bluetooth
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Hardware and software requirements
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Hardware configuration
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Creating the Arduino sketch
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Testing the temperature and humidity sensor
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Measuring the temperature and humidity remotely
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4. Weather Station in the Cloud with Xively
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4. Weather Station in the Cloud with Xively
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Hardware and software requirements
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Connecting the different components
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Testing the sensors
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Setting up your Xively account
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Building the Arduino sketch
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Log in and display data on Xively
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5. Monitor Your Energy Consumption in the Cloud
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5. Monitor Your Energy Consumption in the Cloud
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Hardware and software requirements
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Making hardware connections
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Testing the project
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Configuring your Xively account
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Sending power consumption data to Xively
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6. Hack a Commercial Home Automation Device
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6. Hack a Commercial Home Automation Device
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Hardware and software requirements
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Hardware configuration
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Controlling the device from your computer
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Building a graphical interface
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7. Build Your Own Home Automation System
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7. Build Your Own Home Automation System
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Hardware and software requirements
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Building an Arduino system from scratch
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Testing the Arduino system
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Designing a PCB for your home automation system
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Fabricating the board
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Designing and 3D printing a case for your home automation project
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Index
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Index

Chapter 1. Building Wireless XBee Motion Detectors

In this chapter, we are going to build a project around a very common home automation sensor: a motion sensor. Ever noticed those small modules in white plastic that are in the upper corners in some rooms of people's houses, modules that turn red when you walk in front of them? That's exactly the same thing we are going to do in this project.

However, instead of using proprietary technologies, which is usually the case for these modules, we are going to base our system on Arduino. And for the communication part, we are going to use XBee modules, which are low-power radio modules that are widely used with the Arduino platform. These modules are based on the ZigBee protocol, which is also used in many commercial home automation systems.

Here are the major takeaways that we will see in this chapter:

  • First of all, we will list all the hardware and software components that we need for this project. With these components, we will build one motion sensor module composed of an Arduino board, a motion sensor, and one XBee module.
  • Then, we will test this first module; the motion sensor will be tested on its own, and we will also test the communication part by sending commands via the serial monitor of the Arduino software.
  • Finally, we are going to build a web-based graphical interface that centralizes all the data of our XBee sensors. With a simple interface built on web technologies, you'll be able to instantly see if some motion is detected in your home.
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