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www.ijaceeonline.com ISSN: 2456 - 3935
International Journal of Advances in Computer and Electronics Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 6, June 2019, pp. 7–13
Smart Quality Check for Home Appliances
Using IoT
Dr. Sivakumar Sabapathy Arumugam
Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: siva3cool@gmail.com
Amala Premkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: amalaprem01@gmail.com
Mahalakshmi Sivakumar
UG Scholar, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: semdmaha@gmail.com
Keerthana Srinivasan
UG Scholar, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: keerthanasrinivasan321@gmail.com
Kiruthika Chinnasamy
UG Scholar, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: mailsofkiruthika@gmail.com
Madhu Shalini Ramasamy
UG Scholar, Department of ECE, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Email: madhushalini1123@gmail.com
Abstract In the past few years, technology has grown in a high speed. Now a day’s humans are constantly
using electronic devices and appliances. In today’s world advancement of technology in the fields of automation
is getting simpler and better in all aspects. The internet users were increased rapidly over the past few years.
Smartphones have played a very important role in helping users with much better internet service and much
better internet service and different online applications. The smart quality checker is used to determine the
quality of home appliances using raspberry pi and IOT. An RTC is used to determine the run time of the
program and update this information to cloud using IOT. This information can be viewed through the mobile
app. By determining the runtime, it becomes of great use to the second-hand buyers and the manufacturers.
Password protection is used to allow only authorized users to use the system. The system works on online with
the help of smartphone.
Keyword: Internet of things (IoT), Raspberry pi (model zero W), RTC, Cloud.
1. INTRODUCTION
In the development of technology. the technology
has become the integrated part of people’s lives. It has
and continues to influence many aspects of daily life
and has allowed better
Social interaction and ease of transportation. The
computer has caused many people to rely on technol-
ogy to communicate with their friends, store infor-
mation such as pictures, documents etc., Internet helps
us to bring in with immediate solution for many
problems and able to connect from any of remote
places which contributes to overall cost reduction and
energy consumption [1].
IOT refers to networked connection of everyday
objects, which are often equipped with more intelli-
gence. IOT will increase the use of internet by inte-
grating every device for interaction via embedded
systems, which leads to distributed network of devices
communicating with objects as well as other devices.
Cite this paper:
Sivakumar Sabapathy Arumugam, Amala premkumar,
Mahalakshmi Sivakumar, keerthana Srinivasan, Kiruthika
Chinnasamy, Madhushalini Ramasamy, “Smart Quality Check for
Home Appliances Using IoT”, International Journal of Advances
in Computer and Electronics Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 7-13,
June 2019.
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IOT is opening lot of opportunities for large number
of applications that promise to improve the quality of
our lives. Internet of things allows the sense of control
across different objects with the help of a network
infrastructure. Statistics show that IOT will consist of
more than 50 billion objects by 2020. Integration of
internet to various objects will have unique IP ad-
dresses through which they will be connected. Em-
bedded objects will have low cost, low hardware and
limited resources. IOT systems are responsible for
only sensing things but also for reacting to any com-
mand or performing actions. IOT systems are less
complex with better space complexities and easy ar-
chitecture. It plays an important role in providing se-
cure and flexible environment and it also maintains
the living standard [2].
The quality of the home appliance is determined by
its run time. Now, this run time is monitored using
IoT (Internet of Things). Raspberry Pi is the master
controller. Android application is developed in order
to interface the real time data from the device to that
with the server where the run time of the data is
stored. In order to create the application, UBIDOTS
website is used which allows the user to customize the
application depending upon their needs. It allows to
include several parameters such as graphs, charts,
maps, Tables etc., The devices whose runtime is to be
calculated are interfaced with the Raspberry pi zero
w. Whenever the device is on, the runtime of the de-
vice is automatically calculated which will be dis-
played in the application on smart phone.
The section 2 surveys about the existing system and
its applications which describes about the Home Au-
tomation using IoT. The section 3 describes about our
proposed word. The section 4 deals with the materials
and methods used in the article. The section 5 ex-
plains about the simulation and result. The section 6
concludes our article.
2. EXISTING SYSTEM
2.1 IOT Based Home Automation Using
Raspberry PI
This paper provides the IOT design which uses
raspberry pi. The aim of the paper is to develop the
home automation with mobile devices for the control-
ling of home appliances with the help of raspberry pi.
Raspberry pi has a various communication media
such as Ethernet port, HDMI port USB port, Blue-
tooth etc., the local server is created on the raspberry
pi. Through the different mobile devices like smart
phones, laptops, Tablets the home appliances can be
controlled with the help of UI which is created on the
web page [3].
The major elements used in this paper are raspberry
pi and the relay module with their driving circuitry.
The entire block diagram is divided into 2 sections.
The first one was server side and it is installed on the
raspberry pi and another one was client side. With the
help of LAPM (Linux, apache, PHP, MySQL). Here
two PHP files are created on the server of the rasp-
berry pi which consists of 40 GIPO pins. The home
appliances are controlled with the help of these pins.
User side is nothing but a client side. With the help
of internet, the mobile devices and the raspberry pi
were accessed by the user. The IP address of the
raspberry pi is put into the browser of the mobile de-
vices and hence the user connects the mobile devices
with the network means the user was able to saw the
web page that contains UI to control home appliances
in each room. The UI shows the numbers of home
appliances and the rooms. Buttons are also present
there for toggle the status of home appliances of each
room [4]. The block diagram is shown in Figure 1.
Figure: 1 Block Diagram of IOT based home auto-
mation system
2.2 IOT Based Smart Security and Home
Automation System
This paper mainly focused on the development of
the smart wireless home security system that sends the
alerts to the owner with the help of internet in case of
any trespasses and optionally it raised the alarm.
The micro controller used in this paper was TI-
CC3200 Launched board with an embedded micro
controller and an on board WIFI shield which makes
use of all the home appliances inside the home and
that can be controlled and managed [5].
The aspects of this paper are wireless home security
and home automation. This system sends an alert to
the owner by means of voice calls that uses internet
when any movement of humans are noticed near the
entrance of his house [6] At the same time, the person
entered his house was not a stranger means the user
instead of triggering the alarm he can decide like
HOME APPLIANCES
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opening the door and switching on various appliances
that are all connected and controlled to the micro
controller in the system. It also ensures that the user
itself entered the room means he can virtually make
the decision by using the system for controlling the
home appliances at his doorstep [7]. The status and
alerts of the system can be viewed and accessed by
the user from anywhere even when the internet con-
nectivity is poor.
Figure: 2 Block Diagram
2.3 Implementation of Smart Home
Automation System through E-Mail Using
Raspberry Pi and Sensors
The main objective of the paper is to automate de-
vices i.e., home appliances via E-mail that uses rasp-
berry pi and it has system security by using sensors
like PIR, LPG, temperature sensors.
With the help of this system the problems can be
avoided. [8]With the help of python language, the
algorithm was developed which is the default pro-
gramming language of python. The system sends the
E-mail to the newly generated E-mail Id about the
current status of the devices and sensors.
Figure: 3 Block Diagram
Email is intimated with the output. Switching ac-
tion of the device and sensors are indicated by LEDs.
Raspberry pi, sensors like LPG gas, PIR, temperature
and HDMI display are included in the system. The
above diagram shows the block diagram of smart
home automation system through Email using rasp-
berry pi and sensors [7].
2.4 Internet of Things (IOT) Based Smart
Home Automation
The main objective of this paper deals with design,
concept and implementation of IoT (Internet of
things) depends on smart home automation with re-
motely connecting and monitoring through internet
[9]. The paper mainly focused on controlling and
handling the wireless home security system for better
authentication and energy efficiency of the system.
System uses the web as well as smart phone for con-
trolling purpose.[10] It uses an Arduino board with
different types of sensors to make system effective
because it is easy and flexible to use. only authorized
users can use the system due to password protection
[11]. By using the smartphones systems works in
online as well as in offline with the help of web. Us-
ing various sensors make smart home efficient and
secure and it controls large number of appliances or
devices at a time. The block diagram is shown in Fig-
ure 4.
Figure: 4 IOT based home automation
2.5 Android Based Home Automation System
Using Bluetooth and Voice Command
This paper explains about home automation system
by using smartphone to operate all the home appli-
ances [12]. The system consists of three components
such as an Arduino microcontroller for the appliances
to connect with Bluetooth module for signal transfor-
mation, and a smartphone is used for the android ap-
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plication. The system also supports for naïve users by
providing the voice command by command sensor. It
decodes the user’s voice command and extracts the
meaning of his command [13]. The paper mainly fo-
cused on the design of proposed system and its fea-
tures. Home appliances are connected to the
standalone Arduino BT board using relays and with
the help of the Bluetooth Arduino interacts with
smartphone. The main aim of this system develop-
ment is low cost and scalable depends on the require-
ments and used for password authentication for secu-
rity purpose. The block diagram is shown in Figure 5.
Figure: 5 Block Diagram
3. PROPOSED SYSTEM
Android application is developed in order to inter-
face the real time data from the device to that with the
server where the run time of the data is stored.
Raspberry Pi is the master controller. The devices are
turned on and with the help of RTC (Real Time
Clock) the run time data is uploaded to the server.
User and manufacture log in are the important aspect
of IoT that is it can be made secure by setting pass-
word. In this proposed system, the run time of the
product is determined with built-in RTC in the Rasp-
berry pi zero. This calculated runtime is updated to
the cloud with the help of IOT. Both the second-hand
buyers and the manufactures can have access to the
updated information. This system becomes of great
use to the second-hand buyers as well as the manu-
facturers in determining the quality and standard of
any product.
The working of this proposed system is illustrated
as follows: The products whose runtime is to be cal-
culated are interfaced with raspberry pi zero w. The
raspberry pi is programmed in such a way that when-
ever the product is ON it immediately starts calculat-
ing the runtime of the device until the product is OFF.
This calculated runtime can be viewed with the help
of a mobile app “UBIDOTS”. In order to view the
runtime information, initially we will have to modify
our app in the UBIDOTS website.
UBIDOTS allows us to add charts, graphs, Tables
etc., In our paper we have decided to use Table. There
are two different Tables in UBIDOTS namely histori-
cal and last value Table. The historical Table de-
scribes each detail from the initial state but whereas
the last value Table, as the name itself indicates it
displays only the last value.
The client and the manufacturers should install
UBIDOTS in their smartphones. It consists of a login
and the password which is unique for each product.
The manufacturers should share the login id and
password with their clients so that the clients can later
use it for reselling the product. With this login id, the
user can view the details of the product whenever and
wherever they login. The block diagram of the pro-
posed system is shown in Figure 6.
Figure: 6 Block Diagram of Proposed System
4. MATERIALS and METHODS
4.1 Smart Phones
Smart phones are defined to be enhanced mobile
phones that perform functionalities other than typical
phone. These advanced or elaborated features can be
anything from email and internet to a full key board.
It offers more advanced connectivity and facility than
a normal phone. In general, a smart phone will be
based on operating system that allows it to run appli-
cations. It includes cameras to take pictures. Lolli-
pop, mash mellow, nogurt and Oreo are the various
versions of smart phone.
Figure: 7 Smart phones
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4.2 Power Supply
An electrical load is supplied with electric power
by an electrical device is known as power supply.
Power supply is used to convert electric current from
a source to the correct voltage, current, and frequency
to power the load. As a result, Power supplies are of-
ten referred as electric power convertors. All power
supplies have a power input connection, which re-
ceives energy in the form of electric current from a
power source, and one or more power output connec-
tions that deliver current to the load. The input and
output are usually hardwired circuit connections, in
spite of some power supplies employ wireless energy
transfer to power their loads without wired connec-
tions. Some power supplies have other different types
of inputs and outputs as well, for functions such as
external monitoring and control.
Figure: 8 Power supplies
4.3 Raspberry Pi Zero
Raspberry pi is a card sized minicomputer it in-
cludes several features such as Bluetooth, WIFI, cam-
era, RTC etc., Raspberry Pi and their models are used
as desktop computer, which is the heart of a media
center and other applications. Raspberry Pi's are used
for enormous number of purposes which includes
Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The cost of raspberry pi module is comparatively
low so most of IoT automated home appliances using
raspberry pi module.
Figure: 9 Raspberry pi zero Module
4.4 Relay Module
A switch which could be operated electrically is
known as relay, which could be done with the help of
an electromagnet to mechanically operate a switch
which could also done by other operating principles
such as solid-state relays. An electric device is an au-
tomatic device which senses an abnormal condition of
electric circuits and its contacts.
Figure: 10 Relay module
Relays are used to control a circuit by a separate
low-power signal, or where circuits must be con-
trolled by one signal. The electrical relays could be
used to allow low power electronic or computer type
circuits to switch respectively high currents or volt-
ages both ON or OFF, some form of relay switch cir-
cuit is required to control it.
4.5 LCD
The technology used for displays in notebooks and
other similar smaller computers is known as LCD
(liquid Crystal display). Similar to light-emitting di-
ode (LED) and gas-plasma technologies, it allows
displays to be thinner than cathode ray tube (CRT)
technology. It consumes less power and economical
than LED and gas-display displays, because LCD
works on the principle of emitting light rather than
emitting it. Either a passive matrix or an active matrix
display grid is used to make an LCD. It is used in
screens for mobile devices, like laptops, Tablets, and
smartphones.
Figure: 11 LCD module
5. SIMULATION OUTPUT
UBIDOT is the well-known platform for develop-
ing applications for Android smartphones. UBIDOTS
provides a platform for the users or the developers for
providing the useful information that is easily cap-
tured by the sensor data. By using the UBIDOTS we
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can send data to the cloud from anywhere i.e.., Inter-
net-enabled device. It is mainly used to configure the
actions and alerts based on the real-time data and un-
lock the value of data via visual tools. It offers a
REST API that allows to read and write data to the
available resources such as: data sources, variables,
values, events and insights. API supports both HTTP
and HTTPS for that an API Key is required.
UBIDOTS helps to create applications that capture
real-world data and change it into meaningful actions.
The below Figure shows the UBIDOT application.
Figure: 12 UBIDOTS
Python is a programming language used to create or
develop software and application all around the world.
The login type is shown in Figure 13.
Figure: 13 First Page (Login)
First page is for the admin login or as well as the
manufacturer login to view the run time of the appli-
ances. When the device is turned on means the run
time of the appliances is calculated by the RTC which
is inbuilt in the raspberry pi. The ON and OFF time of
the appliances will be updated to the cloud. With the
help of the relay module the load can be switched
based on the requirements of the user.
Figure: 14 second Page (Run time of device 1 Fan)
Figure: 15 Third Page (Run time of device 2 Light)
6. CONCLUSION
After examining the reference papers on various
home automation field such as IOT based home au-
tomation using raspberry pi, IOT based smart security
and home automation system, implementation of
smart home automation system through e-mail using
raspberry pi and sensors etc., the smart quality check
for home appliances can be proposed which is the
advancement technology of the survey works. It will
help the user, manufacturer and also the second-hand
buyers who needs the information or feedback about
their products or home appliances. In future, this
methodology can be used for several other advanced
appliances such as fridge, washing machine, air cooler
etc., and also automobiles. This can also be developed
as a start-up business that can provide service to web-
sites such as Quikrr and olx.
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Authors Biography
Dr. Sivakumar Sabapathy
Arumugam has a B.E.,
degree in ECE and M.E.,
degree in VLSI Design and
Doctorate degree in VLSI
Design. He is working as
Assistant Professor at Info
Institute of Engineering
Coimbatore-India. His
areas of interests are VLSI
design and embedded sys-
tems.
Amala Prem has a B.E.,
degree in CSE and M.E.,
degree in Wireless Com-
munication. She is working
as Assistant Professor at
Info Institute of Engineer-
ing Coimbatore-India. Her
areas of interests are wire-
less communication and
image processing.
Mahalakshmi Sivaku-
mar is pursuing B.E., de-
gree in ECE at Info Insti-
tute of Engineering Coim-
batore- India. Her areas of
interests are VLSI design
and embedded systems.
Keerthana Srinivasan is
pursuing B.E., degree in
ECE at Info Institute of
Engineering Coimbatore-
India. Her areas of interests
are VLSI design and em-
bedded systems.
Kiruthika Chinnasamy is
pursuing B.E., degree in
ECE at Info Institute of
Engineering Coimbatore-
India. Her areas of interests
are VLSI design and
embedded systems.
Madhu Shalini Rama-
samy is pursuing B.E.,
degree in ECE at Info
Institute of Engineering,
Coimbatore- India. Her
areas of interests are VLSI
design and embedded
systems.
Cite this paper:
Sivakumar Sabapathy Arumugam, Amala premkumar,
Mahalakshmi Sivakumar, keerthana Srinivasan, Kiruthika
Chinnasamy, Madhushalini Ramasamy, “Smart Quality
Check for Home Appliances Using IoT”, International Journal
of Advances in Computer and Electronics Engineering, Vol.
4, No. 6, pp. 7-13, June 2019.
