AnyControl - IoT based Home Appliances Monitoring and Controlling

Technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) such as sensor, network and data processing are advancing rapidly. Thanks to the evolution, many potential applications have been developed in the fields of analysis and automation. In this paper, a platform was designed to connect sensor data with users daily life. As an application of it, AnyControl - a home appliances monitoring and controlling system was implemented. Although home appliances are becoming more intelligent day by day. Not only are manufacturers promoting new smart appliances; there are also many smartphone oriented remote controller products. However current products always have platform compatibility problems, additionally, user interaction in such systems are becoming more and more complex. This work proposes an approach to enhance old appliances and the controlling experience through an IoT based Home Appliance Controlling System. With sensors the appliances can be controlled environment condition trigger. The sensor data are processed by single-board computer and delivered to mobile applications through wireless connection. The results of implementation and experimentation has shown the proposed system and platform can provide more IoT application possibilities daily life.