CHAPT

TER 4
ESTS AND RESULTS
TE S

Thiss chapter prresents the test

t and ressults of the prototype
p of
o home auttomation
system buillt accordingg to the prooposed systtem described in previous chapterrs. Tests
and results are done inn each of thee sections.

4.1. Tests and

a Resultss for Security System
Thee proposed home
h securrity system consists
c of password-pprotected maain door
security sysstem for froont entry, lin
ne security system
s for door
d and wiindow securrity, and
the smoke detector
d sysstem for firee alarm and fire extingu
uishing.

4.1.1. Testss and Resultts for Main Door Securrity System

In the
t door seccurity system, user muust enter thee password in keypad module.
Each time user pressees the key, the buzzerr will beep. The displlay of this security
system is ass shown in Figure 4.1 on
o the systeem startup.

Figure 4.11. Security Display

D on startup

Thee default passsword usedd to test in experiments

e s is ‘1234’. This is assiigned by
programmeer in the prrogram for this securiity system. This can be
b changedd to any
desired passsword wheen user succcessfully ennters the coorrect passw
word. The leength of
password iss four. The user
u can chhoose from any o numbers.
a sixteen characters or
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If thhe passwordd entered is correct, theen it will shhow ‘Passkeey Acceptedd’ on the
display as shown in Figure
F 4.2. And
A then, the
t door is opened andd the user can
c now
enter the house. Moreeover, the notification
n about the entry
e will be
b sent to user,
u and
user can knnow it aboutt the entry in
n the appliccation assignned for it.

word Granted
Figuure 4.2. Secuurity Displaay on Passw

As soon as the password is

i granted, the
t user cann now assignn new passw
word by
pressing ‘##’ key. Afteer entering the
t new password to be
b assigned
d correctly, the new
password can
c into efffect on nextt entry. If no
n new passsword is asssigned, afteer a few
seconds, the screen askking for passsword entryy will appeaar as in Figu
ure 4.1.
he passwordd entered is wrong, thee display wiill show ‘Access Denieed’ as in
If th
fe secondss, the displlay asking for next paassword enntry will
Figure 4.3.. After a few
appear as also in Figurre 4.1.

Figuure 4.3. Seccurity Display on Passw

word Deniall
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Afteer the passsword is enntered threee times incorrectly, th

he system becomes
b
locked. Thhe display will unted as shown in Fig
w be cou gure 4.4. When
W the syystem is
locked, the notificationn about unaauthorized access
a to thee door is sennt to user phhone. At
the same tim
me, the buzzzer will con
ntinue for a certain amo
ount of timee.

Figure 4.4. System

m on Lock After
A Unauthhorized Acccess

4.1.2. Testss and Resultts on Line Security

S Sysstem
Thee line securiity system using
u laser line as the security lin
ne, which iss usually
mounted onn the wall, is
i as shownn in Figure 4.5.
4 For eassier installattion on everywhere
in the buillding, the laser securrity system
m is designeed to deplooy wirelesssly, and
therefore, removing
r anny data cablle except thoose for pow
wering up. The
T laser traansmitter
emits the laaser line andd is pointed
d directly to the receiveer as in that figure. If thhe line is
not broken,, the green LED
L will co
ontinue to pilot.
p

Figure 4.55. Laser Linne Security System

S
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If th
he laser linne is interru
upted for a short whilee, the system
m is activatted. The
green LED will turn off.
o And thee buzzer is on
o for a preedeterminedd period of time.
t At
me, the notiification aboout the interrrupt is also
the same tim o sent to useer via appliccation.

4.1.3. Testss and Resultts on Fire Detection

D annd Extinguisshing System
m
Thee fire detectiion system uses the MQ-2 gas sennsor, which when workking, the
w turn on. If the gas sensor
red LED will s deteccts any toxicc or combusstible gasess such as
methane, butane, LPG
G and smokee, the Buzzer will turnn on. And thhen, the greeen LED
will pilot th
hat the fire is
i in potentiial.

Figurre 4.6. Fire Detection Using

U MQ-22 Gas Senso
or

When fire is deetected, thee notificatioon webpage will be chaanged to thee one as
shown in Figure 4.7. This
T webpagge can be seeen on any browser
b in the
t local nettwork.

Figure 4.7. Fire Alert on Notificaation and Mo

onitoring Webpage
W
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Thee notificatioon of fire allert is also sent to thee user via thhe applicatiion. The
whole systeem is then cut off pow
wer supply to prevent electrical shocks
s and hazards
except for the fire exttinguishing system. Thhe pump drraws the water from thhe main
tank and exxtinguish thhe fire. Afteer the fire iss brought unnder contro
ol, the pumpp system
stops workiing.

4.2. Tests and

a Resultss for Local Monitorin
ng and Com
mpensation Sections
In field
f controol sections and local monitoring
m system, th
hree main parts
p are
included; ventilation
v s
system, garddening systtem and waater pump control
c systeem. The
parameters to be monittored over these
t system
ms are show
wn as in Figuure 4.8.

Figure 4.88. Parameteers under Monitoring

M D
Displayed onn LCD

In ventilation
v s
system, twoo types of faan, exhaust fan and intaake fan, aree used to
reduce room
m temperatture and to ventilate thhe room. Thhe intake faan absorbs the
t fresh
air from ouutside whilee the exhauust fan draw
ws out the unwanted air from thhe room.
These fanss become activated
a wh
hen the tem
mperature exceeds
e 30 degree cenntigrade.
I the above line of
This can bee reassignedd to any dessired temperrature in thee program. In
e. As the teemperature of the room
display shoows the currrent room temperature
t m is less
than 30 deggree centigrrade, the faan is displayyed ‘OFF’. Upon exceeding the liimit, the
fans will bee shown ‘ON
N’.
In automatic
a g
garden lightt system, LD
DR senses the surrounnding light.. On the
day, the gaarden light will
w turn offf. On night and when the
t surround
ding becom
mes dark,
the garden light will turn
t on. Thee status of garden ligh
ht is shown on the secoond row
and secondd column of the display.
In water
w pumpiing system,, ultrasonic sensor is ussed to detecct the waterr level in
the main taank. The detected
d watter level inn percentagee is shownn in third roow, first
column of the
t display as shown inn Figure 4.88. When thee water leveel is low, thee pumps
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starts work
king until thhe water leevel reachess to the desired level. When the desired
water levell is reachedd, the pump stops workking. The sttatus of thee pump is shhown in
the third row, the seconnd column of the displlay as shown
n in Figure 4.8.
In automatic
a w
watering ystem, soil moisture sensor is ussed to measure the
sy
moisture coontent of thhe soil. Twoo moisture sensors
s are used in tw
wo separatedd area to
improve th
he accuracyy of the soil moisturee. Soil conttent percenntage from the two
sensors are averaged too determinee whether thhe plants arre needed too be wateredd or not.
Averaged value
v of moisture
m conntent is dispplayed in th
he last row
w together with
w the
status of thee pump used for wateriing plants.
Thee status of thhese system
ms in the weebpage whicch can be acccessed by entering
the IP address of the w
web server is shown in Figure 4.9. User in thee local area network
is allowed to
t view thesse parameteers.

Figure 4..9. Sensor Data

D of Monnitoring Sysstem on Webbpage