This paper aims at providing a solution to the problems faced in the existing analogue water meters that include the low accuracy in flow measurement, air valve issue, manual billing system and uneven distribution of water. The SMART AQUA METER-SAM overcomes these limitations by introducing a smart electronic measurement system. It automates the billing system using a low power wireless technology-ZigBee[1]. Water consumption is monitored in real time and the data is transmitted to the data centre via ZigBee for storage, billing and maintenance purposes. A human machine interface is designed using NI LabVIEW. An experimental result provides the validity for the proposed work.

User interface is a layer of interaction between Man and Machines, the requirement for these User Interface/ Human Machine Interfaces [HMI] were born since the invention of machines itself, since then it is continuously evolving. The ultimate goal of this evolution is to make the interface easy, enjoyable and efficient. What's better than using natural human gestures like posture of your hand or orientation of your wrist? The goal is to create a gestural interface through which you can control different peripherals or to make software initiations.