A home automation architecture based on LoRa technology and Message Queue Telemetry Transfer protocol

Abstract

In recent years, Internet of Things technologies gained momentum in various application areas, including the Smart Home field. In this view, the smart objects available in the house can communicate with each other and with the outside world by adopting solutions already proposed for Internet of Things. In fact, among the challenges to face during the design and implementation of an Internet of Things-based Smart Home infrastructure, battery usage represents a key point for the realization of an efficient solution. In this context, the communication technology chosen plays a fundamental role, since transmission is generally the most energy demanding task, and Internet of Things communication technologies are designed to reduce as much as possible the power consumption. This article describes an Internet of Thingsoriented architecture for the Smart Home, based on the long-range and low-power technology LoRa. Moreover, in order to enable the devices to communicate with each other and the outside world, the Message Queue Telemetry Transfer protocol is used as a domotic middleware. We show that LoRa, designed by having in mind the typical requirements of Internet of Things (i.e. low power consumption, sporadic transmission, and robustness to interference), is well-suited to also meet the need of more established home automation systems, specifically the low latency in message delivery. Interoperability among different devices may also be obtained through the Message Queue Telemetry Transfer midlleware.

Smart Monitoring and Controlling of Appliances Using LoRa Based IoT System

“…Therefore, a comparative analysis of the proposed system with the published work would provide a further insight for the readers. Gambi et al [25] proposed an IoT based architecture of a home automation system using LoRa and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol that could cover multistorey large buildings without multiple gateways. The authors tried to figure out how a low-power and low-cost but long-range communication devices could be developed for making IoT-based solutions.…”

“…Gambi et al [25] proposed an IoT based architecture for a smart home application using LoRa technology. The system was designed to reduce power consumption where Message Queue Telemetry Transfer protocol was used as a domotic middleware to obtain interoperability among different devices in their system.…”

Perancangan Aplikasi Web untuk Pemantauan dan Pengendalian Sistem Panel Surya Berbasis Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN)

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“…Untuk menunjang sebuah aplikasi IoT berbasis LoRaWAN yang real-time diperlukan satu penerapan protokol pengiriman data yang mendukung komunikasi real-time, yakni Message Queuinng Telemetry Transport Protocol (MQTT), sesuai dengan penilitian yang dilakukan oleh Ennio Gambi, dkk (2018) mengintegrasikan LoRa dengan protokol MQTT pada sistem Smart Home. Terdapat sensor dan aktuator yang terhubung dengan LoRa end node, pengujian performa sistem dengan menghubungkan LoRa end node dengan lampu yang dapat dinyalakan atau dimatikan secara remote menggunakan smartphone melalui MQTT Protokol yang diintegrasikan dengan LoRa gateway [7].…”

Implementing cryptography in LoRa based communication devices for unmanned ground vehicle applications

“…LoRa is a wireless communication technology that operates in the sub-gigahertz band of radio spectrum, which is owned by a company called Semtech [9]. LoRa employs a spread spectrum modulation technique derived from Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technology [10,11]. This modulation technique is resistant to multipath fading and is ideal for noisy environments like disaster sites, with the goal of providing low throughput communication links with ranges of more than 30 miles by consuming low power [12][13][14].…”