Increasing Transmission of Inter-Integrated Circuit in Home Automation Solutions

Abstract

Home automation systems are widely offered and increasingly available. The number of people who would like to purchase a property with intelligent solutions or equip their own home with such solutions is increasing. The devices and solutions of the home automation systems being built are most often based on IEEE 802.11g Wi-Fi communication, whose operation depends on the level of the wireless signal and is characterised by high latency. The use of communication based on the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I 2 C) protocol in the control of home appliances significantly reduces the cost of building the system. The aim of this paper is to analyse, compare and identify the most optimal solution for home automation based on I 2 C transmission. The analysis covers commercially available systems for simply and cheaply increasing I 2 C transmission for the smart home.