Design and Implementation
of a Smart Home System
Marek Mansell
FIIT STU - 8.4.2020
System Assignment
Outdoor Illumination
Outdoor water control
Camera Subsystem
Indoor Security
Design Guidelines
On premises
server/database
Cost
effective
Open Source Components
IP Camera Hardware
HI3518E+OV9712
PoE
IR cut-off
IP Camera Software
Features:
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Open source, Scalable, Remotely accessible, Secure
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Motion detection
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Possibility of adding advanced AI powered object detection
ZoneMinder web interface
Connect almost any IP camera
Smart Home Server
- Open Source (Python)
- Plugins for many HW sensors
- Mobile friendly UI
- Supports MQTT protocol (over HTTP/S)
HomeAssistant
Sensing and Switching
- Powerful microprocessor
- Built-in WiFi
- HW acceleration for encryption
- Has to be waterproofed
ESP32
Relays (w/ RCD)
Waterproof
ABS boxes
(IP44+)
Outdoor Automation
230V IP44+ lights
Solenoid valves
Soil moisture sensors
Home Automation System
Ethernet w/ PoE
ONVIF/RTSP
Ethernet/WiFi
MQTT
RPi n. 1
ZoneMinder
RPi n. 2
HomeAssistant
MQTT
Questions?
Backup Slides
Existing house disposition
House
Workshop
Garage
Garden
Pond
Unused
barn
Design and Implementation of a Smart Home System
By Marek Mansell
Design and Implementation of a Smart Home System
A presentation made for a course (PAP) at FIIT STU in 2020.
