Internet of Things(IoT) - It's always Fun to Learn and Create

Hi Friends,                   I hope my previous blog for making a low cost open smart home using openhab for beginners would have helped you all to begin your first smart home project with minimum investments,pls check it here if you have missed it http://avenkat-iot.blogspot.com/2017/01/making-simple-open-smart-home-using.html Today, In this blog I am going to show you how to develop a Simple but effective energy monitoring system(EMS) using a TP-LINK HS110 smart plug because TP-LINK brand has provided open API for their developers.So lets start developing our simple EMS..........:)    This project can be implemented in both your windows PC and even your cool Raspberry Pi.Here I have developed this system from my window's PC and you can also implement the same system in your raspberry pi too. To begin this product, you need to buy a TP LINK HS110 smart plug which is available in the market at a price of  $60(SGD).Presently this model is not available in India, but you

Hi Everyone,                  Today most of us have heard about the Term Internet of Things(IoT) i.e., connected devices.This is my first blog I am writing just to share my works on IoT related stuffs.It may be useful for someone really who has a passion to start building their smart home with minimum investment.Here I have used a complete Open Source solution to build a smart home system. Just as an Introduction, OpenHAB stands for Open Home Automation Bus specially designed for enthusiasts who are passionate to build a smart home with the existing infrastructure. Open HAB basically provides several bindings which we are going to use according to our need.The list of OpenHAB supporting devices can be found in the following website  http://www.openhab.org/features/supported-technologies.html .Since I am a beginner to OpenHAB I have tried automating my home only using few items viz., Wemo Smart Switch, DS18B20 Temperature sensor and an IP camera(In my case i have used my old andro