Switching Home Appliances Using Arduino Uno

There are numerous studies about home automation nowadays and unarguably, it became famous in modern days. Home automation made everyday task effortless and easy to control.  The researchers propose an application that assists users in switching on and off their home appliances such as the television, fan and the lights. This project is designed to help the elderly and the person with disabilities. This project uses the Arduino Uno microcontroller for the hardware of the system and also an Android app for the Graphic User Interface (GUI). The Arduino Uno is recommended to the elderly and to the person with disabilities in our developing country since it is low-cost than the commercialized home automation systems.

Keywords: Arduino Uno, microcontroller, Android, Home Automation System, Cagayan de Oro