Design and Implementation of an IoT Access Point for Smart Home

Network communication and micro-electro-mechanical embedded technologies have attracted much attention in recent years. Through these technologies, the capabilities of sensing, identification, and communication can be embedded in various smart devices. These smart devices can automatically connect t...

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Main Authors: Chih-Yung Chang, Chin-Hwa Kuo, Jian-Cheng Chen, Tzu-Chia Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/5/4/1882
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Summary:Network communication and micro-electro-mechanical embedded technologies have attracted much attention in recent years. Through these technologies, the capabilities of sensing, identification, and communication can be embedded in various smart devices. These smart devices can automatically connect to the Internet and form an intelligent network called Internet of Things (IoT). However, these devices are embedded with different wireless communication interfaces such as Wi-Fi and ZigBee. This paper presents the design and implementation of an IoT access point that supports functionalities of coordination of various wireless transmission protocols. Based on the existing Wi-Fi access point, we have embedded a ZigBee module and implemented ZigBee and UPnP protocols into the designed IoT access point, which supports ZigBee communication capabilities over the Internet.
ISSN:2076-3417