IoT Based HOME AUTOMATION Using Node-RED

Internet of Things (IoT) is the most evolving technology nowadays. This advancing technology has many applications such as Home automation, Data Monitoring. Due to home automation, we are accomplishing solace in our everyday lives. Home automation more absolutely depicts homes in which nearly everything: appliances, electrical outlets, heating and cooling systems are snared to a remotely tractable framework. Home automation requires mutual communication of a large number of IoT devices. With the appreciable rise in the number of gadgets on the cloud platforms, there is a requirement for refreshing firmware very often. It includes taking out already introduced gadgets, making necessary changes in the code and flashing the altered code once again. To conquer these issues, processing of information should be possibly done elsewhere. Node-RED, which is a visual wiring tool that helps in associating gadgets easily bringing about fast and effortless connection setups. Gadgets are linked together to ESP8266 and a Mosquitto based MQTT broker using Node-RED and a connection is set up for remote monitoring and control.