DIY Home Security System: Functional and Performance Testing

Smart home security becomes necessary in crime-ridden society. In our previous work, a motion and movement detector prototype has been developed as an Internet of Things (IoT) implementation to support home security system. However, the prototype has not been properly tested. This paper presents functional and performance testing of the prototype. Functional testing was done by placing an object toward the detector. How good the sensor can detect the object is assessed. Performance testing was performed by attacking the system using Syn-flooding method. The attack was executed when the sensors send the data via HTTP and MQTT protocol. The functional testing result shows that the prototype is able to detect motion and movement up to 400 cm and 90°. Meanwhile, the performance testing shows the prototype performs better when transmitting the data using Adafruit IO during attack.