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SMART HOME

Now that you know the basics of RFID technology, let’s talk more about its use in smart home applications. So, below are some of the uses RFID can have in creating an automated smart home. Gate Access Control The most common use of this technology in your home can be to automate entry access inside the house. Users can create customized RFID keys that work based on NFC. These keys can then be used to allow entry to only the members of the household, inside the house.

    How to Integrate RFID Into Homes?

    (A). Purchase the correct components according to the size of your property, and the applications you want to use it for. For example, due to attenuation and signal degradation, you might want to stick to short-range readers with a range of a couple of feet.
    (B). Purchase short-range antennas and passive RFID bands or key FOBs.
    (C). Now comes the difficult part. Users need to install the antennas in the areas they need wireless coverage, like each room.
    (D). Connect the readers to a computer node/microcontroller. The benefits of microcontrollers are that they are easy to program and are not that complex. However, a computer can use custom software to perform a variety of functions and algorithms. The computer is connected to a network node, either wired or wireless.



      Cost of RFID Smart Home Integration

      Now that you know about the installation challenges, let’s check out the average cost of implementing such a system. Based on the number of rooms and applications, the cost of software development and installation. These systems can cost anywhere from 2 to 5 lakh rupees, for integration within the whole house.