Preface

All of us have heard about the Internet of Things. Every new device is being developed around this new concept; all of them being connected. Our residences can't be outside of this world. We can design and create new use cases to connect every device we own at home to manage them through the Internet.

In this book, we have used the Intel Galileo development board to show the various methods to make a connected home using open source software and the Linux operating system to develop applications. We have tried to cover all common devices and sensors with sample applications developed with the C programming language, hoping to be an inspiration to help you make greater home automation applications.

We have tried to end the book by merging all the sample applications into one home automation application to manage devices remotely to make a connected home and easily automate and manage this with a smartphone, tablet, or a PC.