Smart plug solution based on bluetooth low energy

This paper presents the complete solution for controlling and monitoring household products by using Bluetooth low energy (BLE) Smart Plug as a referent device, and an application implemented on Android OS. Unlike some other communication protocols, the Bluetooth Low Energy allows controlling devices directly from a tablet or a smart phone, without any requirements for additional gateways. The Smart Plug provides application programming interface (API) for control and power consumption measurement based on Generic Attribute Profile (GATT). Besides from standard on/off functionality, this solution enables user to monitor various power consumption parameters and, to have delayed control by using built in timer and power limitation.