Low-Cost ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Node-Red, and MQTT Protocol Based SCADA System

Abstract

Growing energy cost and demand has motivated many organizations to achieve smart ways to monitor, control, and save energy. Smart automation can reduce costs while still satisfying energy demand. The residential, commercial, and industrial sectors can utilize the technologies of the Internet of Things (IoT) to manage energy consumption better. This paper presents a low-cost, open-source, and reliable Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for home monitoring and control system. The presented SCADA system consists of analog sensors, ESP32, Node-RED, and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) through local Wi-Fi to remotely access and control appliances. This system helps the users to monitor various conditions in the home, such as temperature, humidity, pressure, and light intensity. Thus, users can remotely monitor various devices such as lights, fans, heating/cooling systems, make decisions based on the feedback of sensors.