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As demonstrated in the Figure 26 when the heating element was turned on, the temper-
ature raised fast, turning on the ventilation fan.
Figure 36 - Example with heating element
switched on
Future Expansion of the Simulation
Compared to the previous Smart-home simulation, the network layout in this case was
more complex, however it offered many possibility to the students to work on.
On the network prospective the remote cloud IoT network should
be strengthen by add-
ing proper connectivity layers such as a router, a set of cluster IOT servers and a security
layer etc. This would reflect a more realistic
SaaS provider network, redundant and
shared between several customers.
On the IOT side the expansion could be done by enhancing the security surveilling sys-
tem, upgrading it with more complex detectors or more intricate triggering actions.
Home could also be equipped with a network of safety detectors such: smoke detector,
carbon monoxide detector, fire detector etc. Actuating extra ventilation, fire sprinklers, or
door and windows opening in case hazards would be detected.
For microcontroller simulations, as in the Smart-home 1, there are no boundaries of what
can be achieve when programming SBCs.