Embedded system for increasing home comfort and security

In this paper a home automation system which brings new elements to existing similar systems is presented. These elements relate to continuous monitoring of comfort level, the weather conditions and temperature of an object by thermal radiation and detection the approaching of a storm with lightning activity. When the comfort level is dangerous, temperature of monitored object is outside predetermined limits or a storm with lightning activity is approaching, the system will automatically issue a warning SMS to a preset number. An SMS can also be issued in response to a received SMS from a known number. Issued SMS messages contain relevant data on situations that generated the messages. Being warned of the occurrence of these situations one can take the necessary preventive measures resulting in increasing the comfort, safety, reduced domestic consumption of energies and time savings.