Smart Home Control System Using Echo Dot

In the past, home automation in residential environments was a luxury, but today it has become a human need. Although costs have decreased, there are households that do not have sufficient infrastructure for this type of technology. For this reason, this document describes the implementation of a low-cost intelligent system that makes it easy to control the facilities of a department. The actions are coordinated using the Amazon’s Alexa digital voice assistant, included in the Echo Dot smart device. In the hardware part, conventional household elements are used, coupled to an accessible electronic system whose central processing unit is the ESP8266 embedded card. The link between the stations is made using a free server that works as a bridge to transfer the information. The tests carried out validate this proposal and with it, an initial prototype is presented that can be installed in low-income housing and educational institutions.