Smart Home (Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, UNECON)

The Smart Home application is designed to control a virtual smart home system on the Aurora OS platform.

This project was developed as part of a coursework assignment and demonstrates how to build a QML-based client application using Aurora SDK and a Python backend communicating via HTTP.

Table of Contents

• Project description
• Purpose
• Key features
• Application architecture
• Technologies used
• Compatibility
• Build instructions
• Installation and launch
• Usage
• Project structure
• Known limitations
• Future development
• Authors
• Contribution

Project Description

Smart Home is a demo application for Aurora OS that simulates a home automation system.

It allows controlling lights, sockets, windows, and temperature sensors in a virtual environment.

Purpose

The project was created for educational purposes to demonstrate:

• development for Aurora OS;
• usage of Aurora SDK;
• UI development using QML;
• client-server communication via HTTP;
• JSON data handling.

Key Features

• socket control;
• lighting control;
• window control;
• temperature monitoring;
• temperature history;
• temperature graphs;
• automation scenarios;
• room management;
• server synchronization.

Architecture

The application follows a client-server architecture:

• Client: QML application (Aurora OS)
• Server: Python HTTP server
• Communication: HTTP + JSON

Technologies Used

• Aurora SDK
• Aurora OS
• Qt Quick (QML)
• JavaScript
• Python 3.10+
• HTTP
• JSON
• Sailfish Silica

Compatibility

Tested on:

• Aurora OS 5.2+
• Aurora SDK 5.2.180+
• Python 3.10+

Build Instructions

To build the project you need:

• Aurora SDK installed;
• project opened in Qt Creator;
• Aurora OS kit selected;
• network access enabled;
• Python server IP configured in MainPage.qml.

Installation and Launch

Start Python server

python smart_home.py

Run application

1. Open project in Aurora SDK.
2. Select device or emulator.
3. Click Run.

Usage

After launching the application, the user can:

• create rooms;
• add devices;
• control devices;
• run automation scenarios;
• view temperature graphs;
• monitor data history.

Project Structure

SmartHome/
├── qml/
├── python/
├── README.md
├── README_EN.md
├── AUTHORS.md
└── CONTRIBUTING.md

Known Limitations

• requires a running Python backend server;
• server IP must be set manually;
• no real IoT device integration;
• no user authentication;
• no cloud synchronization.

Future Development

• support for real IoT devices;
• MQTT protocol;
• WebSocket support;
• cloud synchronization;
• push notifications;
• multi-user support.

Authors

See AUTHORS.md.

Contribution

See CONTRIBUTING.md.