An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer

The Internet of Things (IoT) has an ever more significant function in many areas of our modern world. It improves the overall quality of life, where almost everything, including objects and devices, can be linked to the cloud and thus be hyper-connected. Within this changing IoT system, this paper f...

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Main Authors: Mostafa A.R. Eltokhy, Mohamed Abdel-Hady, Ayman Haggag, Hisham A. Hamad, Tarek Hosny, Ahmed A. F. Youssef, Ali M. El-Rifaie
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Published: AIMS Press 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/electreng.2025007
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author Mostafa A.R. Eltokhy
Mohamed Abdel-Hady
Ayman Haggag
Hisham A. Hamad
Tarek Hosny
Ahmed A. F. Youssef
Ali M. El-Rifaie
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Mohamed Abdel-Hady
Ayman Haggag
Hisham A. Hamad
Tarek Hosny
Ahmed A. F. Youssef
Ali M. El-Rifaie
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description The Internet of Things (IoT) has an ever more significant function in many areas of our modern world. It improves the overall quality of life, where almost everything, including objects and devices, can be linked to the cloud and thus be hyper-connected. Within this changing IoT system, this paper focuses on data transfer, emphasizing the critical role of light fidelity (LiFi) technology. LiFi technology is an up-and-coming technology that makes use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodetectors (PDs) as transmitters and receivers (RX), respectively, for concurrent data communications and lighting. This paper proposes a single-input multiple-output IoT-based LiFi system using an LED array, phototransistor, and ambient light sensor-based RXS for simultaneous data transmission. DHT11 sensor is used to measure the environmental conditions and store collected data via Wi-Fi in the cloud server using HTTP protocol. Through indoor LiFi communication, the cloud streaming data is transferred using pulse position modulation (PPM) at a frequency of 2 KHz. The experimental results illustrate transferring and receiving data successfully at a communication distance of 1 meter. MATLAB software is used to evaluate the performance of the spatial radiance pattern and illuminance intensity of an LED Array used and received power depending on a line-of-sight (LOS) channel.
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spelling doaj-art-998f717979b74dbdb6d1a3166c3a17422025-08-20T02:34:10ZengAIMS PressAIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering2578-15882025-03-019211813810.3934/electreng.2025007An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transferMostafa A.R. Eltokhy0Mohamed Abdel-Hady1Ayman Haggag2Hisham A. Hamad3Tarek Hosny4Ahmed A. F. Youssef5Ali M. El-Rifaie6Electronics Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo, EgyptElectronics Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo, EgyptElectronics Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo, EgyptElectronics Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo, EgyptCommunication Engineering Dept, Al-Safwa High Institute of Engineering, High Ministry of Education, Cairo, EgyptCollege of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, KuwaitCollege of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, KuwaitThe Internet of Things (IoT) has an ever more significant function in many areas of our modern world. It improves the overall quality of life, where almost everything, including objects and devices, can be linked to the cloud and thus be hyper-connected. Within this changing IoT system, this paper focuses on data transfer, emphasizing the critical role of light fidelity (LiFi) technology. LiFi technology is an up-and-coming technology that makes use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodetectors (PDs) as transmitters and receivers (RX), respectively, for concurrent data communications and lighting. This paper proposes a single-input multiple-output IoT-based LiFi system using an LED array, phototransistor, and ambient light sensor-based RXS for simultaneous data transmission. DHT11 sensor is used to measure the environmental conditions and store collected data via Wi-Fi in the cloud server using HTTP protocol. Through indoor LiFi communication, the cloud streaming data is transferred using pulse position modulation (PPM) at a frequency of 2 KHz. The experimental results illustrate transferring and receiving data successfully at a communication distance of 1 meter. MATLAB software is used to evaluate the performance of the spatial radiance pattern and illuminance intensity of an LED Array used and received power depending on a line-of-sight (LOS) channel.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/electreng.2025007light fidelity (lifi)internet of things (iot)ambient light sensor (als)pulse position modulation (ppm)light emitting diodes (leds)
spellingShingle Mostafa A.R. Eltokhy
Mohamed Abdel-Hady
Ayman Haggag
Hisham A. Hamad
Tarek Hosny
Ahmed A. F. Youssef
Ali M. El-Rifaie
An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering
light fidelity (lifi)
internet of things (iot)
ambient light sensor (als)
pulse position modulation (ppm)
light emitting diodes (leds)
title An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
title_full An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
title_fullStr An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
title_full_unstemmed An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
title_short An indoor IoT-based LiFi system using LEDs for sensor data transfer
title_sort indoor iot based lifi system using leds for sensor data transfer
topic light fidelity (lifi)
internet of things (iot)
ambient light sensor (als)
pulse position modulation (ppm)
light emitting diodes (leds)
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/electreng.2025007
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