Prototype of a Monitoring System for patients in home isolation due to COVID19, using the Internet of Things

Abstract

This article presents the results of the development of a monitoring system prototype for patients in home isolation due to covid19 using the internet of things. For the development of the prototype, a cascade methodology and software engineering were used, with an applied research approach, which consisted of locating a device, through SMS remote access. The device consists of a GPS antenna, an 808 SIM card powered by an Arduino Uno card. There is a Raspberry pi connected to a 900 SIM module that works as a server, which sends a text message to the Arduino Uno connected to the 808 SIM module (client). The study consisted of validating the communication functionality of the devices and collecting the data, which is stored in a database in the cloud, and displayed in a web application restricted by user privilege. This information shows the location of the device, indicating its mobility, through Google Maps, it also has an alert module, which sends notifications by mail, when the device leaves the established range, this prototype is intended to be used to patient in home isolation, but it can be modified for different geolocation utilities.