Aiming at the problems of low efficiency, single lighting mode and poor expansibility of urban road lighting system, this paper proposes a smart lighting system of urban road based on Internet of things (IOT), which integrates urban road lighting and environmental monitoring into the new urban Internet of things system, and comprehensively uses embedded technology, wireless sensor network and other technologies, The intelligent and digital lighting control of urban road is realized, and the monitoring function of environmental parameters such as environmental temperature and humidity, PM2.5 is also provided.