GSM BASED HOME AUTOMATION USING ARM9
Aim:
The aim of this project is to design a system for controlling the home appliances using
Arm9.
Introduction:
“GSM based Control System” implements the emerging applications of the GSM Technology.
Using GSM networks, a control system has been proposed that will act as an Embedded system
which can monitor and control appliances and other devices locally Using built-in input and output
peripherals.
Remotely the system allows the user to effectively monitor and control the house/office
Appliances and equipments via the mobile phone set by sending commands in the form of SMS
messages and receiving the appliances status. The main concept behind the project is receiving the
sent SMS and processing it further as required to perform several Operations. The type of the
operation to be performed depends on the nature of the SMS sent. The principle in which the project
is based is fairly simple. First, the sent SMS is Stored and polled from the receiver mobile station and
then the required control signal is generated and sent to the intermediate hardware that we have
designed according to the command received in form of the sent message.
BACKGROUND:
The new age of technology has redefined communication. Most people nowadays have
access to mobile phones and thus the world indeed has become a global village. At any
given moment, any particular individual can be contacted with the mobile phone. But the
application of mobile phone cannot just be restricted to sending SMS or starting conversations.
New innovations and ideas can be generated from it that can further enhance its capabilities.
Technologies such as Infra-red, Bluetooth, etc which has developed in recent years goes to show the
very fact that improvements are in fact possible and these improvements have eased our life and the
way we live. Remote management of several home and office appliances is a subject of growing
interest and in recent years we have seen many systems providing such controls. These days, apart
from supporting voice calls a mobile phone can be used to send text messages as well as multimedia
messages (that may contain pictures, graphics, animations, etc). Sending written text messages is
very popular among mobile phone users. Instant messaging, as it is also known, allows quick
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transmission of short messages that allow an individual to share ideas, opinions and other relevant
information. We have used the very concept to design a system that acts a platform to receive
messages which in fact are Commands sent to control different appliances and devices connected to
the platform. We have designed a control system which is based on the GSM technology that
effectively allows control from a remote area to the desired location. The application of our
suggested system is immense in the ever changing technological world. It allows a greater degree of
freedom to an individual whether it is controlling the household appliances or office equipments. The
need to be physically present in order to control appliances of a certain location is eliminated with the
use of our system. Technology has advanced so much in the last decade or two that it has made life
more efficient and comfortable. The comfort of being able to take control of devices from one
particular location has become imperative as it saves a lot of time and effort. Therefore there arises a
need to do so in a systematic manner which we have tried to implement with our system. The system
we have proposed is an extended approach to automating a control system.
Explanation:
With the advancement and breakthroughs in technology over the years, the lives of
people have become more complicated and thus they have become busier than before.With the
adoption of our system, we can gain control over certain things that required constant attention. The
application of our system comes in handy when people who forget to do simple things such as turn
ON or OFF devices at their home or in their office, they can now do so without their presence by the
transmission of a simple text message from their mobile phone. This development, we believe, will
ultimately save a lot of time especially when people don’t have to come back for simple things such
as to turn ON/OFF switches at their home or at their office once they set out for their respective
work.
The objective of this project is to develop a device that allows for a user to remotely control
and monitor multiple home/office appliances using a cellular phone. This system will be a powerful
and flexible tool that will offer this service at any time, and from anywhere with the constraints of the
technologies being applied. Possible target appliances include (but are not limited to) climate control
system, security systems, lights; anything with an electrical interface. The proposed approach for
designing this system is to implement a microcontroller-based control module that receives its
instructions and command from a cellular phone over the GSM network. The microcontroller then
will carry out the issued commands and then communicate the status of a given appliance or device
back to the cellular phone.
Software Tools:
1. Linux OS & C Programming
Hardware used:
1. ARM9
2. GSM Modem
3. Mobile
4. Relays
5. Appliances
6. Power Supply
Block Diagram:
Mobile
Relay 1 Fan
GSM modem
Relay 2 Bulb
ARM9
Power Supply
