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Design and Implementation of RF Deployed SMS Based Equipment Controller

This document describes a remote equipment control system that uses SMS messages and radio frequency transmission. There are two main units: 1) an Information receive Process and Transmit (IPT) unit that receives SMS messages, converts them to data packets, and transmits them via radio frequency to 2) a Device controller (DC) unit. The DC unit receives the data packets, uses a microcontroller to convert them to signals that control devices via soft-touch switches. The system allows controlling home and factory appliances remotely through simple SMS text commands.

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Design and Implementation of RF Deployed SMS Based Equipment Controller

This document describes a remote equipment control system that uses SMS messages and radio frequency transmission. There are two main units: 1) an Information receive Process and Transmit (IPT) unit that receives SMS messages, converts them to data packets, and transmits them via radio frequency to 2) a Device controller (DC) unit. The DC unit receives the data packets, uses a microcontroller to convert them to signals that control devices via soft-touch switches. The system allows controlling home and factory appliances remotely through simple SMS text commands.

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International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 8887)

Volume 37 No.5, January 2012

Design and Implementation of RF Deployed SMS


based Equipment Controller
Sadeque Reza Khan

Ahmed Al Mansur

Lecturer, Dept. of EEE


Prime University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Lecturer, Dept. of EEE


Prime University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Muhammad Towhidur Rahman


Lecturer, Dept. of EEE
The University of Asia Pacific
Dhaka, Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

2. WORK OVERVIEW

Short messaging Service (SMS) is popularly used to provide


information access to people on the move. This has resulted
in advances in mobile communication bring great effects on
peoples life styles. This paper describes the implementation
of a remote control scheme, remote control system via SMS,
which controls home and factory devices in short distance and
long distance, respectively. This paper proposes a SMS-based
protocol, which is designed with the mechanisms of reliable
transmission and information encryption, thus it is capable of
the implementation of secure and reliable control. This paper
mainly focuses on the controlling of home and factory
appliances remotely. The system is SMS based and uses
wireless technology to revolutionize the standards of living.
As the system is wireless therefore more adaptable and costeffective. The whole system is controlled by a PIC
microcontroller. We can control a good number of systems or
devices by this method.

The design steps and working principles of the system is


organized into different units, one is Information receive
Process and Transmit (IPT) unit and second is Device
controller (DC) unit. IPT unit is the part of system that is
actually used to receive the SMS convert it into data packet
form and transmit it to the DC unit. DC units job is to collect
data packet, convert it into parallel data and on the switch of a
corresponding device by using a soft touch switch. Figure 1
shows the design of IPT unit and DC unit using block
diagram.

General Terms
Modem, Micro-controller, Opto-coupler.

Keywords
Maxx232, RS232, Soft touch switch, SMS, Wireless Sensor.

1. INTRODUCTION
Early in 1930s, the perspective of Machine for Living was
proposed; in 1950s, the term Automated Home emerged;
nowadays, terms such as Digital Home, Intelligent Home
and Smart Home come forth [1]. Smart Home integrates
technologies such as computer, network, and automata to
provide people an effective, comfortable, convenient and
secure living environment. SMS, which transmits messages
through Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
networks, is a very popular service. The access to GSM
networks is easier than to Internet, so the control system for
home and factory with mobile phone via SMS can be applied
in a wider area than webpage [2], [3]. Modern Industrial
control systems tend to adopt a variety of intelligent wireless
device controllers to interface front-end computers with active
components of the industrial device. Some of the intelligent
control systems come equipped with a wireless SMS interface
as well.
The aim of this paper is to provide a simple system which is
SMS-based and controls our home and industrial equipments
with a Radio Frequency (RF) controller without any
complexity. The heart of this system is PIC microcontroller.
This system is divided in two parts; one is used to process the
received SMS and send it via RF module and second part is
used to control the devices.

Fig 1: Design of IPT unit and DC unit

2.1 System Design: IPT Unit


2.1.1 SMS
SMS is defined as a text-based service that enables up to 160
characters to be sent from one mobile phone to another. In a
similar vein to email, messages are stored and forwarded at an
SMS centre, allowing messages to be retrieved later if you are
not immediately available to receive them [4]. Unlike voice
calls, SMS messages travel over the mobile networks lowspeed control channel. Using the convenience of SMS, this
project lets you remotely control equipment by sending plain
text messages, such as "pump on", "aircon off", and reset" or
"light1 on" all of which can be pre-programmed into the
controller and easily remembered later. It can control up to
eight external devices. The 8 bit microcontroller is used to
control the whole circuit. It read message from the RF modem
and control the devices according the received message.

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2.1.2 Modem
Modem stands for "modulator / demodulator" and it encodes
and decodes signals sent to and from the network servers. A
wireless modem shown in fig 2 is a network device which
connects to a wireless network [5]. Modems are frequently
associated with telephone systems, but wireless modems are
used with computers and also with communication mediums.
Wireless modem interfaces include PCMCIA, Compact Flash,
USB and Serial Port. In this project we interface the modem
through a Serial Port with a microcontroller IC.

Fig 3: RLP/TLP 434a RF Modules

2.1.5 Controller Unit

Fig 2: Wireless modem

2.1.3 Interface Unit


Max-232: The MAX232 is a dual driver/receiver that includes
a capacitive voltage generator to supply EIA-232 voltage
levels from a single 5-V supply. Each receiver converts EIA232 inputs to 5-V TTL/CMOS levels [6]. These receivers
have a typical threshold of 1.3 V and a typical hysteresis of
0.5 V, and can accept 30-V inputs. Each driver converts
TTL/CMOS input levels into EIA-232 levels. The driver,
receiver, and voltage-generator functions are available as cells
in the Texas Instruments in ASIC library.
RS232: RS232 is the most known serial port used in
transmitting the data in communication and interface [7].
Even though serial port is harder to program than the parallel
port, this is the most effective method in which the data
transmission requires less wires that yields to the less cost.
The RS232 is the communication line which enables the data
transmission by only using three wire links. Db9 serial port
has output voltage of +12~ -12V or +25~ -25V. It can
approximately transmit data up to 10 meter distance without
any trouble. We can transmit data through serial port by using
only three wires.

The control module is built with the microcontroller IC. The


central controller is Microchip PIC16F76. Microcontroller is
the one of the ways of the evolution of microprocessor. It
consists of a microprocessor, RAM, EEPROM or EPROM,
I/O capacities, ADC, timer, interrupt controller and embedded
controller. The microcontroller chip has the versatility to
sense inputs and control outputs in the devices. F-family has
been selected because it can be burned 1 million times without
enabling code protection option. PIC 16F76 is a mid range
and 16 series low cost 8 bit microcontroller [9]. It consists of
28 I/O (Bi directional lines) with 25mA current in per pin. It
also has five channel built-in A/D converter and serial
communication.

2.1.6 Working Diagram of IPT Unit


The schematic diagram of Information receives Process and
Transmit unit IPT Unit is shown in fig 4. Using a flowchart
the total process of the IPT Unit is shown in fig 5.

2.1.4 RF Transmitter and Receiver


Remote Unit uses RF wireless modules to communicate with
Base Station using 2.4Kbps bit rate and high frequency of
433.92MHz using ASK modulation technique. RLP/TLP 434
RF Modules has been used for this purpose with the
maximum power rating of 10dB [8]. These RF modules can
communicate with maximum baud rate of 200Kbps and can
operate within a voltage range of 3.3-6 volts and the typical
operating current is only 4.5mA. This module works directly
with HT12D or similar decoder like microcontroller IC. Its
Dimensions is of width - 43.4mm and height - 11.5mm
(Excluding Pins). The transmitter (TLP434A) unit uses serial
data coming from the microcontroller and Transmit that data
using ASK modulation technique while the receiver
(RLP434A) will receive the data and send it to the
microcontroller serially. Figure 3 shows the RLP 434a
receiver and TLP 434a transmitter.

Fig 4: Schematic Diagram of IPT Unit

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2.2 Device Controller (DC) Unit

2.2.6 Soft touch switch

2.2.1 RF transmitter and Receiver

The switch which will make a device on in one push and off
in the next push and which operates in 5V DC but can be used
to drive 220V AC; that is called a soft touch switch. Figure 6
shows the schematic diagram of soft touch switch unit.

A RLP/TLP 434 RF module similar to that used in IPT has


been employed in DC unit. The receiver is always online
since it is always waiting for incoming data but transmitter
will be turned on whenever a SMS is in progress.

2.2.2 Control Module


The central control system is designed using PIC16F76 as it
has a built-in USART (Universal Serial Asynchronous
Receiver Transmitter) and serial to parallel conversion
capability.

2.2.3 PIC microcontroller 16f72


PIC 16F72 is a mid range and 16 series low cost 8 bit
microcontroller [8]. It consists of 28 I/O (Bi directional lines)
with 25mA current in per pin. It also has five channel built-in
A/D converters with 8 levels deep hardware stacks.

2.2.4 Optocoupler
The 4N35 is an optocoupler for general purpose applications.
It contains a light emitting diode optically coupled to a
phototransistor. It can give up to 3550Vrms isolation [10].

2.2.5 Relay
A relay is an electrical switch that opens and closes under the
control of another electrical circuit. In the original form, the
switch is operated by an electromagnet to open or close one or
many sets of contacts.
Fig 6: Schematic Diagram of Soft touch switch unit

2.2.7 Working Diagram of DC Unit


The schematic diagram of Device Controller Unit is shown in
fig 4. The control process of the DC Unit is shown in fig 5
using a flowchart.

Fig 7: Schematic Diagram of DC Unit

Fig 5: Flowchart of IPT Unit

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3. CONCLUSION
The aim of this project is to make our home and factory
devices more controlled efficient to use. So times it is
required for us to control a device of an industry from a
remote distance than this project can make the work easier. As
GSM network is now available mostly in all areas so this
system will be very helpful for a person who want to control
his own devices. Though SMS based different systems are
available our proposed system is less complex, easy to install,
cost effective and easy to operate as well.

4. REFERENCES
[1] YUAN Xiao-Chen, CHEANG Chak-Fong and LI JianQing, Implementation of a Remote Control System for
Smart Home, 2007, pp: 44-49.
[2] X. Y. Zhou and D. Shi, Development and Application
of SMS and WAP, Beijing, Publishing House of
Electronics Industry Press, 2002-12.
[3] Guthery, S. B., Cronin, M. J., Tian, M. and Huang, Y.,
Mobile Application Development with SMS and the
SIM Toolkit, Beijing, Post and Telecom Press, 2003-9.
[4] SMS Gateway & Application Software, 2011 [Online].
Available:http://www.logixmobile.com/products/swiftsm
s/ index.asp
[5] Wireless modem, December 2011 [Online]. Available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless modem.
[6] MAX232 Serial level converter August 2010 [Online].
Available: http://www.SoDoItYourself.com./MAX232.
[7] Serial communication via RS-232, 28th July 2010
[Online].
Available: http://www.electrosofts.com
/bioscom example.
[8] RF Transmitter and Receiver, 30th April 2010 [Online].
Available:http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/RF/KLP_
walkthrough.pdf
[9] PIC 16F76, December 2011 [Online]. Available:
http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx
[10] AGILENT 4N35 phototransistor optocoupler, July 2010
Available:www.datasheetcatalog.com.
Fig 8: Flowchart of DC Unit

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