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MICROCONTROLLER BASED SMART HOME WITH SECURITY

USING GSM TECHNOLOGY
F. Shawki1,2, M. El-Shahat. Dessouki1,3, A. I. Elbasiouny4, A.N. Almazroui5, F. M. R. Albeladi5
1

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering KAU, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
2
Assistant Professor, Electronics & Electrical CommunicationsDept., Faculty of Electronic Eng., Menofiya
University, Egypt
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Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port said University, Egypt
4
Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering KAU, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
5
BSC. Student, Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering KAU, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract
Smart home is a house that uses information technology to monitor the environment, control the electric appliance and
communicates with the outer world. Smart home is a complex technology, at the same time it is developing. A smart home
automation system has been developed to automatically achieve some activities performed frequently in daily life to obtain more
comfortable and easier life environment. Security has becoming an important issue everywhere. Home security is becoming
necessary nowadays as the possibilities of intrusion are increasing day by day. Safety from theft, and fire are the most important
requirements of home security system for people. A traditional home security system gives the signals in terms of alarm. With the
help of technology development, this research take a chance to implement these technologies to help people to protect and control
their home appliance remotely .The purpose of this research is to create a system that make the surveillance of home devices
easily. The technology that used in this research are GSM (Global System for digital mobile telecommunication ) and
Microcontroller .The GSM module is used to communicate with the owner of the home whenever the sensor senses a fault , a
specific message is sent to the owner in order to take a necessary action . The microcontroller is a tool that use a specific code to
do some functions by using MikroC programmer. This project controls and monitors temperature, smoke, intrusion motion,
magnetic lock door, garage door and irrigation. This project is expected to achieve, safety, save effort, save time, and easy
devices control

Keywords: Smart home, GSM module, magnetic lock, microcontroller

--------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------1. INTRODUCTION
Smart home or automation home and security system has
been developed last century, which began to be number one
in the world for next decades. Smart home or home
automation system using AT command and information
technology to monitor home devices and control them (like
temperature and motion) [1], [2]. Smart home is a complex
system; however, it is very important because it can handle
many home or office devices remotely and automatically.
Moreover, this system allows the owner to control home
devices from out home by using mobile network [3-5].
A smart home automation can turn on and off a fan, light,
air condition and also can control the speed of fan with the
help of a mobile controller according to user needs.
Because mobile controlled home automation system
provides a simpler solution of a Global System for Mobile
GSM network. It will help to shut down the whole system,
improves the convenience and comfort of the user while it
provides security and energy efficiency[6-8]. GSM is used
to digitalize a signal or data and transmit signal or data to
the receiver. GSM module can be used to send the signal
over a mobile in a fixed frequency to other mobile phone
connected with the receiver. As the mobile network is

available in most regions and low cost of message through

mobile network, the SMS (short message service) is used to
communicate with home devices. Protecting home, office
and companies is one reason of exiting of all security
companies. This project takes a chance to create a simple
and smart system that protect homes, office and companies
with less cost and high performance.

2. PROPOSED SYSTEM
There are many sensors we have used in this system (like
temperature sensor , motion sensor , etc) . In order to make
home energy efficient we also paid attention on home
devices like fans and lights .Moreover , the system also
focus on outside environment such as main door , garage
door and irrigation. The heart of this system is a
PIC18F452 microcontroller which is controlling home
devices. If the thermometer feels an increase in room
temperature then an electrical signal is sent to
microcontroller , the microcontroller takes a necessary
action like turn the fan on which work as an airconditioning. In case , there is a smoke in home smoke
sensor detects the smoke then send a signal to
microcontroller to turn the extractor on, to take out the
smoke from home . In case , the owner away from home ,

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he turns the motion sensor on . In order to detect the motion

inside home while he away from home . If it detects a
motion then send a signal to the microcontroller and
microcontroller send a specific SMS message to the owner
through GSM module . In order to take a necessary action
like call the police station. Protection of home door is the
important part in security system which is done in this
system by using electromagnetic lock, LCD and keypad .
The owner using keypad to enter the password which is
displayed in LCD and if the password entered is correct
then the electromagnetic lock is opened. Otherwise the
password entered is wrong, the door will still locked .There
are two ways of control for garage door which are wireless
and manual. The first, wireless control is done by using
GSM module technology that allow the owner to send a
SMS message to GSM module then GSM module send a
signal to microcontroller to open the garage door . The
second, manual control which means there is a switch near
garage door to open and close the door. The garden of
house is the place where most people stay at rest time. This
system including irrigation system for the garden, in order
to take care of house garden. The irrigation is done by
using pump which operates on timer.

3. HARDWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Block Diagram
Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of the planned smart
home and security system design with its hardware
components involved and connections. The main
components are: Microcontroller (PIC 18F452), GSM,
Keypad, LCD, LM293 driver, Door locker, and power
supply.
Power Supply
EXTRATOR
FOR SMOKE
Intrusion
Sensor

FAN
(AIR
CONDITIONING

Motor Driver

PUMP
(IRRIGATION)

Smoke
Sensor

GRARGE DOOR
Temperature
Sensor

LCD

Microcontroller
(PIC18F452)

DOOR
MAGNETIC
LOCKER

REALY
Keypad

GSM
MOdule

SMS

MOBILE

Fig-1: Block Diagram of the Proposed System

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Fig-2: Circuit Diagram of the power supply

3.3 Microcontroller Unit

Microcontroller is a tool that use a specific code to perform
all tasks and control of all home devices. We used
"PIC18F452" microcontroller as the central controller unit
of the system .we have chosen "PIC18F452"
microcontroller for its easy programing, availability, and
low cost. It has many features that support our project, (like
2 PWM 10-Bit flash type of program memory 32 KB
program memory and other features see datasheet [9].

3.4 GSM Module SIM (900)

This device is used to communicate home with the owner
through SMS Short Message Service. GSM is a new
technology that use mobile network to send and receive
SMS. It accepts a SIM card and operate in mobile network.
We used in this project SIM 900 which has many features.
It is a module that works on different frequencies like 850
MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz. It can be
directly connected to PC Serial port and interfaced with
PIC microcontroller [10].

3.5 Temperature Sensing Circuit

This circuit monitors real time temperature data from one
room continuously to keep the room temperature at the
desired level. The room has its setting temperature. Above
this setting value, the microcontroller sends message to the
users mobile phone that the temperature is high through
GSM in the same time microcontroller turns the aircondition on to restore the room temperature. We used the
DS18B20 digital thermometer, it provides 9-bit to 12-bit
Celsius temperature measurements and has an alarm
function with nonvolatile user programmable upper and
lower trigger points. Circuit diagram of DC18B20 is shown
in figure 3

3.2 Power Supply

Every electrical circuit needs a source to operate and do its
functions. In this project we have made our own power
supply to meet all the needs of power. It has the feature of
having different voltage levels of (such as 5 V, 12 V, -12V,
Adjustable (2-12) and USB port ) as shown in figure 2.

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Fig-3: Temperature Circuit

3.6 Smoke Detection Circuit

This circuit has been used to detect smoke in case of fire in
the corresponding room. In our project, we designed our
own smoke detector circuit instead of buying smoke sensor
for reducing cost purpose. With the advantage of
electronics, we use a phototransistor and resistances as
smoke sensor to detect the smoke in home; the circuit

diagram is indicated in figure 4. If there is a smoke in home

the detector will sense it and send signal to the
microcontroller to turn the extractor on in order to take
smoke out of home, furthermore, it sends a message for the
owners mobile phone number through the GSM module in
order to take necessary decision.

Fig-4: Smoke Sensor Circuit

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3.7 Motion Detector Circuit

PIR sensors allow you to sense motion, usually used to
detect whether a human has moved in or out of the sensors
range. They are often referred to as PIR, "Passive Infrared",
"Pyroelectric", or "IR motion" sensors PIRs are basically
made of a pyroelectric sensor, which can detect levels of
infrared radiation. PIR sensor detects the motion inside
home if there is any motion in its range . The signal is sent
to microcontroller which has two actions, the first one is to
send SMS message to the owner and the other is to turn the
light on. We programmed two operating modes for PIR
sensor. In case , there is no body at home the owner will
turn the PIR sensor on when he/she left home by Keypad.
He enters his password and press D to change the PIR
sensor state. In case, the owner is in side home he changes
the PIR sensor state in order to stop receiving messages.

3.8 Magnetic Lock System

An electromagnetic lock, magnetic lock, or maglock is a
locking device that consists of an electromagnet and an
armature plate. Typically, the electromagnet portion of the
lock is attached to the main doorframe and a mating
armature plate is attached to the main door. The two
components are in contact when the door is closed. When
the electromagnet is energized, a current passing through
the electromagnet creates a magnetic flux that causes the
armature plate to attract to the electromagnet, creating a
locking action. Because the mating area of the
electromagnet and armature is relatively large, the force
created by the magnetic flux is strong enough to keep the
door locked even under stress. When the owner arrives
home, he must enter password to cut off the power on the
electromagnet in order to open the door. If the password is
wrong, the door will still lock.

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Table -1: System functions status

Status
Sensor/Object
ON
OFF
Main door
Green
Black
Motion sensor
Yellow
Black
Smoke sensor
Yellow
Black
Temperature sensor Red
Black
Garage door
Blue
Black
Irrigation system
Red
Black

4.1 Mani Door

Protection of home main door is the important part in
security system which done in this system by using
electromagnetic lock in conjunction with keypad. The
owner using keypad to enter the password which is display
on LCD and if the password entered is correct then the
electromagnetic lock is opened. Otherwise the password
entered is wrong, the door will still locked, as shown in
below figures 5,6,7.

3.9 Garage Door

In this project we came up with an idea that using mobile
network in controlling the garage door by the owner for
parking. The owner sends a SMS message to the
microcontroller through GSM module then microcontroller
sends a signal to doors motor to open.

3.10 Irrigation
In this project, we have implemented a simple irrigation
system on house garden since some people has no time to
take care of their gardens. This project will help them to
take care of gardens without effort.

4. SYSTEM SIMULATION AND RESULTS

The overall poroposed smart home system containing main
door, motion detection, smoke detection, temperature
sensor, garage door, and irrigation system are simulated by
using proteus7 window, Table 1 illustrates system functions
status for our project.

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Fig-5: Entering password

Fig-6: Access granted

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Fig-7: Access denied

4.2 Motion Detection

In case, the owner is away from home, he turns the motion
sensor on in order to detect the motion inside home during
his absence. If it detects a motion then it sends a signal to
the microcontroller and microcontroller send a specific

SMS message to the owner through GSM module in order

to take a necessary action like call the police station and
turn lights on in parallel. Figure 8 indicate this condition.

Fig-8: Detecting Motion inside home.

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4.3 Smoke Detection

In case, there is a smoke in home smoke sensor detects the
smoke then sends a signal to microcontroller to turn the

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extractor on, to take out the smoke from home, as shown in

figure 9.

Fig -9: Smoke sensor ON

4.4 Temperature Sensor

If the thermometer detects an increase in room temperature,
it sends control signal to the microcontroller interfaced to
it, hence the microcontroller take necessary action like turn

the fan on which is work as an air-conditioning to maintain

the room temperature at the desired value, as shown in
figure 10.

Fig-10: Simulation of air-condition on for cooling

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4.5 Garage Door

In this project we control garage door by two ways;
wireless and manually. Wireless control is done by using
GSM module technology that allow the owner to send a

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SMS message to GSM module then GSM module send a

signal to microcontroller to open the garage door . while in
manual control which means there is a switch near garage
door to open and close the door, as shown in figure 11.

Fig-11: Garage door open

4.6 Irrigation System

The irrigation control system is done by using pump which
operates on timer as shown in figure 12.

Fig-12: Irrigation system

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Our proposed prototype for smart home is implemented and

is illustrated in figure 13 &14

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and the mobile station. The mobile phone did not need to
have any special application or hardware to be used as a
mobile station. Any mobile phone supporting the SMS
could be used as a mobile station. The developed GSM
based security system gives good response to the sensor
and sends SMS when it detects the fire or temperature is
increased above desired level. As well, it can send a
message to the user for action when the owner is out of
station and the home is locked which helps us to keep more
secure of our home. Moreover, owner can control loads
(on/off) automatically by mobile using GSM technology
from anywhere. Flexibility with the technical customization
and economy are the main advantages of the design .This
project will have a large effect to the living standard of
human being. In the system, a lot of other features can be
added to the user's requirement depending upon the
situation.

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Fig-13: Plan 3d view of smart home prototype

Fig-14: Front 3d view of smart home prototype

5. CONCLUSION
Our project goal was to implement a smart home system by
controlling the electronic devices at home remotely with a
mobile phone and to receive alerts on intrusion and
movement around restricted places. The goal was achieved
successfully. The devices were controlled by sending
instructions as an SMS and the alerts were received as
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detectors to detect the intrusion and movement around
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was used as a heat detector and a led light was used to show
the demonstration of an electronic device management.
SIM900 GSM module was interfaced withPIC18F452
microcontroller properly. The SIM900 GSM module was
used for communication between the microcontroller unit

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