SYNOPSIS

On

SERIAL COMMUNICATION USING GSM

the award of B.Tech. degree

In

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Sudeep Chauhan 3107250

Sonu Tyagi 3107259

Vikas Sharma 3107261

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

SHIVALIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Vill.-Aliyaspur,Dosarka-Sadhaura Road,Distt.-Ambala
 Introduction
The project mainly focuses on the controlling of home appliances remotely and providing
security when the user is away from the place. The system is SMS based and uses wireless
technology to revolutionize the standards of living. This system provides ideal solution to the
problems faced by home owners in daily life. The system is wireless therefore more adaptable
and cost-effective. The system uses GSM technology thus providing ubiquitous access to the
system for security and automated appliance control. This project presents the design and
implementation of AT modem driver, text based command processing software, and power
failure resilient output for a micro-controller to facilitate in sending and receiving data via the
cell module.

1. Send SMS from a remote location to switch on/off devices (example to turn on light bulb
from any remote location).

2. Cell phone located at position of interest receives this SMS.

3. This Cell phone is interfaced with a micro-controller which is used to switch on/off
devices connected to it.

4. The SMS received by cell phone is treated as command to micro-controller.

5. According to command (i.e. to turn on light bulb) micro-controller simulates the process.
Block Diagram
 Connecting Micro-controller to Cell Phone

We need a cell phone which supports the AT commands to Connect a cell phone with a
microcontroller .The AT commands are used to communicate with cell phone and can be used to
alter mobile phone data including sending and recieving SMS . We also need to have a mobile
phone that have a Txd (transmission) pin and Rxd (recieving) pin-outs.
One option is to have a old Siemen mobile phones like c-25 etc. But these cell phones being
old are not easily available. Second option is to buy a GSM modem which is a specialized type of
modem which accepts a SIM card, and operates over a subscription to a mobile operator, just like a
mobile phone. From the mobile operator perspective, a GSM modem looks just like a mobile
phone but they are available with serial port connection. Third option is to use F- bus system
available in old NOKIA mobile phones. Nokia phones have F-Bus and M-Bus connections that can
be used to connect a phone to a PC or in our case a micro-controller. The connection can be used
for controlling just about all functions of the phone, as well as uploading new firmware etc. This
bus will allow us to send and receive SMS messages.
M-Bus is a one pin bi-directional bus for both transmitting and receiving data from the
phone. It is slow (9600bps) and only half-duplex. Only two pins on the phone are used. One
ground and one data. M-Bus runs at 9600bps, 8 data bits, odd parity, one stop bit. The data
terminal ready (DTR) pin must be cleared with the request to send (RTS). This powers the
electronics in the cable and it sets it for M-Bus operation.
F-Bus is the later high-speed full-duplex bus. It uses one pin for transmitting data and one
pin for receiving data plus the ground pin. Very much like a standard serial port. It is fast
115,200bps, 8 data bits, no parity, one stop bit. For F-Bus the data terminal ready (DTR) pin
must be set and the request to send (RTS) pin cleared.
 AT Commands

AT commands are also known as Hayes AT commands. There are different views to understand
the meanings of "AT". Some call it "Attention Telephone", whereas others interpret it as
"Attention Terminal" commands. AT commands can be used for operations that are usually done
from the keypad, for instance calling a number, sending, reading, or deleting an SMS, setting the
SMSC number, looking for a GPRS access point, reading and deleting phonebook data, reading
the battery status, reading the signal strength, and so on. When you want to make a PC-based
application to interface a mobile phone using USB, IR, or Bluetooth, these commands are needed
to communicate with mobile phones. Basically such commands are the application layer of
MBUS or FBUS commands.

AT command set overview

Command Description

AT Check if serial interface and GSM modem is working.

ATE0 Turn echo off, less traffic on serial line.

AT+CNMI Display of new incoming SMS.

AT+CPMS Selection of SMS memory.

AT+CMGF SMS string format, how they are compressed.

AT+CMGR Read new message from a new memory location.

AT+CMGS Send message to a given recipient.

AT+CMGD Delete message.

 SMS appliance control has a huge market in domestic uses.It can be used for home
security (i.e. HACS Home appliance security Systems), remote infant monitoring,
intrusion detection and remote control of appliances.
 The technology can be implemented in door locks and car locks to open or lock them just
by messaging.
 It can be used to monitor energy meters remotely without requiring a person visiting each
and every home.
 It can also be used as an remote with an extended range for eg. in RC planes.
 It can be used in a factory to monitor different processes taking place at remote locations
, which would require no wires or manual operation.
 It can be used in agriculture to control water supply to farms.

Market Research

SMS controlled device monitoring and control technology has been launched in the market a
while back but is still in it's nascent stage. Since this technology is specific and application
based, it’s general product hasn’t been launched as yet. It holds great potential in view of it’s
ease of remote access and security applications. So there is a lot of scope of this technology in
the commercial market which hasn’t been exploited yet.
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